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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
PE611.464v01-00
to wind up the debate on the state of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom
pursuant to Rule 123(2) of the Rules of Procedure
on the state of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom (2017/2847(RSP))
Guy Verhofstadt Coordinator and Chair of the ALDE Group
Manfred Weber Chair of the PPE Group
Gianni Pittella Chair of the S&D Group
Gabriele Zimmer Chair of the GUE/NGL Group
Philippe Lamberts, Ska Keller Co-Chairs of the Verts/ALE Group
Danuta Maria Hübner Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
European Parliament resolution on the state of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom (2017/2847(RSP))
B8‑0538/2017
The European Parliament,
– having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2017 on negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union(1),
– having regard to the European Council (Art. 50) Guidelines of 29 April 2017 following the United Kingdom's notification under Article 50 TEU and to the Annex to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/…….. of 22 May 2017 - Directives for the negotiation of an agreement with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal from the European Union,
– having regard to the Commission position papers of 12 June 2017 on 'Essential Principles on Citizens' Rights' and 'Essential Principles on Financial Settlement' and of 20 September 2017 on 'Guiding principles for the Dialogue on Ireland/Northern Ireland',
– having regard to the position papers of the United Kingdom Government on the issues pertaining to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, and in particular that of 26 June 2017 on 'Safeguarding the position of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU' and that of 16 August 2017 on 'Northern Ireland and Ireland',
– having regard to Rule 123(2) of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas there are currently around 3.2 million citizens of the remaining 27 Member States (EU-27) resident in the United Kingdom and 1.2 million citizens of the United Kingdom ('UK citizens') resident in the EU-27;
B. whereas EU citizens who took up residence in another Member State did so on the basis of rights they enjoy under European Union law and on the understanding that they would continue to enjoy those rights throughout their lives;
C. whereas the European Parliament represents all EU citizens, including UK citizens, and will act to protect their interests throughout the whole process leading to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union;
D. whereas, in the United Kingdom and also in some other Member States, recent administrative incidents have demonstrated that discrimination against citizens of the EU-27 in the United Kingdom and UK citizens in the EU-27 is already taking place and is having an impact on the daily lives of the citizens concerned, limiting the effective exercise of their rights;
E. whereas an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union requires that the unique position and the special circumstances confronting the island of Ireland be addressed, that the Good Friday Agreement of 10 April 1998 be preserved in all its parts and that a 'hardening' of the border be avoided;
F. whereas the people of Northern Ireland who have exercised, or may exercise, their entitlement to Irish citizenship will enjoy EU citizenship and no obstacles or impediments should be put in place that would prevent them from fully exercising their rights in accordance with the Treaties;
G. whereas the European Union and the United Kingdom should both respect in full the financial obligations resulting from the whole period of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union;
H. whereas, in her speech in Florence on 22 September 2017, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom offered some clarifications concerning citizens' rights, the Ireland and Northern Ireland issue, the financial settlement, the need for a transitional period and prospects for future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom;
1. Reiterates all the elements set out in its resolution of 5 April 2017 on negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union;
2. Stresses that the Guidelines approved by the European Council on 29 April 2017 and the subsequent negotiating directives adopted by the Council on 22 May 2017 are in line with the European Parliament's resolution of 5 April 2017; welcomes the fact that the European Union's negotiator is working in full compliance with that mandate;
3. Notes, in line with its resolution of 5 April 2017, that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom proposed in her speech of 22 September 2017 a time-limited transitional period; points out that such a transition can only happen on the basis of the existing European Union regulatory, budgetary, supervisory, judiciary and enforcement instruments and structures; underlines that such a transitional period, when the United Kingdom is no longer a Member State, can only be the continuation of the whole of the acquis communautaire which entails the full application of the four freedoms (free movement of citizens, capital, services and goods), and that this must take place without any limitation on the free movement of persons through the imposition of any new conditions; stresses that such a transitional period can only be envisaged under the full jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union ('ECJ'); insists that such a transition period can only be agreed provided that a fully-fledged withdrawal agreement covering all the issues pertaining to the United Kingdom's withdrawal is concluded;
Citizens' rights
4. Emphasises that the withdrawal agreement must incorporate the full set of rights citizens currently enjoy, such that there is no material change in their position, and that it must ensure reciprocity, equity, symmetry and non-discrimination for EU citizens in the United Kingdom and UK citizens in the European Union; underlines in particular that eligible EU national residents and children born after the United Kingdom's withdrawal should fall within the scope of the withdrawal agreement as family members and not as independent right holders, that future family members should continue to benefit from right of residence under the same provisions as current family members, that documents should be declaratory in line with EU law, that any burdensome administrative procedure should be avoided and that all benefits defined in EU legislation should be exportable;
5. Stresses in that regard that the withdrawal agreement should maintain the whole set of European Union rules on citizens' rights as defined in relevant European Union legislation, but is of the opinion that the United Kingdom's proposals set out in its position paper of 26 June 2017 fall short in that respect, not least as regards the proposal to create a new category of 'settled status' under United Kingdom immigration law; expresses its concern that these proposals, the slow process of the negotiations and the disclosed policy options on the future status of EU citizens are causing unnecessary hardship and anxiety for the citizens of the EU-27 living in the United Kingdom;
6. Expresses concern about regrettable administrative practices against EU citizens living in the United Kingdom; reminds the United Kingdom, moreover, that while it remains a Member State of the European Union, it must abide by, and enforce, European Union law and refrain from any administrative or other practices which result in obstacles and discrimination for citizens of the EU-27 resident in the United Kingdom, including in their workplace; expects that all other Member States, from their side, should ensure that UK citizens residing in the European Union are treated in full conformity with European Union law given that they remain EU citizens until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union;
7. Notes that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's speech of 22 September 2017 gave a commitment to ensuring that the rights of citizens of the EU-27 residing in the United Kingdom are given direct effect by means of the incorporation of the withdrawal agreement into United Kingdom law; underlines that this should be done in a manner that prevents it from being changed unilaterally, allows EU citizens to invoke the withdrawal agreement rights directly before United Kingdom courts and public administration, and gives it primacy over United Kingdom law; underlines that in order to guarantee the coherence and integrity of the EU legal order, the ECJ must remain the sole and competent authority for interpreting and enforcing European Union law and the withdrawal agreement; awaits concrete proposals from the United Kingdom in that regard;
Ireland and Northern Ireland
8. Stresses that the unique position and special circumstances confronting the island of Ireland must be addressed in the withdrawal agreement and this in a manner fully consistent with the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts, the agreed areas of cooperation, and with European Union law in order to ensure the continuity and stability of the Northern Ireland peace process;
9. Strongly believes that it is the responsibility of the UK Government to provide a unique, effective and workable solution that prevents a 'hardening' of the border, ensures full compliance with the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts, is in line with European Union law and fully ensures the integrity of the internal market and customs union; believes also that the United Kingdom must continue to contribute its fair share to the financial assistance supporting Northern Ireland/Ireland; regrets that the United Kingdom's proposals, set out in its position paper on 'Northern Ireland and Ireland', fall short in that regard; notes on the other hand that in her speech of 22 September 2017 the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom excluded any physical infrastructure at the border, which presumes that the United Kingdom stays in the internal market and customs union or that Northern Ireland stays in some form in the internal market and customs union;
10. Reiterates that any solution found for the island of Ireland cannot serve to predetermine solutions in the context of the discussions relating to the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom;
Financial settlement
11. Takes note of the declaration by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in her speech of 22 September 2017, on the financial settlement, but awaits concrete proposals from the UK Government in that regard; underlines that, so far, the absence of any clear proposals has seriously impeded the negotiations and that substantial progress in that area is required before entering into discussions on other issues, including the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom;
12. Reaffirms, in accordance with the Commission's position paper of 12 June 2017 on 'Essential Principles on Financial Settlement', that the United Kingdom must respect in full its financial obligations made as a Member State of the European Union and insists that this issue must be fully settled in the withdrawal agreement; points in particular to financial obligations resulting from the multiannual financial framework and the Own Resources Decision of 2014(2), which include, independently from any transitional period, the European Union's outstanding commitments, as well as its share of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, and the costs of withdrawal from the European Union, since it is out of the question that commitments taken by 28 Member States be honoured only by the remaining 27;
Progress of the negotiations
13. Recalls that, in line with the phased approach to negotiations that is crucial for an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, substantial progress on citizens' rights, Ireland and Northern Ireland and the settlement of the United Kingdom's financial obligations is necessary to start the negotiations on the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, and on the transitional phase;
14. Underlines that it is vital that the commitments undertaken by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in her speech of 22 September 2017 translate into tangible changes to the United Kingdom's position and into concrete proposals accordingly, so as to speed up work during the first phase of the negotiations and to make it possible that, in a second phase on a basis of mutual trust and sincere cooperation, talks can start on a new and close partnership in the framework of an association of the United Kingdom with the European Union;
15. Is of the opinion that in the fourth round of negotiations sufficient progress has not yet been made on citizens' rights, Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the settlement of the United Kingdom's financial obligations; calls on the European Council, unless there is a major breakthrough in line with this resolution in all three areas during the fifth negotiation round, to decide at its October meeting to postpone its assessment on whether sufficient progress has been made;
16. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the national parliaments and the Government of the United Kingdom.
Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0102.
Council Decision 2014/335/EU of 26 May 2014 on the system of own resources of the European Union (OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 105).


