text:
Macedonia and the Western press
21. May 2001 by JO Leave a Comment
TFF PressInfo 121 – May 21, 2001
PressInfo 118 offers an independent analysis of 11 reasons why Macedonia is at the brink of war. Number 119 deals with the way the United Nations was forced out of Macedonia and not employed in Kosovo at the time when it could have made a difference. In short, there was a hidden agenda. PressInfo 120 deals with how Macedonia is also responsible, and not only a victim, in the process towards its fatal crisis now.
This one deals with insufficient, or deceptive, media coverage, and with Western democracies.
Where is the free press?
We have explained that the 43,000 NATO/KFOR "peace"-keepers can not control or seal off the border around the territory it has occupied and is tasked with stabilising and controlling. Has it turned the blind eye to Albanian military activity all the time? This mission is much larger than the UN ever was in former Yugoslav territories and much more heavily armed.
Very few journalists have investigated the good story: how is it possible for KLA which was officially dissolved in September 1999 to keep on fighting (or be the root of fighting) inside both Serbia and Macedonia. Who helped them to do that?
If a UN mission had failed to the same extent, hundreds of journalists, experts and commentators would have renewed the anti-UN chorus of the 1990s: the UN is incompetent, bureaucratic, too expensive and inefficient, it's too weak. There is no peace to keep! We need more muscle!
Now it is NATO, private American mercenaries, CIA in bed with more or less criminal, hardline elements in the Balkans and no similar (anti-NATO) chorus is heard. One may wonder: who controls the free press?
Will future historians – – like Chalmers Johnson today in "Blowback" – – reveal to us that journalists, NGOs, clergy and Peace Corps volunteers have functioned as cover for CIA and possibly other intelligence agencies and their cloak-and-dagger covert operations, that citizens around the world are targets of psychological warfare?
If you think this is to carry it too far, this is what a former CIA analyst, Melvin Goodman, says [Read more…]
Filed Under: Conflict analysis, Media criticism, Threat analysis Tagged With: Agim Ceku, Chalmers Johnson, CIA in Yugoslavia, Hans Hakkerup, Hans Hækkerup, Head of Mission UNMIK, Javier Solana, KFOR in Kosovo, Lord Robertson, Melvin Goodman, Operation Storm and Flash, SG of NATO, the Hague Tribunal, UNMIK, war crimes in Kosovo, war crimes in Serbia, War crimes tribunal, Xavier Solana
With Milosevic gone, what shall the West do?
The Milosevic-West symbiosis
In handling the Balkan crisis the last ten years, the United States and European countries could have chosen a pro-active policy based on conflict analysis and a fair, principled implementation. They could have avoided today's intellectual, political and moral cul-de-sac and avoided the bombing last year. They would not be de facto protectors of Bosnia and occupiers of Kosovo/a.
Most Western actors grossly underestimated the complexities of the Balkans, they were occupied with the end of the Cold War, they chose to perceive it all in simplified black-and-white terms. They never acted to only help the parties solve their problems, but were guided by their own more or less nationalist, competing interests in the Balkans. And then, above all, there was the "Milosevic factor."
The West is cosmologically burdened with a tendency to write simplifying, fail-safe recipes for the solution of extremely complex economic, constitutional, historical and structural conflicts: one issue, two parties, decide who is good and who is bad, elevate yourself to judge and solve the conflict by punishing the culprit rather than attack the root cause of the problems that stands between the opponents and the structure around them that made them quarrel.
The name of the game was Milosevic. More than any other single factor the love/hate relationship between him and the West has determined the course of Western conflict-(mis)management this last decade. He was the bad guy par excellence; he was also a man who could – and did – deliver when he had put his signature on a deal; he was the actor who could be blamed for anything that went wrong whether in Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo or Serbia itself.
When the West recognized that it had lost a decade of perfectly possible violence-prevention in the case of Kosovo and the man also continued to stand up against pressure – and not, in that situation, without support from the citizens of Yugoslavia – it began calling him, for the first time, "cruel dictator." [Read more…]
Filed Under: Conflict analysis, Threat analysis Tagged With: Milosevic as person, Milosevic no nationalist, Milosevic's fall, NATO in Serbia, Serbia and NATO, Vojeslav Kostunica
War for war's sake? U.S. military interventions after the Cold War
16. April 2000 by JO Leave a Comment
By Håkan Wiberg
Written 2000????
In the debate on a war on Iraq, many interpretations are proposed as to what it is "really" about: Disarming Iraq of possible weapons of mass destruction to satisfy UN resolutions? Toppling the Iraqi government by invasion and/or subversion? Introducing democracy by occupation? Getting US control over the Iraqi oil by occupation? Getting US geopolitical control over the whole oil region with bases, etc.? Fighting terrorism? Deflecting domestic criticism of various scandals – or international criticism on, e.g. Palestine? Feeding the military-industrial complex? Testing new weapons, tactics and strategies on the ground?
Rather few of these really contradict each other, unless presented as the one and only motive – which is in our complex world a very unlikely situation. It will obviously take many years to get a balanced and well-documented picture of the true motives of the US administration and its various factions, so no attempt at such a premature assessment will be made here.
The point of the present article is merely to locate one apparent lacuna in the debate, which only seems to get visible when we collate several cases to see what they have in common. Few seem to have pointed at "war for war's sake". By this I do not refer to any grotesque pre-WWI (and later fascist) ideologies about war as being healthy in itself, but rather to the advantage the initiator expects to have from a war, whatever its outcome. The main thesis is that having a war now and then is a way for US administrations to try to counteract the global long term changes in the distribution of economic power (where it has gone down) and military power, where it is stronger than ever. More specifically, the thesis is that the relative weight of these kinds of power has been shifting in favour of economic power for a long time, which gives the USA an interest in greater relative weight being given to military power. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Security theory, The larger framework, Threat analysis Tagged With: economic power, imperialism, interventionism, military power, political power, system need for war, U.S., war, warfare, Wiberg
The information war about Kosovo
TFF PressInfo 62 – April 15, 1999
Serbo-Croatian version here.
"Most people around the world probably think that war and media are separate. When there is a war, the media tell us about it as objectively as they can under the often difficult circumstances. But in today's information society, every war is two wars: that on the ground and that in the media. Weapons communicate and communication is a weapon. We must ask what interests determine what we are told and what we are not told?
The history of warfare makes one thing abundantly clear," says TFF director Jan Oberg, "namely that we can safely assume that we are not told the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. In NATO's war with Yugoslavia, there is reason to paraphrase Hamlet – 'there is something rotten in the state of the media.'
This is what you can read about the use by the United States of information in times of war:
"Psychological operations (PSYOP) are operations planned to convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the behaviour of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals. PSYOP are a vital part of the broad range of US political, military, economic, and informational activities. When properly employed, PSYOP can lower the morale and reduce the efficiency of enemy forces and could create dissidence and disaffection within their ranks. There are four categories of military PSYOP; strategic, operational, tactical, and consolidation. PSYOP, which are used to establish and reinforce foreign perceptions of US military, political, and economic power and resolve."
Other countries work with PSYOP, too. Let's remember that when we watch television. And let's ask some questions when we do:
• IS THERE A LARGER STORY BEHIND WHAT WE SEE ON THE SCREEN?
Balkan conflicts not only have a Balkan but also a world order dimension. For instance, did you ever hear about the National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 133 entitled "United States Policy towards Yugoslavia" labelled "SECRET SENSITIVE"? A censored version was declassified in 1990 and largely confirmed NSDD 54 from 1982 the objective of which included "expanded efforts to promote 'quiet revolution' to overthrow Communist governments and parties" while integrating the countries of Eastern Europe into a market economy.
• WAR REPORTING – BUT NO CONFLICT JOURNALISM
Media tend to focus on today's 'story.' But there is a larger frame [Read more…]
Filed Under: Media criticism, Security theory, The larger framework, Threat analysis Tagged With: collateral damage, conflict journalism, electronic warfare, Internet warfare, Jamie Shea, Kosovo, Kosovo propaganda, Kosovo PSYOP, media war, military information, NATOs 6000 bombing sorties over Yugoslavia, no smoke without fire, NSDD, peace jourbalism, peace reporting, PSYOP, Serbia, source check, war public relations, war reporting
Bombings – incompatible with humanitarian concerns
24. March 1999 by JO Leave a Comment
TFF PressInfo 60 – March 24, 1999
"NATO's unwise, counterproductive and non-legal bombing of sovereign Yugoslavia is justified by President Bill Clinton, EU and other Western leaders and media with reference to humanitarian concerns. Supposedly air strikes serve to stop ethnic cleansing, future massacres, refugee flows, and prevent innocent children and women from being killed. Diplomatically expressed, this comes from the marketing department. Bombings will produce what it purports to prevent," says Dr. Jan Oberg, TFF's director, right after the bombing campaign has started. According to Oberg, this argument lacks credibility for the following reasons:
NO VIOLENCE-PREVENTION
Why did the West do absolutely nothing before this crisis became violent? There were many opportunities for a negotiated solutions. TFF, for instance, has suggested a variety of options since 1992 that could have prevented violence and the killing we've seen the last year. In no other conflict has there been so many early warnings and so little preventive diplomacy. Kosovo's catastrophe was among the most predictable of all. It is intellectual nonsense that 'everything else has been tried and NATO bombings was the only option left.'
HUMANITARIAN WORK MADE IMPOSSIBLE BY NATO THREATS
The immediate consequence of the threats of NATO air strikes is that OSCE's Verification mission had to be withdrawn and that almost all humanitarian organizations withdrew to protect their staff. More refugees are now running over the border to Macedonia. With fewer ears and eyes on the ground, its free for all sides – NATO included – to step up the killing.
THIS WILL MAKE SERBS AND ALBANIANS HATE EACH OTHER (MORE)
NATO bombings will be perceived as a punishment of Serbs and a clear support to Albanian hardliners. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Conflict analysis, Diagnosis, Peace-prevention, Prognosis, The larger framework, Threat analysis Tagged With: bombing Kosovo, bombing Serbia, hardliners, human rights, humanitarian concerns, humanitarian intervention, NATO bombings 1999, sanctions, sanctions on Yugoslavia
Questions before bombing Serbia
1. October 1998 by JO Leave a Comment
TFF PressInfo 47 – October 1, 1998
Originally published here
"What on earth would be the POLITICAL AIM of bombing Serbia now? Violence has been used by both parties for almost a year. Some 250.000 people may already be displaced, homes and towns torched and destroyed. KLA is defeated and Serbia's government has declared that the war is over, provided KLA's military struggle does not resume.
Before the UN Security Council, NATO or other actors in the international 'community' decides to carry out air strikes throughout Serbia, it would be wise to ponder a few questions, problems and risks and come up with some answers. I offer some of both in what follows," says Jan Oberg who, with his TFF colleagues, has conducted analyses and served as a citizen diplomat in the region since 1992.
• IF WE BELIEVE NATO MILITARY INTERVENTIONS WOULD STOP THE KILLING, ETHNIC CLEANSING AND MASSACRES, WHY HAS IT NOT HAPPENED LONG AGO?
POSSIBLE ANSWERS: 1) The international "community" is not a community when it comes to managing conflicts. There are too many solid national interests and the EU is divided internally with Germany and the UK being more interventionist than the rest. And they cannot act without the United States. 2) Bombings of Serb facilities will unavoidably be interpreted as a support to (violent) secessionism. Thus, Kurds, Palestinians, Turk Cypriots, people in the Basque province and in Chechenya, to mention some, may be encouraged – and the West doesn't exactly want that. 3) It can't be done without ignoring the Russians – but they are on their heels anyhow. 4) Perhaps no bombings is really contemplated; it's all a game. But then there is a public relation problem vis-a-vis citizens: why do statesmen solemnly declare their moral outrage, threaten tough measures and thereby create expectations worldwide about resolute action – fully well knowing that they won't do anything? 5) Powerful actors may see it fit to wait and "fail" with preventive diplomacy in order to present military options as "necessary."
• IS THIS COMPATIBLE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW?
POSSIBLE ANSWERS: 1) It is probably the first time NATO bombs a sovereign, recognised state in support of a movement whose stated aims are complete independence and integration with a neighbouring state. 2) Bombings would [Read more…]
Filed Under: Conflict analysis, Diagnosis, Media criticism, Peace-prevention, Security theory, The larger framework, Threat analysis, Treatment - Proposals, UN missions - weak/strong Tagged With: alternatives to bombing Kosovo, bombing Serbia, Bosnian Serbs, Christopher Hill, consequences of bombing Kosovo, consequences of bombing Serbia, FYROM, Holbrooke, international law and bombing Serbia, Kurds, Macedonia, mediation in Kosovo, NATO bombing, NATO's war on Serbia, NATOs bombing of Serbia 1999, Palestinians, people in the Basque province and in Chechenya, Rambouillet, Republika Srpska Krajina, RSK, Turk Cypriots
Kosovo/a – Half truths about demography and ethnic cleansing
23. August 1998 by JO Leave a Comment
TFF PressInfo 43
Lund, August 23, 1998
"There are dangerously many half truths and biases in the reporting from Kosovo/a. The generalised media image of the conflict shapes public opinion which in turn threatens to push politicians into action that will have counterproductive effects on the ground," says Jan Oberg, head of TFF's Conflict-Mitigation team, upon returning from yet another mission to Belgrade, Prishtina and Skopje.
"The standard media story about Kosovo the last six months goes like this:
'Kosovo is a province in Serbia inhabited by about 2 million people, 90 per cent of whom are Albanians and 10 per cent Serbs. The dissolution of Tito's Yugoslavia started in 1989 when Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic repealed the autonomy which the province had enjoyed since 1974. The region is characterised by extreme poverty and systematic human rights violations by Serbian authorities against the Albanians, to the extent that one is justified in calling it a police state or an 'apartheid' system. The Serb 'offensive' is an attempt by Belgrade to ethnically 'cleanse' the province. It looks like a repetition of Bosnia and, thus, something must be done to stop it.'
I have come to believe," says Oberg, "that this standard media story is based on the KISS Principle – Keep it Simple, Stupid. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Conflict analysis, Media criticism, Threat analysis Tagged With: Albanians in Serbia, change in composition of Kosovo, demographic trends in Kosovo, ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, ethnic composition of Kosovo, KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid, Kosova, Kosovo, media simplification, population statistics, Serb ethnic cleansing, standard story about Kosovo, who left Kosovo
Security and Identity in former Yugoslavia
1. July 1996 by JO Leave a Comment
Presumably written 1995 or 96
The concatenation of conflicts in former Yugoslavia are of a complexity that makes them difficult to fathom for the great majority of external observers, in particular mass media and politicians. This complexity derives from the high number of actors in various phases, as well as from the varying characters of actors and from the fact that different dimensions of security have played – and continue to play salient roles.
When external actors have tried to relate to this set of conflict, the heritage of the Cold War has apparently played a great role. Its essence is not to be found in the specific propaganda themes in 1991, rather in a general pattern of perception. It can be summarized in three main axioms:
1. There can be no more than two actors in a conflict.
2. These actors are states.
3. Among these, one is good and one is bad.
In virtually every situation, however, the actors have never been less than three, and even then only after great simplification. Peoples have been just as much actors as states, and – with few exceptions – the actions of these actors are a matter of bad and worse, rather than good and bad, at least if judged by generalizable morality rather than political expediency.
In addition, it must not be forgotten that the former Yugoslavia had an appallingly bad prognosis in its last period of existence by a wide range of indicators. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Conflict analysis, Diagnosis, Nation and state, Security theory, Threat analysis Tagged With: "greens", "whites", Alija Izetbegovic, autonomy, Badinter, Bogomil, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosniak, Bosnian, Bulgaria, Catholicism, Cetniki, chetniks, church, Croat state tradition, Croatia, cyrillic, Eastern Slavonia, economic crisis, ethnicity, European Community (EC), Franjo Tudjman, Greater Croatia, Greater Macedonia, Greater Serbia, Greece, Habsburg, Herceg-Bosna, HSO, Hungarian Empire, HVO, identity, Kiro Gligorov, Knin, Krajina, Macedonia, Macedonians, Mate Boban, Moslems, mujahedeen, Muslims, nationalism, Ottoman Empire, Paraga, powderkeg, Radovan Karadzic, recognition of new states, religion, Republika Serpska Krajina (RSK), Republika Srpska (RS), Sandzak, secession, security, Serb Academy Memorandum, Serbo-Croatian language, simplification, Slavonia, Slovenes, Slovenia, territorial defence, Tito, TO, trauma, Turkish Empire, Turks, United Nations (UN), UNPROFOR, Ustasha, victims of history, Vojvodina, Wiberg, Yugoslav Communist Parti (LCY), Yugoslav National Army (JNA)
Reflections on the prospects of peace for Yugoslavia
13. November 1991 by JO Leave a Comment
Yugoslavia Conference, OIFF, Stadtschlaining, 13-17 November 1991
1. Conflict genesis; conflict processes, conflict perception
To see bombs fall on Dubrovnik and the presidential palace in Zagreb, to see Vukovar and Osijek in ruins, is to see ourselves as the Europeans we are: aggressive, unable to handle conflict in a mature manner, destroying some of the best in ourselves. For one who lived over a period of four years (1973-1977) in Dubrovnik as the first Director-General of the Inter-University Centre this holds no surprise. The tension was there all the time. The emotions are centuries deep. But that in no way diminishes the tragedy, and does not explain why Yugoslavia had a generation of relative peace.
There were many reasons: the function of Italian fascism, and particularly of German Nazism as common enemy strong enough to bridge the many gaps, of which the Serb-Croat gap may be the broadest; the charismatic leadership of Tito the Croat; the myth, and reality, of the partizan movement as all-Yugoslav in spite of the strong Croat leanings toward Italy-Hungary and Austria-Germany. The idea of building a New Man through a Third Way socialism, including samo upravljenje, the self-management which in principle was a gigantic decentralization effort, decreasingly credible, was also used to transcend these gaps. So was nonalignment as foreign policy, building links to all countries. [Read more…]
Filed Under: Authors' relations to YU, Conflict analysis, Nation and state, Prognosis, Threat analysis, Treatment - Proposals, UN missions - weak/strong Tagged With: Balkanised, Balkanization, Ballans, divorce, Galtung, marriage, predictions of war, prognosis


