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Issue of Commercial Paper, a new regulatory regime
23 May 2018 | by BLC Robert & Associates - Mauritius
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The Central Bank of Mauritius ("BOM") introduced in 2017 a licence for the issue of commercial papers ("CPs"). The aim of the BOM in doing so is two-fold: the licence should enable companies to diversify their source of funding. It is also intended to provide a steady supply of short term financial instruments for investors. Issuing CPs involves several steps, including obtaining a credit rating from external credit assessment institution, the appointment of an issuing and paying agent and of a custodian. Once the credit rating is obtained and the appointments completed, the prospective issuer will apply to the BOM for an issuer of commercial paper licence.
Guidelines have been issued by the BOM on the 11 January 2018 but are yet to come into force ("Guidelines").
In this article, we will outline the main features of this new regulated activity and will end with a short comparison with the recent evolution of the CPs legal regime in India.
Definition and key features of a Commercial Paper
Commercial papers are defined as unsecured, short-term money market instruments issued in the form of a promissory note with a maturity period not exceeding 364 days. The CPs can have a minimum size of issue of MUR 100 million. The CP can either be issued at a discounted price to its face value (as determined by the issuer based on relevant market factors), or at face value where the issuer receives the face value and accrued interest at maturity (as determined by the issuer based on relevant market factors). The CPs can be traded over the counter on the secondary market, be bought-back or transferred. There is no upper threshold to the size of the issue of the CPs, (except as determined by the board of directors of the issuer and as long as it is in line with the quantum indicated by an External Credit Assessment Institution ("ECAI")). While the limit for the period of maturity of a CP is of 364 days, it can in no case exceed the validity period of the issuer's credit rating as assessed by the recognised ECAI and as set out in the licence issued by the Bank of Mauritius.
The guideline provides for a list of information and disclosure which the CP offering document must contain, amongst which, (i) a short description of the issuer; (ii) a description of the CP, including form, tenor, mode of issue and credit rating; (iii) a copy of issuing and paying agent ("IPA") certificate; (iv) a summary of audited financial statements for the last three years; (v) the end-use of funds; (vi) the tax treatment of payments under the CP; (vii) disclosure to the investors that the investment is subject to credit and other risks and that payment will be made only if the issuer has made the funds available to the IPA; (viii) investors must be informed that that in case of default, they will be treated equally and rank as unsecured creditors in terms of priority of claims as laid down in the Insolvency Act 2009; and (ix) information to investors that the CP will be held in dematerialised form through a custodian.
The issue of CPs involves several participants, the Guidelines set out their respective roles and the conditions applicable to them.
Eligible Issuer - Only highly rated companies regulated by the Mauritius Companies Act 2001 are entitled to issue CPs, to the exclusion of financial institutions and cash dealers. The BOM will deliver an 'issuer of commercial paper licence' if the company (i) has not earlier than 12 months prior to the proposed issue of the CP, a total net asset value exceeding MUR 300 million (ii) exists for at least 5 years, with positive net profits after tax over the last 3 years; (iii) its credit exposure or the credit exposure of its holding company has not been classified as impaired by a financial institution; (iv) it does not have a history of recurrent default/late payments reported by the Mauritius Credit Information Bureau; (v) it has an established working capital limit sanctioned by a bank; and (vi) it has an 'Investment Grade' credit rating from a recognised ECAI.
The issuer of commercial papers licence is valid for one year, but is subject to the issuance limit specified and the CP rating not declining.
Eligible Investors - A CP can be held by foreign and local corporates or individuals whether they are residents or non-residents in Mauritius.
Issuing and paying agent - An IPA is a financial institution appointed to act on behalf of the Eligible Issuer to facilitate transactions in CPs. The IPA will be responsible for (i) making the offer of the CP to Eligible Investors (ii) to effect principal and interest payments at the maturity of the CPs; (iii) verifying and holding certified copies of original documents provided by the issuer in its custody; (iv) verifying all information disclosed in the offer document before issuance; (v) arranging for the allocation of an International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN) to each CP issue; (vi) conducting KYC on the investor funds in compliance with the relevant legislation; (vii) conducting customer suitability assessments to ensure that individual investors understand the risks linked to investment in CPs, and that such investment matches their objectives and risk appetite. The IPA will be responsible for the periodical reporting to the BOM. In case of default of the issuer, the IPA will promptly notify the investors, ECAI and the BOM within a maximum of three working days of occurrence of such default.
External Credit Assessment Institution - To be able to issue CPs, the Eligible Issuer must be rated by an entity approved by the BOM. An ECAI is an entity that issues external credit assessments and is recognised by the BOM. The list of recognised ECAIs is provided in the Bank of Mauritius Guidelines on the Recognition and Use of External Credit Assessment Institutes as revised in October 2017. In a CP transaction an ECAI will be responsible, amongst other things, for gathering all the relevant information affecting and likely to affect the financial health of the Eligible Issuer in future prior to, during, and after the CP issue. The IPA must inform the BOM of the ratings of the CP and any subsequent change in the rating on the day of the change itself.
Custodian - CPs being issued in dematerialised form; a custodian will be appointed by the Eligible Issuer to hold the CPs on an account for the Eligible Investors. The custodian must be a financial institution.
The main objective of the regulatory framework for the issuance of CPs is to provide the opportunity for larger companies to diversify their source of funding. In a market where there is an excess of liquidity - like it is currently the case for Mauritius - it is questionable whether CPs are a cheaper source of funding than borrowing from banks. The structuring and administration of CPs may prove overly stringent in many ways due to the costs involved in the structuring and administration of CPs.
The net worth criteria for issuing companies with a total value exceeding MUR 300 million and the minimum size of issue of CPs of MUR 100 million excludes small and medium size companies from accessing the short term unsecured money markets. The issuer of CPs have to be structured as companies incorporated under the Mauritius Companies Act 2001, excluding other forms of legal structures such as sociétés, trusts or limited partnerships.
In parallel, the framework is very protective of the investors' rights with disclosure requirements in the offer documents as well as periodic reporting allowing the BOM to keep an eye on money deposited with companies outside the regulatory ambit of the Banking Act 2004.
By way of comparison, the two last pitfalls highlighted above, have been amongst the main subjects of the reform of the existing regulatory framework of issue of commercial papers further to the Reserve Bank Commercial Paper Directions of August 2017 ("Directions") issued by the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"). The Directions broadened the scope of eligible issuers of CPs to co-operative societies, unions, government entities, trusts and LLPs or any other body corporates having presence in India and having a net-worth of INR 100 crores or higher. The concept of special permission from the RBI for issuance of CPs by entities not otherwise covered under the Directions has also been introduced. These changes have been introduced to better address the economic realities and needs of the country.
The main focus of the Directions has been to enhance the disclosure norms in the offer document. By way of example, the exact end use of the money raised must be disclosed at the time of issue of the CPs. Additional disclosure on the outstanding CPs and other debt instruments of the issuer are now required. The offer document must further contain details of default of CPs or any other borrowings in the past three years. This major improvement in the Indian regulation of CPs will allow investors to take more informed decisions and increase the insights of the Reserve Bank of India into the affaires of the issuers.
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In a public event with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Al-Maliki in the Plaza Bolivar, Minister of Foreign Relations Elias Jaua said "the cause of the Palestinian people is the cause of the Venezuelan people itself." He mentioned late president Hugo Chávez's support for Palestine and concluded "today we are one people, one people united by the human cause, the cause of peace, the cause of life."
Such robust manifestations of support for Palestine have become common since the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began its offensive in Gaza on July 7. The Maduro government has received Palestinian leaders, collected material donations for Palestinian citizens, denounced Israeli actions action Palestine before the United Nations (UN), and provided humanitarian aid to Gaza. Venezuelan leaders have also consistently called for an immediate end to the conflict.
Al-Maliki arrived in Venezuela on August 12 "to discuss issues of foreign policy and to promote international help in demanding an immediate end to Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people." Al-Maliki stated that Venezuela "has demonstrated that it is the brother of the Palestinian people."
On the same day, Venezuela sent twelve tons of humanitarian supplies to Gaza, including medicine, nonperishable food, clothing, and wheelchairs, and plans to send fifteen tons more in the next 48 hours. The Venezuelan government collected supplies at the Casa Amarilla (Ministry of Foreign Relations) for over a week, receiving assistance from the Kuwaiti and Malaysian embassies.
In weeks prior, Venezuelan leaders have continually called on international bodies to help end the Israel-Gaza conflict and open investigations into Israeli human rights violations.
On July 11, President Nicolás Maduro condemned Israeli attacks on Palestine and stated that the attacks were a continuation of a "war of extermination" against Palestinian citizens. He also called for "a grand march" against Israeli aggression and announced that the Venezuelan government would create a shelter named after former President Hugo Chávez for nine Palestinian children that have lost their parents in the conflict. Following their arrival, Maduro stated that the government will look for adoptive parents for the children.
On July 22, Samuel Moncada, the Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the UN, condemned Israeli attacks as well as the political and economic blockade of Palestine. On the following day, Jorge Valera, the Venezuelan Ambassador to the UN, announced his intention to create an independent UN commission that would investigate serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. The UN has since created a panel that will investigate the possibility of war crimes and human rights violations on both sides of the conflict and report its findings to the UN Human Rights Council by March 2015.
On August 4, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua asked the Non-Aligned Movement to press the UN Security Council to devise a resolution that would end the Israel-Gaza conflict and called on the US not to veto such a resolution.
Venezuela cut all diplomatic ties with Israel and established diplomatic relations with the State of Palestine in 2009. Since this time, Venezuela and Palestine have signed 18 agreements. In May, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with President Maduro in Venezuela, where the two leaders signed agreements involving provision of diesel fuel and the construction of a free eye clinic in the West Bank.
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It is been a while since I am working using mono-repository. Advantages and disadvantages between mono-repository and multi-repository have been extensively discussed in the last months, so instead of writing *just another post* about it - I will explain my experience with mono-repositories.