Designing character Mascots is a long winding process. The race to the finish line is full of sketching and going back and forth.
The brief can be an endless list of character traits , style, properties or what ever the client has a vision for. The end result is symbolizing the brand successfully. The process is the incubation period and the result is a cute little baby mascot. All shiny and new, ready to represent and reflect what it's company stands for.
Sketching the first shapes and colors, the inspiration was from water creatures and balloons.
And then after a bit more exploring and doodling. It looks like we found her.
And then we get more specific and add variations, expressions and poses.
After the emotions are approved, comes the time to bring in the big guns. Maya and Photoshop combined. There you have it. A new Mascot is born!
I hope you like the process of my bubble girl. I sure had a blast.


Women's wear retailer Bonmarche has warned of steeper loses as slow trading has hit the retailer and warned sales will be under pressure throughout March.
Bonmarche said they have seen "significantly weaker" trading since the start of March, the retailer resorted to heavily discounting to move stock during January and February.
The retailer now expects underlying pre-tax losses between £5m to £6m for the year to the end of March.
Bonmarche said, "We believe that the recent downturn in trading is a consequence of the demand for transitional ranges, between winter and spring, having been satisfied during January and February.
The company gave a profit warning in December that sent shares crashing.


Estate agency Savills has added to its property management team in Glasgow with the appointment of Jonathan Corish as commercialisation manager.
He joins from SpaceandPeople , the Glasgow-based retail marketing specialist that works with shopping centres to rent out space to advertisers. Corish spent six years there as venue development manager with a UK-wide remit for rolling out commercial strategies on behalf of clients, including retail kiosks, digital advertising and customer experience events.
He joins Savills as an associate director, and will work across the firm's managed properties on both the commercial and residential sides. Graeme Clark, head of shopping centre property management at Savills, said the appointment will allow the firm to set itself apart from its competitors.