Catching salmon for recreation is a technically demanding kind of sport fly fishing, and is generally not favourable to beginner anglers. Casting out to catch one of these popular yet problematic fish with artificial flies requires many promises of quality alongside a design that suits your particular environment and fishing style.
Whether you're intending to catch salmon in fast currents, low water and/or clear conditions, the variety of Salmon flies available here lets you wisely choose the right finisher for your carefully crafted fishing tackle set. Each and every one of these salmon flies are of The Arundell Arms brand, promising premium quality and a supremely effective and durable fly.
A lovely, warm-coloured pattern dressed on a short bottle tube for fishing clear, fast flows.


text:
Home Private Equity News & Analysis Funds Baring Vostok restructures 2000-vintage fund
Baring Vostok restructures 2000-vintage fund
The 2000-vintage fund's remaining asset is a large minority stake in the 'Amazon of Russia', having invested $3 million in 2000 and re-invested an unknown amount in 2007.
Adam Le
Baring Vostok Capital Partners is in the process of restructuring its 2000-vintage fund, the sole remaining asset of which is Russia's leading e-commerce platform,Secondaries Investor has learned.
The Russian private equity firm has hired UBS to run a process to offer liquidity to limited partners in its $205 million Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
The process began in the first quarter. It is understood the sole remaining asset held in the fund is Ozon.ru, the largest online market in Russia. The e-commerce platform, often referred to as the 'Amazon of Russia', has more than 700,000 unique visitors a day and offers over 3.5 million items across 15 different categories, according to Baring Vostok's website.
The sole asset will be moved into a new vehicle with new terms. Buyers and LPs wishing to exit the fund have been identified, according to one of the sources. "There's future growth potential for [Ozon.ru] and it's going to take some time, so some people may not want to stick around for the ride," one of the sources said.
Read more by visiting http://www.secondariesinvestor.com.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Kinser Studios strives to capture the experience and activities of your important event. We deliver a personal and professional touch to every corporate event. Laura and her team have photographed numerous meetings, awards ceremonies and receptions in Denver and Salt Lake City. We enjoy the challenge of new locations and fast-paced venues.
As a corporate event photographer, Kinser Studios has great relationships with many venues in Denver including Colorado convention center, Hyatt regency, Grand Hyatt, Omni Interlocken, Sheraton and Bellco theater to name a few.
Are you looking to have a photo booth at your event? Our photo booth has many different backdrops and props. Your attendees will have a great momento to take home with them.
What can you expect from Kinser Studios at your event? We can provide daily download for social media and daily papers, we can do headshot booths and group photos, We offer printing on site and a timely delivery of your events images.
Let us know how we can help with your event!


