Neighborhoods & Home Owners Associations in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.
Bedford, Bedfordshire - A suburb in north Bedford, located between Brickhill and Goldington. This site provides Local Links and information about the community, clubs and societies.
Bedford, Bedfordshire - The parish is almost encircled by the River Ouse with access to the north and the south by an early 19C bridge and a mid 18C bridge.
Bedford, Bedfordshire - This site aims to provide a web based guide to the parish and what it has to offer.
Biddenham, Bedfordshire - Contains links and information relating to Biddenham and the surrounding area.
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire - Site for Biggleswade and the Surrounding Towns and Villages.
Blunham, Bedfordshire - I hope you find something of interest on this site whether you live in Blunham, or have an interest in the village.
Clifton, Bedfordshire - The aim of this website is to provide information for the people of the village.
Cople, Bedfordshire - A small village with a beautiful Church, small school, nature reserve and some interesting houses dating from the 16th century. Pictures and text.
Cranfield, Bedfordshire - The Online Home of a progressive village.
Eversholt, Bedfordshire - This webpage is designed to give people an overview of the facilities and history of the village and is produced by Eversholt villagers.
Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire - You can find a host of features and a list of coming soon items.
Haynes, Bedfordshire - A small rural village standing on the Greensands ridge south of Bedford.
Haynes, Bedfordshire - Haynes is a lovely undiscovered part of Bedfordshire, but with the help of our website, we are getting Haynes known throughout the world.
Henlow, Bedfordshire - A community website.
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire - For local news, events, history, clubs, sports and schools.
Lidlington, Bedfordshire - News, history, whats on etc.
Luton, Bedfordshire - Local information and events for the village.
Millbrook, Bedfordshire - We can trace the villages history back to the Domesday Book and beyond.
Pavenham, Bedfordshire - This website contains online reference for the village and its community.
Sandy, Bedfordshire - Full of interesting facts and information about our town and its history.
Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire - This site aims to provide a web based guide to Sharnbrook Village and what it has to offer.
Shefford, Bedfordshire - History of local villages and useful contacts for new residents.
Shillington, Bedfordshire - Also including Higham Gobion and Pegsdon.
Turvey, Bedfordshire - The familes and history of Turvey.
Amersham, Buckinghamshire - The village nestles high in the Chiltern Hills between Amersham and Beaconsfield.
Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire - A village of about 3,000 people nestling in the lee of the Chiltern Hills some 5 mile south east of Aylesbury.
Brill, Buckinghamshire - A resource for the local community.
Burnham, Buckinghamshire - This website contains a wealth of information for the benefit of both residents of Burnham and visitors to the area.
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire - The official community website of Cheddington.
Chesham, Buckinghamshire - This site is for anyone who would like to know more about Chartridge, its past inhabitants and its relationship to the surrounding countryside, and villages.
Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire - A village of about 6,000 people (1991 census) situated south east of High Wycombe.
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire - Details of forthcoming events, history etc.
Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire - Homepage.
Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire - Hyde Heath has many fine services and activities to offer - plus a full social life centred on our Village Hall.
Loughton, Buckinghamshire - Details of events, history and much more.
Marlow, Buckinghamshire - Comprehensive information about Marlow, a charming historic English town. For visitors, residents, local businesses and people/businesses considering moving here.
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - An ancient village now part of the unitary authority of Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - About Haversham.
Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire - The website covers a number of different aspects of our village.
North Crawley, Buckinghamshire - For the benefit of the Village community.
Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire - A market town on the Icknield Way between Aylesbury and High Wycombe.
Sherington, Buckinghamshire - The website provides a comprehensive guide to the village, the local services and community organisations, and include all the latest village news.
Soulbury, Buckinghamshire - Parish website.
Stewkley, Buckinghamshire - The aim of this site is to provide a service to the local community by offering news from in and around the area.
Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire - Homepage.
Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire - The aim of this web site is to keep local residents and the general public informed on what is happening in the village.
Winslow, Buckinghamshire - Set in the countryside and farmland of the Vale of Aylesbury and surrounded by numerous villages.
Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire - This guide will provide you with all you need to know about Woburn Sands.
Ashwell, Hertfordshire - Ashwell is a beautiful village set on the borders of Hertfordshire.
Aston, Hertfordshire - A thriving rural community. Pictures, local history, local news, local amenities, links etc.
Barley, Hertfordshire - This site has information about various aspects of Barley life ranging from a list of the Parish Councillors to information about the local Post Office and shop.
Bovingdon, Hertfordshire - Has been developed to inform residents, ex-residents, future residents or in fact anybody about Bovingdon village and its neighbouring hamlets.
Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire - Source of local information for the residents of Bricket Wood and St Albans.
Chipperfield, Hertfordshire - A small active village situated on a crossroads approximately 5 miles south-west of Hemel Hempstead and the same distance north-west of Watford.
Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire - A Community Website for people living in and around the Pelhams. i.e. Brent Pelham, Furneux Pelham and Stocking Pelham.
Great Amwell, Hertfordshire - The website contains photographs and maps of the village.
Hormead, Hertfordshire - This is the web site for Hare Street, Great Hormead and Little Hormead.
Kimpton, Hertfordshire - A small village in Hertfordshire, 4 miles from Harpenden and Luton.
Knebworth, Hertfordshire - Included on this web site are links to Parish Council News, details of clubs, associations, community services and local businesses.
Knebworth, Hertfordshire - Giving people of the village a place to pick up information and to drop off ideas.
Leverstock Green, Hertfordshire - Homepage.
Pirton, Hertfordshire - Information on whats happening, on events, clubs and organisations, for our residents and interested visitors.
Potters Bar, Hertfordshire - Information on what´s happening, events, clubs and local news.
Rushden, Hertfordshire - A tiny village of about 200 population. Many of the properties date back to the 16th century.
Tring, Hertfordshire - The website is aimed at local residents and visitors or anybody in fact that has an interest and a love for our town.
Ware, Hertfordshire - The towns principle website. It is a resource for the town and anyone interested to know more about Hertford, the County Town of Hertfordshire.
Ware, Hertfordshire - Your online reference for the village and its community.
Watton At Stone, Hertfordshire - Just north of the county town of Hertford, 20 miles north of London. The village lies on the banks of the River Beane in gentle folding hills.
Wigginton, Hertfordshire - There are four villages of this name in the UK. The others are in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, and Oxfordshire.
Haslemere, Surrey - A traditional market town that has managed to retain its unique history and character while meeting the demands of a busy town in the 21st century.