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Manifested in various traditions and rituals related to food, fertility, family, and safety, a reverence for ancestors binds diverse Southeast Asian civilisations. Ancestors and Rituals examines the ancestral and ritualistic beliefs of traditional societies, including some of the most remote communities in Southeast Asia. The objects on display include some of ACM's oldest collections – originally in the old Raffles Library and Museum.
As Christianity spread across Asia, new works of art were required to convey Christian stories, embellish churches, and motivate new converts.
Exquisite works of religious art produced by and for Islamic faithful across Asia, with a main focus on Southeast Asia, show how global notions of Islamic art were adapted across the region to create unique visual forms that reflect indigenous influences.
Ancestors and Rituals examines the ancestral and ritualistic beliefs of traditional societies, including some of the most remote communities in Southeast Asia. The objects on display include some of ACM's oldest collections – originally in the old Raffles Library and Museum.
For centuries, the scholar represented an ideal in Chinese culture. Great respect was accorded to individuals who could read classical texts, write and paint, play music, pursue academic studies, and demonstrate elegance and grace. Whether a civil servant, a successful merchant, or an overseas Chinese, learned individuals played a key role in Chinese culture.

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Deep-freezing your way to recovery in sport first became popular over a decade ago when former England rugby players Lawrence Dallaglio and Joe Worsley were among the first to publicise the fact that they had been using the relatively unheard of approach called 'whole body cryotherapy'. The players were making regularly trips to an Olympic training centre in Poland for the treatment that involved them standing in a cryotherapy chamber at temperatures that the body can barely withstand.
Formula One driver Mark Webber has credited it with aiding his performance and Daniel Craig has used cryotherapy to get into shape for his James Bond role.
Inside a sealed cryotherapy unit, liquid nitrogen is used to chill the air to minus 135C – to put that into perspective, many ski resorts are forced to close when weather conditions drop to a potentially dangerous minus 35C. Each session in the chamber begins with a 30-second 'acclimatisation' blast of air cooled to around minus 57C. Temperatures then plummet dramatically for several minutes after which you emerge to complete a short session on a treadmill or bike.
With a very real risk of frostbite or ice burn, extremities must be covered and goggles or a special mask worn to "prevent the fluid in your eyeballs from freezing". You can withstand only a few minutes at a time inside the chamber, so the procedure is sometimes repeated several times a day.
It sounds like torture. Is it worth it?
Many sports scientists believe cryotherapy helps to accelerate the body's recovery process to five times quicker than normal, allowing for greater intensity and volume of training in the long-term. It is said to improve blood flow and rid the body of waste products that can hinder performance. One leading Premier League rugby coach told me his players could generally achieve two weeks' worth of training in one week when they use cryotherapy.
Forms of cryotherapy are used medically to treat some major illnesses, including cancer, and while there are small trials suggesting it is helpful in sport, any gains are likely to be marginal – if they occur at all.
Indeed, a review of evidence that appeared in the most recent issue of the Cochrane Review suggested only four small studies, involving a total of 64 subjects, had looked at the effects of cryotherapy on sports recovery.
Dr Joseph Costello, the researcher in Sports Medicine at the University of Portsmouth who conducted the review, said they had produced "weak" and insubstantial evidence that it helped improve muscle soreness in the 24-72 hours post-activity.
He concluded that it wasn't worth putting yourself through the discomfort.
"The current available evidence is insufficient to support the use of whole body cryotherapy for preventing and treating muscle soreness after exercise," Dr Costello wrote.


Carpeting can be a beautiful part of any design, but sooner or later accidents will happen. A family member or a guest—or maybe even you—will spill something. Your cherished pet may have an accident. Wait! Before you grab the seltzer water, vinegar or other hand-me-down remedies know that many of those so-called cures are a bit mythical. Here are the three most common home remedies.
If someone spills red wine on your carpet act fast, but don't reach for the white wine. White wine is not actually white so all you are doing is pouring another fruit-based juice on your carpet.
Club Soda to the Rescue?
Have you run for the club soda to deal with a spill? Many people believe that the bubbles help lift the spot. In fact, club soda has become such a mainstream remedy that Scientific America decided to take a look. Their staff concluded that there is no chemical reason why club soda would remove spots. It doesn't hurt, but plain water works just as well.
A lot of people love to clean with vinegar. Countless pet owners dab pet accidents with this kitchen staple. The problem is, it only masks the smell, but does not clean the spot.
So what's a homeowner to do when accidents happen? Remove any debris, blot with clean dry white cloths, dab with water, then use a spot cleaner recommended by the carpet manufacturer or your professional carpet cleaner. Beyond this, some spots simply need professional attention. So, if that spot persists, no myths about it, you really need to call a professional carpet cleaner.


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Trachycephalus lepidus es una especie de anfibios de la familia Hylidae. Es endémica de Brasil.
Su hábitat natural incluye bosques tropicales o subtropicales secos y a baja altitud. Está amenazada de extinción por la destrucción de su hábitat natural.

Referencias
 Pombal, J. 2004.  Trachycephalus lepidus.   2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.   Consultado el 22 de julio de 2007.

