 abates but the ground is even more waterlogged beneath the trailer. Despite this we manage somehow. Our biggest headache was the groundsheet as it was sodden. Where to put it? Not in the car. So on the roof of the trailer it goes – in its cloth bag and with two dustbin liners over it. We pray it does not leak too much and soak our matress. Throughout this process the birds gave us a tuneful farewell – Firefinches sang around us, a male and female Black Cuckooshrike made an appearance and a Black-headed Oriole sang to us.
On our way out we stop in at Letaba to see if we can deal with that booking and perhaps Skukuza. We found the duty manager and he was very helpful though a little confused about what should exactly be done. After three quarters of an hour we get something sorted and end up having to redo the whole thing over on return home.
We plan to return home via Phalaborwa and to the N11. The scenery and high altitude passes were great but the Potholes were man size in places. It reminded us of our early days travelling in Mozambique.
A funny story. At our stopover one of the other guests shows us a picture in the Die Beeld newspaper – shown a month previously and again that day. In the photo you see a lady in a bikini washing her hair, drinking champagne sitting waist deep in a pothole. The nearby warning sign read “Potholes” and beneath it someone had put a second notice saying the usual rules you find in public swimming pools – No Diving; No Jumping etc.
Anyway despite the weather we had a very enjoyable birding experience seeing some amazing birds. Altogether 191 different species were seen and or heard throughout the Park.
Paul & Sally Bartho- Tuesday, January 12, 2010
- 12:30 PM–1:30 PM
- Calvin Chapel
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View TodayPlayer Page #84 Niles Paul, TE Washington Redskins Height 6' 1" Weight 241 lbs Age 26 Birthdate August 9th 1989College NebraskaYear 2011Round 5 Pick 24 Season Statistics-- Receiving ---- Rushing --YEARGPRCPTYARDSTDATTYARDSTD20115225017020121081521100201394510000201415395071000Fantasy StatsMFL Player Stats 2011 Fantasy Points by Week Last Games-- Receiving ---- Rushing --WeekRCPTYARDSTDATTYARDSTDPTS2313000014130000037000100081370000391220000212129100081300000001400000001612100002170000000 Niles Paul Average Draft Position (ADP) TrackerMaligned for their failure to combat the Wallabies’ intensity in the 12-12 draw in Sydney last week, New Zealand’s forwards tore into their Australian counterparts, intent on protecting a formidable 20-year unbeaten record at Eden Park.
“We put the acid on those guys to front up this week,” McCaw told reporters of his tight five’s efforts.
With the All Blacks leading 9-6, the tide of the match turned when Wallabies lock Rob Simmons was sinbinned just as McCaw was returning and the home side attacked the visitors’ scrum.
The All Blacks exploited their man advantage when Brodie Retallick was held up over the line and used the resulting scrum to shunt the Wallabies’ backwards and then disintegrate their pack with referee Romain Poite awarding a penalty try.
Cruden’s conversion gave the All Blacks a handy 23-6 lead at the break that they extended with a scintillating 10-minute burst after the break that produced three more tries, two to McCaw from attacking lineouts.
“When you’re chasing 20-odd points against a team like the All Blacks it’s a dangerous experience and you need to take risks to chase the game,” Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie said.
Folau and Hooper scored two quick consolation tries for the visitors before Luatua scored a last-minute try that Aaron Smith converted to give them a record score.
Both sides now have a week off before their next Rugby Championship clashes, with the All Blacks playing Argentina in Napier, while the Wallabies head to Perth to host South Africa on Sept. 6.
In 2021, the retail real estate had attracted only USD 77 million institutional investments because of an adverse impact of the COVID pandemic on the businesses in shopping malls.
Institutional investments in retail real estate jumped over six fold to USD 492 million in 2022, as businesses in shopping malls revived strongly post the COVID pandemic, according to Colliers India.
Overall, Colliers said that the institutional investments in the Indian real estate sector grew 20 per cent in 2022 to touch USD 4.9 billion from USD 4.08 billion in the previous year.
Alternate asset classes, which includes data centres, received an investment of USD 867 million last year, up 92 per cent from USD 453 million in 2021.
Alternate assets include data centres, life sciences, senior housing, holiday homes, and student housing among others.
The growth of alternate assets is led by investors looking to diversify their portfolio, given steady returns in some traditional asset classes, Colliers India said.
Data centers accounted for about 52 per cent of the investments in alternate assets.
Out of the total inflows, the office market got 41 per cent share. Institutional investments in office assets rose 50 per cent in 2022 to USD 1.98 billion from USD 1.32 billion in the previous year.
Investments in mixed use projects also jumped to USD 464 million from 182 million.
However, industrial & warehousing assets saw a decline of 63 per cent to USD 422 million from USD 1,130 million (USD 1.13 billion).
Residential segment witnessed a fall of 29 per cent in inflow to USD 656 million in 2022 from USD 919 million in the previous year.
”The investments in Indian real estate have been consistent for the past few years and hence have the potential to grow due to the structural change in demand for capital,” said Piyush Gupta, Managing Director, Capital Markets and Investment Services, Colliers India.
Performance credit, special situations, portfolio acquisitions, asset reconstruction, and related structures have been growing and are likely to attract more investments, he added.
”During 2023, while we may see some postponement in deployment, there is ample dry powder in the market across core assets and alternate assets,” Gupta said.
Vimal Nadar, Senior Director and Head of Research, Colliers India, said the share of domestic investment inflows in 2022 has surpassed the share in 2021, accounting for 22 per cent share in total inflows.
Residential assets continue to account for a chunk of the domestic investments, he added.
”Overall, though the total investment inflows are yet to outrun the pre-pandemic levels, investors remain vested in India’s real estate even in challenging times. Large global investors will continue to partner with domestic firms to set up investment platforms,” Nadar said.
Colliers India is one of the leading property consultants in the country.
This space is used for Graduation Ceremonies and other special events.
There are two identical lecture-style classrooms that can host up to 50 participants and translation booths can accomodate 4 languages simultaneously. Classrooms have modern audio-visual equipment and laptops for participants.
This classroom has the flexibility to be configured in numerous ways to support multiple teaching and learning styles and translation booths can accomodate 4 languages simultaneously.
There are 5 large TVs which have video chat capability and students are provided with tablets during their courses.
This conference room is used for meetings, small group discussions, and brainstorming sessions.
The student center serves as a place to have coffee, eat and socialize.
The newly renovated gym is used for physical training, team sports and a rock climbing wall for team building exercises. The gym can also be used for practical exercises and tactical training.
There are two dormitories on campus which are single occupancy: each room is equipped with a mini-fridge, TV, desk, wardrobe, and bathroom. Laundry facilities are located in the basement of each building.
Club rooms in the basement of each dorm serve as a place for participants to relax and socialize after a busy day in the classroom. Each club room has a TV, refrigerator and microwave for the students to use.
This training building has numerous rooms which can simulate a home or office setting and is used for close quarter tactical training.
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Opportunity for stock as bonus?

Ok, so I'm a noob in this arena.

I work for a small private company in a managment position.    I make approx. $82k annual plus an annual bonus which has been agreed upon as $10k+ annual.

My boss and I were doing cost to complete reports on my projects this week and he brought up my bonus.    He said he hadn't discussed it with the 2 other shareholders, but he was thinking of proposing a $20k bonus for me this year, $10k cash and $10k in stock.

Now, i don't own any stock.   I had previous been offered a chance to buy in, but we are not really in a financial position for me to do so, nor do i think I really necessarily want to with the current ownership.