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Message: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 135
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 153, in _generate_tables
df = pd.read_json(f, dtype_backend="pyarrow")
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 815, in read_json
return json_reader.read()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1025, in read
obj = self._get_object_parser(self.data)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1051, in _get_object_parser
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File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1187, in parse
self._parse()
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ujson_loads(json, precise_float=self.precise_float), dtype=None
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File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1997, in _prepare_split_single
for _, table in generator:
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 156, in _generate_tables
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File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 130, in _generate_tables
pa_table = paj.read_json(
File "pyarrow/_json.pyx", line 308, in pyarrow._json.read_json
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 154, in pyarrow.lib.pyarrow_internal_check_status
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 91, in pyarrow.lib.check_status
pyarrow.lib.ArrowInvalid: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 135
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File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1529, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
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Integrated Annual Report of Grupa LOTOS S.A. 2014
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Interactive LOTOS Databook
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GRI and UN Global Compact Content Index
Business strategy and modelKey objectives
The concept of corporate social responsibility is a part of the vision of the LOTOS Group’s operations, and is reflected in both the business strategy and the corporate social responsibility strategy. In 2012, the Board of Grupa LOTOS approved the revised corporate social responsibility strategy for the LOTOS Group, effective – just like the business strategy – until 2015.
The primary goal of the LOTOS Group’s CSR strategy is to support the organization in meeting the objectives provided for in its business strategy by optimum use of the organization’s resources and capabilities to generate economic and social value for the benefit of the LOTOS Group and its environment.
To ensure successful delivery of that goal, the social, environmental, ethical and human rights concerns included in the CSR strategy were incorporated into the LOTOS Group’s core operations and business strategy. In this way, we have created a mechanism to:
Maximise the building of shared value for the shareholders, our other stakeholders and society as a whole,
Identify, prevent and mitigate the possible negative effects of our operations.
The efforts undertaken by the LOTOS Group in the social and business spheres, in our relations with key stakeholders and in corporate governance are aimed principally to:
Ensure compliance with the law and ethical standards,
Increase our positive contribution to social development,
Mitigate possible adverse impacts of our operations and the associated risks,
Maximise our chances for sustainable development over the long term.
The LOTOS Group’s CSR strategy until 2015 defined the key objectives to be achieved in individual areas of activity. For each of these objectives, a set of targets and action plans has been developed to support the achievement of the results envisaged in the strategy.
In the area of investment in human resources our objective is to ensure the availability of highly qualified staff required to successfully implement the business strategy and enhance the corporate culture based on adopted values.
As regards health and safety improvement, our priority is to increase the awareness and involvement in work safety improvement among the management staff, employees and contractors.
As regards integration with the local community, our principal goal is to undertake initiatives that help to ensure lasting solutions to social and environmental issues vital to our local communities.
In the area of management of natural resources in the production process, we seek to reduce environmental risk and continually minimise the environmental impact of the LOTOS Group’s operations.
In terms of ethics and the prevention of misconduct, we seek to improve our management by ensuring ethical conduct and the transparency of business processes, as well as by protecting the organization against misconduct.
Our strategic goal with respect to partnership relations with the market environment is to build lasting customer relationships by focusing on understanding customers’ needs and ensuring expected product quality and safety.
As regards energy sector security, our objective is to support initiatives designed to enhance energy sector security in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
As regards communication, we aim to ensure that communication with employees is timely and appropriate to their various needs. We also seek to build organizational culture based on multi-directional, open communication, including through the development of a system of public consultations within the LOTOS Group.
2014 was the third full year of implementation of the LOTOS Group’s corporate social responsibility strategy, which, just like our business strategy, spans the period to 2015.
Jowita Twardowska
Communication and CSR Director, Grupa LOTOS
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Therefore, we are about to update our objectives concerning social and environmental impacts, corporate governance and human rights protection. This will be an excellent opportunity for us to review our more than eight-year performance, since analyses underlying the development of our first CSR strategy were started in early 2007, as part of a series of important changes driven by the growth of the LOTOS Group as an integrated oil corporation.