Enlaces externos

lepidus
Anfibios de Brasil

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Keeping your jewellery in pristine condition.
Do not wear jewellery while in a pool, hot tub or bathing. The chlorine in the water can damage various gemstones and metals.
Always store pearl or bead necklaces flat because thread stretches over time.
Use lightly to restore lustre. Do not press hard when polishing gold-filled or plated jewellery or you will damage the polished surface.
Can be prevented by storing your jewellery in a resealable plastic bag with anti-tarnish paper. Pearls and opals, however, should be stored in fabric instead of plastic because they need to "breathe".
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The first thing to understand is sterling silver tarnishes typically by things that we do or not do and/or wear. Perfume, colognes, lotions, sweaty skin and hair products can all be contributing factors to tarnishing your jewellery. If any residue isn't wiped off the chemicals will contribute to the tarnishing process. Harsh chemicals from dishwater detergents, chlorine and the like will tarnish sterling silver jewellery. If sterling silver is exposed to the air and left unprotected when not being worn, tarnish becomes inevitable.
A few easy steps will ensure your jewellery will stay as brilliant as the day it was purchased. Before you put jewellery on, be sure any lotions and/or perfumes are absorbed into your skin. Apply all hair products, especially hair spray, before you put on jewellery. Remove silver jewellery before swimming, doing an invigorating workout or prior to bedtime. When you remove your jewellery at the end of your day, take a couple of minutes to wipe it off with a jewellery cloth or soft cotton fabric like an old t-shirt. Never use tissues or paper towels for cleaning silver. These products will scratch the jewellery, which will detract from their beauty. After jewellery is wiped clean, store it in an airtight container, such as a resealable plastic bag, a cloth bag and/or an airtight jewellery box. Please be aware that many display units and boxes may contain sulphur, which interacts and tarnishes sterling silver. The less air and light your silver is exposed to when you aren't wearing it, the less tarnish will occur, making it easy to have shiny jewellery each and every time you're ready to wear it. Taking the time to keep your jewellery clean after wearing it and storing it away from light and air is all that's needed to cut down on tarnish significantly.
Gold-Plating is a method of depositing a layer of gold onto the surface of metal through an electrochemical process. Care should be taken when cleaning gold plated jewellery to protect the layer of gold from being worn away or nicked. Do not use abrasive compounds to clean gold jewellery.
Although jewellery made of gold will not tarnish, it will get dirty. The oils from your skin transfer to the metal surface and need to be washed off periodically. The easiest way to care for it is to scrub it with an old soft toothbrush and a mild dish-washing liquid. Rinse it well and lay on a towel to dry. Be sure it is completely dry before storing.
Another cause of damage can be due to actual corrosion of the metal. Gold itself does not corrode, but its primary alloys of silver or copper will do so (forming very dark chemical compounds) under moist or wet conditions. When we perspire, it can cause corrosion of the gold, especially when also exposed to warmth and air. This problem can be worse in sea-coast and semi-tropical environments, where chlorides combine with perspiration to form a corrosive element that discolours skin. Smog fumes gradually attack jewellery and are evident as a tarnish that rubs off onto the skin. We suggest that you remove gold jewellery often and use an absorbent powder, free of abrasives, on skin that comes into contact with your jewellery.


