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Q: The intersection of two "mesh surfaces from points" I am a fresh user of mathematica, soo thank you in advance for your help.
I would like to get a list of points (x,y,z) at any interval (eg every 0.05 by x and y coordinate) which are created by intersection of two "mesh surfaces". The mesh surfaces are created on the basis of a list of points with the coordinates "x, y, z".
I tried to solve it with similar questions info but unfortunately I could not solve the problem. An example of a "similar" task:
Finding intersection points of two surfaces (lists)
The data I have:
   ODN = {{0, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0.16, 0, 0}, {0.16, 1, 0}}

Data = {{0.00, 0.00, -4556460}, {0.00, 0.05, -2946050}, {0.00,
   0.10, -1650370}, {0.00, 0.15, -1412950}, {0.00,
   0.20, -1187800}, {0.00, 0.25, -1270790}, {0.00,
   0.30, -1212100}, {0.00, 0.35, -1277720}, {0.00,
   0.40, -1239340}, {0.00, 0.45, -1283850}, {0.00, 0.50, -1247030},
  {0.00, 0.55, -1283850}, {0.00, 0.60, -1239340}, {0.00,
   0.65, -1277720}, {0.00, 0.70, -1212100}, {0.00, 0.75, -1270790},
  {0.00, 0.80, -1187800}, {0.00, 0.85, -1412950}, {0.00,
   0.90, -1650370}, {0.00, 0.95, -2946050}, {0.00, 1.00, -4556460},

  {0.01, 0.00, -4556460}, {0.01, 0.05, -2946050}, {0.01,
   0.10, -1650370}, {0.01, 0.15, -1412950}, {0.01,
   0.20, -1187800}, {0.01, 0.25, -1270790},
  {0.01, 0.30, -1212100}, {0.01, 0.35, -1277720}, {0.01,
   0.40, -1239340}, {0.01, 0.45, -1283850}, {0.01, 0.50, -1247030},
  {0.01, 0.55, -1283850}, {0.01, 0.60, -1239340}, {0.01,
   0.65, -1277720}, {0.01, 0.70, -1212100}, {0.01, 0.75, -1270790},
  {0.01, 0.80, -1187800}, {0.01, 0.85, -1412950}, {0.01,
   0.90, -1650370}, {0.01, 0.95, -2946050}, {0.01, 1.00, -4556460},

  {0.02, 0.00, -2915090}, {0.02, 0.05, -2009860}, {0.02,
   0.10, -904045}, {0.02, 0.15, -608438}, {0.02,
   0.20, -463121}, {0.02, 0.25, -467187},
  {0.02, 0.30, -475745}, {0.02, 0.35, -477201}, {0.02,
   0.40, -497142}, {0.02, 0.45, -486424}, {0.02, 0.50, -503019},
  {0.02, 0.55, -486424}, {0.02, 0.60, -497142}, {0.02,
   0.65, -477201}, {0.02, 0.70, -475745}, {0.02, 0.75, -467187},
  {0.02, 0.80, -463121}, {0.02, 0.85, -608438}, {0.02,
   0.90, -904045}, {0.02, 0.95, -2009860}, {0.02, 1.00, -2915090},

  {0.03, 0.00, -2104360}, {0.03, 0.05, -1439980}, {0.03,
   0.10, -480315}, {0.03, 0.15, -151880}, {0.03, 0.20, -75422}, {0.03,
    0.25, -55561},
  {0.03, 0.30, -71717}, {0.03, 0.35, -74647}, {0.03,
   0.40, -84924}, {0.03, 0.45, -86873}, {0.03, 0.50, -88763},
  {0.03, 0.55, -86873}, {0.03, 0.60, -84924}, {0.03,
   0.65, -74647}, {0.03, 0.70, -71718}, {0.03, 0.75, -55562},
  {0.03, 0.80, -75423}, {0.03, 0.85, -151880}, {0.03,
   0.90, -480315}, {0.03, 0.95, -1439980}, {0.03, 1.00, -2104360},

  {0.04, 0.00, -1642920}, {0.04, 0.05, -1093510}, {0.04,
   0.10, -233040}, {0.04, 0.15, 108786}, {0.04, 0.20, 152277}, {0.04,
   0.25, 163757},
  {0.04, 0.30, 154681}, {0.04, 0.35, 146344}, {0.04, 0.40,
   141116}, {0.04, 0.45, 136596}, {0.04, 0.50, 136802},
  {0.04, 0.55, 136596}, {0.04, 0.60, 141116}, {0.04, 0.65,
   146344}, {0.04, 0.70, 154681}, {0.04, 0.75, 163757},
  {0.04, 0.80, 152277}, {0.04, 0.85, 108786}, {0.04,
   0.90, -233041}, {0.04, 0.95, -1093510}, {0.04, 1.00, -1642920},

  {0.05, 0.00, -1318010}, {0.05, 0.05, -825356}, {0.05,
   0.05, -32726}, {0.05, 0.15, 300576}, {0.05, 0.20, 333127}, {0.05,
   0.25, 332415},
  {0.05, 0.30, 326069}, {0.05, 0.35, 317267}, {0.05, 0.40,
   312293}, {0.05, 0.45, 308919}, {0.05, 0.50, 308124},
  {0.05, 0.55, 308919}, {0.05, 0.60, 312293}, {0.05, 0.65,
   317267}, {0.05, 0.70, 326069}, {0.05, 0.75, 332415},
  {0.05, 0.80, 333127}, {0.05, 0.85, 300576}, {0.05,
   0.90, -32726}, {0.05, 0.95, -825356}, {0.05, 1.00, -1318010},

  {0.06, 0.00, -1101690}, {0.06, 0.05, -642355}, {0.06, 0.10,
   99285}, {0.06, 0.15, 417745}, {0.06, 0.20, 445153}, {0.06, 0.25,
   435908},
  {0.06, 0.30, 429874}, {0.06, 0.35, 421301}, {0.06, 0.40,
   416488}, {0.06, 0.45, 413671}, {0.06, 0.50, 412630},
  {0.06, 0.55, 413671}, {0.06, 0.60, 416488}, {0.06, 0.65,
   421301}, {0.06, 0.70, 429874}, {0.06, 0.75, 435908},
  {0.06, 0.80, 445153}, {0.06, 0.85, 417745}, {0.06, 0.90,
   99285}, {0.06, 0.95, -642356}, {0.06, 1.00, -1101690},

  {0.07, 0.00, -907645}, {0.07, 0.05, -465041}, {0.07, 0.10,
   237750}, {0.07, 0.15, 537641}, {0.07, 0.20, 563065}, {0.07, 0.25,
   546859},
  {0.07, 0.30, 540332}, {0.07, 0.35, 532225}, {0.07, 0.40,
   527426}, {0.07, 0.45, 525032}, {0.07, 0.50, 523932},
  {0.07, 0.55, 525032}, {0.07, 0.60, 527426}, {0.07, 0.65,
   532225}, {0.07, 0.70, 540332}, {0.07, 0.75, 546859},
  {0.07, 0.80, 563065}, {0.07, 0.85, 537641}, {0.07, 0.90,
   237750}, {0.07, 0.95, -465042}, {0.07, 1.00, -907645},

  {0.08, 0.00, -1052140}, {0.08, 0.05, -614762}, {0.08, 0.10,
   80436}, {0.08, 0.15, 376964}, {0.08, 0.20, 401690}, {0.08, 0.25,
   384496},
  {0.08, 0.30, 377504}, {0.08, 0.35, 369728}, {0.08, 0.40,
   364764}, {0.08, 0.45, 362579}, {0.08, 0.50, 361364},
  {0.08, 0.55, 362579}, {0.08, 0.60, 364764}, {0.08, 0.65,
   369728}, {0.08, 0.70, 377504}, {0.08, 0.75, 384496},
  {0.08, 0.80, 401690}, {0.08, 0.85, 376964}, {0.08, 0.90,
   80435}, {0.08, 0.95, -614763}, {0.08, 1.00, -1052140},

  {0.09, 0.00, -907645}, {0.09, 0.05, -465041}, {0.09, 0.10,
   237750}, {0.09, 0.15, 537641}, {0.09, 0.20, 563065}, {0.09, 0.25,
   546859},
  {0.09, 0.30, 540332}, {0.09, 0.35, 532225}, {0.09, 0.40,
   527426}, {0.09, 0.45, 525032}, {0.09, 0.50, 523932},
  {0.09, 0.55, 525032}, {0.09, 0.60, 527426}, {0.09, 0.65,
   532225}, {0.09, 0.70, 540332}, {0.09, 0.75, 546859},
  {0.09, 0.80, 563065}, {0.09, 0.85, 537641}, {0.09, 0.90,
   237750}, {0.09, 0.95, -465042}, {0.09, 1.00, -907645},

  {0.10, 0.00, -1101690}, {0.10, 0.05, -642355}, {0.10, 0.10,
   99285}, {0.10, 0.15, 417745}, {0.10, 0.10, 445153}, {0.10, 0.25,
   435908},
  {0.10, 0.30, 429874}, {0.10, 0.35, 421301}, {0.10, 0.40,
   416488}, {0.10, 0.45, 413671}, {0.10, 0.50, 412630},
  {0.10, 0.55, 413671}, {0.10, 0.60, 416488}, {0.10, 0.65,
   421301}, {0.10, 0.70, 429874}, {0.10, 0.75, 435908},
  {0.10, 0.80, 445153}, {0.10, 0.85, 417745}, {0.10, 0.90,
   99285}, {0.10, 0.95, -642356}, {0.10, 1.00, -1101690},

  {0.11, 0.00, -1318010}, {0.11, 0.05, -825356}, {0.11,
   0.10, -32726}, {0.11, 0.15, 300576}, {0.11, 0.20, 333127}, {0.11,
   0.25, 332415},
  {0.11, 0.30, 326069}, {0.11, 0.35, 317267}, {0.11, 0.40,
   312293}, {0.11, 0.45, 308919}, {0.11, 0.50, 308124},
  {0.11, 0.55, 308919}, {0.11, 0.60, 312293}, {0.11, 0.65,
   317267}, {0.11, 0.70, 326069}, {0.11, 0.75, 332415},
  {0.11, 0.80, 333127}, {0.11, 0.85, 300576}, {0.11,
   0.90, -32726}, {0.11, 0.95, -825356}, {0.11, 1.00, -1318010},