Our approach to CSR is long-term and comprehensive, since it has become an element of the management process. The synergy of its business and social aspects has been ensured through the development of detailed operational plans and measures of the CSR strategy performance against targets in all of its key areas. Performance against targets is supervised by leaders of particular areas, reporting to the Board. For the purpose of performance reporting, we have developed a method to monitor the implementation of the CSR strategy, similar to that used for analysing the effects of our business strategy. Our CSR practices, similarly to practices in other key management areas, are additionally assessed for maturity, and evaluated by the management on a regular basis during our yearly ‘CSR Day’. Recent analyses show a high level of achievement of the CSR targets, in excess of 90%.
Our approach consistently strengthens the LOTOS Group’s reputation as a desirable employer, trading partner of choice, and trusted capital market participant, as well as a responsible neighbour, a business in symbiosis with its environment, committed to improving the well-being of its neighbourhood, resolving issues and responding to the challenges that emerge in the vicinity of its plants.
We strongly support the approach set out in the PN-ISO 26000 standard, where corporate social responsibility is defined as an element of the management process which takes into consideration a company’s responsibility for the environment in which it operates. We identify, assess, measure and mitigate our social and environmental impacts. It is worth noting here that the precautionary measures we take depend on the results of analyses of how particular risks affect the functioning of the organization and its surroundings. Therefore, we measure not only our impacts, but also the impacts of external factors on the operation and effectiveness of the LOTOS Group.
We perceive our involvement with the affairs of the environment in which we operate as our duty and commitment towards the stakeholders. We believe in building the LOTOS Group value while catering to the needs and expectations of local communities. In fact, one of the eight pillars of the LOTOS Group’s CSR strategy is integration with local communities. We understand it as contribution to ensuring lasting solutions to social and environmental issues vital to our local communities.
To translate this approach into effective action, we need to identify actual needs and expectations of our key stakeholders. And this is how the LOTOS Group works − we consult our decisions and priorities with local communities. A case in point is the consultation of our CSR strategy with the stakeholders. Also, everyone can share their views on our integrated annual reports or report an incident that involves a potential violation of our Code of Ethics.
Transparent ongoing communication, being open to public dialogue and transparent reporting on the implementation of the CSR strategy are also vital to creating lasting relations with the stakeholders.
LOTOS’ sound financial and market position proves that we successfully bring benefits to the organization and simultaneously build value for our environment.
2014 was outstanding in terms of the number of CSR programmes and campaigns as well as activities undertaken by the LOTOS Group under the cross-sectoral cooperation model. It was also a period of initiatives aimed to establish a responsible supply chain.
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According to the Chapter of the ninth edition of 'The Best Annual Report' contest, the 2013 Integrated Annual Report of Grupa LOTOS exemplifies a publication based on which investment decisions can be made at a relatively minimal risk.
Representatives of Grupa LOTOS take part in the work of different organizations and we treat our membership in them as strategically important. The goals of these organizations are e.g. to develop new legislative solutions for the energy sector and to actively participate in public consultation of draft acts regulating the sector.
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Diagnostic video ultrasonography equipment for a hospital in Gdańsk-Zaspa
The 'White and green future with LOTOS' programme opens its eleventh academy
Final round of the Jasło Science League with LOTOS
First event under the ‘LOTOS Safety Belt Champions’ (‘LOTOS - Mistrzowie w pasach’) programme
LOTOS Junior Cup 2014 finals
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LOTOS Safety Belt Champions in Koszwały
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Włodzimierz Karpiński, Minister of the State Treasury, visits the LOTOS PETROBALTIC offshore rig
Thirteenth ‘White and Green Future with LOTOS’ centre
Green light given to LOTOS share issue
LOTOS Kolej at the InnoTrans 2014 fair
A new branch of the Lechia Gdańsk Football Academy opens in Malbork
LOTOS Petrobaltic helps recover Douglas A-20 wreck from the Baltic Sea bottom
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Polish shipyards to modernise the Petrobaltic platform
Tenth anniversary of the LOTOS Academy
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Polish crude oil from Lubiatów reaches the LOTOS refinery
Grupa LOTOS Is the Major Sponsor of the Polish National Football Team
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The past year ushered in a series of challenges for the companies in the fuel sector. The decisions made by us have demonstrated that we are able to take rapid steps to adapt to a demanding environment and ensure the desired profitability for our projects.
The segmental management model we have implemented enhances management efficiency, delivering cost and revenue synergies across the organization.