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Alicia Keys Shares 26-Song Tracklist of New Album 'KEYS'
Published: Monday 6th Dec 2021 by Rashad
Just a year after soaring to the top of R&B charts with her eponymous seventh studio album, 'Alicia,' singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is looking to repeat the feat with its follow-up, 'KEYS.'
The ambitious project – which features appearances from Lil Wayne, Khalid, Swae Lee, Brandi Carlile, and more – comes as a double album with both sets containing different versions of the same songs (a whopping total of 26 songs)
Ahead of its December 10 arrival on digital platforms, look inside to see the official tracklist.
'KEYS' Side One – Originals
1. "Plentiful" feat. Pusha T
2. "Skydive"
3. "Best of Me"
4. "Dead End Road"
5. "Is It Insane"
6. "Billions"
7. "Love When You Call My Name"
8. "Only You"
9. "Daffodils"
10. "Old Memories"
11. "Nat King Cole"
12. "Paper Flowers" feat. Brandi Carlile
13. "Like Water"
14. "Keys"
'KEYS' Side Two – Unlocked
4. "LALA" feat. Swae Lee
5. "Nat King Cole" feat. Lil Wayne
7. "Come for Me" feat. Khalid and Lucky Daye
8. "Old Memories"
10. "Love When You Call My Name"
11. "Daffodils"
12. "Billions"
I couldn't wait to reveal this….
These songs are going to creep into your heart and give you what you need!
On #KEYS we ain't holdin' back for NOTHIN'!! 😤
Flip your phone for the #Unlocked side
And tell me what title intrigues you most 💥💥💥💥🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹 pic.twitter.com/XsZEKRebUy
— Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) December 7, 2021
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TheOriginalUggh December 7, 2021
Sorry Alicia but from what we have heard so far this isn't it. You need to fire your whole team and start a new or work with writers, producers, and creative from your first 3-4 albums. Here I Am was your last solid piece of work.
You have good singles ever now and again since but something just isn't hitting in the studio and you seem to have "yes men" because these songs have been an absolutely not for me.
BoyBye2.0 December 7, 2021
I agree 100%!! this is what happens when you get way to comfortable in the music industry, you're not into making good music anyone. Beyonce is doing that and Janet has been doing that for years and I lost hope she would ever come out with a hot single or Hot CD ever again.
Keith December 7, 2021
From another perspective, perhaps Beyonce, Janet, and Alicia are happy to create with people they trust and are energized from. Sometimes the creative process is about more than looking for "hits". Don't get me wrong, I love to see all three ladies succeed on that front but perhaps true creativity has to be about more than trying to make what's hot. And at this point, all those ladies have a fan base that will ride with them on their musical journey and all 3 have cemented their place in music history. IJS…On another note, I'm curious to see what Alicia has come up with this time.
chilepleaseee December 7, 2021
Since she broke up with Kerry, her music has been dryyy and I'm not expecting any different here. Call me when Kerry returns
Monica Stan December 7, 2021
Her new music ain't bad y'all tripping. She just can't sing anymore 😭😭😭
Show Me Love & that coming out anthem with Khalid was whack as hell.
DaniLeigh (Yellow Bone…) December 7, 2021
Keep it. DaniLeigh is the new queen of Biracial singers now.
A woman that sleeps with a man who punch his female fans is NOT a Queen. She's an enabler & a FLOP a$s bih.
London December 7, 2021
Ain't nobody got time for this sis
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India.Arie Shocks With Fiery Rant: 'I'll Never Heal From' the 'Racist & Sexist' Music Industry!
With GRAMMYs, #1 albums, and millions of records sold worldwide to her credit, India.Arie is one of the most lauded R&B singer-songwriters to emerge from the 2000s.
Yet, behind her highly praised anthems of self-love and empowerment (i.e. 'Video,' 'I Am Not My Hair,' and… Read More
Rick Ross & Jazmine Sullivan Unveil 'Outlawz' Behind the Scenes Video After 'Tonight Show' Performance
The #22 Billboard 200 debut of Rick Ross' latest album, 'Richer Than I Ever Been,' may have marked a career premiere low for the veteran rapper in December, but that hasn't stopped him from blazing the promo trail in the project's support.
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RCW: Sport Spotlight 4.28 (Men's Basketball)
@KUHoops
/KansasBasketball
VICTORY OVER DUKE! FINAL FOUR BOUND! Photo gallery: https://t.co/DesuS38GJ4 pic.twitter.com/P5e2x9R2H6
— Kansas Basketball (@KUHoops) March 26, 2018
No better way to be welcomed home. Thank you, fans! #KUbball
A post shared by Kansas Basketball (@kuhoops) on Mar 25, 2018 at 10:03pm PDT
Here are some nuggets of information for Jayhawk fans to keep in mind as Kansas heads to its 15th Final Four in San Antonio:
This is the third Final Four for head coach Bill Self. Kansas' last Final Four appearances was in 2012 when the Jayhawks finished runner-up to Kentucky.
The Jayhawks' five Final Four appearances since 2002 are tied with Duke for the most by any school in that span.
Kansas is one of just six schools to reach the Final Four 10-plus times: North Carolina (20), UCLA (17), Kentucky (17), Duke (16), KANSAS (15) and Ohio State (11).
Kansas has won 12 games in the Final Four, which is tied for fifth-best all-time: UCLA (25), Kentucky (20), North Carolina (18), Duke (17), KANSAS (12) and Indiana (12).
KU is one of eight schools that has won at least three NCAA Tournaments. The Jayhawks won the NCAA crown in 1952, 1988 and 2008. The other schools are: UCLA (11), Kentucky (8), North Carolina (6), Indiana (5), Duke (4), Connecticut (4) and Louisville (3).
Kansas is 3-2 in NCAA Tournament games played at the Alamodome in San Antonio, including at 2-0 mark in the Final Four. KU first lost to a Bill Self-coached Illinois team in the 2001 Midwest Regional Sweet 16, 80-64. Kansas then won the 2008 NCAA National Championship defeating North Carolina, 84-66, and Memphis, 75-68 in overtime. The 2008 Final Four is the only one in which all four No. 1 seeds advanced to the final weekend of the collegiate basketball season. In 2011, KU defeated Richmond, 77-57, in the Southwest Regional Sweet 16 and then lost to VCU, 71-61, in the regional finals.
#DG4AllAmerican
The honors keep rolling in for senior guard Devonte' Graham. On Tuesday, March 27, Graham was named to the Associated Press All-America First Team. Graham went 4-for-4 on consensus All-America first teams as he was also named to National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and The Sporting News squads, which make up the consensus team announced by the NCAA. This makes Graham Kansas' 30th Consensus All-America First Team selection, with the 30 being more than any other NCAA Division I school. North Carolina is second with 27.


Teresa Brown is an Intuitive Medium and Spiritual Healer with more than 25 years of experience has written a new book, Discovering the Power of Ceremony. She feels that it will be especially appealing to a variety of audiences because of its simplicity and candor. The book embraces many philosophies and provides an introduction to ceremony for anyone with a desire to improve the quality of their life.
Brown shares her personal stories of how ceremony helped her and many others heal and change their lives. She asks that it is read with an open heart and an open mind.
Available on Amazon.com and Kindle. For more information, email teramoruda@aol.com.


Contract Heifer rearing unit required in the Somerset area. Due to TB legislation the farm required for contract rearing needs to be in a 10 mile radius of the farm. The contract rearing farm needs to be in the following area to the North - Chilcompton, East - Mere, South - Milborne Port and furthest West – Somerton. Up to 650 head of stock from 2 weeks of age to incalf. All opportunities considered.