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Lorman Educational Services offers a variety of online courses and webinars about income tax reporting for professionals.
Accurate income tax reporting is a skill organizations seek in their accounting team. In fact, it is a necessary skill if you want to grow in the organization where you work. If you are employed in an accounting firm, the matter becomes all the more important because tax reporting is one of the most popular services individuals and organizations hire firms like yours for. Though considered a basic aspect of accounting practices, understanding income tax reporting take some time and requires expert training before one can establish command over the various instruments, techniques, and institutes involved in the process.
What Does Income Tax Reporting Imply?
Income tax is paid to the government as a voluntary share in one's income. The amount people and organizations pay under this tab goes on to support the various government-run programs, including healthcare, education, and others. Income tax reporting is done by submitting regular tax returns ? which is the fundamental reporting instrument for income, expenditures, and other related tax information ? to the IRS, which is the primary government authority in the United States that deals with all matters related to income tax recording and filing.
CONFIRMING ELIGIBILITY: The first step is to determine whether the person, or organization, you are to perform income tax reporting are eligible for taxation or not, since there are a number of situations where your client may not be required to pay any taxes. For instance, people with very low income or those who are not legally adults, etc.
FILING STATUS: Filing status is the legal family status of an individual. Having this information is crucial when you are filing an individual's taxes. These include single, married, widowed, among others. You will have to submit documentary evidence with your tax return as proof of your filing status. For businesses, the legal structure of the organization determines the filing status, such as sole proprietorship, company, corporation, etc.
EXEMPTIONS & DEPENDENTS: For individual clients, you will need to determine whether or not they can apply for any exemption for themselves and their dependents. Similarly, your business clients may also be eligible for exemptions. The amount of exemption depends on the amount of income reported, of course.
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TAX CREDITS & DEDUCTIONS: Lastly, you should also make sure you have properly reported any tax credits or deductions that your client qualifies for. Tax deductions allow your client to claim a discount in the actual taxable amount while tax credits are meant to decrease the actual taxable amount itself.
To ensure income tax compliance, you will need to prepare for the task with correct knowledge and the right instruments (forms). For individuals filing for tax and small businesses, the reporting process is self-assessment based, which means they have to file their income and taxes on their own (or by hiring services of a tax accountant). However, for mid-sized businesses and large corporations, income tax reporting requires periodic audits to be conducted by external qualified professionals. If you work for an accounting firm, your employer is probably already providing corporate clients auditing services to ensure income tax compliance.
Each of these levels has multiple tiers when it comes to further distilling the penalties suitable for any given case. In general, delinquency penalties are for people and businesses that simply fail to file their returns in the assigned period. Similarly, information reporting penalties are imposed when the applicant is only expected to report certain information to the IRS.
Penalties related to accuracy of information provided in the returns are imposed based on whether the filer (your client) is found to have mistakenly put in the wrong numbers in the forms or deliberately filed lower income than they made. Of course, those committing deliberate fraud are heavily penalized for their crime.
The last level of civil penalties for income tax compliance issues happens to have the longest list of causes, all of which are related to abuse of the deductions, exemptions and credits aspects of the tax return. Since these goals are achieved by falsifying information, the penalties are often quite high. Apart from these, a number of criminal penalties are put in action upon egregious display of fraudulent activity in tax returns.
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Gallerie 505 – About Us
Who We Are – How it All Started
Where We Are - New Beginning
In April of 2008, Belinda Leigh, an internationally successful artist, and gallery owner of Maui Art And Gifts, and 4 other galleries on Maui, opened Gallerie 505 in Lahaina Town. It was an opportunity for her to significantly expand her own exposure in 3000 sq. ft., along with that of many other artists, both local and international, making a broad range of art forms & styles available to a much wider audience. After 12 successful years the pandemic hit and the gallery closed March of 2020, and all the energy is focused now on Maui Art And Gifts.
At Maui Art And Gifts, Belinda presents a family of artists, spanning many genres & styles, including many offerings that are unique & exclusive to this gallery that she has had since 1995. If you've been here before, we certainly look forward to seeing you again soon, and if you've not yet had a chance to visit us, please consider this to be your formal invitation.
Maui Art & Gifts also features original designs in jewelry that are made here. All the pearls and gems have been handpicked for over 20 years, not purchased in catalogs.
Belinda herself is here most days, sometimes as our "featured artist", but always happy to greet everyone & chat about almost anything. You'll be dazzled by her artwork, and you'll always remember her warm Aloha Spirit..
Mahalo and Be Well!
Maui Art And Gifts
3350 Lower Honoapiilani Rd. Ste. 205
Lahaina, Hawaii 96761
808 661 3537 Gallery
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Stunned silence may be the best way to describe the crowd at the 1992 Republican National Convention as they watched Mary Fisher, the HIV-positive daughter of a prominent businessman, encourage the party to tackle the AIDS crisis and overcome the stigma associated with the disease. Standing before the convention, the 34-year-old mother of two shattered the stereotypes of AIDS as the "gay man's disease," driving home the severity of the epidemic to middle America. Yet, nearly two decades later, Fisher and other AIDS activists say access to affordable treatment is today's major challenge for the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV. It's this access that may be at stake in tomorrow's Supreme Court decision.
A "Designer Profile" about Mary Fisher's life and her path towards activism and artwork. It showcases her Quilt Fabric line and the ABATAKA Collection, as well as images of her work.
When Mary Fisher spoke at the 1992 Republican National Convention, she became one of the most well-known AIDS activists of our time, credited by the New York Times with having "brought AIDS home to America." It is a cause that is close to her heart, and ever on her mind.
Activist Mary Fisher spoke at the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas about AIDS. Her speech raised eyebrows, opened a space for broader policies to combat the AIDS crisis, and helped turn a loop of red ribbon into an icon of compassion, solidarity and action. Nineteen years later, Mary talks about red and what it means to her.


"404 – we exist!" reads one of the selfies from the Children 404 Vkontakte page that has been ordered to shut down.
On Russia's biggest social network, VKontakte, these pleas for help from teenagers are now illegal.
The judgement is the latest blow to what experts warn is a dangerously threadbare support network for LGBT teens in Russia.
Elena Klimova is only 27, but she is already inured to legal battles. Slim, with cropped hair and dark-rimmed glasses, she has become one of the most prominent faces of LGBT activism in Russia.
In 2013, Klimova authored several articles on the passing of a controversial and vaguely-phrased law which banned "propaganda" of homosexuality and pedophila to minors. The response to her pieces was overwhelming — her mailbox filled up with messages from teenagers complaining that they had no one to turn to.
"I received a letter from a girl who was bullied at school and beaten at home. She wrote a few good-bye letters and started planning her suicide, but then when she read one of my articles she changed her mind," Klimova said.
Inspired by the response, she set up an online forum with the slogan, "Being Gay is Normal". She called it Children 404, after the "Not Found 404" web-error that shows up when a website does not exist. The forum, she says, was meant to provide a safe place for children to share their stories, talk about their problems and address pervasive issues of aggression from peers and parents. As thousands of letters began to pour in, many wrote not only of discrimination, but also teenage heartbreaks.
The website quickly became known as the only safe public space in Russia where LGBTQ teenagers could talk about their problems, discuss coming out to friends and parents, and seek professional help for dealing with confusion, harassment and bullying. In 2015, as the number of 404 users passed 50,000, Klimova brought volunteer psychologists onboard and self-published a book of stories from the forum.
The popularity of Children 404 drew attention from both the media and the government. By January 2014, Klimova faced four different legal procedures in three different Russian cities. She was ordered to pay fines, but in the Altai Krai region of southern Russia, she was ordered to shutdown Children 404 on Vkontakte.
In the streets, Klimova was followed and shouted at. Online, she received messages from people who promised to find and kill her. Among the most prominent online threats, she says, many came from members of the youth branch of Russian President Vladimir Putin's United Russia political party.
"The whole homophobic context, all those anti-gay reports on television, statements from parliamentarians, make the situation more difficult and dangerous," Sozaev said. "Now vengeance against gay teens by other students and even professors at schools can end with violence." Without Children 404, he added, teenagers have no other resource.
The principal at Sozaev's St. Petersburg school, where he taught social sciences, asked him to quit after local politicians and Russian Orthodox priests launched a campaign to ban LGBT activists from holding public sector jobs. Since the passing of the law, he says, 39 teachers in St. Petersburg have been individually targeted and fired — some of them identified not through their activism, but by their posts on social networks.
Throughout his teaching career, Sozaev became a confidante for dozens of his students, who came to him for advice on coming out. He would often speak to parents too, helping them to accept their children. According to a 2011 Columbia University research study, suicides are ten times higher among gay teenagers than heterosexual adolescents worldwide.
If the latest ruling is enforced and Klimova has to close down the VKontakte social network, where Children 404 have over 75,000 subscribers, her outreach will be limited to networks with little traction inside Russia, like Facebook, where Children 404 has less than 8,000 members.