2014 ushered in a series of challenges for the companies in the fuel sector. The decisions made by the LOTOS Group have demonstrated that we are able to take rapid steps to adapt to a demanding environment and ensure the desired profitability for our projects.
The key factor that had a strong impact on both the global and Polish petroleum markets in 2014, with significant consequences for the LOTOS Group’s performance, was the price of crude oil, which also determined the price of petroleum products.
The LOTOS Group’s Strategy is designed to strengthen our position as a strong, innovative and efficient business which plays a major role in ensuring national energy security.
Our operations consist in crude oil production and processing, as well as wholesale and retail sale of petroleum products, among which are: fuels (unleaded gasoline, diesel oil and light fuel oil), heavy fuel oil, bitumens, aviation fuel, naphtha, propane-butane LPG and base oils.
At the LOTOS Group, we identify a range of diverse risks, which may affect all areas of our business. The key risks in terms of their impact on our operations are the financial risks as well as risks affecting the exploration and production area. In the analysis of the risks, we also factor in issues related to sustainable development.
With revenue of ca. PLN 28.5bn in 2014, we rank fourth in the group of 500 largest businesses in Poland.
We seek to reduce the environmental risk of our operations and continually minimise our environmental impact. We support initiatives designed to enhance energy sector security in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
Our carbon emissions were reduced to levels seen only at the best European refineries. Grupa LOTOS refinery’s advanced environmental solutions have curbed our environmental impacts while delivering notable financial benefits, in the form of lower fees for the use of the environment, resulting from our commitment to reducing the amount of emitted pollutants.
In the management segment, we identify political, legal, reputation and social risks as well as the risk of misconduct.
Our objective is to ensure the availability of highly qualified staff required for successful implementation of the LOTOS Group’s business strategy and enhancement of the corporate culture based on adopted values. It is our priority to raise awareness and commitment among our employees and contractors to improving their work safety.
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Fred Thompson wins in Staunton
Fred Thompson was the winner of a straw poll taken at the Staunton Republican Committee on the evening of January 15. See the Staunton GOP Web site for detailed results.
Sadly, it's a moot point, as Thompson withdrew from the Republican primary race yesterday. (The news didn't even make the front page of today's Washington Post.) Coming on the heels of Duncan Hunter's withdrawal, this is another big disappointment for those of us on the right. Thompson was a solid conservative, but was not rigid or dogmatic. For example, he favored campaign finance reform, about which I am very dubious. (Mitch McConnell!) I always thought Fred was uniquely capable of keeping the Republican mainstream (moderate) and right-wing (The Base) elements united, and it will be very hard for any of the other candiates to do that. But at least Hillary and Barack are still at each others' throats, so there is still plenty of hope for November.
So, I've taken two more names off my ranking of GOP presdential candidates, without changing the order of the rest. Unless Giuliani catches fire soon, it looks like I'll be supporting McCain. Please, someone, talk some sense into him about the need for reforming immigration and entitlements programs!
Brooks vs. Limbaugh
Speaking of disappointed conservatives, Rush Limbaugh was in a grumpy mood yesterday. He blasted David Brooks for a New York Times column that lamented the "great tightening" that has afflicted the Republican Party since the Reagan administration. Ironically, a "conservative correctness" has taken hold, rivaling left-wing "political correctness." (Ever hear the expression "RINO"? Bingo.) In his broadcast retorts, to my surprise, Rush used the term pseudo-conservative, coined by political scientist Richard Hofstadter to describe a pathological tendency in the American right wing in the 1950s. I first mentioned this in October 2006. In essence, pseudo-conservatives are right-wing people with a deranged, paranoid view of reality that condemns them to repreated failure. Rush means the opposite of the academic sense of the term, however. Is Rush losing it? Is he a "pseudo-conservative"?
UPDATE: Michelle Malkin reminds us of just how weak McCain has been on the immigration issue, calling him "The Geraldo Rivera Republican" for being such an aggressive panderer: "Like the ethnocentric cable TV host who can't string a sentence about immigration together without drowning in demagoguery, McCain naturally resorts to open-borders platitudes when pressed for enforcement specifics." Ouch!! Hat tip to Stacey Morris.