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Cold Comes the Night | Movie review
Marc Zanotti
When a down-on-her-luck single mother crosses paths with an aging, sight- impaired Russian gangster, the two form an uneasy partnership to pursue a common goal. That's the premise behind new crime thriller Cold Comes the Night, directed by Tze Chun.
If a criminal suffering from cataracts doesn't sound all that menacing, the role is given an instant credibility boost by the casting of Bryan Cranston, "the one who knocks" – or in this case, the one who rings the bell for assistance. Cranston plays opposite Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness), who has traded deep space adventures to manage a seedy motel in a backwater town. As Chloe, Eve must move out of said motel (a haven for drug deals and prostitution) before social services take her daughter away.
When a turn of events separates Cranston's character, Topo, from a million dollars of mobster money, he forces Chloe to help him reunite with his payload under threat of "being shot, dead". The refreshing twist is that Chloe is no helpless captive; she's been collecting kickbacks from the pros that use her motel and sees her new imposition as an opportunity to finally scrape together enough cash to leave town.
Unfortunately, the curious elements of a half-blind killer and capable victim are all too quickly overshadowed by the usual crime-thriller shortcomings. Lapses in logic, hard to believe situations, unconvincing changes of heart and characters talking when they should be shooting quickly combine to stale any fresh angles.
The most disappointing aspect of Cold Comes the Night is, surprisingly, Cranston, who is trapped in a one-dimensional cliché. It's hard to tell what attracted him to the role – perhaps the deeply talented actor needed a break from playing complex, immersive characters; perhaps he just wanted a crack at a Ruski accent. In any case, as Topo, Cranston's considerable abilities are underutilised. Furthermore, Chun never adequately explores the potential of the character's eye condition. Any inconvenience it actually does cause could easily be substituted for a more commonplace plot device.
Cold Comes the Night has promise on paper, but on the screen it plays as dull as the grey town that is the film's backdrop. Eve does what she can ping-ponging between prey and accomplice, and Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) gives an entertaining performance as an unhinged, crooked cop. However, Cold Comes the Night lacks ingenuity and is ultimately unsatisfying.
Cold Comes the Night is released in selected cinemas on 20th September 2013.
Watch the trailer for Cold Comes the Night here:
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LONDON (CNN) -- A small field in the United Kingdom has become a cemetery for Tamagotchis, the popular hand-held interactive virtual reality pets.
At a pet cemetery in the Cornish countryside of southern England, where cats and dogs have been buried, a special area has been fenced off for the electronic toys.
On Saturday, two teen-age girls -- whose Tamagotchis called Sid and Arty had expired -- had them buried.
If users don't interact or play with the gadgets for a period, the toys will expire. But the electronic gadgets can be reset and thus resurrected.
At the cemetery, 14-year-old Danielle Perren wanted to remember her pet as it was and not as it would be if she had reset the gadget.
Cemetery owner Terry Squires says he's carried out burials for Tamagotchi lovers in Switzerland, Germany, France, Canada and the United States. He has also had queries from Japan.
More than 40 million of the egg-shaped toys have been sold worldwide.
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Professor Kerryn Phelps looks at alternative pain management methods.
Can chronic pain be managed without prescription medication? In Australia, many doctors are having to have difficult conversations with patients after the Federal government's recent decision to make medicines containing codeine available on prescription only. These people are now forced to either find a new medication, or some alternative to medication, or have to visit their doctor more often to get prescriptions.
The decision has prompted New Zealand to consider following Australia's lead and earlier this year it was reported that Medsafe's Medicines Classification Committee recommends medicines such as flu tablets and painkillers that contain codeine, which is an opiate, become prescription only here from January 2020.
Living with chronic pain is one of the most common reasons people have to see their doctor or other health professionals, so there are a lot of very reasonable questions for us to answer.
The definition of acute or chronic pain is not about how severe the pain is. It is about the timing. Acute pain is recent in onset. Chronic pain is pain that has become long term, usually for more than about six months.
For acute pain, the emphasis is generally on removing the pain by identifying the cause and providing pain relief while your body heals. In many chronic pain conditions, we may not be able to identify the underlying cause of the pain with certainty, or the cause may not be treatable.
Pain starts with damage to body tissues. Then a number of secondary changes in the brain and the nerves in the body amplify the pain experience. So the treatment of pain often needs to address these secondary changes as well as the origin of the pain.
Have a case review with your GP.
Was the original diagnosis of your condition correct? Have you had all of the appropriate imaging, such as ultrasounds or MRI scans, to confirm your condition? Is there anything else that can be done to treat the origin of the pain?
Depending on the type of pain you have, a second opinion may be reasonable. There are specialised pain clinics in some major public hospitals where your condition and treatment plan can be reassessed. You will need a referral from your GP.
What non-pharmaceutical pain management options can I try?
Affordability is a real issue for a lot of people, as there is usually an out-of-pocket cost for services in the private sector. Some treatments will be available in public hospital clinics and other treatments outside of the public system may be subsidised.
These might include acupuncture, physiotherapy, osteopathy, psychology and exercise physiology.
When should I seek further medical attention and prescription medicine to deal with pain?
If your pain is not well controlled you need to keep trying to find solutions. Consider all aspects of your experience of pain, whether physical, psychological or spiritual, and what it means to your quality of life.
Could it be "all in my head"?
In a word, no. Pain actually caused by psychological issues is extremely rare.
Psychological factors do contribute to the intensity and quality of your pain experience, as well as the way you behave because of your pain. Mood problems such as anger, frustration, anxiety and depression are also very common consequences of pain.
You will manage your pain better if you include psychological techniques in your treatment plan, regardless of the cause. Your family and friends need to understand your condition and what you need to do to feel better.
Review your pain-management plan regularly.
Find interests and activities you are able to do.
If a medication is prescribed temporarily for a specific purpose, ask your doctor to provide you with a programme for reducing and ceasing the medication within a reasonable time.
If you are prescribed opioid analgesics, ask if there are less addictive options.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should be used at the lowest possible dose for the shortest possible duration because of potential side effects.


The globe trotting Red Bull Box Cart Race announced its epic return to South Africa on September 16, promising some of the wildest legal street racing around. Following the application phase, 80 teams have been shortlisted to compete in front of thousands of spectators in this year's event and have eight weeks to build their hand-made, non-motorised machines fuelled by sheer courage, the force of gravity and perhaps a little Red Bull.
As the 2018 teams and their drivers put the finishing touches to their crafts, We have compiled a quick DIY guide on how to build a box cart that defies speed while remaining sturdy enough to withstand a battering over a series of gnarly obstacles.
Start with something that is already a reasonably proven and robust device. You see so many box carts with a bicycle or go-kart design as the basis, or with elements of those things, and those tend to have a good chance. You need strong wheels and strong axles, because it isn't a smooth ride – there are bumps and jumps; you often see box carts take off, and everything looks fast and under control, but when they land, the wheels are broken and splayed and then it's game over. They need to be pretty robust, not carry too much weight and have slippery bearings.
If something is built on a sensible chassis – something with a robust frame, four wheels and a means of steering it – you can stick anything on top of it. You can put a 10ft high Christmas cake on it or make it as aerodynamically efficient as you want. Anything that has two-by-four planks of wood and axles bolted on – one bump and it will fall apart. Some of the really elaborate ones, you know they aren't going to make it to the bottom of the hill when there is just too much going on. Don't get me wrong, some look really impressive; some are built from scratch and you think they'll be slow and fall apart, but somehow they work.
From the point of view of going quickly, you need to get your bodyweight as the driver as low as possible. The designs that tend to go the quickest are when the driver is sat as low as possible and between the wheels, rather than up high, as they are prone to topple over. If you had to say what the ideal box cart racer looks like, you'd take an old school racing car – one before aerodynamics came along, when they were basically a teardrop shape with four exposed wheels. That would probably be a bit quick, and if everybody did that, it would be a bit boring. But as a basis, that's a good way forward.
It sounds stupid, but aerodynamics do play a part. If you have a lot of flat surfaces and things sticking up in the air, it will slow you down. There's no such thing as no air-friction (drag), and if you want to be the quickest, you have to have the least amount of drag. If you build the box cart so that your position is nice and low, then you are going to minimise drag – and that's a good thing.
The final element to building the ultimate box cart, is having fun and this requires precise attention to details from all members of the team. This crucial ingredient is the ace-up the sleeve for any team determined to go down in memory as the epic Box Cart Racers. Remember that Box Cart Race includes the best elements of Red Bull, adventure, technology, energy, wiiiiings and loads of fun.