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How to (open) innovate quickly in industrial logistics?
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How to start decarbonising your supply chain?
Written by webm@ster the 14 June 2021 .
Companies have understood this: the status quo is no longer an option! Between the climate emergency and the desire to consume more responsibly that is taking root in our societies, the world of the Supply Chain is not immune to these transformations and must reinvent itself to integrate this new situation.
What are the opportunities to decarbonise the supply chain?
What are the success factors for implementing a decarbonisation process?
After several months of work on this topic, Wavestone and France Supply Chain are proud to present its publication on the Green Tech Supply Chain Radar, during a webinar that will address these issues.
During this webinar, you will have a preview of our Green Tech Supply Chain Radar and have the opportunity to ask your questions and discuss.
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FROM1 TO 4 JUNE 2021
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Because we believe that mobility is a foundation for human development, and because the mobility of goods is one of its essential pillars, we are proud to participate in the Movin'On Summit adventure again this year.
The World Summit on Sustainable Mobility will be held from June 1 to 4, 2021, simultaneously in Montreal, Paris, Singapore and in digital form.
We would be delighted to share with you this privileged moment of inspiration, work and meetings.
What are the major issues at stake for sustainable mobility players? What technological advances will revolutionize the supply chains of tomorrow? How will cities, businesses and citizen movements evolve multimodal transport? What can we learn from neighboring industries and organizations to shape tomorrow's mobility?
Under the theme " fostering disruption, connections and action ", these are some of the major questions that more than 5,000 players in the field of sustainable mobility will try to answer.
During 4 days of engaging conferences and panels, collaborative work sessions and opportunities to connect with experts from around the world, get into the heart of the action to find concrete answers to the issues that concern you today and that will impact us even more strongly tomorrow.
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Innovations in the mobility of tomorrow, technological or business model breakthroughs (products, services, solutions, etc.)
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with the various players in the Supply Chain (planning, transport, warehousing, etc.), in an environment conducive to the development of partnerships and collective actions
between entities developing innovative and sustainable mobility and experimenting with new methodologies and tools for co-innovation
with industry leaders on common positions to influence all stakeholders in the mobility of tomorrow, especially cities
We are pleased to invite you to use the promotion code "SUPPLYCHAIN4GOOD" to register, at a discounted rate, which will give you access to all 4 days of Movin'On Summit 2021, as well as to the video on demand (VOD) service for the 30 days following the summit.
To enhance your experience of the "Public" programme, the SupplyChain4Good community, which is working to accelerate the transition to a better supply chain for the planet, for people and for the performance of our companies, is particularly active on this occasion.
If you are a key player in the Supply Chain field (Supply Chain/Logistics Director in a company, manager in a transport or warehousing service provider group, head of support functions dedicated to the Supply Chain), take part in the specific working sessions that SupplyChain4Good is organising on the sidelines of the summit:
to accelerate the decarbonisation of maritime freight transport
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And many other exchanges on the digitalization of our information flows, the strategy and the resilience of our Supply Chain, the mutualization of flows and logistic means, the value that AI, IoT or Blockchain bring us...
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Another step forward: shippers select a candidate to deploy a sail container door service July 22, 2022 15h36
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France Supply Chain launches the 2nd edition of its guide to supply chain training in France
France Supply Chain : six members of the association join the board of directors chaired by Yann de Feraudy
France Supply Chain strengthens its involvement in a sustainable supply chain as a transformation lever for a full CSR company by 2030
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Cargo owners wishing to commit to low-carbon maritime transport
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The France Supply Chain association calls for national coordination of the Vaccine Supply Chain.
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Childhood Poverty, Parental Abuse Cost Adults Their Health for Years to Come
Growing up in poverty or being abused by parents can lead to accumulated health problems later in life, according to research from Purdue University.
"Childhood disadvantage has long-term health consequences—much longer than most of us realize," said Kenneth F. Ferraro, distinguished professor of sociology. "A novel aspect of this study is that childhood disadvantage was linked to the onset of new health problems decades later."
Children of Undocumented Mexican Immigrants Have Heightened Risk of Behavior Problems
Children of undocumented Mexican immigrants have a significantly higher risk of behavior problems than their co-ethnic counterparts with documented or naturalized citizen mothers, according to a new study.
The difficulties come in two forms: sadness or social withdrawal — what the authors refer to as internalizing behavior problems — and issues such as aggressiveness towards others — which the authors call externalizing behavior problems.
Study Finds EITC Bolsters Recipients' Self-Respect While Helping Them Financially
America's welfare state is quietly evolving from needs-based to an employment-based safety net that rewards working families and fuels dreams of a better life, indicates a new study led by a Michigan State University (MSU) scholar.
The major reason: the little-known Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a $65 billion federal tax-relief program for poor, working families. The program has been expanded dramatically during the past 25 years, while cash welfare has been sharply curtailed.
People More Likely to Cheat as They Become More Economically Dependent on Their Spouses
Both men and women are more likely to cheat on their spouses the more economically dependent they are on them, according to a new study.
"You would think that people would not want to 'bite the hand that feeds them' so to speak, but that is not what my research shows," said study author Christin L. Munsch, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut. "Instead, the findings indicate people like feeling relatively equal in their relationships. People don't like to feel dependent on another person."
Study: Probation for Schools Spurs Transfer Patterns Linked to Family Income
Schools placed on probation due to subpar test scores spurs transfer patterns linked to household income, a study by New York University (NYU) sociologists finds.
Their study of a school accountability program in the Chicago Public Schools reveals that families were responsive to new information about school quality and that those with more financial resources were the most likely to transfer to other schools in the district or to leave the district altogether.
Study Suggests Same-Sex Couples Face More Obstacles to Infertility Treatment Than Opposite-Sex Couples
Same-sex couples encounter more obstacles to treatment for infertility than opposite-sex couples, suggests a new study that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
With Racial Segregation Declining Between Neighborhoods, Segregation Now Taking New Form
Recent research has shown that racial segregation in the U.S. is declining between neighborhoods, but a new study indicates that segregation is manifesting itself in other ways — not disappearing.
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Alain Bellemare Named Operating Executive for Carlyle's Global Aerospace, Defense, Gov't Services
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Alain Bellemare, an aerospace industry veteran, has been appointed an operating executive within the global aerospace, defense and government services group at The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG).
He will help identify investment and partnership opportunities and advise the executives and management teams of companies within Carlyle's aerospace portfolio on leadership, growth strategies, operations, risk management and talent development, Carlyle said Wednesday.
"We're increasingly focused on providing portfolio companies with direct access to a range of resources across Carlyle including our global network and significant in-house and external intellectual capital," said Adam Palmer, managing director and global head of aerospace, defense and government services and co-head of growth equity at Carlyle. "We believe Alain's extensive leadership experience in the Aerospace industry will be instrumental in supporting our team to build and grow great companies and find compelling investment opportunities."
Bellemare is former president and CEO of Bombardier. He held senior leadership roles at United Technologies Corp., which now operates as Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), and Pratt & Whitney.
He is a member of the faculty advisory board of McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management and former board member of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
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"Gratitude & Faith alone brought me here"
Since the age of 11, he had the entrepreneurial bug. By the time he was 17, he had his first registered business, a DJ service. He continued on as a professional wedding DJ throughout the 80's up to this day. By the time the turn of the century came, he began to foray into event creation, production and management on part time basis until he made his first trade show in 2005. In 2011 he took a 4 year hiatus away from the trade show culture until 2015 when he again decided to return to event production with a whole new plan. Today, in 2017, he is set to bring his lifelong vision and dream to his community of Windsor-Essex.
Hey there everyone. I'm Terry, the creator of Go Event Productions. I was born in 1966 and grew up in Sudbury, Ontario. I was blessed with having great parents and remember a good childhood, memories, and friends. As I spent an honest portion of my life working for the man, I always felt that there was something else that I was meant for. I always had and enjoyed my DJ business, but still I felt like there was more. In 2009, I met my now wife Shelley(she is my favorite superhero, by the way) and by 2010, moved from Sudbury to my new home and family in Amherstburg. As the local economy in Windsor-Essex was experiencing challenges at that time, I wound up moving away from event production to work in Alberta for four years while travelling back and fourth between provinces until early 2015 when the oilfield economy crashed. By the fall of 2015, just before my 48th birthday, and quite bummed out from being without a good job, my son had asked me if I had ever seen a documentary called "The Secret" on Netflix about a phenomenon known as the Law of Attraction. After watching the program once, I found it fascinating, so with a pen and paper, I watched it again and decided to take notes. The one thing that became my motto after that was to live a life giving honest, sincere gratitude. In the fall of 2016, I had what seemed to be one epiphany after another and began to create an all new plan to design awesome trade shows, conventions and entertainment events like I had done in Sudbury, but uniquely and vastly better than before. I headed west to Alberta once again to my old job for 5 months to work and play catch up on finances in October 2016. While I was out there, I spent every free moment of time learning social media marketing through online courses to help leverage, build and promote my event ambitions for when I was to return home in April 2017. It's been an amazing 2017 so far.
From that moment in 2015 to now, here I am almost two years later and I feel I've discovered my true, unique gift. The road I've walked in that short time has led me to many amazing people such as Napoleon Hill, Tony Robbins, Wallace Wattles and numerous others who have all been an instrumental influence on my path to discovery which has brought me to this point. I've learned that truthful, good and honest gratitude has become the catalyst by which an uncanny and amazing flow of thoughts, ideas, creations and people enter my life at the times when I need them to.
Thank you for checking out my bio. Cheers and kindest regards.
"I am grateful for absolutely everything I am and everything I have".