Wide suitable shoes could be discovered in several exceptional footwear brand names today as even more footwear developers and also suppliers accommodate the details demands of broad sized footwear customers. Such footwear brand names consist of Padders, Rieker, Van Dal and also Lotus which style as well as make all sorts of bigger footwear such as boots, heels, pumps, shoes, sandals as well as sportswear.
There is a myriad of footwear dimensions to fit the large array of requirements in the market. In each of these classifications, there is an additional vast variety of footwear dimension called for.
Such large suitable footwear brand names are quickly offered in the marketplace with their broad network of stores throughout the country as well as the world. There is no additional expense entailed when these unique suitable footwear are conveniently offered to all customers.
Premier footwear brand names today utilize the very best of Dual-Fit modern technology on making broad suitable shoes to guarantee large suitable with an easy elimination of the soles for an ultra-wide installation in different designs by various footwear brand names.
Just like apparel, footwear could likewise can be found in a wide range such as unique dimensions. There are customers with broader feet that call for vast suitable footwear to be comfy in their strolling, running or putting on.
Wide suitable designs are expanding prominent with even more footwear developers being conscious of the requirements of these unique customers. Along with the broad suitable footwear are the ideal and also fashionable devices that boost the general style of the footwear.
Footwear could be made from a wide range of products such as real and also synthetic natural leather, rubber, PVC as well as canvas besides timber and also towel. There are imaginative and also gifted footwear developers that maintain creating wonderful cristiano ronaldo shoes footwear styles every period to tempt customers to a brand-new set or even more.
It interests keep in mind that human beings are produced so independently that there is rarely any person that coincides as an additional. Also doubles or triplets are private personalities with their very own unique distinctions albeit tiny ones; the very same with footwear dimensions.


text:
Scotiabank to sell Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands assets to OFG Bancorp
Home News Industry News Scotiabank to sell Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands assets to OFG Bancorp
The bank will record a loss of approximately $400 million after tax
macgyverhh/123RF
The Bank of Nova Scotia says it has reached a deal to sell its operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Oriental Bank, a subsidiary of OFG Bancorp.
OFG Bancorp says it is acquiring the Toronto-based bank's Puerto Rico operation for $550 million in cash, and Scotiabank's U.S. Virgin Island branch operation for a $10 million deposit premium.
Scotiabank says that as a result of the transaction, as per accounting standards, the lender will record a loss of approximately $400 million after-tax in its financial third quarter of 2019.
Under the deal, which is subject to approvals, Scotiabank's operations in both markets will be merged into the Puerto Rico-based bank and its related businesses.
Scotiabank has announced its exit or its intention to exit 19 countries in the past four years, including the divestment of its banking operations in nine Caribbean countries, as part of its strategy to focus on its core footprint.
The lender said with this transaction the repositioning of its international footprint will be "substantially complete."
Scotiabank's group head of international banking and digital transformation Ignacio Deschamps said it was pleased to reach an agreement with Oriental Bank, a prominent lender with a "strong reputation."
"We are confident that Oriental Bank, with the support of a talented team, will be well positioned to continue to grow the businesses and provide continuity to customers and employees in Puerto Rico and the USVI," he said in a statement.
BMO Financial to acquire fintech firm
Wealthsimple introduces new 'saving and spending' account
Harbourfront acquires Vertex One's private wealth division
Banking industry,
Bank of Nova Scotia
Latest news In Industry News
MSCI to provide investor insight on private markets
The research giant takes a minority stake in a private asset specialist
ETF sales ended 2019 on high note
IFIC reports that ETF sales were up in all asset classes tracked in December
TSX expected to shatter records in 2020 after gaining 2.9% to start year
Markets are being propelled by stabilization in the global economy, says Manulife Investment Management
By: Ross Marowits, Canadian Press


text:
Partnership is the operating name of Partnership (UK) Ltd., which is a company limited by guarantee not having share capital. It is a registered charity in England and Wales. It has a Board of Trustees, who are also Directors of the Company, and a Council who are the members of the Company and who elect the Trustees.
It is the aim that Council members should be broadly representative in geographical terms, and representative of the key agencies which also serve Partnership's partnering churches, and of the partnering churches themselves.
The Board of Trustees has legal responsibility to see that the business and work of Partnership is efficiently, effectively and properly conducted.
The Council assists the Board in shaping policy and the Board has a duty to have regard to the Council's advice on policy matters.
The Board meets regularly in the course of the year and the Council meets twice a year.
Beth Dickson, Joint Chair
Beth is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, where she has had much experience of management first as Deputy Head of the School and then as Director of Teaching and Learning with responsibility for over 1,000 UG and PG students. She has written extensively on Christian topics in Aware and Perspectives, was a Council member of the Evangelical Alliance in the 1990s, and a board member of SU Scotland in the 2000s. She speaks regularly at the annual Word for Women conferences and is particularly interested in prayer. She fellowships with West Glasgow New Church.
Email Beth: beth.dickson@partnershipuk.org
Neil Walker, Joint Chair
Neil Walker has been associated with Partnership since 1998, and has served as a Director since 2014. He has been involved in local church leadership at his home in Walsall for nearly 30 years, along with his wife Christine, serving in Oversight throughout this period. Most of his career has been spent as an educator, in a variety of settings. Neil is a Trustee of 2 local Almshouse Charitable Trusts and is also Board Chairman of our partner organisation, Church Growth Trust.
Email: neil.walker@partnershipuk.org
Neil Summerton, Secretary
Neil Summerton is Secretary and also General Editor. Associated with the work since 1980, he has been involved in local church leadership since the 1960s, first at Cholmeley Evangelical Church N6, in the 1990s in planting a church in Crouch End London, and latterly at King Street Chapel, Tiverton. He was a Council member of the Evangelical Alliance for some 30 years and is now a member of its Theology Advisory Group. Professionally, he was a civil servant and then a non-executive company director. He is married to Pauline, a hospital and hospice chaplain, and they have two sons and four grandsons.
Email Neil: neil.summerton@partnershipuk.org
Philip Miles, Treasurer
After 33 years farming in deepest Suffolk, some 10 years ago, having completed an accountancy course, Philip began bookkeeping for a living, servicing mainly farming clients. Parkview Chapel, Botesdale has been his home church since childhood and he is actively involved there and part of the leadership. Combining his faith with his farming experience, he is a local coordinator for Farming Community Network, providing pastoral support for farmers. Married to Helen, they have two sons, a daughter and three grandsons. Outside work, Philip enjoys gardening and has for several years had an allotment.
Email Philip: philip.miles@partnershipuk.org
Steve Bedford
Stephen Bedford is an Elder at Beechwood Chapel, Wirral, as well as a barrister and Recorder. Raised in a loving Christian home, he attended David Street Chapel in Toxteth, Liverpool, where his late father became an Elder and his mother remains a member. As a young Christian, Stephen was always influenced by Christian camps, Christian Unions and Operation Mobilisation. He moved to Beechwood Chapel, Wirral, in 1975 and became an Elder in 1988, and enjoys serving with gifted, gracious, committed and visionary young elders. In 1974 Stephen married Ruth. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. He is looking forward to a fruitful, active retirement.
Email Steve: steve.bedford@partnershipuk.org
Jill Bain
Jill is based in Oxford, having moved there in 2014 to work with IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students) in supporter relations. She became a Christian through her Sunday School, and was significantly impacted by the work of IFES affiliated Christian Union movements in the UK and Russia while a student. She started attending a Partnership member church while studying, and has been involved in Partnership nationally since 2009. She has been involved in a variety of church and secular leadership roles, and currently volunteers with international students in Oxford. She is a keen photographer and loves a good film and a good book.
Email Jill: jill.bain@partnershipuk.org
Mark is a former Principal of Tilsley College and continues as GLO Europe Training Director, developing aspects of church-based training. With his wife Shirley, he is based at a church re-growth situation in Highgate, London – the Partnership associated Highgate International Church. He previously served in Zambia for twenty years engaging in Bible teaching, Bible Translation (Bemba language), developing mission, resourcing infrastructure and HIV/AIDS intervention work before coming to Tilsley College. Mark continues to support ministries in Zambia, including as a trustee of the Chengelo Education Trust.
Email: mark.davies@partnershipuk.org
Philip Richardson
Philip has been part of Granville Street Church, Aylesbury since 2002 and has served as an Elder there since 2010. He is grateful to have grown up in in an active Christian home, and for the experience of Christian union and small group leadership during student years in London. A mathematician by background, Philip has worked as a school teacher, and then, for the last 17 years, as a data analyst in consumer research. Not content to leave student life behind, he recently completed a theology course through Moorlands College, focussing on the place of preaching in local church leadership. Philip is married to Janet and they have two sons. He loves to relax by walking in the Chilterns.
Email: philip.richardson@partnershipuk.org