The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018, which takes effect on January 1, 2020, is intended to protect the personal data of consumers who reside in California.
If your organization, regardless of its location, is collecting personally-identifiable information (PII) from California residents, this law affects you. It is prudent to take steps to prepare for the CCPA and begin to roll out compliance measures.
The CCPA is enacting a 12-month retroactive window, which means organizations should already have their data mapping and records of personal information in place. If your organization is not yet fully prepared, here are ten steps to help you get there.
1. Understand your data. Evaluate the categories of personal information collected by your organization. Data management planning is essential so you know where and how all your data is stored. If your data is housed in multiple locations, plan to consolidate.
2. Analyze your data storage structures. Assess the capacity for cross-database searching at your organization. Ensuring that all of your organization's consumer data is searchable means data retrieval will be all-inclusive when consumer requests come in.
3. Draft or update information security policies to maintain alignment with the CCPA. Ensure that organizational policies are in place that support the new CCPA. For example, you will need to document how you are protecting personally-identifiable information (PII).
4. Develop a workflow to ensure compliance with the CCPA timelines for data access requests. The CCPA requires organizations to provide consumer data free of charge, electronically or by mail, within 45 days.
5. Ensure your organization's ability to provide all requested consumer data in a portable electronic format. By providing requests in a portable format, consumers will have the ability to transmit their information to other entities. This ability is mandated by the CCPA.
6. Be able to disclose up to the previous 12 months of collected consumer information as mandated by the CCPA. Yes, the CCPA does not become law until January 1, 2020, but consumer data starting from January 1, 2019 onwards must be accessible by your organization. This begins the requirement of ensuring a rolling 12 month window of accessible data can be reported upon. Examples include, but are not limited to, the description of the consumer's rights and methods for submitting requests for information or categories of personal information your organization has collected, sold, or disclosed in the past 12 months.
7. Provide multiple outlets for consumers to exercise their data access rights. For instance, provide a toll-free phone number, email address, and website for consumers to use for CCPA-related requests.
8. Prepare for compliance with consumer data deletion requests. The CCPA gives consumers the option to request deletion of personal data. Organization must include data deletion rights as part of online privacy notices. You'll need to delete the data from all of your systems, so an accurate data inventory is critical.
9. Provide consumers with the option of opting-out from having their personal information sold to third parties. Consumers have the right to opt-out of their data being sold at any time. Your organization must provide an accessible location for consumers to understand (1) where their data is collected from, (2) that their data may be sold, and (3) how to opt-out. This includes a link on homepages titled "Do Not Sell My Personal Information."
10. Provide training for employees who handle consumer data. Individuals responsible for handling inquiries must be informed of consumers' rights and how to direct consumers to exercise those rights. It is essential that your organization have a change management process in place to ensure that employees are trained on the parameters of using personal information collected from a consumer request as information solely to verify that request.
These ten recommendations are guideposts to help your organization get started on the path to CCPA compliance. Alignment with these data, information, and knowledge management best practices will provide a strong foundation for moving forward. If you have questions as to whether or not your organization falls under the scope of the CCPA, it is best to consult your legal team.
Kelly LeBlanc is a Knowledge Management Specialist at FireOak Strategies, where she specializes in open access and open data, metadata, GIS and data management, and data/information governance issues.