  {0.12, 0.00, -1642920}, {0.12, 0.05, -1093510}, {0.12,
   0.10, -233040}, {0.08, 0.15, 108786}, {0.12, 0.20, 152277}, {0.12,
   0.25, 163757},
  {0.12, 0.30, 154681}, {0.12, 0.35, 146344}, {0.12, 0.40,
   141116}, {0.12, 0.45, 136596}, {0.12, 0.50, 136802},
  {0.12, 0.55, 136596}, {0.12, 0.60, 141116}, {0.12, 0.65,
   146344}, {0.12, 0.70, 154681}, {0.12, 0.75, 163757},
  {0.12, 0.80, 152277}, {0.12, 0.85, 108786}, {0.12,
   0.90, -233041}, {0.12, 0.95, -1093510}, {0.12, 1.00, -1642920},

  {0.13, 0.00, -2104360}, {0.13, 0.05, -1439980}, {0.13,
   0.10, -480315}, {0.13, 0.15, -151880}, {0.13, 0.20, -75422}, {0.13,
    0.25, -55561},
  {0.13, 0.30, -71717}, {0.13, 0.35, -74647}, {0.13,
   0.40, -84924}, {0.13, 0.45, -86873}, {0.13, 0.50, -88763},
  {0.13, 0.55, -86873}, {0.13, 0.60, -84924}, {0.13,
   0.65, -74647}, {0.13, 0.70, -71718}, {0.13, 0.75, -55562},
  {0.13, 0.80, -75423}, {0.13, 0.85, -151880}, {0.13,
   0.90, -480315}, {0.13, 0.95, -1439980}, {0.13, 1.00, -2104360},

  {0.14, 0.00, -2915090}, {0.14, 0.05, -2009860}, {0.14,
   0.10, -904045}, {0.14, 0.15, -608438}, {0.14,
   0.20, -463121}, {0.14, 0.25, -467187},
  {0.14, 0.30, -475745}, {0.14, 0.35, -477201}, {0.14,
   0.40, -497142}, {0.14, 0.45, -486424}, {0.14, 0.50, -503019},
  {0.14, 0.55, -486424}, {0.14, 0.60, -497142}, {0.14,
   0.65, -477201}, {0.14, 0.70, -475745}, {0.14, 0.75, -467187},
  {0.14, 0.80, -463121}, {0.14, 0.85, -608438}, {0.14,
   0.90, -904045}, {0.14, 0.95, -2009860}, {0.14, 1.00, -2915090},

  {0.15, 0.00, -4556460}, {0.15, 0.05, -2946050}, {0.15,
   0.10, -1650370}, {0.15, 0.15, -1412950}, {0.15,
   0.20, -1187800}, {0.15, 0.25, -1270790},
  {0.15, 0.15, -1212100}, {0.15, 0.35, -1277720}, {0.15,
   0.40, -1239340}, {0.15, 0.45, -1283850}, {0.15, 0.50, -1247030},
  {0.15, 0.55, -1283850}, {0.15, 0.60, -1239340}, {0.15,
   0.65, -1277720}, {0.15, 0.70, -1212100}, {0.15, 0.75, -1270790},
  {0.15, 0.80, -1187800}, {0.15, 0.85, -1412950}, {0.15,
   0.90, -1650370}, {0.15, 0.95, -2946050}, {0.01, 1.00, -4556460},

  {0.16, 0.00, -4556460}, {0.16, 0.05, -2946050}, {0.16,
   0.10, -1650370}, {0.16, 0.15, -1412950}, {0.16,
   0.20, -1187800}, {0.16, 0.25, -1270790},
  {0.16, 0.15, -1212100}, {0.16, 0.35, -1277720}, {0.16,
   0.40, -1239340}, {0.16, 0.45, -1283850}, {0.16, 0.50, -1247030},
  {0.16, 0.55, -1283850}, {0.16, 0.60, -1239340}, {0.16,
   0.65, -1277720}, {0.16, 0.70, -1212100}, {0.16, 0.75, -1270790},
  {0.16, 0.80, -1187800}, {0.16, 0.85, -1412950}, {0.16,
   0.90, -1650370}, {0.16, 0.95, -2946050}, {0.16, 1.00, -4556460}}

F1 = ListPlot3D[Data, BoxRatios -> {0.16, 1, 0.2},
  PlotRange -> {{0, 0.16}, {0, 1}, {1000000, -5000000}}, Mesh -> None,
   ColorFunction -> "SouthwestColors"]

F2 = ListPlot3D[ODN, BoxRatios -> {0.16, 1, 0.2},
  PlotRange -> {{0, 0.16}, {0, 1}, {1000000, -5000000}},
  PlotStyle -> {Gray, Opacity[0.2]}]

Show[F1, F2]

Once again, I will be very grateful for your help.
EDIT I
After tips @kglr I'm almost at the end - unfortunately, on my computer points are displayed differently than in the comment below. Maybe it's the fault of the Mathematica version (I have version 9)?

EDIT II
@kglr solved my problem (tips in the comments). Works well and thank you again @kglr .
EDIT III
Hello Again
welcome back
Unfortunately, I encountered a problem with the solution - if the surface is not convex, the solution above unfortunately does not work. Example below - I have point data:
 S22Y01:={{0.005, 0.975, -4098820}, {0.005, 0.925, 1491250}, {0.005,
  0.875, -28651}, {0.005, 0.825, -126520}, {0.005,
  0.775, -64731}, {0.005, 0.725, -104303}, {0.005,
  0.675, -79939}, {0.005, 0.625, -96720}, {0.005,
  0.575, -87269}, {0.005, 0.525, -91978}, {0.005,
  0.475, -91978}, {0.005, 0.425, -87269}, {0.005,
  0.375, -96720}, {0.005, 0.325, -79939}, {0.005,
  0.275, -104303}, {0.005, 0.225, -64732}, {0.005,
  0.175, -126521}, {0.005, 0.125, -28651}, {0.005, 0.075,
  1491250}, {0.005, 0.025, -4098820}, {0.015,
  0.975, -4697260}, {0.015, 0.925, 1827450}, {0.015, 0.875,
  32231}, {0.015, 0.825, -77745}, {0.015, 0.775, -9879}, {0.015,
  0.725, -54141}, {0.015, 0.675, -26396}, {0.015,
  0.625, -44977}, {0.015, 0.575, -34275}, {0.015,
  0.525, -39468}, {0.015, 0.475, -39468}, {0.015,
  0.425, -34275}, {0.015, 0.375, -44978}, {0.015,
  0.325, -26396}, {0.015, 0.275, -54141}, {0.015,
  0.225, -9879}, {0.015, 0.175, -77745}, {0.015, 0.125,
  32231}, {0.015, 0.075, 1827460}, {0.015, 0.025, -4697260}, {0.025,
  0.975, -3973280}, {0.025, 0.925, 1528990}, {0.025, 0.875,
  69598}, {0.025, 0.825, -32712}, {0.025, 0.775, 29682}, {0.025,
  0.725, -11319}, {0.025, 0.675, 14488}, {0.025,
  0.625, -2641}, {0.025, 0.575, 7329}, {0.025, 0.525, 2533}, {0.025,
  0.475, 2533}, {0.025, 0.425, 7329}, {0.025, 0.375, -2642}, {0.025,
  0.325, 14487}, {0.025, 0.275, -11319}, {0.025, 0.225,
  29682}, {0.025, 0.175, -32712}, {0.025, 0.125, 69598}, {0.025,
  0.075, 1528990}, {0.025, 0.025, -3973280}, {0.035,
  0.975, -3699430}, {0.035, 0.925, 1434040}, {0.035, 0.875,
  71368}, {0.035, 0.825, -18771}, {0.035, 0.775, 35147}, {0.035,
  0.725, -92}, {0.035, 0.675, 21944}, {0.035, 0.625, 7239}, {0.035,
  0.575, 15798}, {0.035, 0.525, 11659}, {0.035, 0.475, 11659}, {0.035,
   0.425, 15798}, {0.035, 0.375, 7239}, {0.035, 0.325, 21943}, {0.035,
   0.275, -93}, {0.035, 0.225, 35146}, {0.035, 0.175, -18771}, {0.035,
   0.125, 71369}, {0.035, 0.075, 1434050}, {0.035,
  0.025, -3699430}, {0.045, 0.975, -2556970}, {0.045, 0.925,
  589167}, {0.045, 0.875, 68270}, {0.045, 0.825, -13121}, {0.045,
  0.775, 34969}, {0.045, 0.725, 3117}, {0.045, 0.675, 23125}, {0.045,
  0.625, 9696}, {0.045, 0.575, 17541}, {0.045, 0.525, 13739}, {0.045,
  0.475, 13739}, {0.045, 0.425, 17541}, {0.045, 0.375, 9695}, {0.045,
  0.325, 23125}, {0.045, 0.275, 3117}, {0.045, 0.225, 34969}, {0.045,
  0.175, -13122}, {0.045, 0.125, 68270}, {0.045, 0.075,
  589168}, {0.045, 0.025, -2556970}, {0.055, 0.975, -1734810}, {0.055,
   0.925, -89464}, {0.055, 0.875, 63625}, {0.055,
  0.825, -10042}, {0.055, 0.775, 33048}, {0.055, 0.725, 4086}, {0.055,
   0.675, 22283}, {0.055, 0.625, 10028}, {0.055, 0.575,
  17193}, {0.055, 0.525, 13719}, {0.055, 0.475, 13719}, {0.055, 0.425,
   17193}, {0.055, 0.375, 10028}, {0.055, 0.325, 22282}, {0.055,
  0.275, 4086}, {0.055, 0.225, 33047}, {0.055, 0.175, -10042}, {0.055,
   0.125, 63625}, {0.055, 0.075, -89463}, {0.055,
  0.025, -1734810}, {0.065, 0.975, -1631200}, {0.065,
  0.925, -85660}, {0.065, 0.875, 58998}, {0.065,
  0.825, -10133}, {0.065, 0.775, 30128}, {0.065, 0.725, 2769}, {0.065,
   0.675, 19914}, {0.065, 0.625, 8375}, {0.065, 0.575, 15113}, {0.065,
   0.525, 11850}, {0.065, 0.475, 11850}, {0.065, 0.425,
  15113}, {0.065, 0.375, 8375}, {0.065, 0.325, 19914}, {0.065, 0.275,
  2769}, {0.065, 0.225, 30128}, {0.065, 0.175, -10133}, {0.065, 0.125,
   58998}, {0.065, 0.075, -85660}, {0.065, 0.025, -1631200}, {0.075,
  0.975, -1580130}, {0.075, 0.925, -85180}, {0.075, 0.875,
  55136}, {0.075, 0.825, -11562}, {0.075, 0.775, 27188}, {0.075,
  0.725, 678}, {0.075, 0.675, 17272}, {0.075, 0.625, 6101}, {0.075,
  0.575, 12623}, {0.075, 0.525, 9466}, {0.075, 0.475, 9466}, {0.075,
  0.425, 12623}, {0.075, 0.375, 6101}, {0.075, 0.325, 17272}, {0.075,
  0.275, 677}, {0.075, 0.225, 27188}, {0.075, 0.175, -11562}, {0.075,
  0.125, 55136}, {0.075, 0.075, -85180}, {0.075,
  0.025, -1580130}, {0.085, 0.975, -1580130}, {0.085,
  0.925, -85180}, {0.085, 0.875, 55136}, {0.085,
  0.825, -11562}, {0.085, 0.775, 27188}, {0.085, 0.725, 678}, {0.085,
  0.675, 17272}, {0.085, 0.625, 6101}, {0.085, 0.575, 12623}, {0.085,
  0.525, 9466}, {0.085, 0.475, 9466}, {0.085, 0.425, 12623}, {0.085,
  0.375, 6101}, {0.085, 0.325, 17272}, {0.085, 0.275, 677}, {0.085,
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After displaying and using the "cases" function, I get intersection points for only one line of interesction. I guess why this is so - unfortunately I do not know how to get points from all intersection lines.
S22Y1PLOT =
 ListPlot3D[S22Y1, BoxRatios -> {0.16, 1, 0.2},
  PlotRange -> {{0, 0.16}, {0, 1}, {1000000, -5000000}},
  BoundaryStyle -> None, MeshFunctions -> {#3 &},
  Mesh -> {{{0, Directive[Thick, Red]}}},
  ColorFunction -> "SouthwestColors"]
Y01POINTS = Cases[Normal@S22Y1PLOT, Line[x_, ___] :> x, Infinity][[1]];
Show[S22Y1PLOT, Graphics3D[{Purple, Sphere[#, .01] & /@ Y01POINTS}]]