Ellen Chambers has dedicated the last 17 years of her life to special education rights and advocacy. In addition to working with families, she founded SPEDWatch, a parent-based civil rights and social change advocacy organization dedicated to the rights of children with disabilities. She also worked for the Disability Law Center of Boston, along with other law and neuropsychological testing firms. Ellen is a sought after voice regarding kids in school, speaking widely as well as appearing on radio, television, and in print to discuss the rights of students and school district noncompliance with the law.
Scott Bryant-Comstock is the president and CEO of the Children's Mental Health Network, a national network bringing together the voices of children's mental health. Scott has been involved with the Systems of Care movement since the early 1980's. With close to three decades of experience, Scott has incorporated learnings from policy-makers, families, providers and community leaders throughout the United States into promoting the concept of what it means to take a system of care approach.
Sheila Foster made national headlines when she spoke out about her 16 year-old son, Corey Foster, whose death was caused by employees at his school, Leake and Watts in Yonkers, New York, when the staff restrained Corey on a school basketball court on April 18th 2012.
Bill Lichtenstein is a nationally-recognized, Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker whose work over the past four decades has included the investigation of the care and safety of children in state child welfare systems. Bill wrote an article for the New York Times in 2012 exposing the use of physical restraints and isolation rooms with students in schools across the country, a practice he learned about when he found his then-5 year-old daughter, Rose, locked in a closet where she had been confined almost daily over a three month period in a Lexington, MA kindergarten. That article was later honored by the prestigious Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism for having "attracted a flood of media attention to the issue, sparked tremendous response from readers, and helped coalesce a national effort to end these practices and promote positive behavior interventions in schools."
Deb Pacheco is currently assisting families of special needs students from 3 to 22 years of age as an Independent Educational Advocate certified through The Federation of Children With Special Needs. Her specialty is working with behaviorally challenged children. Her lived experience with children and grandchildren living with serious mental health challenges, including a granddaughter who was subjected to restraint and seclusion in school over a period of years until Debra learned of the mistreatment, gave her the insight and empathy necessary to understand how to advocate for positive behavioral intervention plans for all children. Debra serves as President of NAMI Cape Ann (MA), was elected to serve on the board of directors of NAMI Mass. and is certified to teach their signature course. Family to Family, a 12-week program for anyone who has a loved one with a mental illness. Debra worked for 15 years as a developmental educator on a multidisciplinary team of social workers, speech therapists and motor therapists to deliver treatment to children aged birth to three with various developmental disabilities and advocate for their families as part of a program run by the Mass. Department of Public Health.
Amy Peterson is from Iowa. Her 20-year-old son is on the autism spectrum. She brings her experience with IEPs, health plans and advocacy to the group, as well as her legal assistant and writing experience. She has been a leader and speaker at numerous special education, mental health, and autism groups in the Midwest. She is an author and journalist with a number of articles and other writing credits on the topics of mental health, parenting, and social advocacy.
Dr. Joe Ryan serves as the Associate Director of Research for the School of Education, and is Vice President of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders. He's taught students with behavioral disorders from grades K - 12 across a variety of educational settings, including resource and self-contained classrooms, special day schools, and a residential treatment center. Professional interests include: single case research, behavior management, psychotropic medications, therapeutic recreation, and post-secondary transition services. He teaches courses in single case research design, applied behavior analysis, behavior management, and emotional/ behavioral disorders. He has published 36 journal articles and book chapters, and frequently consults and speaks at national and international professional conferences.
The Children's Mental Health Network provides weekly news and unbiased analysis of key issues through accessible web-based platforms focused on children, youth and families' mental health and well-being. The Network reaches a widely diverse audience. Readers and contributors to the Network come from all walks of life – parents, youth, community leaders, policy-makers, state and federal officials, and increasingly, similar groups from countries across the globe. Common among all who are involved with the Network is the expressed need for a single source that can effectively distill the high volume of information about issues that impact children and youth with emotional and behavioral challenges and their families in a way that makes sense in its most simplified form, focusing on the key elements requiring action and involvement.
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI includes hundreds of NAMI state organizations and local affiliates and volunteer leaders who work in communities across the country to raise awareness and provide essential and free education, advocacy and support group programs.


Used to hold the names selected for history comparison.
Retained on this device for a maximum of 7 days.
Not used for marketing or research purposes.
Data used on these pages is received from the official race timing company. We receive only timing information such as name, bib number, age, gender and timing point measurements.
We do not receive or hold email addresses.
We do not receive or hold any financial information or transactions associated with race competitors.
In almost all cases, the graphical representations on RunPix pages are derived totally from information which is provided originally on official results pages published by the event.
We undertake to remove your name and details from these graphics if you so wish.
You might wish to approach the race results officials first and discuss name remove with them. This is because these results are simply a copy of the officially published results. And removals from the official results will eventually promulgate through to these pages.


CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY: Falun Gong practitioners protest forced organ harvesting in China, during a visit to the Wimmera.
A group of Falun Gong practitioners has visited the Wimmera to make residents aware of the forced harvesting of prisoners' organs in China.
An SOS National Car Tour started in September and ended in the Wimmera on Thursday.
While in the Wimmera, the tour visited St Arnaud, Warracknabeal, Hopetoun, Horsham and Stawell.
In 1999, the Chinese government initiated a nationwide crackdown on Falun Gong – or Falun Dafa – a Chinese spiritual practice combining meditation and 'qigong' exercises with a moral philosophy centered on truthfulness, compassion and forbearance.
Group spokeswoman Trinity Cui said millions of Falun Gong prisoners had been subjected to crimes against humanity during the past 17 years of persecution.
She said a team of independent researchers recently reported transplantation volumes in China were far greater than official numbers, between 60,000 and 100,000 a year compared with 10,000 a year.
"In June, the US House of Representatives called on the Chinese government and Communist Party of China to immediately end the practice of organ harvesting from all prisoners of conscience," Miss Cui said.
"The European Parliament has also expressed deep concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, including Falun Gong practitioners in China.
Miss Cui said the group had been meeting with regional Members of Parliament as well as councils.
"Many Australians go to China for organ transplants because of the short waiting time. You can get a new organ in China in two weeks. If the organs were by voluntary donation that wouldn't be possible.
Miss Cui said the tour also aimed to bring architect of the persecution of Falun Gong, former Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin, to justice.
"More than 200,000 practitioners have files criminal complaints against him to China's Supreme Court," she said.
The entire November 23, 2016 edition of The Weekly Advertiser is available online. READ IT HERE!


Kunal Khemu is one lucky dude in bollywood. He started off with 'Kalyug' and did his bit in movies like traffic signal and Dhol.
His next movie 'SuperStar' will see him in a double role. Tulip Joshi plays the lady love in this Rohit Jugraj movie, who previously made a dud called 'James'.
Can he touch the super stardom with this movie? Well, need to wait for that. Check out Kunal Khemu's look from the movie, looks bit confusing though - remember its a double role!


ColorTonerExpert Epson Stylus CX3800 Set of 4 Ink Cartridges is remanufactured by expert technicians and is guaranteed to deliver the same printing performance and printing page yield of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Epson inks. It works with Stylus C68, Stylus C88, Stylus C88+, Stylus CX3800, Stylus CX3810, Stylus CX4200, Stylus CX4800, Stylus CX5800 F and Stylus CX7800.
Replacement Epson Stylus CX3800 Set of 4 Ink Cartridges is quality replacements to the expensive original inkjet cartridges for your Epson inkjet printers. They are professionally rebuilt to withstand the printing performance of their OEM counterpart. And to make sure this is possible, ColorTonerExpert, made sure that each of our compatible Epson ink cartridges has undergone into several quality control tests to ensure that they will perfectly work with your inkjet printer and will not affect printing quality. Choosing Epson Stylus CX3800 Set of 4 Ink Cartridges can also save you lot money since it is offered at a much lower price compared to OEM Epson inks but still will produce the kind of sharp, clear characters and vibrant colors and provide customers with 100% satisfaction.


text:
Q: Add an array element to an element of a JSON in Javascript I have the following JSON:
    var json = {
      "paramh": "",
      "language":"EN",
      "modeinsert": false,
      "material": {
        "numberOfContainers": 0,
        "totalQuantity": 0,
        "pkMaterialid": 1106,
        "fkStoragecondid": "NORMAL",
        "materialdesc": "Desc",
        "fkMatsafety": null,
        "fkMatsop": null,
        "materialLot": [],
        "materialMember": [
          {
            "pkmaterialid": 1106,
            "pkMatclassid": "ID_Matclass"
          }
        ],
    }}

I have another element which is:
    var jsonProp =
    {
        "materialPropAssigned": [
            {
                "pkMaterialid": "1106",
                "pkMatpropid": "FLAMMABLE",
                "matpropnumvalue": "null",
                "matpropstrvalue": "Y"
            },
            {
                "pkMaterialid": "1106",
                "pkMatpropid": "HAZARDOUS",
                "matpropnumvalue": "null",
                "matpropstrvalue": "Y"
            }
        ]
    }

I just want to add this jsonProp inside json.material so json will be an array element of the element "material".
The result must be:
    var json =
    {
      "paramh": "",
      "language":"EN",
      "modeinsert": false,
      "material": {
        "numberOfContainers": 0,
        "totalQuantity": 0,
        "pkMaterialid": 1106,
        "fkStoragecondid": "NORMAL",
        "materialdesc": "Desc",
        "fkMatsafety": null,
        "fkMatsop": null,
        "materialLot": [],
        "materialMember": [
          {
            "pkmaterialid": ID,
            "pkMatclassid": ID_Matclass
          }
        ],
        "materialPropAssigneds": [
        {
            "pkMaterialid": "1106",
            "pkMatpropid": "FLAMMABLE",
            "matpropnumvalue": null,
            "matpropstrvalue": "Y"
          },
          {
            "pkMaterialid": "1106",
            "pkMatpropid": "HAZARDOUS",
            "matpropnumvalue": null,
            "matpropstrvalue": "Y"
          }
        ]
      }
    }

I tried: json.material["materialPropAssigned"]=jsonProp;
The problem is that it creates an element inside the same element:
    "materialPropAssigned": {
                "materialPropAssigned": [
                    {
                        "pkMaterialid": "1106",
                        "pkMatpropid": "FLAMMABLE",
                        "matpropnumvalue": "null",
                        "matpropstrvalue": "Y"
                    }
                ]
            },

I cannot edit this jsonProp to eliminate the * "materialPropAssigned":* because it comes from an external part of my code.
How can I fix this?