Looking into the year ahead - plans of great intent are formulating.
On the splice agenda is increased engagement with the ever-growing Chinese community that lives in the city centre. Often these neighbours are recent migrants for whom the city centre is an environment in which newness, another language and finding a sense of belonging (versus isolation) are challenges to be negotiated. Current thinking revolves around themes of – welcome, inclusion, cross culture, the notion that many of us have a story of migration to these shores to share, defined to varying degrees by length of time or generations. Read more.
The annual City Centre Neighbours Day event for 2017 will occur on Sunday 26 March. For a residential neighbourhood of 40,000 + often struggling for a sense of identity in what was formerly just a business district, this event is a key promotion of connections between apartment dwellers that quietly grows each year.
With the arrival of Spring and the annual 1 September Random Acts of Kindness Day Splicers took to the streets to challenge people of the city centre neighbourhood to act with kindness.
Small pots of Opotiki's finest honey and a "kindness card" encouraging active participation were handed out on the street, while 10 local cafes also got in on the act surprising their patrons with a free morning caffeine fix.
Why Kindness? Consider for a moment the nature of a community where kindness is the norm, where compassion is valued and sharing and fun become commonplace?
Splice's own thanks goes out to the for the kindness received particularly from Hikutaia Honey, Auckland Design Office, K'Rd Business Association and as always the Splicers who were able to be on the street engaging with community.
Liz Busch: Mother, life-coach, passionate community creator and Splicer.
How, one might ask, can one person (especially a mother of a busy 20- month old) manage that?
Her firm belief is that when you become clear on who you are, and you work in your passion, you have an inner connection with what you do; you can let go of the time consuming 'busy-ness,' the 'I should' that is often the cause of stress and anxiety, and create your world around the things that are truly important to you. These aren't just fancy words; Liz hasn't always operated this way and says her life experience has led her to this conclusion.
She says she grew up feeling something was missing and has since identified that gap as community and connection. Her family was quite isolated; school (Westlake Girls) was about achieving excellence in both study and other activities. Throughout school she was busy, involved and achieving but she never felt really 'connected'.
Ten years of study and travel, and finding an outwardly 'dream job' with Nokia in Berlin didn't seem to make a diffrence. Liz took time out and travelled for three months to process what she really wanted in life. Expecting to eventually return to her job, three months turned into eighteen months and the huge decision to let go of the corporate life and train as a life coach, using her psychology background to do something that would benefit others.
Returning to Auckland in 2012 to have a family, Liz was surprised to find the city bubbling with change. She saw potential and wanted to have a voice in that change. A friend introduced her to Splice where she became involved in supporting a range of activities.
It was through her participation in a Plunket study to identify the needs of inner city parents that Liz found real focus. As a strong supporter of the actions coming out of the study, she established an on-line 'Meet-up' page (http://www.meetup.com/Parents-of-Under-5s-in-Auckland-City/) which has become a 'go to' for parents of under- fives looking for activities and ways to connect in the city centre. Having been involved in the establishment of a Plunket parent support / play-group she has gone on to establish a second play-group, more accessible from the Karangahape road end of the city.
Splice for National Poetry Day!
New Zealand has a wonderfully long and colourful list of poets who've studded the social justice movements of Aoteroa's history. We seem to ooze literary talent, and so choosing just three poets and poems to share was excruciating. But I would consider the follow poems to be cornerstones of our literary history, and besides that, they're just really great to read and revisit.
One of my personal favourite poets is Eileen Duggan. Eileen was an unmarried journalist who wrote poetry from 1917 - 1951, and became New Zealand's best known poet in the 1930's, with an Eileen Duggan Society Society created in America in her honor. She was considered an unofficial laureate of the Catholic Church.
James K Baxter is one of New Zealand's best known poets, enviously being published at the tender age of 17 in 1944, he provided political narration of both the conservative and liberal movements as well as exploring both faith and cynicism during his journey. Speaking at a writer's conference in 1951, Baxter claimed it was "reasonable and necessary that poetry should contain a moral truth and that every poet should be a prophet."
National Mum and Labour Dad.
And Mabel on her wedding day.
To weed around the parsnip bed.
'Look Laura, would that be a fit?
Five children and a fallen womb.
A golden crown beyond the tomb.
Will get no sugar in his tea.
And stuff their tripes with trained endurance.
Has ploughed another iris down.
Brush off the last crumbs of their lovefeast.
Habit, habit clogs them dumb.
In Calvary Street, in Calvary Street.
Hone Tuwhare liked to be known as the people's poet. He was an active member of the political and social justice cityscape, and was most active in the 1970s when, among other things, he was an organiser of the first Maori Writers and Artists hui at Te Kaha and walked in the Maori Land March in 1975. His poem, No Ordinary Sun, has become a famous representation of Aoteroa's Nuclear Free Movement.
The NZIFF is showing a documentary called Embrace which follows Taryn Brumfitt's struggle and success in coming to terms with her postnatal body.
She travels to nine different countries talking to wonderful woman all over the world, some perfectly healthy, some with physical disabilities or medical anomalies; all of whom have grown to love themselves and are helping others to do the same.
As someone not far out of high school, I distinctly remember the rift between what I thought my body should look like and what it was. I have always been a size ten, and yet I remember going on every fad diet, some 500 calories a day, sometimes starving. I remember running twice a day on no food and I remember taking cold showers to boost my metabolism. I'm ashamed to say I remember searching for "thinspiration" websites.
Fortunately this was a short lived period in my life. On National Diabetes Day, a friend of mine wrote a facebook status and asked everybody to take a moment to thank their pancreas for producing insulin. I thought, damn straight, my pancreas is a boss. In fact, my whole body is pretty freaking amazing.
It puts up with everything I do and have done to it, from clumsiness to starvation to salt, sugar & alcohol. It moves, is painless and healthy. It wasn't an instant change, but eventually I got to appreciate my body. The photoshopped dolls in the magazines became a small, redundant detail in my life.
Virtually every story in Embrace is the same, these woman hated their bodies to a point where they had to consciously change the story. I admire many of the people who overcame insecurities about things much less accepted than my size ten body. Haarnam Kaur who due to hormonal abnormalities, grows a beard; Renee Airya who had a brain tumour removed and half her face paralyzed.
This is a movie that everybody should see, not just woman. It is too easy to forget that boys and men suffer from body pressures too. It is a perspective-changing, insightful story – a step back from the media saturation of modern life.
I wish I could go back to my teenage self and show her what I know now - beauty is confidence and soulfulness and kindness and the million other things you can offer the world.
The word 'children' is not one that generally springs to mind when people think about Auckland's city centre. Suburbia has long been considered the one and only place for young families, while 'downtown' remained a hub of business, commercial and entertainment.
However things are changing. Though the children are not highly visible, they are a part of this population! Plunket has 909 under five year olds registered on their programme in the city centre and estimates there are likely to be around 1000 if those not registered were counted - and that's just the under-5's.
So where are the children? Where do they go and what do they do when they're not at home?
- You want your child to interact with other children but you don't know anyone with children.
-You may not know anyone at all and feel isolated and lonely.
- Keeping children occupied and entertained in a limited space can be tiresome to say the least.
- You worry that your baby's crying will disturb neighbouring apartment dwellers.
-You (and your child) just need a break from your 'four walls' for at least some part of every day.
So where can you go? Where would you feel welcome with a small child? How can you meet other parents and make friends?
For anyone new to the city, and particularly for migrant families, who often lack 'local knowledge,' finding answers to these questions can be difficult, and isolation is a common problem.
Enter Splice: Splice is about connecting people in the city centre, and that includes parents with children. Splice has initiated healthy physical activity groups where families can 'play' together and get to know each other. Splice also directs families to other organisations such as Plunket and the Central Library. Through these connections, families are provided with a range of options to get out, meet others and make friends.
There is a wonderfully diverse and growing 'community of families' in the city centre which can only be good for both the families involved and the soul of the city.
If you have any ideas or input that might add to the city centre parents network let us know!
I first met Alarna Matau while doing a street survey on K- Road. She spoke with such passion about what she was doing that I wanted to hear more.
A few weeks later I am sitting down with Alarna and colleague Liam. They tell me about their dreams and the journey that led them to their place of passion – the performing arts and a creative arts therapy programme they run voluntarily for at-risk youth.
Alarna has a degree in performing arts and Liam is in his final year of study. Alarna tells of a childhood passion for singing and performing and the lack of opportunity which saw her life take a very different direction.
Fast forward to age thirty when she took a huge step, moving herself and her three children from Christchurch to Auckland to start a new life. After a 'settling in' year, Alarna applied to do a performing arts degree at UNITEC - along with four hundred others. She was one of twenty chosen.
Alarna sat down and designed a course based around the techniques that had helped her so much.
Liam, currently in his final year of study, says he was waiting for a door to open when a friend introduced him to Alarna. Having discovered a huge passion for hip hop in his last year at college, and inspired by Parris Goebel, he studies performing arts. The pair had an immediate connection. 'We bounce off each other,' they agree. They took their proposal to Tagata Pacifica alternative school at Samoa House and so began a partnership in giving back.
Nearing the end of the first ten week course I ask them how it's going.
It seems Alarna and Liam's 'giving back' is providing something these young people need.
Having followed their dreams this far I ask each of them about their dreams for the future.
Alarna says she'd love to refine the programme and eventually take it to other education providers and ultimately into women's prisons; and then there's a deep calling to write a feature film.
Liam dreams of teaching hip hop and producing a short dance film with spoken word.
With the passion that's got them this far nothing seems impossible for these two artists.
This week The Guild of the Feijoa, planters of the city centre's only feijoa forest at the bottom of Constitution Hill and Splice, delivered the celebratory if slightly anarchic, "Best Feijoa Chutney Festival" at Chuffed Coffee on High St, with the additional assistance of Active Building Management and a cohort of residents, helping infiltrate apartment buildings with community information.
A cafe full of apartment dwelling neighbours in animated conversation, catching up again or meeting for the first time. Coupled with a visual walk-through of some of the finest city centre foliage with Simon the Magic Arborist from Auckland Council and the awarding of the inaugural Guild of the Feijoa Celebratory Jug, to a jam-making resident from the Viaduct area.
Research undertaken by AUT on Auckland's city centre in 2012 discussed the impact of vertical living in buildings that too often offer minimal to no amenity where immediate neighbours might gather. In addition respondents to the study, declared their desire for events that were for the local community i.e. exclusive to the larger Auckland-wide events that occur in the neighbourhood.
A Feijoa Chutney Festival may not have been what these city residents were necessarily contemplating when discussing their desires for the neighbourhood with the researchers in 2012. On the other hand it was an evening that had all the hallmarks of a neighbourhood of great uniqueness, compassion and connection - on the rise.
We know that great things happen when creatives team up with problem solvers; or people with the same concerns gather together.
As the dedications for Prince continue to roll through my social world, I feel conflicted. On the one hand, a brilliant man no doubt. On the other, a man known for passive homophobia.
Anyone who's experienced a close community will tell you that successful communities share a sense of connectedness.
It's a crazy beautiful morning as I write this, a final note to wrap up my time here with Splice.