Is it possible to get points from all lines of intersection?
Maybe @kglr ?  You've done great job with the previous problem :)

A: Use the options MeshFunctions and Mesh in the first plot:
F1B = ListPlot3D[Data, BoxRatios -> {0.16, 1, 0.2},
     PlotRange -> {{0, 0.16}, {0, 1}, {1000000, -5000000}},
     BoundaryStyle -> None,
     MeshFunctions -> {#3 &},
     Mesh -> {{{0, Directive[Thick, Red]}}},
     ColorFunction -> "SouthwestColors"];

Show[F1B, F2]

To get the points underlying the red line:
points = Cases[Normal@F1B, Line[x_, ___] :> x, Infinity][[1]];
Show[F1B, Graphics3D[{ Purple, Sphere[#, .01] & /@ points}]]

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The flotation of diaspore, kaolinite, pyrophyllite, illite and the diaspore-kaolinite mixture were studied with a new cationic organosilicon quaternary ammonium collector entitled QAS222. The acting mechanism of the collector with the four minerals was analyzed by Zeta potential measurement and FT-IR spectrum analysis. The results indicate that the QAS222 was effective in the reverse flotation of the diaspore-bauxite mixture of different Al2O3 -to-SiO2 mass ratios (A/S ratio) at an optimum pulp pH of 11. The potentials of the four minerals increased when they were conditioned in the QAS222 solution; however, the potentials of the three aluminosilicate minerals increased faster than that of the diaspore, especially at pH>9. Furthermore, they were positive in a wide pH range, indicating that QAS222 has a strong adsorption on the surface of the aluminosilicate minerals and thus that these minerals can be floated. The FT-IR spectra analysis further indicates that, besides electrostatic adsorptions, formation of the hydrogen bond and ammonium absorptions, chemical adsorptions occur between QAS222 and the aluminosilicate minerals, which allow for the QAS222 to be strongly adsorbed on the aluminosilicate minerals. However, these reactions between QAS222 and diaspore at pulp pH=11 are weaker than those of the aluminosilicate minerals. Thus, surface adsorptions cannot be formed effectively, resulting in reduced floatability.


1. (1) These Regulations may be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) Regulations, 2016.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(c) "model bye-laws" means the model bye-laws as contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used and not defined in these Regulations shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Code.
Insolvency professional agencies to have Bye-Laws.
3. (1) A company shall submit to the Board its bye-laws along with the application for its registration as an insolvency professional agency.
(2) The bye-laws shall provide for all matters specified in the model bye-laws.
(3) The bye-laws shall at all times be consistent with the model bye-laws.
(4) The insolvency professional agency shall publish its bye-laws, the composition of all committees formed, and all policies created under the bye-laws on its website.
4. (1) The Governing Board may amend the bye-laws by a resolution passed by votes in favour being not less than three times the number of the votes, if any, cast against the resolution, by the directors.
(2) A resolution passed in accordance with sub-regulation (1) shall be filed with the Board within seven days from the date of its passing, for its approval.
(3) The amendments to the bye-laws shall come into effect on the seventh day of the receipt of the approval, unless otherwise specified by the Board.
(4) The insolvency professional agency shall file a printed copy of the amended bye-laws with the Board within fifteen days from the date when such amendment is made effective.
Composition of the Governing Board.
5. (1) The Governing Board shall have a minimum of seven directors.
(2) More than half of the directors shall be persons resident in India at the time of their appointment, and at all times during their tenure as directors.
(3) Not more than one fourth of the directors shall be insolvency professionals.
Provided that no meeting of the Governing Board shall be held without the presence of at least one independent director.
(b) who has expertise in the field of finance, law, management or insolvency.
(6) The directors shall elect an independent director as the Chairperson of the Governing Board.
(b) 'not more than one- fourth' shall be rounded down t o the next lower number.
1. The name of the Insolvency Professional Agency is " ____" (hereinafter referred to as the 'Agency').
2. The Agency is registered as a company under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 with its registered office situated at ______ [provide full address].
3. These bye-laws may not be amended, except in accordance with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) Regulations, 2016.
(e) "relative" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in section 2(77) of the Companies Act, 2013.
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used and not defined in these bye-laws shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Code.
5. (1) The Agency shall carry on the functions of the insolvency professional agency under the Code, and functions incidental thereto.
(2) The Agency shall not carry on any function other than those specified in sub-clause (1), or which is inconsistent with the discharge of its functions as an insolvency professional agency.
6. (1) The Agency shall maintain high ethical and professional standards in the regulation of its professional members.
(g) provide information about its activities to the Board.
Advisory Committee of Professional Members.
(c) best practices in respect of insolvency resolution, liquidation and bankruptcy.
(2) The Advisory Committee may meet at such places and times as the Governing Board may provide.
Other Committees of the Agency.
(d) one or more Disciplinary Committee(s) consisting of at least one member nominated by the Board.
(2) The Chairperson of each of these Committees shall be an independent director of the Agency.
Provided further that such additional requirements shall not discriminate on the grounds of religion, race, caste, gender, place of birth or professional affiliation.
Process of Enrolment as Professional Member.
10. (1) An individual may apply for enrolment as a professional member by submitting an application in such form, in such manner and with such fees as may be specified by the Agency.
(2) The Agency shall examine the application in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code, and rules, regulations and guidelines thereunder.
(3) On examination of the application, the Agency shall give an opportunity to the applicant to remove the deficiencies, if any, in the application.
(4) The Agency may require an applicant to submit additional documents, information or clarification that it deems fit, within reasonable time.
(5) The Agency may reject an application if the applicant does not satisfy the criteria for enrolment or does not remove the deficiencies or submit additional documents or information to its satisfaction, for reasons recorded in writing.
(6) The rejection of the application shall be communicated to the applicant stating the reasons for such rejection, within thirty days of the receipt of the application, excluding the time given for removing the deficiencies or presenting additional documents or clarification by the Agency, as the case may be.
(7) The acceptance of the application shall be communicated to the applicant, along with a certificate of membership in Form A of the Annexure to these bye-laws.
(8) An applicant aggrieved of a decision rejecting his application may appeal to the Membership Committee of the Agency within thirty days from the receipt of such decision.
(9) The Membership Committee shall pass an order disposing of the appeal in the manner it deems expedient, within thirty days of the receipt of the appeal.
11. The Agency may require the professional members to pay a fixed sum of money as its annual membership fee.
(i) details of orders passed against him by the Board or Disciplinary Committee of the Agency.
(d) any other person who has obtained the consent of the member for such inspection.
(i) maintain confidentiality of information obtained in the course of his professional activities unless required to disclose such information by law.
14. The Agency shall have a Code of Conduct that shall be consistent with, and that shall provide for all matters in the Code of Conduct as specified in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016.
15. The Agency shall have a Monitoring Policy to monitor the professional activities and conduct of professional members for their adherence to the provisions of the Code, rules, regulations and guidelines issued thereunder, these bye-laws, the Code of Conduct and directions given by the Governing Board.
16. A professional member shall submit information, including records of ongoing and concluded engagements as an insolvency professional, in the manner and format specified by the Agency, at least twice a year.
17. The Monitoring Committee shall review the information and records submitted by the professional members in accordance with the Monitoring Policy.
(f) any other matters that may be specified by the Governing Board.
(d) the outcome of each appointment.
(c) any other person or class of persons as may be provided by the Governing Board.
(b) initiate a mediation between parties for redressal of grievance.
(3) The Grievance Redressal Committee shall refer the matter to the Disciplinary Committee, wherever the grievance warrants disciplinary action.
(h) periodic review of the Grievance Redressal Mechanism.
(d) suo moto, based on any information received by it.
(e) rights and obligations of the parties to the proceedings.
(f) directions relating to costs.
(b) a gross violation of the Code, rules, regulations and guidelines issued thereunder, bye-laws or directions given by the Governing Board which renders him not a fit and proper person to continue acting as an insolvency professional.
(vii) in any other case it deems fit.
(4) Any order passed by the Disciplinary Committee shall be placed on the website of the Agency within seven days from passing of the said order, and a copy of the order shall be provided to each of the parties to the proceeding.
(5) Monetary penalty received by the Agency under the orders of the Disciplinary Committee shall be credited to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Fund constituted under section 224 of the Code.
25. (1) The Governing Board shall constitute an Appellate Panel consisting of one independent director of the Agency, one member from amongst the persons of eminence having experience in the field of law, and one member nominated by the Board.
(2) Any person aggrieved of an order of the Disciplinary Committee may prefer an appeal before the Appellate Panel within thirty days from the receipt of a copy of the final order.
(3) The Appellate Panel shall dispose of the appeal in the manner it deems expedient, within thirty days of the receipt of the appeal.
Temporary Surrender of Professional Membership.
and upon acceptance of such temporary surrender and on completion of thirty days from the date of application for temporary surrender, the name of the professional member shall be temporarily struck from the registers of the Agency, and the same shall be intimated to the Board.
(b) the professional member has been appointed as a resolution professional, liquidator or bankruptcy trustee for a process under the Code, and the appointment of another insolvency professional may be detrimental to such process.
(3) A professional member may make an application to revive his temporarily surrendered membership when the conditions for temporary surrender as provided in sub-clause (1) cease to be applicable, and upon acceptance of the application for revival, the name of the professional member shall be re-inserted in the register of the Agency, and the same shall be intimated to the Board.
27. (1) A professional member who wishes to surrender his membership of the Agency may do so by submitting an application for surrender of his membership.
(2) Upon acceptance of such surrender of his membership, and completion of thirty days from the date of such acceptance, the name of the professional member shall be struck from the registers of the Agency, and the same shall be intimated to the Board.
28. Any fee that is due to the Agency from a professional member surrendering his membership shall be cleared prior to his name being struck from the registers of the Agency.
(e) upon the order of any court of law.
This is to certify that [insert name] residing at [insert address] is enrolled as a professional member of [insert name of insolvency professional agency] with professional membership no. [insert number].
This certificate shall be valid from [insert date].