A: Well your jsonProp is an object with a property inside it called materialPropAssigned. If you assign this to json.material["materialPropAssigned"] that object is gonna end up in that key, not the properties of its only property.
Maybe use the spread syntax in ES6 if you wanna keep the items in the original object and override with new values?
json.material["materialPropAssigned"] = {...json.material["materialPropAssigned"], ...jsonProp.materialPropAssigned}`

A simpler version would be to just do
json.material["materialPropAssigned"] = jsonProp.materialPropAssigned

which would replace the whole materialPropAssigned property with the object you have in jsonProp
Depending on your use case this may also be a good thing to do, but I urge you to dig deeper into how objects work in JavaScript.
json.material = {...json.material, ...jsonProp}

A: I think you shouldn't assign the entire jsonProp and should just assign it's child like this:
json.material.materialPropAssigned = jsonProp.materialPropAssigned

A: Object.assign(json, jsonProp )

The Object.assign() method copies all enumerable own properties from one or more source objects to a target object. It returns the modified target object.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


I think there are four years now since I've started taking pictures with slr cameras. Descovering film photography was like finally finding something I can never tired off. Something that can make me happy when I'm feeling down because everytime I have a bad day, I just go out and take some pictures. The anticipation if the film will turn out right is always something to look forward to.
I don't see myself as a photographer. Just another amateur that likes taking pictures every now and then. My first camera was a Canon 300. I loved that camera, until I discovered my second one: Canon ae1. This one, I adore. It's my camera. The third camera I got was a Zenit E. I also like this one a lot, but I'm still learning my way around it...so we are not the best of friends yet.
Therefore, I own three nice slr cameras and here is my wish list of others I wanna get some day!
Here are the sources to each picture.


The EZ Recreational Diver Spring Straps From Innovative Scuba concepts use industry standard quick release buckles that will easily attach to most any fin on the market! The Innovative Scuba EZ Recreational Diver Spring Straps automatically adjust to the diver's feet with no adjustments! No more having to worry about breaking a fin strap, these are unbreakable. The easy comfort grips rugged rubber finger loop makes pulling the EZ Recreational Diver Spring Straps on a snap, even when wearing heavy gloves.
These are great for any and all divers. If you like these, you might like XS Scuba Stretch Fin Strap just as much.
The DB0101 Tusa IMPREX 5mm Dive boots feature and injection molded sole with super traction. Made from 5.0 mm neoprene and nylon jersey these are sure to give your feet superior comfort. The Tusa IMPREX 5mm Dive boots are the next evolution in the line of Tusa boots which have just gotten better each couple of years. You can't go wrong with the Tusa IMPREX 5mm Dive boots.
Use the Light & Motion Sola Nightsea Flip3 Camera Filter with your GoPro camera to record Fluoro-diving footage! This Flip3 Camera Filter is only compatible with the GoPro Hero3 housing.


1. The family lineage and home in Hinduism, of importance (along with jāti and gotra, the original ancestor) in determining the exact position of a person in society.
2. Tantric school originating in the Bhairava-Kālī cults and Kāpālika cremation-ground (śmaśāna) dwellers. The aim of Kula practice, which involved consuming scatological substances and corpse-flesh, was possession (aveśa) by a female deity to achieve perfection (siddhi). These forces were also manifested in human form as yoginīs. Kula practice still continues in certain parts of India.
"Kula." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. . Encyclopedia.com. 20 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
"kula." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. . Encyclopedia.com. 20 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.


text:
Kimberly is een plaats (town) in de Amerikaanse staat Alabama, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Jefferson County.

Demografie
Bij de volkstelling in 2000 werd het aantal inwoners vastgesteld op 1801.
In 2006 is het aantal inwoners door het United States Census Bureau geschat op 2481, een stijging van 680 (37,8%).

Geografie
Volgens het United States Census Bureau beslaat de plaats een oppervlakte van
10,4 km², geheel bestaande uit land.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont de plaatsen in een straal van 16 km rond Kimberly.

Externe link

Plaats in Alabama

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Enquire for a fast quote from Motivation Medical Rehabilitation Clinic.
Motivation Medical Rehabilitation Clinic is situated in the center of Bucharest, very close to hotels belonging to some of the most important hotel chains as well as in the proximity of the House of People (which is across the road). The clinic is fully equipped for physiotherapy,electrotherapy, kinetic treatment and massage procedures.
The specialists working here are very dedicated professionals, having great experience in the recovery process specific to a wide range of diagnoses, such as arthritis (e.g. coxarthrosis), neurological conditions (e.g. lumbar herniated disc, cerebral palsy), rheumatism (e.g.cervical spondylitis), static spinal disorders (e.g scoliosis, kyphosis), post-traumatic disorders (e.g. fractures, sprains).
Motivation Medical Rehabilitation Clinic has a staff of highly trained professionals, of dynamic specialists dedicated to providing only the highest quality services to each patient. Our main concern is to deliver a treatment that is in full compliance with the patient's needs and with the medical recommendations.


OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the mental health outcomes of young children who experience developmental delay. The objective of this study was to assess whether delay in attaining developmental milestones was related to depressive and anxious symptoms in adolescence. METHOD: The sample included 3508 Canadian children who participated in a nationally representative prospective cohort study. The person most knowledgeable about the child reported on attainment of developmental milestones spanning several developmental domains at ages 2-3. The children were followed into adolescence and self-reported depressive and anxious symptoms were used from adolescents ages 12-13. An overall assessment of developmental milestones as well as a supplementary analysis of specific categories of developmental milestones was conducted. RESULTS: Cohort members who displayed delayed developmental milestones in early childhood were more likely to experience higher levels of depressive and anxious symptoms as adolescents. However, there was no interaction between delayed developmental milestones and stressful life events. In the supplementary analysis, two developmental domains (self-care and speech/communication) were associated with higher levels of depressive and anxious symptoms in adolescence. CONCLUSION: Delay in attainment of early developmental milestones is significantly associated with adolescent depressive and anxious symptoms.


Over the past 6 days we've played host to a wonderful group of Tibetan Monks. We've shared in inspiring lectures on Buddhist practices, learned about the meaning of prayer flags, witnessed the 5 day creation of a sand mandela – the Medicine Buddha mandela, witnessed a fire puja healing ceremony, shared an evening performance of many traditional Tibetan dances and other performances – including meeting the mythological Snow Lion!
We also shared a wide variety of Northern Edge style program elements with the monks including singing songs, making tie-died flags, drumming and making music together, paddling canoes, going on nature hikes and more.
Thank you for the monks coming and sharing their culture, teachings and peaceful ways with us and our retreat guests and day visitors. We have all been touched in some unspoken way.
Links to image library for this event and some soundscapes are online at: Monks Visit . . .


Seventeen girls started work experience placements at Maritime –Submarines in Barrow this week – the first time a girls-only group has come into the business.
The girls, aged between 14 and 19, travelled from the local area and from as far as Helensburgh, to experience a work placement tailored around different strands of engineering.
Michelle Knott, Corporate Responsibility Advisor from Maritime-Submarines, said: "I worked with engineering graduates to design a work placement that will give the students a realistic taster of what working in engineering is like.
"We find that more often than not, work experience placements are dominated by boys so we decided to create an all-girls opportunity – which is a first for our business.
Throughout the week, the students will take part in practical workshops to try out mechanical and electrical engineering skills, experience life in an engineering design office, as well as some experience in project management.
The placement kicks off work experience at Maritime-Submarines for 2014. In the previous academic year, 104 school children came into the business on work experience. This year, the business has pledged to double the number of young people who get an insight into working life in the shipyard.


Federal prosecutors are suing Bank of America for selling fraudulent loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored mortgage finance companies. The government alleged that the multinational sold over $1 billion in bad mortgages that led to numerous foreclosures.
The U.S. government is investigating Citadel, a Chicago-based hedge firm and market maker that manages some $25 billion in client money, for allegedly giving smaller investors a bad deal. The Department of Justice wants to know if the firm is taking advantage of the complexity of high-speed trading.
Corporate Donations to Republican Convention to Reach $160 Million.
The extravagant spectacle is expected to dwarf the record $95 million spent by Democrats this year. In fact, the Republicans will spend more than the $130 million raised by Al Gore for his entire 2000 campaign.
The last time the European Union decided the future of its 50 billion euro agricultural aid program, in 2005, the deal was cut behind closed doors in a luxury suite at the five-star Conrad Brussels hotel. Now, 2013 is closer at hand and a new round of maneuvering has begun to reshape the richest system of agricultural handouts in the world.
The head of the Federal Communications Commission and other senior officials said on Monday that they were considering taking steps to discourage cable and telephone companies from delaying the downloads and uploads of heavy Internet users.