Recently has been a post that attracted my attention [Monorepos: Please don't!](https://medium.com/@mattklein123/monorepos-please-dont-e9a279be011b).
The article has good points against mono-repo and I am not going to discuss them, but my opinion is that most of the arguments are focused around does not work at scale.

Might be that I did not reach that scale because I did not experience the arguments given in the article, but those who had those problems had workarounds or have created products to solve those issues. Maybe as an organization is not an option for you, but it could be at the product level.
### Experience from the trenches

#### At **Sky**

I joined the video-platform team on the Over-The-Top (OTT) department, where I learned tonnes of things and had my first experience with Pair Programming and [trunk based development](https://trunkbaseddevelopment.com/).

As a **product team** for the video-platform, we used mono-repo. It required some effort to improve the pipeline to allow CI/CD, but it worked very well because finally, we were getting the confidence that the whole platform was working on each feature, on each push, on each environment, and on each release.

Looking back now, a problem that could have been avoided in the OTT department was that another development team were building the **download-platform** which had many similarities with the video-platform but was implemented completely in a different way.

A lot of code could have been shared between both products, but it was not done because the similarities were not visible to us.
After some time, when we did some pair rotations we discovered how much similar both products were, but how different they were implemented.

Having a mono-repo within an organisation or department would have helped. At least for the OTT platform, to reduce the cost of development, improve the overall quality of both projects and reduce the build time by simplifying the process.

A few weeks back, I was told that they were tackling this problem using a mono-repo for the department. :rocket:

#### At **Gov UK (Universal Credit)**,

Initially, the project started using multi-repo. When I joined, were around 50+ microservices and it was a nightmare to manage the dependencies, pipelines, delivery and so on.

I was lucky enough that once I joined, the department started the migration from multi-repo to mono-repo naming it *universe* (I love the naming).
Step by step, we were moving each service/repository into *universe*. To build the mono-repo we used [Buck](https://buckbuild.com) as a build tool to allow multi-modules build using a cache.

When I left, *universe* had around 120 microservices in the mono-repo, all the services for UniversalCredit at the government and it was **successful**.

We worked hard improving the pipeline, thanks to the incremental builds and buck caches the build times were reduced considerably because the majority of builds only require a partial build and run tests only for the modules that have changed.
Usually, builds could take up to 20 minutes having a release candidate as a result.

When using mono-repo looks like a good idea to run all the platform locally, but please do not do that. Initially, it is very tempting but later will require a very powerful laptop. Instead, define well the service boundaries, trust those boundaries and relay on stubs for those services.

#### At Zopa

It was funny, because in the early days when I started, I was a bit frustrated when a developer told me
> Mono-repo? Oh we are not Google or Facebook

In the organisation, we had 10+ products with hundreds of repositories, a few common libraries and very a little code sharing between products.

As a tech-lead, I had the opportunity to build up a team. I tried to push for values that I believe help software development, so the team was built around Pair Programming and embracing other Extreme Programming practices.

Initially, it was easy to push for mono-repo, although soon I started to have some friction about it. Hence, I did not want to enforce the idea, we split the product into 2 repositories. After all, it was not the end of the world, but indeed, it was the biggest mistake I ever did.

One component kept as a mono-repo - the team were pairing, sharing knowledge and improving the quality continuously, quickly building up some standards and having some shared components between services to manage infrastructure or testing.

Another component ended up being split into 4 repositories. Developers were not able to re-use much code from other components and it was a nightmare to update dependencies and so on.

All it happened in less than a year so you can guess how it would look like after a few years.

Developers working in the mono-repo were not feeling comfortable making changes in other repositories, devs were not agreeing with standards, some ego battles between ownership and so on.

Soon it might end up being 10+ repositories, having to manage it is a lot of waste. Within the mono-repo, it was easy to manage tests reports automatically, have dependency management migrated to Gradle 5 easily, not leak transitive dependencies, update third-party libraries, apply security patches, have a pipeline using remote cache and so on. Having to do it for 10+ repositories is a lot of *waste*, boring, hard to apply and to maintain.

A reason to have multiple repositories in the organisation was that all the teams worked with the same simple pipeline. It works but makes hard to parallelise steps, use incremental builds, use remote caches, etc.

Another reason to use multi-repo was that the tooling for delivery did not support well mono-repos.

Usually, when the problem is the process it is good to push for **change the process**
and remove things that do not add any value. We should not adopt bad practices,
just because the process sucks.

### Conclusions

To use mono-repo will need some tooling. As an organisation, it would simplify development, reduce development time and cost.
For developers, helps to have more visibility of the codebase, share code and do refactors simpler.  Also helps to reduce the waste of time managing dependencies, pipelines, reports and so on.

If you have any experience with multi-repo vs mono-repo, please share it in the comments or start a thread in [twitter](https://twitter.com/jsalinaspolo)