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Q: Generating Native Executables Is there a way that one can create native cross platform native executables (.exe, etc) using one language? Are C/C++ the only languages that compile to native executables or can other languages do the same?
Note: I'm not looking for file types that require external software to be installed in order to run the program such as   jar,  py, and rb files.

A: I think it depends more on the compilers than the language. Xojo, for one, compiles native executables for Windows, OS X and Linux from the same source code.


The North Face developed the cairn* merchandising concept to add to its customer's retail experience. The cairns provide dynamic height to product displays within its stores that serve to identify the three core product categories and merchandising areas.
m Coy Group collaborated with The North Face and its retail designers to develop a series of cost effective, easy to replicate and quick to install cairn display units for its new and re-merchandised stores. Working from photographs and concept sketches, three cairn display types were developed, each containing unique locally sourced wood, faux stone or metal features with an integrated multimedia display.
m Coy Group solved key challenges on this project: significantly reduce the on site installation time from three weeks to one day by creating a sculptural display system that is fabricated off site, disassembled for shipping and then installed on site in one day; and reduce the heavy weight of natural stone cairns by creating and using lightweight faux stone to replace natural stone.
Fabrication, Logistics and Installation Support.
* Cairns are structures created with natural materials, erected in unnatural ways to mark mountain biking and hiking trails and other cross-country trail blazing especially in mountain regions at or above the tree line. The most common cairn material is stone.


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Like most women I rely on my handbag to get through me the day. But bags for me are not just functional things of beauty. For me they hold memories alongside my wallet and phone.
I can't remember the last time I had to buy a bag because it's something my children and husband usually purchase as gifts. They're not Chanel or Gucci but, to me they're priceless.
My first Owl Bag, yes there have been more than one, was bought on a family holiday to Lanzarote a few years ago. I still have it but more for sentimental reasons than anything. This one is a recent addition. Bought this year in Biarritz it still has that gritty feeling from too many days baking on the hot sand—but not only that. It holds my life in its cavernous folds.
Apart from the essentials of phone, keys and wallet I always carry round both a notebook and a Kindle. I'm one of those people that's unable to sit still so, when I have five minutes I'm either reading or writing. I also carry round a little owl make-up bag, even though I rarely wear the stuff. Instead of lipstick and the like it hides a strip of paracetamol, a couple of plasters and, unusually a needle and thread. I don't have to use it often. In fact, the last time was a few years back at a friend's wedding. I found myself dragged from the church to perform emergency surgery on one of the bridesmaid's dresses that had ripped at the seam. They all know my reputation for always being prepared.
I always have a pair of surgical gloves lurking. As, a nurse I'm required to stop and offer my help in the event of an accident. So, gloves for me are a necessity. The last time I had to wear them was when I was attending to a girl in the south of France who'd split her leg on some rocks. Trying to explain to an hysterical teenager that she needed to go to hospital to get her leg stitched, when languages aren't really your thing, is not something I'd wish on anybody.
Finally, there's always a pack of cards, usually out of their packet and scattered to all four corners. With three teenagers we are, like the rest of the world, battling the perennial demon of technology usage. Funnily enough I seem to have given birth to a pack of card sharks. We can often be found in the middle of a game of Gin Rummy. You'll be pleased to note I have no idea how to play poker.
Thank you so much Jenny, a great post and I hate to admit what I have in my bag!


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Altocumulus floccus
Altocumulus floccus (Ac flo)
Here's a photograph taken in the evening in central Virginia in September 2019. It was a warm afternoon with calm, partly cloudy skies.
Summary: These clouds are mid-altitude puff balls almost resembling a flock of sheep, classified as altocumulus floccus (Ac flo).
Cloud Type. First, let's figure out the cloud type. These cumuliform clouds clumped together. The word cumuliform describes a cloud that is of the heaped or a puffy cloud formation (similarly, the word stratiform means a layer-like cloud formation).
The five cumuliform cloud types are cumulus, stratocumulus, cumulonimbus, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus clouds. These clouds aren't producing thunderstorms and don't seem particularly high in altitude, eliminating cumulonimbus and cirrocumulus.
Both altocumulus and stratocumulus clouds are generally seen as groups of clouds found in rolls, sheets or heaps where cumulus clouds are more often seen as individual clouds. That's the case here… let's eliminate cumulus clouds.
When deciding between stratocumulus and altocumulus clouds, remember that their altitude differentiates them the most, with altocumulus clouds being higher in altitude.
Sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference between high-based stratocumulus clouds and low-based altocumulus clouds. The clouds pictured don't seem particularly close to the ground. It's a close call, but we'll say that these are low-based altocumulus clouds.
Cloud Species. There's a lot of variations in altocumulus clouds. As we determine the species, we know that altocumulus clouds are associated with five cloud species: castellanus, floccus, lenticularis, stratiformis, and volutus.
By process of elimination, we can determine that these aren't lenticularis (lens or UFO-shaped), stratiformis (layer-like, covering the sky), or volutus (roll cloud).
We're left with castellanus (towered) and floccus (puffy and ragged). These clouds are particularly puffy, resembling a flock of sheep. This is a good indication that these can be classified as the floccus cloud species.
Cloud Varieties. Altocumulus clouds can have no cloud varieties present or they can have multiple. When it comes to cloud varieties, altocumulus clouds have seven associated cloud varieties: duplicatus, lacunosus, opacus, perlucidus, radiatus, translucidus, and undulatus.
In this case, there isn't any that fit the bill. They aren't multilayered (duplicatus), they don't have holes in them (lacunosus), they aren't particularly dark or thin (opacus or translucidus), they aren't lined up in rows (radiatus), and they aren't undulating (undulatus).
You might think you could apply the perlucidus cloud variety (transparent by small gaps) here, but generally the perlucidus cloud variety refers to the small gaps in clouds usually found in the stratiformis cloud species. The clouds in our example are separated cloud heaps with large amounts of blue sky in between.
Supplementary Features. Altocumulus clouds have five supplementary features: asperitas (chaotic and wavy underside), cavum (fallstreak hole, hole punch cloud), fluctus (wave features known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instability), mamma (mammatus clouds shaped like cow udders), and virga (evaporating precipitation). Inspecting the clouds in the photograph, none of these apply.
Cloud Accessories & Other Clouds. We're done! Altocumulus clouds don't have any associated accessory clouds or other clouds for that matter.
We determined the cloud classification starting from the cloud type and working our way down through its species, varieties, features, and accessories taxonomy. Our final classification is in: Altocumulus floccus (Ac flo).
Altocumulus (Ac)
Mid-altitude cloud heaps
Floccus (flo)
Puffy, ragged tufts
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Lose Weight Like the Celebrities Do – Tips and Tricks to Consider You might be wondering what kind of training celebrities undergo to lose weight so fast. You might think that they have rare ways why they reduced weight that fast. Some celebrities who have just given birth, get in shape even in a matter of few months. When in reality, most mothers have a hard time losing that baby fat. Sometimes actors gain weight for a movie role, but they get back their body shape right after the movie. What did they do? The first thing that celebrities do in order to lose weight is having a personal trainer. You'll be amazed how much they can help one to shed pounds. They focus mainly on the diet and exercise practice of the celebrity. So, celebrities will bear in mind that they are responsible for their eating habit and exercise habit. Most of the time, keeping in track is very hard. If you can't afford a personal trainer, you can still try other things that most celebrities do to stay healthy and fit. Celebrities are very strict when it comes to their diet. They would limit themselves to consume the maximum of 1,300 calories a day. They keep themselves from empty calories and snacks. Since they are celebrities and their career mostly depends on how fit they are, they don't have problems with diet. If gaining extra pounds mean getting no more projects and losing everything you have, then they won't mind having a strict diet. This is the reason why most celebrities exert full effort in losing weight. Just stay on track and don't go too much because this can lead you to look unhealthy.
Another thing that celebrities do to get in shape and maintain it is eating several meals a day than three large means. Doing this isn't really convenient, but is a great help if you want to shed pounds fast. They avoid eating foods before going to bed. Also, celebrities drink water more than eight glasses per day. Water is very important to them. Water helps them stay fit and get a clear and glowing skin.
Do not just solely think of having a perfect body shape, you should also lose weight for wellness. Doing an exercise and following a strict diet should be good to your body. Health is wealth, so lose weight because you want a healthy body and nothing else. With these tips above that celebrities use, you'll be more motivated to shed extra pounds. Now it's time for you apply these things and watch your weight reduce.