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European Court of Human Rights orders Russia to provide life-saving medicine to infant with rare neuromuscular disorder
2:03 pm, May 8, 2020
Source: Meduza
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the Russian authorities to provide six-month-old Ada Keshishyants — an infant diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) — with access to the life-saving medication nusinersen (marketed as Spinraza). This was reported to Meduza by the human rights organization "Justice Initiative."
The ECHR sent the decision to the Russian Justice Ministry on May 6. The Justice Ministry now has until May 27 to update the ECHR on the infant's health and to confirm that she has received treatment.
On April 14 a district court in Stavropol confirmed that local doctors had prescribed Keshishyants with the vital medication Spinraza, thereby obligating the local Health Ministry to provide her with this drug. However, the ministry challenged the decision.
The organization Justice Initiative told Meduza that due to a lack of medication, the infant's condition worsened and on April 27, she was put on a ventilator.
Justice Initiative's lawyers believe that this decision from the ECHR will help hundreds of Russian who are unable to access the medication Spinraza in their respective regions.
'There's no money. You shouldn't come here.' Russian doctors and families are fighting to access the medicine sick children need to survive
The ventilator problem Russia has way more machines that can keep coronavirus patients breathing than Italy did — but that doesn't mean the pandemic will be any easier.
'Entire families are brought in as patients' A photo report from inside the 'red zone' of a coronavirus hospital in Tver, where more than 200 patients are being treated