AuthentEscapes, a new concept in luxury travel that pairs iconic hosts with the world's most exotic destinations, announced Journey Through the Flavors of South Africa with Bon Appétit, an 11-day tour that will introduce guests to the country's extraordinary food and wine. Hosts for this exclusive journey are Victoria Von Biel, Bon Appétit executive editor, and Ryan Hilton, Condé Nast Traveler recommended safari specialist and COO of AuthentEscapes.
A limited number of spaces for this exclusive trip, taking place Oct. 5-15, 2009, are available. Space reservations close August 7. Information and reservations may be found on the AuthentEscapes' web site or by calling 1-866-994-9814.
Having grown up in South Africa and spending his career guiding travelers on safari, Ryan is a deeply knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide who provides insider information that travelers love. Victoria's culinary expertise and engaging personality will delight our food and wine aficionados as they explore the country's outstanding regional cuisines.
Chef Bruce Robertson, one of South Africa's most celebrated chefs and proprietor of The Showroom Café, will curate the array of culinary experiences presented throughout the itinerary. The trip starts in the Winelands, where guests will meet top winemakers from the Franschoek and Elgin Valleys. While in Cape Town, internationally recognized Cape Malay cuisine expert Cass Abrahams will offer a private spice demonstration and lunch. The trip will conclude with a safari in South Africa's Kruger National Park with a stay at the storied Singita Lodges, voted number one in the world by Travel + Leisure. While in the bush, guests will have the rare opportunity to join Singita's Master Chef in the kitchen to learn about South African ingredients before sitting down to a five star culinary event.
AuthentEscapes' exclusive journeys are commissionable to travel professionals. Space on AuthentEscapes journeys is available on a limited basis and requires a deposit to secure a reservation. Check out the website on: www.authentescapes.com.
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Kathleen Fidler (1899–1980) was born in England, but after her marriage to James Goldie, spent most of her life in Bonnyrigg, Scotland, where she was often seen reading to children in the local library. She is best known for her Brydons and Dean series. However, amongst the many children's books she wrote were a few pony titles, though of them, only Haki is easy to find. This is the story of a Shetland pony, and his owner Adam. The Stallion from the Sea, which is based on a Manx legend, is hard to find. Feodora is very hard to find indeed.


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Light & Magic (2022)
Aug 14, 2022 by Marcus J. Ström in Editor's Choice
Title: Light & Magic
Genre: Documentary |
Seasons: 1 |
Runtime: 54-63 min
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: George Lucas, Dennis Muren, Lorne Petersen
Showcasing the people of Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects division of Lucasfilm, this series takes us back in time as they create the effects for some of the biggest and most successful films of the last 45 years.
LOSES IT'S GRIP IN THE END
2001: A Space Odyssey was released in the late 1960s. An epic tale taking place in space. But as it was great as a masterpiece, George Lucas wanted to do something quicker. Something faster like dogfights of spaceships in outer space. That's the beginning of DisneyPlus Light & Magic, it contributes to the manikin story of how Lucas redeems the industry, first with Star Wars. A film with such magnitude that revolutionizes the whole of Hollywood in storytelling but mostly the visual effects.
As it was produced from 1975-1976, the required technology wasn't available. Lucas' determination on moving forward, led to his crew building the cameras and building the software and utilities that were needed to finish the film. This innovative cornerstone is a major part of Lawrence Kasdan's impressive limited series that chronicles the visual aspect of Lucas' own visual effect company Industrial Light & Magic hence the series titles. It covers the company's history from its humble beginnings in the 70s into The Mandalorian with the special effects of the present day.
READ ALSO: Scream VI (2023) - Official Trailer
It focuses on the same person in each episode retelling specific moments from every decade, giving fifty years' worth of work. We get to know old and new employees that have worked with ILM. It's a series that grows and it's very lighthearted. It pushes the envelope and showcases in detail how the special effect team dealt with an absent George Lucas and a new technology that didn't exist. It deals with problems, issues and the comfort this group of key people has had. Of course, the documentary showcases strong leadership from Lucas, Steven Spielberg and his friends.
In the end, the success and the creative innovation of ILM might become slightly deterrent with its repetition. As you understand, these guys are hired by the best of the best in Hollywood to share their stories. This is the crew that introduced Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Jurassic Park by creating iconic scenes that still are in discussion, 30 years later. This was during the three first decades an innovative revolutionized company that changed the motion picture forever. It brings such detail and information that few in the genre of behind the scenes of Hollywood, that other docuseries come close to. It also mirrors the hard work, the layoff and the lesser conflicts stirring up.
READ ALSO: Invincible (2021-): Season 2 - Official Teaser Trailer
This is a series that keeps it tight in the narrative in the first three episodes, to later widen the narrative as the company took on other projects. The last episode doesn't really stick the landing as expected. It doesn't appeal as an honest series finale. Sure, Lawrence Kasdan is a wonderful director in this but the final sixth episode doesn't live up to the standard those other episodes give. It's a wonderful series, but it ended on an open note and didn't conclude this. It tries to look ahead to the future.
I like the personal portraits, giving a more nuanced perspective and a little more humane sense of how it works. It doesn't drag anywhere in substantial behaviour as it has great flow and pace making these hours of content just fly by. It's also a portrayal of how goody-good the people at ILM are, compare to others. In retrospect, it's a major interest point for Star Wars – fantasts but also those who are interesting in film and post-production. On the downside, it could have gone deeper in some of the films than just name-dropping it.
READ ALSO: The Last of Us (2023) - Featurette: Episode 2
Tagged with: Dennis Muren, DisneyPlus, Documentary, docuseries, Editor's Choice, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Grade 4 of 5, ILM, Imagine Documentary, Industrial Light & Magic, James Cameron, Jon Favreau, Lawrence Kasdan, Lorne Petersen, Lucasfilm, Review by Marcus Ström, Ron Howard, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, TV, TV Review, TV-Series


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Alexandru Athanasiu (Bucarest, Romania 1955)
és un polític i jurista romanès, va ser durant nou dies Primer ministre de Romania durant l'any 1999. És membre del Partit Socialdemòcrata. Actualment és senador al Senat de Romania pel seu partit.

Infància i estudis
Alexandru Athanasiu va néixer a Bucarest, Romania l'1 de gener de 1955. Estudià a l'Institut d'Educació Secundària Gheorghe Lazăr. Des de 1978 a 1982 treballà a la Cort de Dret de Bucarest.

Vida post-comunista
Després de la Revolució Romanesa de 1989, s'afilià a l'antic Partit Socialdemòcrata de Romania, i fou elegit diputat el 1992, dins del Comitè de Treball i Protecció Social.

Participació en els governs de la CDR (1996-2000)
El 12 de desembre de 1996, entrà com a Ministre de Treball i Ministre d'Estat al govern de Victor Ciorbea. Després de la dimissió de Ciorbea (30 de març de 1998), mantingué els seus càrrecs; però el 17 d'abril de 1998, amb l'entrada de Radu Vasile com a Primer Ministre, perdé el càrrec de Ministre d'Estat, i fou substituït per Victor Babiuc i Valeriu Stoica, però continuà com a Ministre de Treball fins que fou substituït el 22 de desembre de 1999 per Smaranda Dobrescu.

Primer Ministre (1999)
Després de la dimissió de Vasile, el 13 de desembre de 1999, Athanasiu, va ser confirmat com a Primer Ministre, però amb funcions interines; el mateix dia. El seu mandat tan sols va durar nou dies perquè fou substituït per Mugur Isărescu, el 22 de desembre de 1999.

Participació en els govern Năstase (2000-2004)
Després de la victòria del PSD en les eleccions legislatives del 2000, fou convidat a entrar al govern i fou Ministre d'Estat (28 de desembre de 2000 - 28 de desembre de 2004), i Ministre d'Educació (2003-2004). El 2001 integrà l'antic PSDR amb el nou PSD.