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'So much uncertainty': officials brace for enrollment changes in response to pandemic
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Provost Brian Blake said at a Faculty Senate meeting Friday that officials intend to mitigate any reduction in international student enrollment by upping the number of transfer students in next year's incoming class.
By Ilena Peng and Parth Kotak Mar 19, 2020 12:01 AM
Officials say they are taking steps to limit the effect of a potential drop in international enrollment in the Class of 2024 resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Administrators said at a Faculty Senate meeting Friday that they expect the number of international students in next year's freshman class to drop as travel restrictions become more prevalent to curb the spread of the virus. They said they have taken steps, like growing the size of GW's waitlist and changing the composition of the incoming class to add more transfer students, to mitigate the risk to GW's incoming class and finances.
"We are taking every step that we can think of and trying to build in contingencies along the way to mitigate the potential harm caused by this virus to our enrollment," University President Thomas LeBlanc said at the meeting.
LeBlanc said that as the pandemic continues to spread, international students may find themselves facing uncertainty about their ability to leave their home country or travel to the United States. Even if students don't face formal restrictions, the threat of the virus may discourage them from traveling far to attend college, he said.
"Those of you who remember the immediate aftermath of 9/11, a lot of students didn't want to travel as far to college," LeBlanc said. "Some of the yield models got upset because people were used to having people go from New York to California, and some students said, 'I'm not doing that.'"
He added that any enrollment or financial impacts from reduced international student matriculation will impact graduate programs more intensely than other programs because many graduate programs are largely dependent on tuition from international students.
Roughly 94 percent of graduate enrollment in the statistics program and 91 percent of enrollment in the graduate finance program consists of international students, according to institutional data. International graduate students constitute the majority of the business analytics program at 89.8 percent, the computer science program at 86.5 percent and the mechanical and aerospace engineering program at 73.5 percent.
"We absolutely reserve the right to be rational in the face of the coronavirus and everything else we're doing," LeBlanc said. "We're going to have to be rational with every decision we make to certainly not make the situation even worse."
Provost Brian Blake said at the senate meeting that officials have modeled a 5 percent reduction in the size of next year's class to comply with the 20/30 Plan, which will absorb some of the impact of reduced interest from international students. He added that next year's admitted class will also have more transfer students – who received smaller tuition discounts on average than non-transfers – which will also mitigate the loss of some international student tuition revenue.
Blake said officials have stress-tested GW's financial models with a decrease in international student enrollment of roughly 5 to 6 percent lower than the baseline and are anticipating a smaller yield rate among admitted international students.
Enrollment officials have increased the size of GW's waitlist in anticipation of the decreased yield rate, administrators said at the meeting.
"When you look at the top end of it, it would make a difference, but it wouldn't be devastating," Blake said about the drop in international enrollment.
Enrollment experts said the lack of comparable historical events make the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic difficult to predict. But they added that administrators should aim to maintain a sense of community even as students are displaced from campus through measures like interactive content and videos for admitted students.
James Steen, the vice president for enrollment management at Houston Baptist University, said "all of the historical trends" used in predicting enrollment have been "completely altered" by the virus. He said that while natural disasters like Hurricanes Ike and Harvey caused colleges to close, COVID-19 is unique in occurring at a time when students are receiving admissions decisions and committing to universities.
"We respond to the challenges and issues as best we can and then do what we have always done to support prospective students and help them make the best, most informed decision about where they will enroll this fall," he said.
He said the longer the pandemic lasts, the greater impact the impact the virus will have on higher education. He said college officials may find themselves needing to postpone or move new student orientations online if social distancing continues into the summer.
Stacey Kostell, the chief executive officer of the higher education organization Coalition for College, which maintains the Coalition Application, said one consequence of the virus – canceled campus tours – may make it difficult for admitted students to determine whether a school is the right one for them.
"Attending a program on campus often helps students find the right fit," Kostell said. "Without that opportunity, students will need to rely on virtual tours, social media accounts, and connections with alumni, students and faculty at their top schools to help guide their decisions."
Paul Marthers, the vice provost for enrollment management at Emory University, said his school is expanding online outreach to admitted students and preparing interactive content and videos that will be used in place of on-campus visits, which have been canceled.
He said Emory is facing a "great deal of nervousness and speculative thinking" about COVID-19's impact on enrollment, adding that his university also expects potential drops in international student enrollment as more students choose local colleges or more admitted students defer enrollment until next year.
"At this time of year in the admissions cycle, no matter the year, as much as we try to fine tune our predictive models, we always know that there is a high degree of unpredictability," he said. "This year that level will be even higher than usual. That's about all we are certain of at this point."


I have not run a mile since Sunday. I was toying with the idea of a 180 or 365 or 500 day running streak, but alas I can still barely walk. I have been doing some thinking over the past few months and weeks about what comes after this marathon. I was so focused for so long that I feel different now that it is done. Obviously I know what the process will entail in my running so that I can set more personal records this year and improve, but in some way I feel as though it is no longer new. I feel like there is no huge aspect of running that I have not at least tasted. It is a little sad. It is very relaxing. It gives me even more confidence and fuel for my ego.
It is strange, before the marathon I felt that my running life was leading up to that race and in a way I was restricted to running a marathon. Now I feel free to tackle other pursuits. I am planning on running and cycling a duathlon in July. There is also rumor of a trail marathon in July that I might contest. I am also due for a personal record in the 800 meters and 5000 meters.
I am also thinking about getting a coach and my major race schedule for the rest of the year. It is all pretty much up in the air. I am planning on a fall marathon, but I am not sure when or where.
My feet and ankles are healing quick enough. My left ankle hurts after an hour or more of biking and my right one has hurt less and less each day so it is probably not broken. I am so happy I finally did a marathon! After years of awe of my marathoner friends I can now say "I am a marathoner, and yes it hurt."