Studying for a test can be overwhelming and stressful, but it doesn't have to be. These hacks can help you study productively, making the most of your time.
Study right before you go to sleep. Scientists are still unsure exactly what happens in the brain while you sleep, but they are beginning to have a better understanding. Lifehacker sites a study that found subjects asked to memorize word pairs were more likely to remember them if they learned them in the evening, before going to sleep. If you study before going to bed, it may help you recall what you studied the next day.
Looking over your notes on the same day you wrote them down can help cement new information in your brain. Studies sited by NEMJ Knowledge+ show that short bits of studying over time is more useful than a marathon study session. A quick review every night will save you time in the long run and prepare you for future exams.
A flavor or scent associated with certain material may help you recall it later. Try chewing mint gum when you study for a math exam, bubble gum for chemistry, and fruit for language arts. Then chew the coordinating gum while you take the exam, it just might jog your memory. It can work the same way for a lotion or oil scent.
A few minutes of brisk exercise can get your brain energized and ready for studying. Increased circulation pumps oxygen to the brain, waking it up and making it easier to focus and concentrate. If you are feeling tired or lethargic, get some fresh air and get your blood pumping.
Studies sited by Forbes have found that even just looking at nature or having green present can improve productivity. Don't lock yourself away with no windows. Sit near a window so that you can stare out it every now and then. Your brain will appreciate the break.
No matter what hacks you use for studying, performing well in academics takes time and effort. Nothing substitutes taking time to study and really engaging with the material. Some subjects you will enjoy more than others, but you will need to press yourself to invest in all of your coursework.


I'm looking to put together high-level mockups or concepts of a chatbot for easy testing. Don't want to get tangled in any technical stuff for now.
Try ChatBot. It's a bot building framework that allows drafting bot scenarios as a tree with logical dependencies and without coding. You can also test them easily. Worth checking!
Botframe allows you to easily create conversational mockups. You can find more tools like this in my Build Your Own Bot collection.
Let's you export to video and export flow. Very easy for anyone to build.
With just a couple of clicks you can create a landing page in the form of a bot. It's great to develop and test bots without coding. For us this approach was working like a charm to capture more leads on mkt landing pages. And they have a great support team also. I think you can plug the created not to other distribution channels like Facebook messenger, but I don't remember if that was still a beta feature.
Landbot.io is an all encompassing highly configurable landing page, survey, feedback and customer service toolkit so if your core product is not the landing page itself such as a SAAS product, or something you're selling on Shopify, I highly recommend this. You can also pick other tools along with this. Focus on what matters more. The product you're building. My experience using this has been pretty amazing and the team and customer support is stellar.
I will need to go through the product again.. at least multiple times to find details of how exactly the application will differ based on companies/sites that can be plugged in.
I second Chatfuel. I've used it on two chatbot products now. You can do live demos and tests using Chatfuel before you make the bot live to the world.
Using BotMock to draft demos and proposals for clients has been easy to get started and as they keep adding features it's becoming more of a go-to development and sales tool.
10 tools to prototype your facebook bot!


What happens if the sale of your property doesn't settle?
If the Purchaser is at fault and doesn't settle, the Vendor may serve a Default Notice. The notice may or may not state that if the default is not rectified within fourteen days the Contract will be at an end and the deposit forfeited to the Vendor.
(b) Re-sell the land and claim any shortfall in the price together with expenses incurred. Any deposit retained is deducted from this claim.
(c) Have the land valued and if there is a shortfall, claim the difference from the Purchaser, together with expenses incurred. Any deposit retained is deducted from this claim.
If the Vendor is at fault and doesn't settle, the Purchaser may serve a Default Notice. The notice may state that if the default is not rectified within fourteen days, the Contract will be at an end. All money paid must be refunded to the Purchaser and the Contract will be at an end. The Purchaser may also claim from the Vendor any expenses, damages and loss of bargain arising from the default.
In the alternative, the Purchaser may decide to seek an order from the Court for "Specific Performance", which if granted, will force the Vendor to settle. Specific Performance is an order which will rarely be provided unless the Court is satisfied that monetary damages alone will not satisfy the bargain lost by the Purchaser.


Today is my lucky day. Thank you so much!
slowmurasama (7 years ago) Inappropriate?
Thank you very much, these are great!
JimmyO (8 years ago) Inappropriate?
looks great to me thank you.whats about thegirls comment.a shame.
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Many thanks I''ve been looking for a control room type environment for ages, this should fit the bill quite nicely - Thank You!Many thanks I''ve been looking for a control room type environment for ages, this should fit the bill quite nicely - Thank You!
Badtiger (9 years ago) Inappropriate?
Was a big fan of the show. This by far is one of the best freebie releases ever. Great job and thank you!
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Just downloaded your s.h.a.d.o outfit and saw that you also released this set, great job and thank you!
This set is amazing. Thank you.
I almost lost this great work, because the pics don't show all the AMAZING work and all the funcional parts of this GREAT work. ThanQ for all the time inverted.
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JoEtzold (9 years ago) Inappropriate?
Awesome set! Thanks for sharing it!
sabred (9 years ago) Inappropriate?
Sweet!!!! I don't know how many of you remember UFO but it was a very good show, for its time. Nice set work. Got a couple of ideas I want to try.