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Virulence mechanisms of Moraxella in the pathogenesis of infection.
Perez Vidakovics, Laura LU and Riesbeck, Kristian LU (2009) In Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 22(3). p.279-285
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Moraxella catarrhalis is an emerging human-specific pathogen responsible for upper and lower respiratory tract infections. Understanding the events in the complex pathogenesis and underlying mechanisms during M. catarrhalis infection is a key to the development of novel therapeutics and vaccines. RECENT FINDINGS: Several novel findings have been reported on Moraxella pathogenesis and, in parts, explain how the species stands as a commensal in preschool children and survives in the host. Molecular structures for different adhesins in addition to target ligands with respect to signalling and invasion have been defined. Evasion of the complement system allows Moraxella to survive in the mucosa and by neutralizing... (More)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Moraxella catarrhalis is an emerging human-specific pathogen responsible for upper and lower respiratory tract infections. Understanding the events in the complex pathogenesis and underlying mechanisms during M. catarrhalis infection is a key to the development of novel therapeutics and vaccines. RECENT FINDINGS: Several novel findings have been reported on Moraxella pathogenesis and, in parts, explain how the species stands as a commensal in preschool children and survives in the host. Molecular structures for different adhesins in addition to target ligands with respect to signalling and invasion have been defined. Evasion of the complement system allows Moraxella to survive in the mucosa and by neutralizing [alpha]1-antichymotrypsin the protease activity is increased, resulting in tissue destruction and thus promotion of bacterial attachment. Moraxella-dependent cell activation via immunoglobulin D in addition to toll-like receptors and specific epithelial cell inhibition by cross-linking of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule-1 in the early innate immune response and, finally, the ability of M. catarrhalis to form biofilms are other specific research areas of interest. SUMMARY: Recent advances have allowed a more detailed picture of the processes involved in bacteria-host cell interactions, the cause of inflammatory processes and specific host defense responses against the intriguing species Moraxella. (Less)
Perez Vidakovics, Laura LU and Riesbeck, Kristian LU
Clinical Microbiology, Malmö (research group)
Microbiology in the medical area
Virulence Factors: physiology, Respiratory Tract Infections: microbiology, Moraxellaceae Infections: microbiology, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis: pathogenicity, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis: immunology, Bacterial Proteins: physiology, Biomedical Research: trends
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Brad Whitford, musician with the American rock band Aerosmith was born 23rd February 1952. Sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band." The band was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, originally in a band together called the Jam Band, met up with singer Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarist Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, and the band began developing a following in Boston, Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. They were signed to Columbia Records in 1972, and released a string of multi-platinum albums, beginning with their 1973 eponymous debut album, followed by their 1974 album Get Your Wings. In 1975, the band broke into the mainstream with the album Toys in the Attic, and their 1976 follow-up Rocks cemented their status as hard rock superstars.
The band released two more albums, toured extensively, and charted a string of Hot 100 singles. By the end of the 1970s, they were among the most popular hard rock bands in the world and developed a loyal following of fans, often referred to as the "Blue Army". However, drug addiction and internal conflict took their toll on the band, which resulted in the departures of Perry and Whitford in 1979 and 1981, respectively; they were replaced by Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay. The band did not fare well between 1980 and 1984, releasing a lone album, Rock in a Hard Place, which went gold but failed to match their previous successes. Perry and Whitford returned in 1984 and the band signed a new deal with Geffen Records. After a comeback tour, the band recorded Done with Mirrors, which won some critical praise but failed to come close to commercial expectations. It was not until the band sobered up and released 1987′s Permanent Vacation that they regained the level of popularity they had experienced in the 1970s.
Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, the band scored several hits including Dude, looks like a lady Walk this Way (Featuring RUN DMC) and "love in an elvator", and won numerous awards for music from the multi-platinum albums Pump, Get a Grip, and Nine Lives. The band also became a pop culture phenomenon with popular music videos and notable appearances in television, film, and video games. Additional albums followed in 2001 and 2004 including the songs Crazy (Featuring Alicia Silverstone & Liv Tyler) and I don't Wanna Miss a Thing, from the film Armageddon
After 42 years of performing, the band continues to tour and record music. Their latest album,"Music From Another Dimension" was Released 2012, and is the first collection of new tunes since 2001. The album opens with Luv xxx which is an absolute classic Aerosmith track, Oh Yeah is another awesome bluesy track with huge depth and Out Go The Lights is an epic rock and roll song.'Closer' also carries a bluesy edge and is a strong, slow-tempo song, while 'Freedom Fighter' is a pseudo-political rock number with Joe Perry on vocals. "Legendary Child." is another awesome track.
Aerosmith are among the best-selling American rock bands of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide,including 66.5 million albums in the United States alone. They also hold the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an American group. The band has scored 21 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, nine number-one Mainstream Rock hits, four Grammy Awards, and ten MTV Video Music Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, and were included among both Rolling Stone's and VH1′s lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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British author Bernard Cornwell OBE, was born 23 February 1944. Famous for writing Exciting historical fiction, He is best known for his novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe which were adapted into a series of Sharpe television films, starring Sean Bean. As a child, Cornwell loved the novels of C. S. Forester, chronicling the adventures of fictional British naval officer Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars, and was surprised to find that there were no such novels following Lord Wellington's campaign on land. Motivated by the need to support himself in the U.S. through writing, Cornwell decided to write such a series. He named his chief protagonist Richard Sharpe, a rifleman involved in most of the major battles of the Peninsular War. Cornwell took the name from rugby player Richard Sharp.He attended the University of London, and after graduating, worked as a teacher. He attempted to enlist in the British armed services at least three times, but was rejected on the grounds of myopia. He then joined the BBC's Nationwide and was promoted to become head of current affairs at BBC Northern Ireland. He then joined Thames Television as editor of Thames News. He relocated to the United States in 1979 after marrying an American. Unable to get a green card, he started writing novels, as this did not require a work permit and later became a U.S. citizen.
Cornwell wanted to start the series with the Siege of Badajoz but decided instead to start with a couple of "warm-up" novels. These were Sharpe's Eagle and Sharpe's Gold, both published in 1981. Sharpe's Eagle was picked up by a publisher, and Cornwell got a three-book deal. He went on to tell the story of Badajoz in his third Sharpe novel Sharpe's Company published in 1982.Cornwell and wife Judy co-wrote a series of novels, published under the pseudonym "Susannah Kells". These were A Crowning Mercy, published in 1983, Fallen Angels in 1984, and Coat of Arms (aka The Aristocrats) in 1986. (Cornwell's strict Protestant upbringing informed the background of A Crowning Mercy, which took place during the English Civil War.) He also published Redcoat, an American Revolutionary War novel set in Philadelphia during its 1777 occupation by the British, in 1987.
After publishing eight books in his ongoing Sharpe series, Cornwell was approached by a production company interested in adapting them for television. The producers asked him to write a prequel to give them a starting point to the series. They also requested that the story feature a large role for Spanish characters to secure co-funding from Spain. The result was Sharpe's Rifles, published in 1987 and a series of Sharpe television films starring Sean Bean. A series of contemporary thrillers with sailing as a background and common themes followed: Wildtrack published in 1988, Sea Lord (aka Killer's Wake) in 1989, Crackdown in 1990, Stormchild in 1991, and a political thriller called Scoundrel in 1992.
In June 2006, Cornwell was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's 80th Birthday Honours List. Azincourt was released in the UK in October 2008. The protagonist is an archer who participates in the Battle of Agincourt, a devastating defeat suffered by the French during the Hundred Years War. In 2009, he released The Burning Land, another of the six Saxon Stories centered on the protagonist Uhtred of Bebbanburg. The sixth installment of the series, Death Of Kings was released in September 2011. Another of Cornwell's standalone novels, The Fort, was published in 2010. It tells of the Penobscot Expedition of 1779 during the American Revolutionary War, in which a small British force, sent to what is now Castine in the State of Maine, were assaulted by an army with a huge fleet sent by the State of Massachusetts. Cornwell also published The novel 1356 in 2012, which features protagonist Thomas of Hookton and his company of mercenary archers, who ravage the countryside of Gascony before joining the Black Prince's army to fight at the Battle of Poitiers, and The Empty Throne in2014, which is book 8 in the Warrior Chronicles and sees Aethelred Lord of the Mercians dying without an heir, leaving rivals from Wessex and Mercia to contest the rule of Britain, amid the ever present threat of Viking attack.
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If you could change 3 things about the world, what would they be?
Draw something and scan it in (they great thing about blog posts is that they don't always need words, which is handy when you don't feel like writing).
What's your favourite toy now?
If you won the lottery, what would you do next?
Who do you want to say sorry to?
Write up a recipe – you could even cook it and take pictures for the blog post too.
What are your top 3 video games?
What do grown ups need to know about kids like you?
What's your best piece of advice for kids who are sad?
What sort of animals are the best?
Interview your parents. Make sure they answer every question truthfully!
Interview your grandparents. They might have some dirt on your parents!
If you could invent any gadget, what would it be?
What would happen on your best ever weekend?
If you could go back in time to any point in history, where would you go?
What's your opinion on the big news story of this week?
What charity do you support and why?
What's your best money saving tip?
What's your style? What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
What do you think is the best website right now? Write a review.
What do you think is the smartest way to deal with mean people?
If you could interview the Prime Minister or the President, what would you ask?
What 3 things are you going to try harder at for the next month?
What was your best ever day out?
What's your top tip for somebody just starting to blog?
Get a friend to guest blog. Heck, you don't have to write it all yourself.