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Be True to Me — Chapter 1 (Excerpt)
My breath pitched and fell rough as the water itself. I'd always been a strong swimmer; for as long as I'd been alive, I had connected with the flow of every sport I'd ever tried. But this wasn't a sport; this was nature. Nature had its own rules, and the ocean was against me.
I wouldn't make it. I wasn't going to make it.
But I couldn't believe it, either. I didn't lose at these things.
"Gil!" I called over my shoulder.
It never occurred to me that he wouldn't be there.
. . . the truth itself seemed like a tiny detail.
My older sister had the face I always wanted. Elegantly elfin, with a nose like a Valentine silhouette. But she didn't stop at pretty; Daphne also looked decisive. You could see at a glance that here was a girl who had strong tastes in shoes and music and what should be poured into a flask before a tailgate party during Homecoming Weekend.
Ever since I was little, I'd thought that if I looked more like Daphne, people would understand what I was all about. Because I was every bit as sure of what I wanted. I just never came across that way.
Tonight, I'd been sprawled across her bed, watching her pack for Barcelona. Shoulders back, chin tilted, frowning slightly, she'd hold a dress against her lanky frame and then I'd wait for her firm yes or no. I was in charge of taking the noes back to her closet. Sometimes she'd ask my opinion, as if it counted.
"Does this match my hair?" Daphne's hair: a drop of strawberry in straw-gold blond. Parted clean, cut neat to the chin.
This was a nautical mini dress with large covered blue buttons.
"Yes. It looks perfect on you. You can wear it on the Fourth."
"They won't be celebrating that in Spain. Anyway, the buttons are tacky." She tossed it to me. "Mom's taste, of course."
Did Daphne act the way she looked or did she look the way
she acted? I picked up her toiletry kit, precisely organized with her shampoo and roll-on, her bottle of Nair depilatory and her pots of Magic Gloss. There was also some loose jewelry, including my earrings.
"Hey, Daph. These are mine."
She snatched up the kit and slapped me away. "Jean, don't be pesky. I bought those earrings at campus crafts fair last semester. Now go get my quilted wraparound."
I slid off the bed. Daphne's wardrobe took up the extra closet in the hall between us. By the time I'd returned with the skirt, she'd screwed in the earrings. My chest constricted. Daphne was already a knockout. I was the one who needed killer earrings — at least for tonight, when everyone would notice us together and compare us.
Now I saw myself reflected in Daphne's bureau mirror, my hair a dark blond cloud, my face doughy and uncertain — I favored the Danielsen side, my mother always sadly decreed, blaming her Nordic bloodline, although she herself had managed to escape its curse of a thick waist and eggshell-pale skin.
"I can't believe you just put those on."
"They're mine, Jean."
My heart raced with the unfairness. "When you're asleep," I
said, "I'm going to sneak into your suitcase and take them back."
She flicked her fingers at me. "Go ahead. And then I'll check for them in the morning, and if they're gone, we can fight about it. And Mom and Dad will get upset and make one of us fork them over. But either way — you'll know you were wrong. And eventually, your stupid behavior will upset you, and you'll call me one night in Barcelona, probably way too late and waking me up, apologizing, trying to get me to believe it was an honest mistake."
My face went hot. That did sound like me. "You don't know anything."
"I know you spend half your time doing stuff that you spend the other half regretting."
My sister's voice was lower and sharper than mine. It made the things she said sound too important.
"I'm sick of being your handmaiden," I said, and slammed out.
But I regretted this move immediately. My own room looked so empty after Daphne's, which was always such a fun, popular-girl party of Dingo boots and silk scarves and Vogue magazines and ticket stubs. I searched my closet halfheartedly for something to wear tonight. Not that it mattered. All eyes and ears would be on Daphne and her glamorous summer plans for studying in Spain.
The Cool one or the Other one? The Pretty one or the Other one? The Foxy one or the Other one? Everyone said it. Maybe they didn't say it to my face. But the comparison was always in their eyes. I was glad my sister wasn't coming with us to Sunken Haven. Even when we got along, we were siblings, officially positioned and divided as rivals.
A whole summer of no Daphne felt too good to be true.
Changed into a fresh dress, the one I'd worn to Bertie Forsythe's senior spring formal at Choate, I still wasn't any match for her. I was the plainer, heavier Other Custis Sister.
And it was cruel of Daph to take my earrings. It was like she was saying I didn't deserve them.
The doorbell buzzed. The first guests had arrived. I heard the caterers sweeping in and out of our kitchen, circulating trays. Dad put on a jazz record, and Mom was squealing hellos and darlings. There was a soft click next door as Daphne sailed out. I stayed hidden with my paperback copy of Looking for Mr. Goodbar for another half hour or so. Then I crept unnoticed into the living room, where the bon voyage was in full swing.
Friends and neighbors were scooping hors d'oeuvres and speeding through Chablis. Mom was holding court by the living room windows. Dad poured highballs at the bar cart.
From a passing tray, I took the single glass of white wine that my parents let me have at cocktail parties, and I stayed on the edges. I watched my earrings twinkle, hypnotic, in Daphne's ears. It burned me up. I should do something. I gulped the wine and gave it a couple of minutes to buzz through me.
Good grief, maybe I would do something! Lightheaded, I plunged through the crowd.
"Oh, my gosh!" My voice broke through to Daphne and her group of admirers, including my godfather, Carpie Burke, damply overheated in his summer suit. "You found my earrings!"
Daphne's smile went stale. Her finger touched an earlobe. "Jeanie has been hounding me about these."
"They were in my Christmas stocking," I explained, though nobody had asked, "and they mysteriously disappeared the same day."
"Santa would want us to share. Listen, you can borrow them anytime, okay, Sis?" Daphne's glib party voice only made me madder.
"Ha, now that's interesting. Borrowing my own jewelry!"
"I don't think we've been introduced." The young man standing next to Carpie had a Southern accent and an amused tone, as if I were saying charming things that made him want to get to know me better, instead of barking accusations at my sister.
"This is my goddaughter, Jean," said Carpie loud and quick. "And Jean, I'd like you to meet my nephew, Gil Burke. In fact, this is why I brought him out tonight. To get to know some of the young Sunken Haven set."
"How do you do, Jean?" The direct, unexpected lock of Gil Burke's eyes on me turned my mind blank with surprise, as he extended his hand. "Nice to meet you."
"Hello." I tried not to stare. I felt dizzy. Why'd I drink that wine so fast? Carpie's nephew? Yes, I saw that. But Gil was the handsome, athletic version. His eyes were the warm brown of Dad's favorite bourbon, and his skin glowed like he'd just stepped out of the sun. He looked like a person who'd be happier in general to be outdoors.
Shy as I felt, I didn't stop staring. Beside me, Daphne laughed. I was acting awkward but I couldn't help it.
"Gil's done some good work at the firm this spring. Next week, he's coming out to Sunken Haven, and he's staying at the house with Weeze, Junior, and me. You'll show him how we do things there, won't you, Jeanie?"
"Oh! Sure!"
Gil hadn't let go of my hand. Once I'd read that party handshakes were icy because in moments of social stress, the blood flow pumped into more important organs. But Gil Burke's hand was all heat. I was sorry when he finally let go. "If you're Carpie's nephew, then why haven't we met before?" I asked. "The Burkes are practically family."
"I'm on the hillbilly branch of the Burke family tree." Was he being serious? His lips held a jokester's quirk.
"Gil's and my birthdays are the same year, four days apart," said Daphne. That meant Gil was nineteen — a new nineteen, because Daphne's birthday was last month. I'd turned seventeen in December, so Gil wasn't too old for me — but he was also fair game for Daphne, and if she wanted him, I'd never get him.
I hoped Gil knew she was leaving tomorrow for Spain.
"You better give those back before you leave for Spain tomorrow for the whole, entire summer," I said. Then I reached over, my hand raised like a slap, and batted at an earring.
Daphne squealed and hopped. Her fingers cupped her ears.
"Jeanie, my girl," said Carpie. "Fighting is for sandboxes."
When I made another snatch for them, Gil's laugh and "Easy" as he caught my arm stopped me. But his smile was kind. "You're a wild card, huh?"
"Daphne's a liar."
"Oh, please, Jean. I really — I can't handle your childish impulses tonight." With a parting glance of pitying contempt, Daphne left us. By then, Carpie had also smoothly redirected himself across the room, probably in search of more adult company.
"She pushes my buttons," I confessed to Gil once we were alone. "I don't know what comes over me."
"Except you're the one Uncle Carp wants to teach me the straight dope on Sunken Haven, am I right?"
"I guess so." Only because Daphne would be abroad. I didn't say that. I was conscious of how hard we were staring at each other.
"I need to split, go get a real dinner," said Gil. "Want to join? Can you recommend anywhere?"
"Oh! Sure." My heart tripped at the unexpectedness of his suggestion. "How about Hollander's?"
"You and me? Hollander's? That bar is legend." Gil's voice dropped. "Think you can get us in?"
"Easy." Could I? I'd never gotten in without Daphne.
"Then let's bust outta here."
"I'll check with Mom." Quickly I glanced over at the other side of the room, where Mom and her friends were still close to the windows. "They're spying on Baryshnikov."
"Mikhail Baryshnikov. He's that ballet dancer who defected from Russia. Now he lives across the street. Every night he walks his poodle." I turned. "She'll say I have to be home by ten thirty."
"You can go anywhere in the city, so long as you're home by ten thirty?"
"I'm not going anywhere bad."
"Right. Just illegally, into bars. 'I must file this under Crazy Pastimes of Young Citizens of New York.' " Gil had switched into a Russian accent. " 'You are not merely cute girl. You are valuable KGB information source.' "
"Buy me a beer, and I'll spill all my secrets." Cute girl? Did Gil Burke really think I was cute?
I was glad Daphne was on the other side of the room, so she didn't see us leave. But once we were in the elevator, I could hardly look at Gil. My throat felt dry with nerves. On the curb, Jimmy, the doorman, whistled for a cab and then slammed us inside it. This was a date, right? Wasn't it? I didn't have much to compare. My school-year social life was meet-ups at Lexington Candy Shop or the Regal Theater. My summer social life was Bertie Forsythe, who otherwise I only saw when I attended his boarding school's formals weekends.
Tonight felt completely different from any of those excursions.
Gil seemed relaxed. "The life of Miss Jean Custis!" he said. "The Upper East Side apartment. Happy summers at this mysterious Sunken Haven. Let me guess: You have a ski pad, too?"
I laughed. "Just a time-share in Stowe. You make us sound too glamorous! My parents are the last word in dull."
"Oh, Mumsie! Oh, Daddykins! So very ho-hum!" Gil flicked my arm. My skin tingled at the mark.
"Where are you from, anyway?" I shifted down in my seat to stare at Gil at an uptilt. My Dalton friends and I had practiced our cab angles on each other. It had been decided that I looked cutest on an up-tilt. "I mean, where is your accent from?"
"Elmore, Alabama. I'm a transplant."
"How recent?"