text:
Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex praised for 'calming' Christmas card
December 19, 2021, 11:39 a.m. ·2 min read
Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex's Christmas card has been revealed. (Getty Images)
It is the season for the royal family Christmas cards to be released – and Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex's is the latest to be unveiled.
In a post on Twitter, the photographer responsible shared a picture of the relaxed portrait that the Queen's youngest son, 57, and his wife Sophie, 56, had decided to use.
Tim Rooke shared an image of the original photo he took in July, as well as a snap of the card, which he had been sent, on display on his Christmas tree.
Delighted The Earl and Countess of Wessex chose my picture for their Christmas Card this year.The picture was taken on a visit to Forfar Golf Club where the Earl made his debut in Forfar Tartan. #Christmas #Royals #christmascard #Forfar #Tartan #Scotland pic.twitter.com/1S9rpxw4xf
— Rookie (@royalfocus1) December 19, 2021
He wrote: "Delighted the Earl and Countess of Wessex chose my picture for their Christmas Card this year.
"The picture was taken on a visit to Forfar Golf Club where the Earl made his debut in Forfar Tartan."
In the image, the prince – who is known as the Earl of Fofar when in Scotland – can be seen wearing a tartan kilt while walking across grass with the countess, who looks stylish in a floral dress.
Rooke's post has received more than 600 'likes' and several dozen shares, with social media users praising the shot as "lovely" and "calming".
It is thought that the royal couple, who are parents to Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, will spend Christmas Day with Her Majesty.
A post shared by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@dukeandduchessofcambridge)
Earlier this month, Prince William and Kate Middleton revealed the image used for their family Christmas card.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are joined by their children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – in the photo, which was taken on holiday in Jordan.
Since being shared to Instagram, the picture has received more than 1.9 million 'likes' with social media users praising the "beautiful" family.
The image is very different to the one selected for their 2020 card, also shared to Instagram, which saw them sporting jumpers at home in the UK.
Watch: Royal weddings through the years
Black women voters tell The Associated Press they want promises fulfilled on protecting access and voting rights. (Jan. 20)
Family found frozen to death near U.S. border, human smuggling arrest made
A family of four was found frozen to death near the Manitoba-U.S. border in what American police say was part of a human smuggling attempt.
Official for town in southern Manitoba shocked by deaths of four trying to cross border into U.S.
Emerson-Franklin Reeve Dave Carlson says illegal border crossings have gone down in recent years so he was surprised to hear of the deaths. RCMP say two adults, a teen and a baby likely froze to death while trying to cross the border. American authorities have charged a man from Florida with human smuggling in the case.
How to prepare delicious green Schug sauce
Thanks for watching Its Only Food w/Chef John Politte. In this video we are showing you how to make green Schug sauce, a middle eastern hot sauce. Here is the recipe: Ingredients • 4-jalapeno peppers • 1 Tablespoon minced fresh garlic • ½ cup fresh parsley • ½ cup fresh cilantro • 1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice • ½ teaspoon salt • ¼ teaspoon cumin • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds • ½ cup olive oil Method • De-seed the jalapenos if you wish to • Add half the olive oil into a food processor or blender, along with the jalapeno peppers and pulse a few times to break down the peppers. • Add the rest of the ingredients and the remaining olive oil and continue to pulse to emulsify the mixture. The results should be a chunky sauce with pieces of the herbs in it. Enjoy!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats were picking up the pieces Thursday following the collapse of their top-priority voting rights legislation, with some shifting their focus to a narrower bipartisan effort to repair laws Donald Trump exploited in his bid to overturn the 2020 election. Though their bid to dramatically rewrite U.S. election law failed during a high-stakes Senate floor showdown late Wednesday, Democrats insisted their brinksmanship has made the new effort possible, forcing Republicans to
AP FACT CHECK: Biden puffs up claims of virus, job gains
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a self-appraisal that didn't always fit with the facts, President Joe Biden on Wednesday made the dubious assertion that he's outperformed all expectations on the pandemic in his first year and inflated his contribution to COVID-era economic growth. A look at some of Biden's comments in a news conference that stretched for nearly two hours: PANDEMIC BIDEN on COVID-19: "I didn't overpromise. I have probably outperformed what anybody thought would happen." THE FACTS: That's a
Flourishing ice-fishing village near Val-d'Or helps raise funds for brain injury survivors
René Corriveau can often be spotted early in morning on the frozen Thompson River in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, ready to help fishermen who rent one of the ice-fishing shacks set up near the bridge. Ice fishing has been in full swing for the past several weeks at this winter fishing village near Val-d'Or, about 600 kilometres northwest of Montreal. Winter fishing enthusiasts rent a shack by the day from Le Pillier, a non-profit group that uses the funds to support survivors of brain injuries living
Diplomatic damage control underway after Biden's Russia-Ukraine comments
The U.S. and its NATO allies performed damage control and showed their support for Ukraine a day after President Joe Biden's comments about how the U.S. would respond to Russia invading Ukraine.


Maricopa and Pinal County Real Estate Statistics provided by Michael J Orr, Director at the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice, W P Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.
Unless otherwise stated all the statistics shown are for Maricopa and Pinal Counties combined.
following the same pattern, but there has been a big change in our market over the last 12 months.
statistics are also provided in the attached tables by county and by city.
a result of the lower inventory, subsequent sales by these organizations have declined dramatically.
in supply and the inventory of homes for sales is now well below the average for the last 10 years.
is heavily out of balance with far more buyers than sellers.
We can see that overall prices reached a low point in September 2011 and have risen since then.
However the picture is far more complex than that suggests.
the population in Pinal County has more than doubled in the last 10 years.
3.5 homes going back to the lender for each one purchased by a third party.
currently represent only 6% of the total market.
the home somewhat below the price for normal sales in order to ensure it sells quickly.
delinquent loan where the borrower is no longer able or willing to make the monthly payments.
from 16% in February 2011.
property as a "bank owned home".
owned REOs now represent only 8% of the market, down from 15% in February 2011.
months. GSE REOs represent 9% of the market, down from 22% in February 2011.
$49.27 per sq. ft. remain much lower than most other sources of single family homes.
and the number of bidders continues to grow. Average prices have risen from $60.59 to $63.08 per sq.
only 904 in February 2012 for single family homes.
when compared with February 2011.
information gives us some idea how many homes are being acquired by landlords.
often quite a struggle, primarily due to the intense competition for the few homes available for sale.
still have a large number of homeowners with loans that exceed the market value of their home.
to feel less financial stress. At the moment the success of these programs remains to be proven.
and middle sectors of the market in the immediate future.
active listing statistics from their monthly STAT report.


They say that a dog is 'man's best friend', so don't leave your pooch behind this year when planning your summer break – take him with you to stay in one of cottages4you's dog friendly properties.
Whether your dog likes long coastal walks, playing catch on the sands or splashing in the surf, there is a cottage perfect for you and your pet.
This is a small sand and pebble beach near Bridlington which is dog friendly. The beach is reached through a woodland nature trail.
Standing opposite the village church, this traditional terraced cottage with original beams, exposed stonework and open fire, has been renovated to provide cosy holiday accommodation in the attractive village of Bempton.
An ideal location for exploring the coastal resorts of Bridlington, four miles and Filey, eight miles with their sandy Blue Flag beaches, where children can ride the donkeys.
Peacefully situated in the Yorkshire Wolds, this semi-detached, converted barn offers spacious holiday accommodation ideal for large families and groups of friends.
Renovated to a very good standard with exposed beams and stone flagged floors, the property enjoys modern day comforts, with well equipped kitchen, tastefully furnished bedrooms, high specification bathroom and en-suites, with multi-jet showers.
The location is perfect for walkers, with the Wolds Way running close by and the Howardian Hills and the North Yorkshire Moors, both home to a wealth of trails through stunning scenery.
All within a 45 minute drive are the traditional resorts of Scarborough, Bridlington and Filey with their long sandy beaches.
Rhossili Bay is located on the Gower Peninsular at the most westerly point and is a wide sandy beach with wonderful views.
Pont-Aber Cottage is a beautiful semi-detached cottage for people seeking quality accommodation in peaceful surroundings. Set in the heart of the scenic Welsh countryside in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons.
The area offers stunning views, plenty of fresh clean mountain air and excellent walks with direct access to all the main peaks from the doorstep. This Welsh cottage is the perfect location for walkers, cyclist and those looking to get away from it all.
This bright terraced cottage has been decorated and furnished to a good standard, and set in the quiet hamlet of Abergwili, just 10 minutes walk from the bustling town of Carmarthen.
Within easy reach of nearby facilities, Aberglasney gardens and the National Botanical Garden of Wales. Also close by is the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course, the famous rugby ground of The Scarlets (Llanelli's legendary team), and the Ffos Las Racecouse, just a 20-minute drive.
This is a two to three mile stretch of sandy beach backed by sand dunes inland and one of the most popular beaches in the area.
These five holiday cottages (TH3 – TH7) are situated in their own tree-lined meadow just minutes from the village centre. The village of Goonhavern is under 10 minutes from the main A30 making it the ideal base to explore and discover the charms of the Cornish coast and countryside. The holiday cottages all have shared use of a barbecue, patio area and children's adventure playground.
Only a mile from Newquay's famous surfing beaches, this comfortable holiday property has its own little garden and is within 300 yards of a swimming pool and sports centre.
Within half a mile of many attractions, including a zoo, pub, tennis, riding, golf and Newquay's Leisure Gardens.
The town also offers a choice of magnificent sandy and sheltered beaches, as well as restaurants, shops, a railway station, cinema and theatre.
Wonderful coastal walking and inland touring pleasures are added attractions of the area.


text:
Mobile app in India takes on cheating rikshaws
It could spell the end for cheating autorickshaw drivers in India, the scourge of commuters and foreign tourists alike.
An Indian company has developed a mobile phone application that allows consumers to calculate what fare they should pay for a journey -- rather than the often inflated amount demanded by drivers.
MindHelix Technologies, a software company based in the southern Indian state of Kerala, has launched its TukTuk Meter application that uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to calculate routes and their costs.
In India and other Asian countries, hiring an auto rickshaw or tuk-tuk for a short ride often leads to an exasperating argument over the price.
Meters are routinely tampered with to show higher rates per kilometre (mile) or are said to be broken, with foreign tourists in particular charged exorbitant prices at the end of their trip.
"Anyone with a GPS-enabled mobile phone can download the application for free and use it when they are travelling in public transport," said Kalidasan, chief of operations at Kochi-based MindHelix.
"No autorickshaw driver around the world can fleece you if have TukTuk Meter installed on your phone," added the mechanical engineering student, who uses only one name.
Kalidasan said the application can be used anywhere in India, even in remote areas, and only requires consumers to enter the starting fare used in their city.
The rate per kilometre is then calculated automatically, but the user can also change it manually.
"Users set the base rate that differs in every city, and the software will then provide the accurate fare and the distance travelled," Kalidasan told AFP.
Several Indian states conduct workshops for autorickshaw drivers to train them to be polite and honest in their dealings with clients, while police launch occasional crackdowns.
Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit has said she would like to ban the city's distinctive green and yellow tuk-tuks, but millions depend on them as a generally cheap form of transport in the congested city.