Política postgovernamental
En les eleccions de 2004 fou elegit Senador per la Província de Bihor, càrrec que deixà l'1 de gener de 2007, quan fou nomenat eurodiputat pel Partit Socialista Europeu, però deixà el càrrec el 9 de desembre de 2007, i se'n tornà al Senat, on actualment és Senador.

Athanasiu, Alexandru
Persones de Bucarest
Alumnes de la Universitat de Bucarest
Professors de la Universitat de Bucarest

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package com.alipay.api.domain;

import java.util.List;

import com.alipay.api.AlipayObject;
import com.alipay.api.internal.mapping.ApiField;
import com.alipay.api.internal.mapping.ApiListField;

/**
 * 城市信息
 *
 * @author auto create
 * @since 1.0, 2016-10-26 17:43:38
 */
public class CityFunction extends AlipayObject {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 8859883622546331395L;

	/**
	 * 城市标准编码
	 */
	@ApiField("city_code")
	private String cityCode;

	/**
	 * 城市名称
	 */
	@ApiField("city_name")
	private String cityName;

	/**
	 * 描述功能,支持开卡(issue),圈存(load),充值转账(recharge)
	 */
	@ApiListField("function_type")
	@ApiField("string")
	private List<String> functionType;

	public String getCityCode() {
		return this.cityCode;
	}
	public void setCityCode(String cityCode) {
		this.cityCode = cityCode;
	}

	public String getCityName() {
		return this.cityName;
	}
	public void setCityName(String cityName) {
		this.cityName = cityName;
	}

	public List<String> getFunctionType() {
		return this.functionType;
	}
	public void setFunctionType(List<String> functionType) {
		this.functionType = functionType;
	}

}

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require 'test_helper'

class PurchasesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
  setup do
    @purchase = purchases(:one)
  end

  test "should get index" do
    get :index
    assert_response :success
    assert_not_nil assigns(:purchases)
  end

  test "should get new" do
    get :new
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should create purchase" do
    assert_difference('Purchase.count') do
      post :create, purchase: { invoice: @purchase.invoice, paid: @purchase.paid, purchase_date: @purchase.purchase_date, supplier_id: @purchase.supplier_id }
    end

    assert_redirected_to purchase_path(assigns(:purchase))
  end

  test "should show purchase" do
    get :show, id: @purchase
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should get edit" do
    get :edit, id: @purchase
    assert_response :success
  end

  test "should update purchase" do
    put :update, id: @purchase, purchase: { invoice: @purchase.invoice, paid: @purchase.paid, purchase_date: @purchase.purchase_date, supplier_id: @purchase.supplier_id }
    assert_redirected_to purchase_path(assigns(:purchase))
  end

  test "should destroy purchase" do
    assert_difference('Purchase.count', -1) do
      delete :destroy, id: @purchase
    end

    assert_redirected_to purchases_path
  end
end


We go behind the scenes with Ithra Dubai to understand what it takes to manage the Deira Waterfront Market in Dubai.
More than 100 vendors sell fresh produce which includes fish, meat, poultry, fruits and vegetables. This requires the FM operations to be precise and efficient.
Watch the full exclusive behind the scenes video below.


guidelines on shareholder engagement, including a voting policy at general meetings.
review of the voting policy, focusing on the following points: promoting the concept of sustainable dividend, financial transparency, appointing more women to corporate boards, principles of transparency and moderation, integration of ESG criteria in remuneration policies, etc.
introduction of SRI management mandates for French small caps and large North American companies.
With this award, Amadeis and Mirova are asserting their convictions and commitment in terms of responsible investment in a French market that is still growing strongly, with a more than 14% increase in assets managed in one year, estimated at €170 billion as of 31 December 20133.
1 Mirova and Amadeis are not jury members. Jury composition in appendix.
Amadeis is an independent investment consulting firm. Amadeis helps institutional investors optimise the performance of their investments by defining, implementing and monitoring their investment strategy. With close to €15 billion in assets under advisement, Amadeis is one of the leaders in its field in France. Since its creation, Amadeis has taken a keen interest in responsible investing and contributed to its development in the French market, carrying out numerous missions on behalf of investors and producing studies. The creation of an award aiming to salute the action of institutional investors and companies is very much in keeping with this approach.
Mirova, the Responsible Investment division of Natixis Asset Management, develops an engaged approach aiming to combine value creation and sustainable development. Mirova offers a global responsible investing approach: equities, bonds, infrastructure, Impact investing1, voting and engagement. The second-largest European manager of open-ended SRI funds2 and the No.1 in Impact investing in France3 and in Europe2, Mirova has €4.3bn in equity in terms of AuM and €38.3bn in voting and engagement. Mirova gathers 46 multi-disciplinary experts, specialists in thematic investment management, engineers, financial and ESG(4) analysts, specialists and experts in socially-conscious finance and project financing. Mirova's fund range is distributed by Natixis Global Asset Management's global distribution platform and is designed for all types of investors, both professional and non-professional.
Source: Natixis Asset Management as of 30 June 2014.
(2) Source: Feri Lipper as of 11/2013.
(3) Baromètre Finansol 2012. Impact investing: of which more than €100 million invested directly in solidarity organisations. References to classifications, awards and/or ratings are not an indicator of future performances by the funds/UCITS and/or fund manager.
(4) ESG: Environmental, Social/Societal and Gouvernance.