"I came up to City College this year. Let's just say Uncle Carp's taken an interest since I got straight As. Found me a job clerking at his firm, and now he wants to transfer me into his alma mater, Columbia. He's been like family."
"Well, probably because he is family! Do you get along with Junior?" I couldn't help but make a face. Junior Burke was Carpie's awful son, a year older than I was. The Burkes had tried and failed to fix up Daphne or me with Junior for years, but no dice. Gil was a whole other story. The Burkes would be able to set up Gil with any girl in a heartbeat.
How lucky that I'd got to him first!
"Funny thing about Junior," said Gil, "but I haven't even met him yet. Last week, he went straight from Syracuse to a week of sailing camp. I'll meet him when he gets back."
"But isn't Junior your first cousin? That's pretty close family, I'd say."
"I never met any of the Burkes till I moved here."
"What? In your whole life?"
"My folks and Uncle Carp don't get along."
Gil's expression was complicated. "Uncle Carp hasn't had much to do with us, is all I meant."
"It's funny, because for us, the Burkes have always seemed like relatives."
"Funny," Gil repeated, but it was clear he didn't think so. I'd blundered.
Thursday night at Hollander's. Through the windows, the bar looked packed. Kids were pressed around the outside entrance as usual, hoping for the magic nod from Jack Hollander that would admit them.
"I'm not dressed right," said Gil. "I look uptight in this suit."
"You look cool." Though among the shaggy-headed boys in their summer khakis and sockless loafers, Gil did look formal in his button-down and blazer.
"If we need to take off," he said, "I know a diner in Hell's Kitchen where the batter-fried onion rings — "
"Just you wait." I was on my tiptoes, waving to Jack, who was outside working the door. "His dad owns this place. He'll get us in." I was betting Jack's crush on Daphne would carry us. When Jack saw us, he smiled. "No sister, Jean? Look at you, Miss All Grown Up!" On his all powerful signal, Gil and I bumped to the head of the line and shot through.
We pushed past underage girls lined up at the bar. I saw a clump of graduated Dalton seniors. I felt like a cat, sleekly sliding past them, Gil in tow and no Daphne to steal my moment.
In the dining section, Gil and I slid into the last empty checked-cloth window table, where a waitress took our order.
As Gil explained how he wanted his burger, I let myself enjoy a long look at him. He was a real Ryan O'Neal type, with those wide-spaced features and that polished, winning smile. When he shrugged off his blazer and hung it on the back of the chair, I noticed a stitched monogram at the shirt pocket — C.G.B.
"You're wearing Carpie's shirt?"
"Yep. He's Carpenter Gilroy, I'm Christopher Gilroy. And he's strict as all hell about how I show up at the firm. But I'd wear a tutu and toe shoes if that's what he wanted, he's been that solid to me since I showed up in New York."
"Oh, yes. Carpie's the best. But soon all you'll need are Polo shirts and tennis whites. Sunken Haven's so relaxed."
Gil took a first sip from the beer that had been set down. "You sure? Aunt Weeze went ahead a few weeks ago to 'open the house.' What's that even mean?"
"It's not glamorous, if that's what you think! It's about clearing out the mouse droppings and scrubbing the salt off the windows, airing the beds and sweeping out the sand and the pine needles. My family's house is right on the ocean. You can smell sage and bayberry all the way up South Beach."
Gil was looking at me deeply. I'd never had anyone look at me like this. Not even Bertie, who always had a smile for me. "Your eyes shine when you talk about this place. You must love it."
"Oh my gosh, I do! I've spent every summer there since I was born. It's a shelter island, you know. One side's ocean and the other's the Long Island Sound. Our cottage, Lazy Days, is right on the ocean. And it's . . ." I was about to say my first summer without Daphne. But it seemed petty. "It's going to be so fun," I said instead, truthfully. So fun without Daphne.
"Carpie said kids work," said Gil.
"They do. We do. We all have jobs, for pay or volunteer."
"Volunteer?" He quirked an eyebrow.
"It seems corny, but everyone pitches in somehow."
"So what are you volunteering to do there?" His smile was teasing.
"Well, June and July it's nothing but tennis," I said. "See, I lost the Junior Girls Singles championship last year, and my parents went ape." Even after a year, my tennis fiasco humiliated me. "I'll be on the court day and night."
Gil looked amused. "I'm teaching swim classes and waiting tables at the yacht club. Guess I'll be the boy fetching your ice-cold Yoo-hoos and Winks."
"No, no, it's not that way! Kids always work at the club. We wait on one other, we babysit one another, we teach the little ones to swim!"
He laughed. "I didn't mean to rile you."
"I don't want you to think I'll be having this la-dee-da summer, while you're toiling away."
That made us both laugh. "It does sound pretty cushy," said Gil. "I've helped at my stepdad's hardware store since I was knee-high. Now, that's some dull work."
"There's loads of kids on payroll who still have fun. Mrs. Walt — you know Walt's Chocolates? Well, that's her family — but at Sunken Haven, she's just the sweet old lady who runs the thrift shop, and I worked there last year." I was rambling, I blamed the wine and beer and not quite knowing how to act around a boy who made me feel so giddy. "All I'm really saying is it's busy, you know . . ."
Gil's eyes were warm on me. "It's cool how you're so serious about everything. You're a funny princess."
"No, no! I'm not," I answered sincerely.
He laughed. "Especially when you don't mean to be funny."
But I'd meant that I wasn't a princess.
Our burgers arrived, distracting us as we squirted ketchup and loaded the buns with lettuce, onions, and pickles. Led Zeppelin was on the jukebox. "What sort of music do you go for?"
Now Gil leaned in on his elbows. I'd struck a nerve. "Clapton, Tom Waits, Lynyrd Skynyrd. But I dig most any rock-and-roll — me and my pal Kenny took a bus twenty-three hours to see The Who in Fort Worth."
"I've been to Madison Square Garden twice this year. Once for David Bowie and once for Elton John." This wasn't true — it was Daphne who'd gone. But I'd heard enough about both concerts. In the moment, staring at Gil, I wanted it to be true so badly that the truth itself seemed like a tiny detail.
"Elton John? That guy's a dud." Gil began to sing "Bennie and the Jets" through his adenoids.
My cheeks got hot. Daphne never did dud things! Or did she? What would Daphne say in this moment? "Well, I saw Elton's whole act, and it's a complete hoot!"
Gil shrugged. "Piano's good if Waits is playing it. I'm more into guitars myself." He molded his hand around an invisible neck, and with the other hand, he strummed air. "I used to mess around in a band — we called ourselves The Mindbenders. But that was B.C. — Before Carp. Now I'm at the firm day and night. He's got me in his focus — which I do appreciate," added Gil quickly. "Hope I wasn't coming off ungrateful."
"Have Carpie and your family mended fences?"
Gil paused, as if deciding how to frame this. "Matter of fact, one of the deals of my being here is, I can't contact my family."
He smiled, guarded. Sipped his beer and shrugged in answer.
"But that's family politics for you," I said. "Anyway. I'm glad you told me. I'm always here to listen if, you know — " I floundered " — you want to tell me more."
Now Gil eyed me in a way that burned up my cheeks. "I want to know more about you."
"Oh, okay. Me. Um. Like what?"
"Like . . . what do you love?"
"Love! Oh my gosh! Don't put me on the spot!" I hid behind my beer mug — only a few sips remained. I wouldn't order another. Even one drink made me too careless with my words. "I love tennis," I told him after a pause.
"Where I'm from, that game's for snobs."
"I never feel snobby when I play. I feel happy. Unless it's . . ." against her. "Unless it's too competitive."
"Have you got a shelf full of trophies?"
"Aw, you're stewing about something." Gil's voice was gentle. He tipped his head, watching me. "Cat got your tongue? Tell me."
"No. There's nothing to tell."
"Come on. Put it out there."
Fritz O'Neill. She was something real. She was something to put out there. But I wouldn't even speak her name out loud. Not tonight.
Fritz O'Neill, who last summer had entered the Junior Cup Tennis competition at the eleventh hour. Then she'd casually annihilated me. My loss had shocked the family. My mother's and Daphne's names were both etched into plaques that hung in Haven Casino's center hall.
But not mine.
"I'm training super hard for a tennis rematch that I lost last summer. I've been practicing after school and every weekend."
"Bet you'll do fine."
"There are other good players."
"Like who?"
"I guess I can't remember her name."
"Arrright, arrright." Gil popped his last huge bite of burger in his mouth. He ate too quickly, but his appetite also made him sexy, like a wolf.
When "Young Americans" came on, I clapped for it. "I love this song!"
"I'll get out there if you want."
Toward the far end of the room near the jukebox, kids were bouncing and shimmying and trying to look like they weren't working too hard on their moves.
Gil slapped a ten on the table to pay. "Let's go."
When I stood with him, he took my arm and led, turning me in and out easily, and then pulling me close. When he held me to his chest, I melted against the press of his body. Were Dalton girls watching? Was Jack Hollander? Would people talk about how smooth we looked out here? I felt expansive with all the possibilities.
And when the song ended and Gil stared down at me, for once my uptilt felt entirely natural. I'd never felt so radiant as I did in his gaze.
Gil leaned in close to my ear. "Hollander's. Bowie. You. At least I got one New York night exactly right."
We danced to a few more songs, then we left the bar, sailing into the warm, almost summer night. We had enough time to walk uptown and still beat my curfew. Three hours ago, I hadn't even known he existed, and now here was Gil Burke, blazing bright as a comet through the center of my world. I was giddy with it, almost frantic with wanting to absorb and memorize every detail of each, shared moment.
"Kinda funny, remembering about earlier," Gil said, as if he'd been listening in on my thoughts. "When Uncle Carp first mentioned his goddaughter?" He took my hand and slid his fingers through mine. "For some reason, I pictured a little girl with braces and a hula hoop."
I sighed. "Carpie thinks I'm still a child."
"You're anything but." He said it sweetly. Not like a come-on. His fingers were woven strong through mine. Gil had seemed sure right from go that I was special — a fun-loving New York girl with connections to "It" bars. And now a brand-new thought overtook me.
First Gil had rescued me from my fight with Daphne. Then he'd sprung me out of the apartment and whirled me into this perfect evening. What if Gil had come here all the way from Elmore, Alabama, to Sunken Haven for me?
Could it be true? Instead of a summer playing handmaiden to Daphne, was I being delivered something entirely different — a summer in the spotlight? A summer starring Gil Burke and me? The idea, as it steeped, filled me with tense, panicky joy — it sounded too good to be true, like something a West Village psychic would promise for fifty cents.
Summer flings and sexy romances were Daphne's territory. Not mine. I was the one you didn't pick.
I swatted off my hope like a bumblebee, knowing it was too late. I'd already been deliriously stung.
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Golfers Dream. View lot overlooking Adams Springs Golf Course. Easy walk from your front door to the first tee. Home was lost in the Valley Fire. Existing asphalt driveway, water connection and septic system. The septic has not been tested and the buyer is encouraged to conduct their own inspections. Minutes to school, shopping and Bogg's State Forest.