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Alberta offers Rocky Mountain coal leases after rescinding protection policy
December 4, 2020, 6:41 p.m. ·1 min read
EDMONTON — Alberta is offering more of its Rocky Mountain landscapes to coal mining after rescinding a decades-old policy that protected them.
In documents released earlier this week, Alberta Energy is giving miners until Dec. 15 to bid on nearly 2,000 hectares on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Surface mining on those lands would have been prohibited under the former coal policy rescinded in May, said Ian Urquhart of the Alberta Wilderness Association.
"Unfortunately, it isn't surprising."
The leases will add to the land already leased for coal, which stretches in an almost unbroken swath for nearly 60 kilometres north from the Crowsnest Pass in the province's southwest corner.
"There isn't much left there," he said.
Alberta Energy spokesman Kavi Bal said any mine proposal is subject to review.
"A coal lease does not mean that a coal project has been approved or exploration has been permitted."
If the proposal is large enough, it is subject to a federal review as well.
The United Conservative government has said it seeks to encourage increased export coal production.
The province and the federal government are currently considering a proposal for a mountaintop removal coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass area. More proposals are expected.
Most Alberta coal is used for steelmaking, not power generation.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 4, 2020.
TREASURIES-Most yields slip after Yellen says tax cuts should be repealed
Caris LeVert after MRI found mass on his kidney: 'This trade could've possibly saved me'
Investors in Asian markets were poised for gains on Wednesday after Wall Street indexes rose on the back of U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen's push for a sizable fiscal relief package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We've sort of seen a positivity evident last night in Wall Street already in Asian trade on Tuesday," said Kyle Rodda, a markets analyst at IG Markets, who noted Asian markets are following U.S. stimulus developments more than anything else. "The gains are modest," he added.
Scott Pianowski gives his 2020 exit interview for the fantasy running back position, as well as a sneak peek at his early top-10 for next season.
A cluster of allergic reactions at a single facility in San Diego have prompted officials to halt the distribution of certain Moderna vaccines.
Yellen, a former Federal Reserve chair, also urged lawmakers to "act big" on the next coronavirus relief package, adding that the benefits outweigh the costs of a higher debt burden. Yellen said she believed some of the signature 2017 tax reform act should be repealed, such as the cut in corporate tax rates, although rates would not go back to their pre-2017 levels. Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Cresset Asset Management in Chicago, said he wasn't sure the market reacted to Yellen's testimony as she is a known quantity, and that it had reacted when her nomination was first announced.
Caris LeVert is out indefinitely after doctors discovered a mass on his left kidney.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian markets set for modest upswing after gains on Wall Street
The US is about to have its first female vice-president in history. Here's what awaits Kamala Harris.
VANCOUVER — Dozens of peer support workers on the front lines of Vancouver's overdose crisis are about to be unionized in a move their union says formally recognizes the role they play in saving lives.The workers voted 100 per cent in favour of joining CUPE Local 1004 last March and the Labour Relations Board of British Columbia shared the ballot results this week, the union said. Certification was delayed by several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and a challenge to certification filed by the employer, PHS Community Services Society, the union said. "This is about respect and recognition," Don Cumberland, who has worked at the Washington Needle Depot on East Hastings Street for almost 20 years, said in a statement. "I hope this means that the people doing the hard work on the ground saving lives every day will finally get the credit they deserve."More than 6,500 people have died from overdoses since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016, chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said last month.Andrew Ledger, president of CUPE Local 1004, said that as the number of deaths has climbed due to a poisoned drug supply, peer workers have played a central role in improving access to treatment and it's important that their work be recognized."Oftentimes, the best people to be able to break down barriers to access are members of the community themselves," Ledger said."Peers have become a central figure in many, many health-care delivery settings like injection sites and other community care settings."The labour relations board is expected to issue its official certification this week, affecting about 40 workers, including those at Insite, the Washington Needle Depot and overdose prevention sites in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Micheal Vonn, CEO of PHS Community Services Society, said the organization is in collective bargaining, which limits what it can say. "We're excited about the evolution and we're determined to make this a good experience for the peers," she said. Peer workers at overdose prevention sites, needle depots and other harm reduction services are employees with experiences similar to those they serve.Some of their positions were developed as a "vocational therapeutic program" and the society initially challenged the certification on the basis that their work didn't satisfy traditional employment definitions.The workers may range from volunteers and occasional stipend workers to those working more stable and regular hours. The unionization drive initially sparked some concern that it might mean the end of informal work opportunities that can be an important bridge toward permanent employment for workers who may not yet be capable of holding down a regular job. Ledger said that concern was answered by only including the more permanent and stable work positions in the union drive. Some peer workers have worked for decades without benefits like paid vacation or the ability to collectively negotiate higher wages, he said.Before joining the union's leadership, Ledger worked alongside peer workers as a mental health worker for PHS on the Downtown Eastside in 2009. "I'm very grateful to see those workers are now being acknowledged and will receive the same benefits I did," he said.Unionizing means the workers will have access to benefits, their seniority will be established and other rights their co-workers already receive will be recognized, he said. "Those are really important for all workers and I think it's long overdue that these long-serving peer employees receive the same benefits."This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 19, 2021. Amy Smart, The Canadian Press
ACDI Expanding PaperCut Operations Into Brazil
ACDI Expanding PaperCut Operations Into Brazil. Mr. Rodrigo Romão joins ACDI as Lead Solutions Architect for the Brazilian Region.
The House passed the For the People Act in 2019. Now Senate Democrats name it as their No. 1 bill, too.
What did Donald Trump say in his 2017 inauguration speech?
The decentralized tech community is aiming to find support for technologies that go beyond cryptocurrency support. In a blog post, today the team at Brave announced that they have worked with Protocol Labs to integrate native support for the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) inside their browser. The peer-to-peer file sharing standard launched in 2015 and has been gathering support among open-source advocates who laud the protocol's ability to stop companies and government bodies from taking down content across the web, as well as the more functional performance improvements, offline file viewing capabilities and underlying reliability.
Melania Trump Has Not Reached Out to Jill Biden: 'Unfortunate,' Joe Biden's Daughter Says
It has been customary for an outgoing first lady her successor at the White House
Don Sutton, the Hall of Famer pitcher who is one only 10 Los Angeles Dodgers players to have his number retired, died Monday night in his sleep, his son said. He was 75. "He worked as hard as anyone I've ever known and he treated those he encountered with great respect…and he took me to […]
More than a third of Americans approve of the crackdown, with 28% saying tech companies have gone too far and 23% saying they've not gone far enough.
The first day of what is expected to be a two-day hearing featured many challenges from both sides.
The president, who is skipping the inauguration, also urged America to 'pray' for Mr Biden's success
From Maralinga bombs to bailer shells: the artistic alchemy of Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce
From Maralinga bombs to bailer shells: the artistic alchemy of Judy Watson and Yhonnie ScarceIndigenous artists Watson and Scarce reveal layers of historical, cultural and personal gravitas behind immersive exhibitions
'This American carnage stops right here and stops right now,' Trump says in his inauguration speech to the nation


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CPA, MSA, CFP, Shareholder
Tom joined Waldron Rand in 2017 and became a shareholder in 2020. He specializes in closely held businesses, real estate and international tax matters.
Tom began his career at Vitale, Caturano and Company, which eventually merged with McGladrey (now RSM US), a global audit, tax, and consulting firm. During his time there he worked with owner-managed businesses on both their assurance and taxation needs. This overlap in his skillset created a desire for him to have a better understanding of a small-business owner's overall link between their business and personal picture.
Tom is a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and also holds a designation as a Certified Financial Planner. Tom earned both his BS and MSA in Accountancy from Bentley University and Bentley's McCallum Graduate School of Business. He also holds a Financial Planning Certificate from Boston University.
In his spare time, you may find Tom at the gym, or at home with his wife, Nicole and their two young children.
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Obtains a canonical locale name given a user-specified locale name
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Convert an ICU UErrorCode to a Bool compatible with Win32
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"People United Means Action" (or PUMA) was a political action committee in the United States that opposed the Democratic Party leadership and the nomination of Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic candidate for President in the 2008 presidential election.  PUMA began as an effort by supporters of Obama's primary rival, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who believed that Clinton should have been the Democratic nominee. According to PUMA, "We [were] protesting the 2008 Presidential election because we refuse to support a nominee who was selected by the leadership rather than elected by the voters."

On May 11, 2011, the PUMA PAC was stripped of its status as a recognized Political Action Committee for failure to meet reporting requirements.

Organization

Origin
The PUMA PAC registered as a non-affiliated political action committee (PAC) with the Federal Election Commission and organized as a 527 Organization with the Internal Revenue Service in June 2008. PUMA's founders state that the group originated out of online comments of a group of Clinton supporters on a pro-Clinton blog, The Confluence, which was created by New Jersey biochemist and former John Edwards supporter "Riverdaughter," who had been recently banned from a pro-Obama liberal blog.
The website ClintonsForMcCain.com was, however, registered by the Republican National Committee on May 15, 2008, well in advance of Clinton's concession speech.

PUMA was also part of a coalition of online activists with similar goals, the JustSayNoDeal coalition. The PUMA acronym as originally coined stood for "Party Unity My Ass", but the PAC was registered as "People United Means Action," a backronym. Executive director Darragh Murphy estimates that PUMA PAC proper had gathered over 10,000 members and the organization's official site had received more than a million hits between its founding in June through August 2008. Dianne Mantouvalos, founder of the larger JustSayNoDeal coalition, estimates the coalition comprises over 100 groups, and accounted for more than 10% of the 18,000,000 votes Clinton received in the primaries.