text:
Home News Media Panic! Nearly One Million Sign Up for Tulsa Rally as Trump...
Media Panic! Nearly One Million Sign Up for Tulsa Rally as Trump Surges in Polls!
from Dr. Steve Turley
Get The Awesome Solar Night Light Now! Click Here!
http://www.nightsolarlight.com
Get 52% OFF Plus FREE SHIPPING ^^^
??? A NEW CONSERVATIVE AGE IS RISING ???
Over 800 thousand people have signed up for the MAGA RALLY in Tulsa Oklahoma as Trump appears to be surging in the polls! In this video, we're going to take a look at the massive outpouring of support for our president, not just in these record-smashing attendance numbers, but also in Trump's closing the gap with Biden, which is laying the groundwork for a Trump train steamrolling into November like we've never seen; you're going to absolutely love it!
? WELCOME EVERYONE!!! ?
It's WONDERFUL to have you HERE! I post two videos a day analyzing current events in light of conservative trends so you can live in the present in light of even better things to come!
? SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL ? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsi…
?Download your own 'Fake News Antidote' Ebook here: https://antidote.turleytalks.com/orde…
?BECOME A TURLEY TALKS INSIDERS CLUB MEMBER: https://insidersclub.turleytalks.com/…
?Make sure to LIKE by Facebook Page and get lots of articles on conservative trends: https://www.facebook.com/turleytalks
? LET'S KEEP IN TOUCH! ? Make sure to sign-up for our ? 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email ALERTS ? here: http://turleytalks.com/


text:
Calvert Moderate Allocation Fund (C)
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and growth of income, with current income a secondary objective.
CMACX
Fund at NAV 3.44 10.32 14.35 14.35 8.97 9.38 7.84
Fund w/Max Sales Charge 2.45 9.32 13.35 13.35 8.97 9.38 7.84
Russell 3000® Index1 4.50 14.68 20.89 20.89 14.48 15.41 13.78
Moderate Allocation Composite Benchmark2 3.20 10.23 14.98 14.98 9.76 10.55 8.77
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance is for the stated time period only; due to market volatility, the Fund's current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value (NAV) with all distributions reinvested. Returns for other classes of shares offered by the Fund are different. Performance less than or equal to one year is cumulative. Performance prior to December 31, 2016 reflects the performance of the Fund's former adviser, Calvert Investment Management, Inc. Max Sales Charge: 1%.
Class C Inception 04/29/2005
Investment Objective Long-term capital appreciation and growth of income
Total Net Assets $391.9M
Minimum Investment $1000
Expense Ratio3 1.70%
Adjusted Expense Ratio4 1.65%
Adjusted Expense Ratios excludes certain investment expenses such as interest expense from borrowings and repurchase agreements and dividend expense from short sales, incurred directly by the Fund or indirectly through the Fund's investment in underlying Calvert Funds - FRA and Asset Allocation Funds, if applicable none of which are paid to Calvert Funds.
Calvert US Large Cap Core Responsible Index Fund 13.64
Calvert US Large Cap Value Responsible Index Fund 12.86
Calvert Bond Fund 7.36
Calvert International Equity Fund 6.44
Calvert International Opportunities Fund 6.30
Calvert Emerging Markets Equity Fund 5.44
Calvert Floating-Rate Advantage Fund 4.66
Calvert US Large Cap Growth Responsible Index Fund 4.58
Calvert Ultra-Short Duration Income Fund 4.30
Calvert Emerging Markets Advancement Fund 3.92
Dan R. Strelow, CFA, CIPM Managed Fund since 2016
Justin H. Bourgette, CFA Managed Fund since 2016
Portfolio profile subject to change due to active management. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
The Fund invests in other underlying funds in a fund-of-funds structure. The Fund's performance is dependent upon the performance of the underlying funds and the Fund is subject to all of the risks of the underlying funds. The value of investments held by the Fund may increase or decrease in response to economic, and financial events (whether real, expected or perceived) in the U.S. and global markets. The value of equity securities is sensitive to stock market volatility. Investments in debt instruments may be affected by changes in the creditworthiness of the issuer and are subject to the risk of non-payment of principal and interest. The value of income securities also may decline because of real or perceived concerns about the issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. As interest rates rise, the value of certain income investments is likely to decline. Investments in foreign instruments or currencies can involve greater risk and volatility than U.S. investments because of adverse market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, currency exchange rates or other conditions. Investing primarily in responsible investments carries the risk that, under certain market conditions, the Fund may underperform funds that do not utilize a responsible investment strategy. The Fund is exposed to liquidity risk when trading volume, lack of a market maker or trading partner, large position size, market conditions, or legal restrictions impair its ability to sell particular investments or to sell them at advantageous market prices. The impact of the coronavirus on global markets could last for an extended period and could adversely affect the Fund's performance. No fund is a complete investment program and you may lose money investing in a fund. The Fund may engage in other investment practices that may involve additional risks and you should review the Fund prospectus for a complete description.
1. Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index of the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks. Unless otherwise stated, index returns do not reflect the effect of any applicable sales charges, commissions, expenses, taxes or leverage, as applicable. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Historical performance of the index illustrates market trends and does not represent the past or future performance of the fund.
2. The Moderate Allocation Composite Benchmark is an internally constructed benchmark which, as of 04/01/2018, is comprised of a blend of 45% Russell® 3000 Index, 20% MSCI All-Country World Ex US Investable Market Index, and 35% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index. Rebalanced Monthly. See the Fund's prospectus for additional information, including past benchmark composition.
4. Adjusted Expense Ratios excludes certain investment expenses such as interest expense from borrowings and repurchase agreements and dividend expense from short sales, incurred directly by the Fund or indirectly through the Fund's investment in underlying Calvert Funds - FRA and Asset Allocation Funds, if applicable none of which are paid to Calvert Funds.
Fund at NAV -0.28 13.04 18.37 6.01 -0.35 6.73 15.07 -5.13 21.19 14.35
Russell 3000® Index1 1.03 16.42 33.55 12.56 0.48 12.74 21.13 -5.24 31.02 20.89
Moderate Allocation Composite Benchmark2 0.43 12.38 16.67 6.90 -0.29 7.67 15.97 -5.16 21.25 14.98
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
Overall 636
3 Years 636
Sep 26, 2019 $0.00330 $18.53
Jun 26, 2019 $0.01440 $18.26
Equity 65.42
Fixed Income 29.70
Calvert US Large Cap Core Responsible Index Fund 13.57%
Calvert US Large Cap Value Responsible Index Fund 12.88%
Calvert Bond Fund 7.60%
Calvert International Equity Fund 6.37%
Calvert International Opportunities Fund 6.13%
Calvert Emerging Markets Equity Fund 5.27%
Calvert Floating-Rate Advantage Fund 4.78%
Calvert US Large Cap Growth Responsible Index Fund 4.54%
Calvert Ultra-Short Duration Income Fund 4.46%
Dan R. Strelow, CFA, CIPM
Dan Strelow is a vice president and portfolio manager for Calvert Research and Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management specializing in responsible and sustainable investing across global capital markets. He joined Calvert Research and Management in 2016.
Dan began his career in the investment management industry in 1981. He has been affiliated with the Eaton Vance organization since 2005. Before joining the Eaton Vance organization, he was a managing director, CIO of fixed income and fixed-income portfolio manager with State Street Research and Management. He was previously affiliated with First Chicago Investment Advisors.
Dan earned a B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, from Pacific Lutheran University and an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has published various white papers including "Pension Management In A World of Balance" (October 2005), "Solving the Pension Management Riddle" (December 2006), "The Slow March to LDI" (July 2007) and "LDI: More Than Duration-Matching" (Institutional Investor magazine 2008). He is a CFA charterholder and holds the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) designation.
B.A. Pacific Lutheran University
M.B.A Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Justin H. Bourgette, CFA
Justin Bourgette is a vice president and portfolio manager for Calvert Research and Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management specializing in responsible and sustainable investing across global capital markets. He joined Calvert Research and Management in 2016.
Justin began his career in the investment management industry in 2006. He has been affiliated with the Eaton Vance organization since 2006. Before joining the Eaton Vance organization, he was affiliated with Investors Financial Services as an analyst in corporate finance and with National Grid, where he worked in business planning and engineering.
Justin earned a B.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.S., with high honors, from Boston University. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of Eaton Vance's Asset Allocation Committee.
B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
M.S. Investment Management, Boston University
Calvert Responsible Funds Overview
Before investing in any Calvert fund, prospective investors should consider carefully the investment objective(s), risks, and charges and expenses. The current prospectus contains this and other information. To obtain a mutual fund prospectus or summary prospectus, contact your financial advisor or download a copy here. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
Effective January 3, 2017, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. replaced Calvert Investments Distributors, Inc. ("CID") as the principal underwriter following the acquisition by Calvert Research and Management ("CRM") of substantially all the business assets of Calvert Investment Management, Inc. ("CIM"). CRM has also replaced CIM as the Investment adviser. Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. does not provide tax or legal advice. Prospective investors should consult with a tax or legal advisor before making any investment decision.
© Calvert Research and Management. All rights reserved. Calvert open-end mutual funds are distributed by Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110. Member FINRA / SIPC
Page ID: 24185 - https://funds.eatonvance.com/Calvert-Moderate-Allocation-Fund-CMACX.php
Calvert Moderate Allocation Fund (C) (CMACX)