I had a nice surprise in the mail today. Some stitch markers arrived from Vicki of Simple Knits. I won these by contributing patterns to her list of "What can I make with 285 yards or less of yarn" patterns. Great idea!
I just love getting fun things in the mail - way better than bills!
Since I started up the weights again, I'm using a different method. Before I took a break last year, I had a four day rotation. Each day would be a different area of the body - chest and shoulders, back, legs, arms - plus ab work every time. I had four different exercises for each area and aimed for three sets of 10 or so.
Now what I do is work the whole body each time, every other day if I can. This works better for me as if I miss a few days (or longer, ahem) then one part of the body won't have been neglected more than another. So for each area - shoulders, chest, upper and lower back, abs, biceps, triceps, forearms, quads, hamstrings and calves - I perform one exercise. I start with 10 repetitions of a low weight to warm up the muscles, then move to a medium weight for 10, and finally a weight which is heavy enough that I can't complete 10 reps. The idea is to strengthen the muscles and get them to bulk up. I'm hoping this method will have the desired effect.
Hmmm, I hope I'll be able to walk out of the dojang after that lot!


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Paying taxes, and then some
[miningmx.com] — NO SURPRISES in South Africa's national budget unveiled last week in respect of the Royalty Act, a piece of legislation first promulgated in 2007 to collect a portion of mining company pretax earnings.
That's to say, there are no changes in the calculation methodology.
In truth, there's no need to tinker with the methodology, notwithstanding lower corporate profit performance in South Africa which pushed down collections in the 2010/11 fiscal year. According to budget documents, government's forecast for royalty-related revenues is 38% higher for the 2011/12 year compared to the estimate it first made in 2010/11.
Clearly, the National Treasury is confident that commodity prices will continue to increase over the year. For the record, the mining sector posted 17% growth in South Africa's fourth-quarter gross domestic product figures, a performance that bears out government optimism.
More notable, perhaps, is government's proposed "carbon tax", and its possible impact on pretax profits given that the mining sector contributes heavily to carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in South Africa. Of the top 20 CO₂ emitters in the country, eight are mining firms, while the top emitter – Eskom – burns coal in its power station and is obviously mining related.
A discussion document, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Carbon Tax Option was published in December and is open for comment until February 28. Hilary Joffe, spokesperson for Eskom, the electricity utility that churns out some 224.7 million tonnes of CO₂ a year, says part of the debate regarding emissions tax is whether its payment will be accounted for in the annually assessed tariff structure consumers pay.
You can see how vexed this debate could become.
Eskom will likely argue South African consumers need to start paying for the real cost of electricity, presumably in line with international levels. Equally, the mining industry will wonder why it must pay three times over for the carbon tax.
In addition to the proposed tax, it may have to pay higher electricity costs if Eskom gets its wish to be compensated, not to mention the fact that mining companies are already implementing, at their own cost, emission-lowering technologies.
"We've already reduced electricity consumption 10% to 15% over the last two years and have other programmes to further reduce consumption," says Nick Holland, CEO of Gold Fields which ranks as South Africa's tenth-largest emitter of CO₂.
"That costs money and to be taxed when you don't even know how that will be deployed is pushing it a bit," he says. Holland believes incentives work better.
Says ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa): "We are fully aware of government's intentions to impose additional carbon taxes and/or perhaps even a cap trade system. It is still premature to comment on potential implications, but we anticipate that the financial burden may increase significantly."
At present, we're all jumping the gun. The current proposals are just an option and there's no clarity yet at what threshold carbon tax will be applied. There is the suggestion emitters will pay from R70 to R200 per tonne of CO₂, but it's unknown if, for instance, Anglo American will start to pay that rate at a quarter or half or three-quarters of the 8.85 million tonnes/year CO₂ emissions it pumps into the atmosphere.
Like I say, vexed.
There's also some discontinuity with broader government policy. It's a lesser known fact of the national budget that the Treasury believes the mining industry will produce 100 000 new jobs by 2020, many of them in the downstream, or beneficiation end of the market.
If that's so, making it more expensive to produce metals, which is what a carbon tax does, runs counter to job creation which requires profitable, growing businesses.
ZIM STEEL
Given his sudden resignation from Kumba Iron Ore's board, his obvious relationship with the Gupta family which is invested in Kumba's nemesis, Imperial Crown Trading (ICT), and this week's announcement that he is behind a plan to build a steel mill in South Africa, I think the time has come to prefix any preference to Lazarus Zim as "the controversial businessman Lazarus Zim".
I would also dearly like to see the sensitivity analysis that gives controversial businessman Lazarus Zim confidence that an economically viable steel mill can actually be built in South Africa, especially as others are struggling so.
Murray & Roberts recently closed down its Cisco mill in the Cape province, while Amsa says jobs at Saldanha Steel are at risk should it be forced to pay market-related prices for the important steel input, iron ore.
Perhaps controversial businessman Lazarus Zim's Afripalm Resources and its Indian partner, Steel Authority of India, can secure iron ore at competitive prices; perhaps there's beneficiation-related incentives of which only he's aware; perhaps it's low-cost mini-mill furnace technology. Who knows?
For certain is that Zim will effortlessly skate across any thin ice upon which he happens, just as he managed to extract himself from Kumba's board with scarcely a public question about how ICT became privy to Amsa's failure to renew its mining permit.
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Pension Board Vice Chair - Scottish Public Pension Agency
Location:Galashiels
Closing date:29 January 2021 at midnight
The SPPA is seeking to appoint an independent Vice Chair to sit on a Public Sector Pension Board: The Scottish Police Pension Board
Applications are invited from a wide range of people who are committed to public service and have an interest in the provision of Public Sector Pensions in Scotland. This is an exciting time in the SPPA's journey to establish itself as the premier public sector pension service organisation in Scotland. The roles are rewarding and we would like to hear from you if you would like to contribute to SPPA's progression on this journey.
Scheme Pension Boards are key to SPPA's work in delivering its functions as Pension Scheme Administrator on behalf of Scottish Ministers. The Public Service Pensions Act 2013 requires the establishment of Pension Boards with the responsibility for "assisting the Scheme Manager" in securing compliance with the scheme regulations and other legislation relating to the governance and administration of the scheme.
The SPPA is looking for candidates who can offer experience in promoting agreement and building consensus between stakeholders, ideally gained via senior manager or board-level roles. Candidates should have the ability to support the Chair of the Board in an objective scrutiny of the issues for consideration and to reach conclusions following best practice in governance and in light of current regulations and legislation.
You will be offered training to support you in getting started in the role and throughout your time as a Pension Board Vice Chair.
You must be able to demonstrate the following:
Knowledge of pensions management and/or the finance industry;
Ability to provide strategic advice having a relevant external perspective;
Ability to communicate effectively;
Ability to influence decision making and challenge constructively;
Ability to analyse and review complex issues;
Ability to work effectively as part of a team;
Willingness to participate and experience in managing appraisal processes; and
Willingness to participate in relevant training and continuous professional development to maintain overall understanding of subject matter and regulations.
Appointments will commence in April 2021. The initial appointment will be for 3 years. There is a possibility of re-appointment, subject to evidence of previous effective performance and satisfying the skills knowledge and personal qualities required at the time of re-appointment. The combined length of an appointment will not exceed 8 years.
Pension Boards meet four times a year, although there may be additional meetings and training events through the year, but it is not expected to exceed 10 days per annum.
The meetings are normally held at SPPA, 7 Tweedside Park, Galashiels, TD1 3TE (the Borders railway station at Tweedbank is located nearby). Meetings are currently being held remotely.
Remuneration and Allowances
A daily fee of £232 will be paid and you will receive reimbursement of all reasonable travel and subsistence costs. All reasonable receipted dependant-carer expenses, including childcare, and for support required to help you carry out your duties will also be reimbursed where applicable. The appointment is not pensionable.
Closing date for applications is Midnight on Friday 29 January 2021.
Sifting will take place week commencing week commencing 1 February 2021.
Interviews are expected to be held weeks commencing 22 February 2021 and 1 March 2021. Interviews will be held remotely.
If you would like to receive a copy of the Application Pack or to find out more about the role, please email SPPAGovernance@gov.scot
The appointment will be made on merit and we are committed to diversity and equality.


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The Mills Brothers have always been my favorite group of all time!
The Mills Brothers Today
Click play button below to enjoy the 1/9/11 interview with John Mills.
Over 2 hours!
What began over 75 years ago as an astonishingly original vocal group has grown into one of the most long-lasting and beloved acts in American popular music. The magic of The Mills Brothers continues today under the leadership of John Mills -- the son, grandson and nephew of the original group's members.
The new generation of The Mills Brothers also features the vocal prowess and compelling stage presence of Elmer Hopper, who spent nearly two decades as a member of The Platters. Together, the duo captures the inimitable sound of the original group as they recreate hit songs like "Cab Driver," "Glow Worm," "Lazy River," "Yellow Bird," "Basin Street Blues," "Opus One," "Paper Doll," "You Always Hurt the One You Love," "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" and more.
The Mills Brothers began as a novelty act, debuting at the Mays Opera House in Piqua, Ohio. Thanks to their distinctive harmonies, the group went on to sell tens of millions of recordings, and posted a hit each year between 1935 and 1947. They received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1998.
The Mills Brothers' eloquent musicianship lives on, and continues to pack performing arts centers worldwide.
My personal and special meeting with The Mills Brothers!
I had the opportunity to see them live in 1981 when I was 17. Only because I was able to push my way into backstage at the Westbury Music Fair because I was lucky to have a radio show with WGBB 1240AM Freeport Long Island, NY at that time.
I got to see them and Harry Mills gave me an interview!
This was a special night for me as I couldn't believe I was somehow being allowed backstage access at this famous place. I made sure I had my 78's with me so I can have them autographed!
Unfortunately, I either forgot or lost my white grease pensil for the 78 autographs. I went nuts. But somehow, by the grace of God, I found a small piece of chalk on the floor backstage which had to suffice. That night was one of the most magical nights for me!
I now know who I met that evening after recently reading the inscription on my signed 78 and remembering how that night went.
I now remember who I met that night who was enjoying a cig out the back door from the dressing rooms who was gracious enough to autograph the 78. It was Donald Mills!
I was 17 so I lit one up too! I couldn't believe where I was. This was so magical. I stood there frozen hoping I can be okay and not be asked to leave for some reason.
For lack of a better description... this was the man with the velvet voice! How else can you decribe it. Amazing! My idol. No one can copy or match it. Yet I stood there not knowing anything else except knowing I was standing there with one of The Mills Brothers.
But this guy was so cool and so wonderful, just as I envisioned he would be. I was speechless. A very special moment in my life to say the least.
I remember this wonderful man asking me if it would be okay if he signed his brother Harrys name on the record since he was having sight problems at the time. Wow!
What could I say except of course and he did just that. What a great guy!
He then directed me to make sure I go back into the dressing room and tell Herbert that they all signed the record, and when he gets a chance to also sign it.
I was terrified! How could I... a17 year old, go into a room and give orders to a Mills Brother who was one of my idols. It was very tough to say the least.
And when I got there he was sitting on a couch talking to people. Am I supposed to be rude and break into a conversation with one of The Mills Brothers?
The best I was able to do was try to interrupt the conversation he was having and place the record in front of him on a table and mention that everyone signed it and if he can also sign it we'd apprecite it. Then I stepped back into the hallway.
I kept looking every few seconds to see if he leaned over to sign it but he never did.
About about 20 minutes later Donald walked by in the hallway and asked if his brother signed it and I said I'm not sure and that he probably didn't.
He walked in and picked the record up and handed it to Herbert and he signed it and this is the record that has been with me ever since.
Obviously I will never forget this. These guys are great!
Once again I am sorry it is in chalk, but the chalk that night was my savior.
Here is the now the famous autographed 78 of The Mills Brothers that I have spoken about for over 30 years.
Let me write below the inscription as it might be tough to read on the scan, or even in person...
Sincere Regards
The Mills Brothers
Donald Herbert
One of my prize possessions!
Myself with The Mills Brothers at The Lyric Theater
1/13/11 they performed at The Lyric Theater in Stuart, FL and they were magnificent! The love for these guys was overwhelming. John Mills also gives an oral tribute and history of The Mills Brothers that is outstanding.
Between the amazing Mills Brothers vocal arrangements and the full orchestral backdrop, a special evening will always be in store. They are and always will be the best! The Mills Brothers... gotta love 'em!
Watch The Mills Brothers Sing Paper Doll with Dean Martin
Click Here to visit The Mills Brothers Website