Will Bower, a media spokesperson for PUMA and JustSayNoDeal, summarized many of PUMA's objections to the actions of the Democratic Party during the 2008 presidential primaries. PUMA's stated beliefs were that the Democratic Party leadership chose Obama undemocratically despite the desires of Democratic voters, and that Obama was unfairly advantaged by the ruling by the Rules and Bylaws Committee on seating Florida and Michigan delegates.

PUMA members pointed to charges that the media directed sexism and misogyny at Clinton during the primary campaign and expressed anger at Democratic Party leaders' failure to speak against it or otherwise respond appropriately. After the primaries, while focusing none of his comments on Obama, Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean did criticize the media, saying, "The media took a very sexist approach to Senator Clinton's campaign" in response to hearing objections from what he described as a "cross-section of women, from individual voters to powerful politicians and chief executives."

Some media and online commentators used the term PUMA to describe any Clinton primary voter who did not support Obama's nomination or the Democratic Party leadership, regardless of PAC affiliation.

Political action
PUMA's protest actions during the 2008 election took several forms, including encouraging a Clinton write-in campaign for the general election, voting for no presidential candidate, and supporting other candidates such as Obama's Republican opponent, Senator John McCain. Some hoped that enough superdelegates would change their minds to give Clinton the nomination at the upcoming Democratic National Convention that August. Other expressed desires were to help defeat Obama in the general election by electing McCain president to set up another run for Clinton in 2012, or that Clinton run as an independent candidate in the election. Some have noted that the Internet fostered the organization. Many PUMA advocates are part of the blogosphere and use it for organization, advocacy and viral communication.

PUMA advocated for an open convention in which Clinton's name would be placed in nomination and her delegates allowed to vote for her. The allied organization The Denver Group spearheaded an ad-based media campaign advocating for an open nomination convention including placing Clinton's name in nomination, allowing speeches in support and a roll-call vote. The campaign emphasized a connection between historical events and the 2008 convention, calling on DNC Chairman Howard Dean and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to "follow fair and honest application of the democratic process and according to democratic principles" and resist turning "the convention into a coronation."

PAC members were among the groups protesting the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Organizers, co-founders and associated movements
Darragh Murphy, executive director of PUMA PAC, created the organization in June 2008, saying that her website's immediate goal was "to let the party know, let the leadership know that millions and millions of us are not going to support Obama, that we believe the nomination process was flawed beyond belief, that it was unfair and biased." According to one reporter who interviewed her, "Murphy ... believes that the only way to save the Democratic Party at this point was to destroy it. Mr. Obama must lose, and his supporters must be purged." But Murphy had characterized PUMA PAC's goals as "not an organized effort to leave the Democratic Party, but to get it back, to bring real unity to the party. Millions of voters are still very unhappy. We're going to still be here on November 5."

Diane Mantouvalos, who also founded HireHeels.com, a website trying to involve women in politics, founded "Just Say No Deal.com" along with Peter Boykin (creator of the slogan for the domain name), Will Bower, Cristi Adkins, Amy Goldman, Anne Franklin, Robin Carlson, and Thuc Ngyuen after Hillary Clinton announced the suspension of her campaign. Just Say No Deal was a coalition of groups, including PUMA, advocating against Obama as the nominee.

Clinton supporters including Christi Adkins, Anne Franklin, and Peter Boykin created Clintons4McCain.com. Clintons4McCain's group membership intended to vote for McCain in November 2008, and believed that he would be a tolerable president. Adkins and Franklin were interviewed on Third Rail Radio and Fox News on multiple occasions about PUMA's mission. Adkins and Bowers and other PUMAs appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart during the convention.

Criticism
PUMA has been criticized for its support of Republican candidates John McCain and Sarah Palin, especially considering the sharp policy differences between the Republican ticket and Hillary Clinton; this left the organization open to charges that it supported the McCain campaign solely out of spite or racism, with no concern for whether a McCain victory would actually advance Clinton's policy agenda.

Some Democrats argued that the organization's goals contradicted Clinton's stated views, and PUMA's lack of support from Clinton herself undermined its credibility. On CNN's Situation Room, Clinton said, "I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that anyone who supported me ... understands what a grave error it would be not to vote for Senator Obama." PUMA suggested that Clinton was not sincere in endorsing Obama, but was simply trying to avoid damage to her position in the party. One Democratic state committeewoman who said she supported Clinton, and whose attitude was "Enough with this PUMA stuff," said: "It's not like it's 'Rah rah Obama'. No. But he was our candidate...."

Patti Higgins, the chair of the Alaska Democratic Party, wrote to a PUMA supporter: "Having Senator Clinton's name on a roll call without having the votes would just embarrass her, waste time, and make people agonize over nothing. I find it difficult to believe that this organization was not an undercover McCain operation." On August 14, 2008, Clinton and Obama issued a joint news release stating that Clinton's name would be put into nomination and a roll-call vote held at the convention, in response to calls from Clinton supporters. Clinton previously stated at a fundraiser: "[I] believe that we will come out stronger if people feel that their voices were heard and their views were respected. I think that was a very big part of how we actually come out unified."

Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon had accused PUMA of being a front for McCain advocacy, pointing to Darragh Murphy's financial support of McCain in February 2000. Murphy acknowledged having donated to McCain, stating that the donation was to help him defeat George W. Bush in the primary. She said she voted for Democratic nominee Al Gore in the general election, although she did not donate to his campaign, and said she was "devastated when Bush stole the election". According to The Huffington Post's Fundrace 2008, Murphy had donated $850 to Clinton's presidential campaign through Q3 2008. Marcotte's accusation, however, omits Murphy's campaign contributions to Clinton. FEC records show a $200 donation to WomenCount PAC by Murphy in June 2008. Bower rejects the claims of Marcotte and others: "People have been trying to paint this as a Trojan horse, you know, as though I'm a Republican, that this was a Republican strategy ... No, that's not it at all. From dog-catcher to president, I've voted Democrat."

Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Clinton supporter, argued that while she saw why many subscribed to the "PUMA attitude", she argued that for "reproductive rights, the economy and a range of other issues, the only choice was Obama", and that voting for McCain, or letting him win by default, was worse than not having Clinton as the nominee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated that PUMAs and other Clinton supporters "have been less than gracious" for their continuing refusal to support Obama.

DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee co-chair James Roosevelt disputed the claim that the Michigan–Florida delegate decision was in any way preordained to favor Obama. He argued that party rules and regulations were "followed and interpreted fairly," saying that there were allegations of impropriety in the Texas caucuses, but only one complaint was filed with a delegate.

After McCain's defeat in the general election, some commentators accused PUMA of essentially misrepresenting their influence or numbers, as some exit polls showed that Obama won over 90% of the Democratic vote. Later studies, however, found that between 24% and 25% of voters who supported Clinton in the primary voted for McCain in the general election.

Among the anti-PUMA blogs, StupidPumas! posted copies of official letters sent to PUMA-PAC from the Federal Election Commission, demanding the filing of long-overdue financial reports.

PUMA film
In 2009, Los Angeles filmmakers Brad Mays and Lorenda Starfelt finished work on their feature-length political documentary The Audacity of Democracy, which followed the 2008 race for the Democratic presidential nomination and focused in particular on PUMA. Shot from June through September 2008, Mays and Starfelt filmed interviews and political activity in Los Angeles, Princeton, Dallas, Austin, Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City and at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Mays came under almost immediate fire from pro-Obama groups, citing conflict of interest due to the production having been financed by PUMA-PAC itself. Mays acknowledged these concerns but maintained that his film would be an objective account of what he saw and heard during the primary. About a week before the convention, all of Mays' camera equipment was stolen en route to Chicago. Most of the gear was eventually replaced, but the crucial Chicago shoot was seriously compromised. When Mays decided to film interviews with Internet journalist Tommy Christopher, an outspoken PUMA critic, the rank and file of the PUMA movement quickly denounced the filmmaker, distancing themselves from the entire project.

In multiple subsequent Blog-Radio interviews, Mays has expressed extreme dissatisfaction with the finished film, revealing that he had not been allowed to complete shooting in the manner originally agreed to, and adding that many of the PUMA members who had decided to switch their support from Clinton to McCain did not care for the way their newfound Republican leanings played onscreen.