A top a 1600m hill on the northern side of Kathmandu Valley, the site of the lodge itself is a delight. While the valley remains shrouded in a winter fog, the sun shines happily at the lodge, conveniently perched above the enveloping clouds. In the summer, the towering hill behind it as well as the overwhelming greenery here, takes the mercury down a notch. Spring at the retreat is a treat. The hillside comes alive with wild flowers and the green soothes the eyes. After a raining afternoon, the smog above the valley clears to offer breathtaking views of the city lights. The monsoon ravishes the hillside, allowing you to see shades of green you will not see elsewhere in the city.
The lodge has a main building with a friendly restaurant; the building also has a conference space for any meet or event. The lodge has a new chimney room building with cozy sitting area, and small bar. The hours are specific especially for the bar section, but guest can always enjoy the ambiance and the room.
Pathways with solar powered lamps along the trail make a way to all the area of the lodge. The lodge also has a massage therapy room to relax and rejuvenate. This service can be used, when making an advance booking is made to the lodge. See activities for more information.
The lodge has 10 twin bed rooms only to keep it private and small. All these rooms are in a traditional style building. Retreat guests are encouraged to enjoy all of the facilities and service with an advance booking made to the lodge. Not to mention, at Chhahari, guest are also able to use free wi-fi internet, and complimentary tea and coffee at anytime.
Chhahari's rooms are housed in quaint bungalows with a traditional brick façade. The red clay of the roof tiles goes with the aesthetic mood of the design. The houses are modeled after the typical Nepali village homes that can be seen all over the hillside, with a two-story design and use of wood that is so common in most Nepali villages. Walk up the stairs to discover a balcony with clay tile detail, perfect to gaze out from at the lawns below, the green forests on the sides or the city in the background. Inside, the rooms are both spacious and tall. The clay floors go with the distinct Newar home theme, as do the charming wooden rafters on the ceiling.
Eating at Chhahari is not just a gastronomical delight but also an experience on its own.
For starters, the ingredients used are mostly organic, grown in the onsite organic garden and some of the vegetables are also bought from the small vegetable shops. Our chef will prepare tasteful Nepali and Continental dishes from a small menu. The dining room itself is spacious and can comfortably house 30 guests. The earthy tones, the use of indoor plants and the natural wooden colors of the customized furniture allow the theme of the lodge to follow you into the dining area. The huge bay windows help remind you about where you are, high up above the city's hustle and bustle.
Take advantage of the great location and eat outside on the lawn. The balcony seats offer great views and the cool air of the hillside adds to the flavor of the cuisine. Breakfast taken on the seating outside as you let the morning sun kiss your face as you wake up before the city is quite an experience.
Make use of the organic vegetable garden and pick what you want to cook. If you're in time for fruit picking season, you get pick one, polish it off and bite into nature's free gift as you laze around the lawn and enjoy a beautiful sunset. The best things in life are indeed free.
We advise all our guests to call us prior your arrival for any restaurant orders.
Surround yourself in a vibrant abundance of lazy couch, and marvel at the fire as it roars up a transparent chimney, while admiring the view across the gardens. Relax in our comfortable homey surroundings at the Chimney Lounge and prepare to enjoy the delectable snacks that have been satisfying our customers.
It was so good to relax and enjoy your lovely retreat. The flowers and surroundings are wonderful. The meals were tasty. Thanks so much for your hospitality.


Set in Victoria's historic goldfields, Keebles Country House welcomes guests for weekend stays from February to June and from September through to mid December.
Enjoy a mini break in true English country house style without getting out your passport.
Keebles' location, in the picturesque village of Clunes, makes it ideally situated for you to enjoy and explore the region. Ballarat and Daylesford are a 30 minute drive and Creswick and Talbot are 15 minutes away.
To ensure the peace of all our guests, Keebles is an 'adults only' property. However, small to medium sized dogs can be accommodated with prior notice.
Long weekends and Booktown Festival weekends are usually booked well in advance and a 2 night minimum stay is required.
Our property is not self catering. However, you are welcome to use our barbecue or bring dishes that can be heated in our oven or microwave and enjoy them in either of our dining rooms or garden.
Keebles is a licensed venue and has wine and beer available for purchase or feel free to bring along you own favourite wines or treats to enjoy.
You're sure to find a cosy spot in one of our sitting rooms to relax and watch a movie or in the warmer months enjoy the serenity of the garden.


Google requires after Aug 1 all new apps and after Nov 1 all upgrades must be created with target API level 26 (Android 8.0). I created my apps with target API 23 and Qt 5.6.1 - this works almost excellent. But API 24 and 26 contain many important changes to API 23. Is there information which Qt version corresponds to API 26? What if Qt 5.6.1 app won't work properly in Android 8 because of any internal Qt for Android implementation?
But nothing informative above this. I'm weird... What is wrong? How solve this? Just found QTBUG-61919 with same report. It is not possible create Qt application for Android API level 26????
@Gourmet Can't you use a newer version than 5.6.1?
Also, you seem to use Ant as build tool you should use Gradle.
@jsulm there were never been said about gradle should be used. Ant worked fine before this. Can you show Digia or other recommendations about gradle for API level 26? About Qt version - in QTBUG-61919 the problem with Qt 5.9.1 was reported.
@Gourmet It's not related to Qt - Google switched from Ant to Gradle in their Android SDK. I don't know exactly when this switch was done.
@jsulm looks like on API 25 exactly. I doubt a little - which one Qt version to install. On the "Connecting Android Devices" Qt doc page they say Gradle scripts are delivered with Qt 5.9 and 5.6.3. Are they delivered with Qt 5.10/11? I cant see Gradle in Qt Maintenance package list.
Can't install Qt 5.9.0, 5.9.1, 5.10, 5.11.1 with Maintenance Tool. When installing gcc_64 error with code 1 appears. The sdktool cannot recognize given option or command. Probably sdktool is obsolete but I do not know how properly upgrade it on Linux.
@Gourmet For Android you need to install one of the Android Qt versions (there are two: ARM and x86). Sometimes the tool has problems to contact one of the servers to download the data. You should try later again.
there were never been said about gradle should be used.
I cant see Gradle in Qt Maintenance package list.
Gradle for building application packages for Android devices (APK). Gradle is delivered with Qt 5.9, and later. Because Gradle scripts are not delivered with Android SDK Tools since version 26.0.0, they are delivered with Qt 5.9 and 5.6.3.
Note: Using Ant to build APKs is no longer supported.
@jsulm this is not the problem with servers. While using Maintenance Tool after all files were downloaded the error from sdktool appears. It tells about wrong command or key. But separate kit downloaded manually from Qt servers installs as well. I will write bug report on bug tracker.
What goes wrong? I am not familiar with Gradle.
Problem was in old Google build tools version - after upgrade to latest this message gone. But there were some other undocumented issues. Finally I have got working program.


1. MLM Idea To Help You Become A More Effective Individual Before you read this article and put these tips to work for you, understand that multi-level marketing is one of the oldest types of marketing in existence. With the evolution of both businesses and consumers, the only way you will make it is to stay informed and walking side-by-side with your market. Use these tips to help you along the way. Use online forums and blogs to constantly learn more tips about running a MLM company. Ask questions on forums and read other people's starting a company advice. These forums can be a wealth of knowledge that will help you on your journey. Avoid spending all day on them though, make sure to schedule your forum time into your day. Having a strong online social network can drastically improve your network marketing results. Network marketing involves finding customers and recruiting salespeople. In both cases, the fundamental goal is to find people and that is where a strong online social network can really shine. Additionally, the people you recruit to your multilevel marketing program can also expand through their own social networks. Using social networks has the potential to put you miles ahead of everyone else in the multilevel marketing business. Quality training may be in order to become a successful network marketer, so never scoff at the idea of checking out some viral videos or listening to books on tape. The more information you check out in the field of multilevel marketing, the easier things will become for you. An informed marketer is a successful marketer. If you are working towards making your multi-level marketing business a success, then you know having a budget and sticking to it is vital to your business success. You can set aside a certain percentage of your resources each month towards growth, and the earnings you http://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/olb_overview.html generate can be reinvested back into the business to help it continue to grow. Quality training may be in order to become a successful network marketer, so never scoff at the idea of checking out some viral videos or listening to books on tape. The more information you check out in the field of multi-level marketing, the easier things will become for you. An informed marketer is a successful marketer. A network marketing website must catch the reader's attention in the first three seconds or they'll leave. You need to give them a compelling reason to stick around, so figure out why they're there and answer their questions immediately. Most people will show up because they want to earn money, so tell them how you are doing it successfully and they'll want to know more. Understand that you are going to get rejected. It's not a commentary on your failure to win them over. There will always be people who are too timid to grasp at the opportunity that is presented. Give them the same amount of time you give any other prospect and then move on. There are plenty of fish in the sea. Take ownership in the company as if you were CEO. If you cannot believe in your product or if you cannot value the service you provide, that will be evident to your customer and lead to failure. Act as if you have every stake in the success of this business based on a solid product and principles behind what you are selling.
3. yourself to others' success for goal-setting purposes only. Never judge your own success on others, though. This is an important morale builder because you are in your own unique situation with your own personal hurdles. As mentioned at the start of this article, following the proven methods is the best way to be successful at network marketing. The tips stated in this article will help you stay on the right track and make sure that you are at the head of the pack in the field of multi-level marketing.


Spirits, and skeletons, and ghosts, oh my! Our scary Halloween costumes are for children who want a classic look this October. Remember the roots of Halloween, and become a member of the living dead, or death himself! Don't forget to check out our accessories that will make your child the friendliest spook around!


After years of cooking and trying new recipes, I thought that it would be nice to make something special for lunch for the whole family and so last Sunday I decided to prepare this dish using a very special vegetable native to the Veneto region called "Radicchio di Treviso" – Italian chicory and the famous smoked meat "Speck" native to the northern part of Italy, specifically, the region of Alto Adige. I think it's not really about the cooking and experimenting recipes, but in the thought of preparing something good for someone else. Have a pleasant day to all!
6. Prepare the Bechamel sauce and start preparing the layers: Bechamel – lasagna- cooked radicchio – Bechamel sauce – grated Parmesan cheese.
9. Bake at 180°C for 25 – 30 minutes.