This global events report correlates major international events and developments with their markers in specified astrological charts or the sky.
December 28: An explosion (Mars) caused by a roadside bomb (Mars) hits a tourist bus in Cairo, Egypt, near the Giza pyramid complex. Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian tour guide are killed, with 12 others are injured. In response, Egyptian police (Mars) kill 40 suspected militants (Mars). Progressed Mars was inconjunct Moon in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Mars was semisextile Moon in the Mars cycle.
December 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin overseas a test of a new hypersonic glide vehicle (Mars-Pluto), declaring that the weapon (Mars) is impossible to intercept and will ensure Russia's security for decades to come. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart.
The computer trading on Wall Street (house 5) goes wild (Mars) with the Dow Jones surging 1086 points. In America's chart progressed Mercury – the cusp ruler of house 5 – was trine birth chart Mars; and in America's Sagittarius new-Moon chart Mars was conjunction Neptune in house 5.
December 25: An eight-year-old boy (house 5) from Guatemala dies (house 8) in US government custody. It is the second time this month an immigrant child has died while being detained after crossing the US-Mexico border. In America's chart progressed Midheaven was conjunction birth chart Saturn in house 5.
December 24: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (house 5) drops (Saturn) by 653 points, falling (Saturn) below 22,000. In America's chart progressed Midheaven (business) was conjunction birth chart Saturn in house 5 > peak power date is December 27; and in America's Sagittarius new-Moon chart Mars and Neptune in house 5 are square Jupiter in house 2 (banks).
Gunmen (Mars) raid a government building in Afghanistan's capital, killing at least 40 people and wounding 29 others in an eight-hour standoff with police (Mars). Progressed Mars was semisquare Sun and conjunction Venus in the Mars cycle.
December 22: At least 281 people are killed and over 1000 injured when undersea landslides (Saturn) trigger volcanic activity with Anak Krakatau that in turn trigger a tsunami (Saturn) that hits the coast near Indonesia's Sunda Strait. Progressed Mars was square Saturn in the Mars cycle.
December 21/22: A partial US government shutdown takes effect after US lawmakers (house 11) fail to break a budget impasse. In America's chart progressed Sun in house 11 – the cusp ruler of house 4 (walls) – was semisquare birth chart Pluto in house 9. In the Mars cycle, on December 21 at 11.08pm EST, progressed Mars (rows) moved to form a square aspect with Saturn (walls).
December 21: Wall Street (house 5) falls (Saturn) 414 points. It's been the worst week since 2008 as trade tensions with China, interest rate rises and a possible government shutdown rattle markets. After years of gains, US investors are fleeing (Saturn) stocks, worried about a range of factors likely to hit corporate profits, including slowing economic growth domestically and abroad. In America's chart progressed Midheaven was conjunction Saturn in house 5; and Mars was conjunction Neptune in house 5 of America's lunation chart.
December 20: US Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, announces his resignation (Saturn) at the end of February, 2019. In America's chart progressed Midheaven was conjunction birth chart Saturn – the cusp ruler of house 8 (Trump's cabinet); and progressed Midheaven was conjunction progressed Saturn and semisquare birth chart Uranus in Donald Trump's chart.
US officials charge two Chinese citizens they allege carried out an extensive hacking campaign (Pluto) to steal data from military service members, government agencies and private companies in the United States and nearly a dozen other countries. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; and Saturn was parallel Pluto in the sky.
Wall Street (house 5) falls (Saturn) 464 points. Mars was conjunction Neptune in house 5 of America's lunation chart; and progressed Midheaven was conjunction birth chart Saturn in house 5 of America's chart.
December 19: Donald Trump announces 'we have defeated ISIS in Syria' and the withdrawal of US troops (Mars) from Syria. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chary; and progressed Mars was inconjunct Jupiter in the Mars cycle.
Wall Street (house 5) falls (Saturn) 350 points after the Federal Reserve raises short-term interest rates to a range of 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent and the central bank downgraded its economic outlook for 2019. Mars was conjunction Neptune in house 5 of America's lunation chart; and progressed Midheaven was conjunction birth chart Saturn in house 5 of America's chart.
December 17: Wall Street (house 5) falls (Saturn) 507 points. On December 14 Wall Street fell 497 points. That's 1004 points in 2 days. Progressed Midheaven was conjunction birth chart Saturn in house 5 of America's chart.
December 15: Representatives from 196 nations (Pluto) agree on a rulebook (Mercury) to implement the Paris Agreement against global warming. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Sun was sextile birth chart Mercury in the United Nations chart.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko declared the establishment (Uranus) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Jupiter), a new branch of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, separate from the Russian Orthodox Church, after Ukrainian clergy elected Metropolitan Epiphanius 1 as the head of the new church (Jupiter). Progressed Jupiter was trine birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Uranus was parallel Jupiter in the Uranus cycle.
December 13: The US Senate votes to withdraw US military aid for Saudi Arabia's war (Mars) on Yemen and to blame the kingdom's crown prince for the murder (Mars) of Jamal Khashoggi (Mercury). The historic vote is the first time any chamber of US Congress has agreed to pull US forces from a military conflict (Mars) under the 1973 War Powers Act. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Mars was sextile Mercury and Pluto in the Mars cycle.
December 12: British Prime Minister Theresa May (Venus) survives a vote of no confidence – 200-117. She will remain PM and navigate the UK through its Brexit negotiations due in March 2019. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Venus in the Jupiter cycle.
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer (Uranus), is sentenced to three years in prison (house 12) for his role in making illegal hush-money payments to women to help the President's 2016 election campaign. Cohen told the judge: 'It was my own weakness and a blind loyalty to this man that led me to choose a path of darkness over light. I felt it was my duty to cover up his own dirty deeds.' In America's chart progressed Uranus in house 12 was conjunction birth chart ascendant; progressed Moon was parallel progressed Uranus; and transit Jupiter was opposition, and transit Venus was inconjunct, progressed Uranus.
Pope Francis (Jupiter) removes Australian prelate George Pell and Chilean prelate Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa from the Council of Cardinal Advisors. Both are accused of covering up child sexual abuse scandals. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mercury and semisextile Pluto in the Jupiter cycle.
December 10: UK Prime Minister Theresa May (Venus) defers (Saturn) a vote on the UK's negotiated withdrawal agreement from the European Union. Progressed Moon was parallel birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Sun was trine Venus in the high-discord Sun cycle chart.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (Jupiter-house 9) rules that an EU member state's invocation of Articles 50 TEU is unilaterally revocable. Progressed Jupiter was semisextile Pluto in the Jupiter cycle.
December 8/9: In France about 125,000 'yellow vest' protestors (Pluto-Uranus) take to the streets in the fourth consecutive weekend of demonstrations against fuel tax rises and higher living costs (Jupiter). The protests (Pluto) have been a 'catastrophe' (Mars) for the French economy and a 'crisis' for society and democracy. President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce anti-crisis measures in an address to the nation on Monday. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Uranus was opposition Saturn in the Uranus cycle.
December 8: Attempts to incorporate a key scientific study into global climate (Saturn) talks fail in Poland when delegates from the US, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Kuwait object to this meeting 'welcoming' the report. The report said that the world is now completely off track, heading more towards 3C this century rather than 1.5C. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto, and progressed Moon was parallel birth chart Saturn, in the Aquarian Age chart.
China threatens (Pluto) Canada with consequences if it doesn't release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart.
December 5: In the US a state funeral and national day of mourning is held for former president George H W Bush.
America's chart progressed to December 5, 2018 (at 6.00pm) Progressed Midheaven (in house 5) was conjunction birth chart Saturn – the planet of mourning and cusp ruler of house 8 (death). The transit triggers for the major event were transit Midheaven in house 2 at 14 Cancer 58 square progressed Midheaven and birth chart Saturn; and transit Sun in house 7 at 13 Sagittarius 45 sextile birth chart Midheaven.
Hundreds of police (Mars) in Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands arrest at least 84 suspected mobsters (Pluto) and seized about $3.1 million in a series of coordinated raids targeting a powerful branch of the Italian mafia (Pluto). Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart.
December 4: For the first time in history MPs in the British Government vote in favor of a motion that ministers – as a collective (Pluto) – were in 'contempt of parliament' (Pluto) for their refusal to publish (house 9) the full legal advice from the attorney general (house 9) on its Brexit withdrawal plan. The government then agrees to publish the full legal advice. In Britain's Aquarian Age chart progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto in house 9.
Following large protests (Uranus) against French President Emmanuel Macron's planned fuel tax increases (Jupiter) French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe (Sun) announces that these plans will be suspended (Saturn) for at least six months. Progressed Uranus was opposition Saturn in the Uranus cycle; and Sun was parallel Saturn in the Sun cycle.
Wall Street shares (house 5) plunge (Saturn) 800 points. In America's chart progressed MC was conjunction birth chart Saturn in house 5.
December 2-14: World leaders convene in Katowice, Poland for the United Nation's latest climate conference (Pluto) in Katowice, Poland to discuss the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions globally to limit the worst effects of climate change. In the Aquarian Age chart progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Pluto.
December 2: President Donald Trump agreed to cancel a planned tariff increase (Jupiter) on Chinese products scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2019 after China agreed to purchase a 'very substantial' amount of American farm, energy and industrial goods. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mercury in the Jupiter cycle.
December 1: Protesters in central Paris clash with riot police (Mars) during a third weekend of 'yellow vest' rallies protesting high fuel prices (Neptune). Progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.