See also
McCain Democrat

References

External links
 PUMA PAC blog
 The Confluence Originating PUMA site
 DailyPUMA features a compendium of RSS feeds from various PUMA blogs along with other political viewpoints

Internet-based activism
United States political action committees
Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign
Defunct American political movements
Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)

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Q: MPMoviePlayerController : Trouble stopping video and switching back to iPhone app I am making an iPhone app, where in there is a requirement for embedding video into the app. I am using MPMoviePlayerController class instance to play the video inside my iPhone app. Now how to stop the video and come back to the application when the video finishes?
Right now even after the video finishes the moviePlayer ( i.e. instance of MPMoviePlayerController) remains open.
Please Help and Suggest.

A: You to register for an NSNotification that the MPMoviePlayerController sends out when it finishes.   Here is an example:
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A good place to put that is inside "viewDidLoad" of your main ViewController class.
Then inside your method "movieFinishedCallback:" (which gets an NSNotification object passed in as an argument, which you can use to find our more detail about the kind of finishing that happened if you like) you simply dismiss the movieplayercontroller.

A: You need to check the default property and methods provided for MPMoviePlayerController. You can go through the link  http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#samplecode/MoviePlayer_iPhone/Introduction/Intro.html. You should know about the methods of MPMoviePlayer. There is methods like Play,stop and many more.

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AFCON 2019: Yobo, Okocha hail VAR decision against Super Eagles
News Agency of Nigeria July 11, 2019 5:42 PM 2 min read
Ex-Internationals Joseph Yobo and Austin Jay-Jay Okocha have hailed the decision of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) which awarded a "contentious goal" to South Africa in the quarter-final game against Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the VAR system was introduced at the quarter-final stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt and is being used in the competition for the first time.
It made its first significant intervention when it overruled a linesman's decision to disallow South Africa's Bongani Zungu's goal for offside in their quarterfinal game against Nigeria.
Okocha and Yobo who were guests analyst on a football show hosted by Super Sports on Thursday, said VAR was a welcome development in the AFCON and must be embraced by all football stakeholders on the African continent.
"At first, I thought it was an offside goal, but then when we saw the VAR replay it was obvious that the ball came off the back of Odion Ighalo which automatically put South Africa's Zungu onside position.
"So, it was legitimate at the end of the day and it rightly stood even though the linesman had initially ruled the goal as offside.
"That's the beauty of VAR. A lot of people have been criticising the newly introduced technology, but the truth is that no one wants to go home feeling cheated.
"This is why we need technology in football now because the game has become a lot quicker than what it used to be and with the ordinary eyes you can't really get everything," Okocha said.
Yobo, on his part said: "I think with VAR there has to be a little bit more clarity. I can't understand why they are not showing us (viewers) all the angles.
"From my understanding, they have about 12 angles, so they have to show it all to the fans, viewers and the players because these are decisive moments in a game.
"In this particular situation, I think the VAR probably got it right but can they give us some clarity earlier on? So, that decisions can be made and for viewers, fans and everybody can understand the reason behind the decision.
"But like Okocha rightly said, I think VAR is there to help the game and at the moment I think they are doing very well," he said. (NAN)
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The Immortal Berserker
The Only Thing I Can Upgrade Is Strength
Unspoken Words of Magic
I'm Gonna be a Wizard When I Grow up Again!
Of Space and Bachelor's Degrees
Many Worlds
Halosty's Tales
A small collection of web novels.
The Immortal Berserker Chapter 225
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Inside his body, Barrett surveyed the damage. The bleeding had stopped, so he wasn't in any danger, but he was actually more injured than anticipated. First and foremost was the damage to his sternum and the ribs around it. There was a large hole where the spearhead had pierced his chest, and a half dozen ribs around had been broken as well. While he could easily recover from broken bones, missing bone was another things entirely. Of course, most of the muscles on the chest were anchored to the ribcage in some way, and there was damage to them beyond just being separated.
Inside his chest, things were more or less as anticipated. He'd squished his lungs and heart over to the side as the stab had come, leaving plenty of room for the spear to pierce through without hitting them. Of course, organs weren't meant to change shape and berserk energy radiating off of the spear had caused some damage still… but overall the internal organs were fine. Barrett had also moved his spine… but the spear had grazed the bones there and caused damage to rear ribs as well. He hadn't been perfect with that motion either, so he thought he might have broken some of the ribs himself as he moved the spine. Even so, that would be healed soon enough.
At the rate Barrett healed, the single day he had to recover was approximately equivalent to a year. That would allow him to recover the broken bones and slight damage to his organs, as well as the other wounds throughout his body from the rest of the fight. He could slightly speed up the process by using Pure Body Tempering, but with so many wounds there wouldn't be much free healing potential to draw upon for the first few hours. Then, most of Barrett would be recovered… but his chest would still have many issues.
As he stepped into the arena the next day, Barrett was happy to have magic bandages among other things. The bandages wrapped his chest tight and everything was held in place by his breastplate. His ribs had healed… with the exception of the two directly adjacent to the part of his sternum that was still missing. Regrowing huge chunks of bone took time and nutrients, and Barrett had been unable to eat for most of the day. He'd remembered to move his windpipe along with his lungs, but he'd forgotten his esophagus, which had fortunately just been split, and it had been stitched back together just fine… though it took time to heal.
Barrett's armor had been repaired quickly- the Immortal Berserker Sect had some of their personnel on standby for such things during the tournament. Fortunately magic made it possible to fix a massive hole instead of requiring getting new armor. While normal smiths could close up a hole with enough work, it wouldn't be as strong as before.
Stepping up onto the arena, Barrett looked over his opponent. He was a mage wearing plain white clothes without any distinctive markings. From the information given before the match and some research, he had learned they were a rare sort of mage- a light mage. Light mages used light, obviously. The way they did so was either illusions or more rarely… to attack. Using light to attack was generally weaker, with one significant advantage. It wasn't possible to dodge- or rather, it reached from its point of attack to its final points instantaneously.
As the battle started, Barrett moved forward cautiously. Or rather, he tried to appear that way instead of letting on that he didn't want to move violently so that he could avoid worsening the wounds on his chest. It would probably happen at some point during the battle, but he preferred to wait until it was necessary.
The first thing Barrett saw of the attack was nothing- or rather, that he could see nothing. Light around him had disappeared entirely. He had enough of a sense of mana to feel more being gathered to attack him. He prepared to dodge- while he couldn't avoid getting touched by light, it wouldn't damage him all at once and aim could be thrown off.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light. Barrett perhaps should have expected the move, but he hadn't exactly fought any light mages before. The sudden change from darkness to light overwhelmed his eyes, and while they wouldn't take any permanent damage, he found himself blind. More blind than the darkness? Not really, but now his opponent didn't have to actively control his blindness.
At that moment, Barrett sensed killing intent. He'd sensed something before the flash, but it had been so broad as to give him no time to react. Now he felt something coming for his eyes in particular. He squeezed his eyes shut tight just in time to feel heat on his eyelids. It wasn't fire, but it was much the same. Barrett threw his left arm in front of his face, the motion very uncomfortable in his unhealed chest. With his armored limb blocking, the attack stopped for a moment before changing targets. Barrett only had a tiny sliver of time between one place being attacked and the next- and in the next instant his left armpit was being burned. There was no direct line from where the mage had been to there… but there was no reason they couldn't control light to turn.
The mage was doing their best to hide their presence by concealing the flow of their mana, but Barrett could still track their approximate location through feeling back the killing intent… and through hearing. Barrett tossed his axe- it wasn't designed for throwing, but since it was either that or just drop it, throwing it was better. Perhaps in a real battle he would prefer to properly stow it, but here it gave him an opening to attack with lead balls.
His counterattack threw off the enemy mage, and the man's accuracy with his attack lessened. Barrett moved, ignoring the tearing feeling in his chest. He continued throwing lead balls on the way, berserk energy exploding out towards the mage. He was either extremely proficient at dodging or had some sort of magical shield- Barrett couldn't see, and his hearing wasn't good enough to detect the man's exact motion. In regards to that, he suddenly felt heat in his ears. His opponent was trying to destroy his hearing- a good move, but regardless of the fact that Barrett hadn't faced light magic before, his body was quite resistant to heat. By twisting and turning his head, he made it so the heat couldn't build up quickly enough to deal any damage.
He was rushing towards the mage, nearly having reached him, when he leaped towards the light mage with a kick. At the same moment, he used magic to move the stone of the arena to grab the man's feet. His opponent could clearly sense his mana and avoided being caught, dodging out of Barrett's attack trajectory as well… except Barrett changed his weight distribution in the air. His trajectory slightly changed, and his forward kick turned into a side swipe. Barrett's kick connected and he felt that the mage indeed had a magical shield- it slowed the attack down slightly as it shattered, and then the arena's restrictions stopped the blow from connecting and destroying the man's entire ribcage.
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Barbara Williams to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award...
By Coach Dan, 09/30/16, 5:00AM EDT
Long Island Coach to receive Lifetime Achievement award!
The Peconic Hockey Foundation will be honoring Barbara Williams with a lifetime achievement award for her tremendous contributions to the sport of hockey on Long Island and beyond
A native Long Islander, born in Brooklyn, Barbara started skating at the age of 5. Inspired by Sonja Henie and later coached by Howard Nicholson Barbara has taught skating on Long Island for many years to individuals and groups. Barbara's big break came when Patricia Walcot, the director of Raquet and Rink, asked Barbara to teach power skating to some young hockey players…well that was just a start of one of the greatest dynasties in sports.
Barbara was named the NHL's first female coach in 1977 for the New York Islanders. We all know what happened in the years after as Barbara played an integral if not THE most important part in creating the players needed to win 4 consecutive Stanley Cup wins from 1979 to 1983.
She has since coached hundreds of NHL players, local teams and skaters wanting to get better and faster on the ice.
Barbara currently owns and operates Barbara Williams Power skating and continues to train and inspire many young hockey players.
It is with privilege and honor that the board and advisors of Peconic Hockey present our very first Peconic Hockey Foundation Life time Achievement to Barbara Williams.
Thank you for helping grow, inspire and make this the greatest sport!
Barbara will be presented at a private event on October 19th, 2016 at Sebonack Golf Club at the Peconic Hockey Foundation 2nd Annual Gold Classic and Party.
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In order to nurture our well-being and come to our right livelihood; it is best to frequently pause and halt the busy *doing and thinking* process. Pause. Relax. Trust. This runs contrary to the belief espoused within the employment industry of *looking for a job is a full-time job.* Woe upon those who follow this motto.
We need to do our research and seek the help we may need in order to make wise choices. However, I have found great value in pausing and waiting rather than trying to force a decision or an action. Try it.
Finding work that is meaningful and fulfilling is not something we *figure-out,* abdicate to external forces, nor something we push ourselves to do. Rather, it is more a process in time wherein we come to know and trust our deepest desires, intuition and clarity of mind. Coming to know our right livelihood involves our whole being.
Seeking the slender threads weaving our lives can also lead us toward meaningful work. What are the slender threads? *Being in a particular place at just the right time, meeting someone who steers you in an unforeseen direction, the unexpected appearance of work or money or inspiration just when they are most needed. Whether called fate, destiny or the hand of God, slender threads are at work*weaving the remarkable tapestry of our lives.* Robert A. Johnson, Balancing Heaven and Earth.
Viewing my own life I see how those slender threads - chance meetings - patterned decades of my life. I see how some of my best career choices came about through some great benevolent force guiding me, connecting me to necessary people and experiences more so than my well-made plans or goals. All I did was get the information I could, put myself out there and then, followed the little steps revealed to me.
If you are in job search or looking for career direction put yourself *out there* and be open to slender threads (along with spending quiet God-time alone). Participate in free local employment programs - looking and listening for unexpected connections or clues. Pay attention to meaningful words that suddenly catch your attention or replay in your mind whether from a passing stranger, friend, dream, song, TV show, book title, or*.
Tell everyone you meet you are in career change, soul searching, job search*find your own words. In a sentence or two let them know what you enjoy doing, what your skills are, what interests you or where you would like to work. Ask if they can think of a job title that might suit someone like you, or where you might apply for work, or who else could they suggest for you talk to.
People love to help if we will but open ourselves to their generosity. Take little steps. Pause, relax and trust your small inner voice. Look for the slender threads weaving the majestic tapestry of our lives. Herein, follow the guidance toward your right livelihood.
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Update for the Profession on Criminal Very High Cost Cases (VHCC)
On 31 October 2013 the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) sent contract amendment notices to barristers who hold a criminal VHCC contract. Details of the proposed amendments were subsequently published on the Ministry of Justice website.
Under the proposed amendments the Government propose to pay future work on a current case at a rate 30% less than is currently stated in the contract. The Government consulted the Bar Council on amending the contracts and on 18 October the Bar Council submitted its strong objections.
The LAA notice of 31 October states that, "the reduced fees will not apply to cases in which the court has set a trial date before 2 December 2013 and that trial date is on or before 31 March 2014."
The terms of the contract state that the LAA may amend the contract to give effect to legislative changes made by the Lord Chancellor. When the amendment notices were issued no such legislation had been laid. It is understood that a Statutory Instrument will be laid in Parliament today and will appear on the Parliamentary website.
Barristers who have signed a contract have been informed by the LAA that the amendments will come into effect on 2 December. Barristers would therefore have until 1 December to inform the LAA if they wish to exercise their contractual right to give notice of termination.
The Bar Council has been taking expert legal advice and will continue to do so once it sees the wording of the Statutory Instrument. The Bar Council intends to issue further information to barristers involved in current VHCC contracts to assist them in understanding the proposed amendments and what their options are. This is without prejudice to any other steps that the Bar Council may wish to take in relation to the making of the Order and the scrutiny by Parliament of the Order.
The Bar Council is in ongoing discussions with the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the Bar's independent regulator, in respect of barristers' professional obligations under the Code of Conduct. The Bar Council understands that the BSB intends to provide additional guidance to barristers in respect of the Code of Conduct application to this matter prior to the deadline for notice of termination. In the meantime, barristers may always contact the Bar Council's Ethical Enquiries Helpline on 020 7611 1307.
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Romania anti-govt protests biggest since communism fell
Bucharest (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets across Romania to protest against the government's decriminalising of a string of corruption offences, the largest demonstrations since the fall of communism in 1989.
Between 200,000 and 300,000 protesters, according to media estimates, braved sub-zero temperatures to demonstrate, with some shouting "Thieves!" and "Resign!" a day after the government passed an emergency decree.
In the capital Bucharest some demonstrators hurled bottles, firecrackers and stones at security forces, who responded by firing tear gas. A few police and protesters were lightly injured.
For the second straight night crowds also hit the streets in other cities across the country -- including in Timisoara, cradle of the 1989 revolution.
Over a matter of days that uprising nearly 30 years ago forced dictator Nicolae Ceausescu from power, ending with he and his wife being summarily executed on December 25, 1989.
In the emergency decree issued late Tuesday, the government decriminalised certain corruption offences and made abuse of power punishable by jail only if it results in a monetary loss of more than 44,000 euros ($47,500).
Romania's left-wing government under the Social Democrats (PSD) has only been in office a few weeks after bouncing back in elections on December 11, barely a year since mass protests forced them from office.
The government had remained silent since Tuesday evening, but on Wednesday Justice Minister Florin Iordache wrote on his Facebook page that there was "nothing secret, illegal or immoral" about the emergency decree.
Bucharest said it is putting legislation in line with the constitution.
But critics say the main beneficiary will be PSD leader Liviu Dragnea, currently on trial for alleged abuse of power, as well as other left-wing politicians.
Dragnea, 54, is already barred from office because of a two-year suspended jail sentence for voter fraud handed down last year. His abuse-of-power trial, which began on Tuesday, concerns 24,000 euros.
Another initiative, which Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu will submit to parliament, will see around 2,500 people serving sentences of less than five years for non-violent crimes released from prison.
The government said that this will reduce overcrowding in jails but critics say that, again, the main beneficiaries will be the many officials and politicians ensnared in a major anti-corruption drive of recent years.
- 'Scandalous' -
The anti-corruption push saw Romania make history in 2015 when then-prime minister Victor Ponta went on trial over alleged tax evasion and money laundering, charges he denies.
Only last week the European Commission commended the efforts of ex-communist Romania, which joined the European Union together with neighbouring Bulgaria in 2007 as the bloc's two poorest members.
But this week's latest move set off alarm bells in Brussels, with European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker and his deputy Frans Timmermans issuing a joint statement expressing "deep concern" on Wednesday.
"The fight against corruption needs to be advanced, not undone," they said. "The Commission warns against backtracking and will look thoroughly at the emergency ordinance... in this light."
Centre-right President Klaus Iohannis, elected in 2014 on an anti-graft platform and a sharp critic of Dragnea, on Wednesday called the decree "scandalous" and moved to invoke the constitutional court.
Both decrees were published earlier this month, sparking protests last Sunday that drew 40,000 people including 20,000 in the capital, and more than 15,000 a week earlier.
The laws have been heavily criticised by several Romanian officials and institutions, including the attorney general, the anti-corruption chief prosecutor and the president of the high court.
"I am outraged. The PSD won the elections but that doesn't mean they can sneakily change the penal code in the middle of the night," said protester Gabriela State, 46.
On Wednesday some 20,000 demonstrators gathered in the western city of Cluj, an AFP correspondent said, while there were 15,000 in Timisoara and 10,000 in Sibiu in central Romania.


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EFSA: Drinking more than 4 coffees a day is bad, especially during pregnancy
Drinking more than four coffees a day is bad, especially for young people and pregnant women. This is EFSA's latest recommendations on coffee consumption. The European Food Safety Agency has established new maximum daily doses for caffeine intake.
Beanie more than four coffees a day is bad, especially to young people and pregnant women. These are the latest recommendations fromEFSA on coffee consumption. The European Food Safety Agency has established new maximum daily doses for caffeine intake.
New guidelines on coffee consumption therefore come from EFSA, as a result of research conducted at European level. According to EFSA, drinking more than four coffees a day is really dangerous for health. Recommendations on reducing coffee consumption warn i young people under the age of 18 and pregnant women.
Overdoing coffee and caffeine intake in general can lead to problemsl cardiovascular system and for the central nervous system. According to EFSA, very precise guidelines will have to be established beyond which drinking coffee and caffeine becomes a health problem.
In any case, under accusation we not only find the classic cup of coffee, but also the energy drinks and sodas that contain caffeine. In fact, the attention with regard to young people under the age of 18 concerns precisely this type of products, which are often purchased and consumed regardless of their caffeine content.
At the moment, EFSA is mainly aimed at consumers, to remind them to take into account the differences sources of caffeine present on the market, beyond coffee, which is the best known source.
L'Efsa communicates which is the first time that the risks of caffeine from any food source are analyzed at the level of the European Union. Some risk assessments have already been carried out by national authorities and other bodies around the world and all have been carefully evaluated by a specific EFSA working group.
In particular, the European Commission had requested EFSA to carry out these assessments after some Member States had expressed concerns about the adverse health effects associated with the consumption of caffeine, with particular reference to cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system disorders and possible risks to fetal health during pregnancy. Pending further information, in the meantime we can follow the recommendation of EFSA e do not exceed four coffees per day, especially if we are young or pregnant.
Specialties Thu EFSA's scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine.
WE RECEIVE AND PUBLISH THE POSITION OF THE COFFEE PROMOTION CONSORTIUM, 04 JUNE 2015
The Coffee Promotion Consortium welcomes the opinion of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) on caffeine published yesterday, which considers a moderate intake, equal to 400 mg of caffeine per day (about 4-5 cups of coffee) as safe in the population. adult, part of a healthy and balanced diet and an active lifestyle.
"The opinion of EFSA - declares the President of the Coffee Promotion Consortium, Patrick Hoffer - confirms the position we have always supported: amoderate caffeine intake has no contraindication for the majority of healthy adults. It is important to clarify how this opinion does not question the safety of coffee ".
Furthermore, numerous studies indicate the positive effects of moderate coffee consumption: positive effects on memory and concentration, a strong preventive and protective action against type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease, a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular death.
Regarding cardiovascular risks, Andrea Poli, President of the Nutrition Foundation of Italy, states that: "A recent meta-analysis (Crippa et al, Am J Epidemiol 2014) which combined all the studies on the subject published in the literature between 1966 and 2013, highlights a significant correlation between coffee consumption and the reduction of mortality linked to any cause, in particular to the cardiovascular system. Coffee consumers, in this meta-analysis which carefully assessed the dose-response relationships, presented a 10-20% reduced risk of death from cardiovascular causes for all levels of consumption detected (up to 8 cups / day) ".
The European Food Safety Authority has provided recommendations for a daily intake of caffeine from all sources. Consumed in moderation daily and for long periods of time, caffeine is not harmful to health in healthy populations.
As EFSA notes, most people tend to naturally self-regulate consumption of caffeine which best meets personal needs; however, for some people to drink more coffee than
usually it can lead to agitation or sleep disturbances. These effects are generally short-lived and subside once the individual returns to the usual level of consumption. These effects are known to be more pronounced in some people than in others: moderate caffeine intake does not cause any problems in most people.
Special recommendations emerge from EFSA for children (3-10 years), adolescents (10-18 years) and pregnant women. Elio Acquas, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Cagliari, underlines:
"If in the diet of an adult coffee is the main source of caffeine intake, this normally does not occur in children and adolescents, in which coffee is a negligible source and the pleasure associated with the consumption of coffee only matures at a time. later age ". "Furthermore - continues Acquas - in pregnant women, who metabolize caffeine more slowly, EFSA's recommendations consider an intake of caffeine up to 200 mg to be safe for the fetus. In fact, numerous studies show that a moderate consumption of coffee has no negative effects on the health of the unborn child or on that of the pregnant woman ".
In conclusion, EFSA's recommendations:
· A daily consumption of up to 400 mg of caffeine is not harmful for health in healthy populations
· Single doses of caffeine up to 200 mg (an espresso contains on average 80 mg of caffeine while a cup of mocha contains on average 100) are considered safe for adults (18-65 years) even when consumed less than two hours before strenuous exercise
· For pregnant women, caffeine intake up to 200 mg per day is considered safe for the fetus
Daily intakes of up to 200 mg of caffeine by breastfeeding women are considered safe for the baby
For children (3-10 years) and adolescents (10-18 years), the daily intake of 3 mg per kg of body weight is considered safe
Single doses of 100 mg can increase sleep latency (the amount of time it takes to fall asleep) and shorten the length of sleep in some adults, especially when consumed shortly before a night's rest.
Coffee, caffeine and health
A vast scientific literature shows that coffee is fully part of an active lifestyle and a correct and balanced diet (http://www.coffeeandhealth.org). EFSA itself has previously recognized that caffeine, also contained in coffee, exerts positive effects both on a mental level (alertness, concentration) and physical performance (endurance). Scientific evidence to date also suggests that moderate consumption of coffee throughout life can slow physiological age-related cognitive decline and reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease). risk of type 2 diabetes and a range of liver diseases.
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What Is Pickleball? Here's The Scoop...
Pickleball. What an odd name for a sport, huh? While there is a ball involved, sadly, there are no pickles in play with this particular game. Which makes you wonder why it's called pickleball in the first place. Here's the scoop on all things pickleball, including the origins of the funny name:
Who came up with pickleball? Pickleball was the brainchild of Joe Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum. The three friends returned home from a game of golf to find their families bored. To fix that, they decided to play badminton. After setting up the net, they couldn't find the shuttlecock, so they improvised with a wiffle ball. They lowered the net a bit and used wood paddles they hastily fabricated with plywood from the shed.
What is pickleball? It is a paddle sport that combines several elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It is played on a smaller, badminton-sized court with a modified tennis net. The paddle used is smaller than a tennis racket but larger than a ping-pong paddle, and the plastic ball used in play looks very similar to a wiffle ball.
When was pickleball invented? It is a fairly new sport, as it was pioneered back in the summer of 1965. It's only 51 years old!
Where was pickleball created? Pickleball started at the home of Joel Pritchard on Bainbridge Island in the state of Washington. (Interesting sidenote: Joel Pritchard was a State Representative who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the State of Washington back in 1970.)
Why is it called pickleball? No one knows for sure, as the stories vary. Joan Pritchard, Joel's wife, has stated that the game was so named because it reminded her "of the Pickle Boat in crew where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats." Others have stated that the name resulted from the Pritchard family dog, Pickles. Rumors state that Pickles would often chase after the balls they used to play the game.
How do you play pickleball? From the unique underhand serve to hot to score points to staying out of the "kitchen", here's an informative video that shows you the basics: https://youtu.be/KNrIB-PsE88 (Courtesy of Third Shot Sports)
Better yet, now that we have installed new pickleball courts here at Harbor Club, Larry Price can offer clinics to help you learn how to play. If you have questions or want to get information on the next clinic, feel free to give him a call at (706) 453-1436. See you on the courts!
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