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Producing the Contemporary City
24 May - 2 September 2007
About the IABR
PowerNotes
PowerNotes #01
Lectures and debates
Vedran Mimica on the Biennale
Strategies for a Better World
Hyper Power: Keller Easterling on Dubai
Elia Zenghelis: The "immeuble-cité" a strategy for Architecture
In her essay in the book Visionary Power - Producing the Contemporary City Keller Easterling responds to the theme of ‘Corporate Cities/Global Capital'. On 29 May she gave a lecture on Dubai in the PowerLounge, followed by a dialogue with Michaël Zeeman (a Dutch writer well known for his television show Zeeman and Books) .
Rotterdam - 29 May 2007
A steadily increasing proportion of international trade is taking place in administrative zones that are outside the normal regulatory regime. More and more often, multinational corporations with offices in these zones manipulate local authorities in order to create the most favourable conditions for themselves. The host country of these zones also derives advantages from this.
The ‘Corporate City', according to Easterling, is a harbinger of the twenty-first-century city. It is composed of zones or thematic enclaves, with names that evoke familiar images, such as Dubai Maritime City, Dubai Humanitarian City, Dubai Outsourcing Zone, Dubai Textile city, and so on. Inside these zones, undesirable elements are excluded. At the same time, controversial activities are usually taking place in the realm of environmental standards, labour conditions, public space or political representation. The Corporate City has its own rules; it is outside jurisprudence. It is an apolitical free port in the tradition of free ports and pirates' nests. As an urban paradigm, it is a pre-programmed city with inexhaustible possibilities, precisely because of the lack of bureaucracy. The forces behind the Corporate City play out outside the usual political arena are not bound by left-wing or right-wing morality. Easterling calls this ‘extrastatecraft'.
In her lecture on 29 May, using Dubai as an illustration, Keller Easterling showed what the role of architecture is within the Corporate City, where it is defined by global capital. Dubai, the capital of one of the seven emirates that together form the United Arab Emirates, is a dictatorial state ruled by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The sheikh uses the media as a political instrument; the city is marketed as a fairy tale, where life is sublime and problem-free. This desert city too is ruled by economic forces rather than by political forces. This is a global phenomenon: private investors are increasingly determining what form the living environment takes. The architecture that results from this consists of visual spectacle screaming for attention. In the dialogue with Michaël Zeeman, an analogy was drawn to the ostentatious imagery of the Third Reich's KdF-Seebades Rügen and to Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom. When Zeeman asked whether these signals called for alarm, Easterling replied cautiously that, in addition to urgency, opportunities also present themselves: ‘You must be too smart to be right.' The question is how architects can deal with these forces. Or are architects out of the loop? Easterling thinks that architecture, in fact, as a more or less independent player, is capable of exerting a certain influence and initiating change.
Entertainment in Dubai
Keller Easterling is an architect and writer from New York. Her book Enduring Innocence: Global Architecture and its Political Masquerades (MIT, 2005) researches familiar spatial products that have landed in difficult or hyperbolic political situations around the world. At the moment she works on the book Extrastatecraft, which examines global infrastructure networks as a medium of global polity. Easterling is an associate professor at Yale University School of Architecture who received her Masters of Architecture from Princeton University.
Watch the lecture online at hollanddoc.
Visionary Power
New Dutch City
A Better World - Another Power
Form and the City
more agenda...
"In the USA alone, well over 3 million acres of open land are lost each year to suburbanisation" (Kenneth Frampton in Producing The Contemporary City, 2007)
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Sinking City: Long Beach Faces Deep Financial Troubles
by Spencer Rumsey on April 12, 2012
From the sixth floor windows of Long Beach’s embattled city hall, the panorama is spectacular, especially on a cloudless, windless twilight evening when the Atlantic is turning deep purple as a freighter is churning to New York harbor, an occasional jet plane is streaking across the indigo sky for Europe, and the pointed skyscrapers of Manhattan are sparkling magically on the horizon. It’s a multi-million-dollar view—a realtor’s dream—but the roof leaks and some plaster is crumbling near a corner of the ceiling of the public meeting room. But for a city that suddenly finds itself possibly $10 million in debt this year, with more deficits to come next, repairing city hall is the least of Long Beach’s problems.
At this altitude it’s easy to forget the economic troubles facing struggling store owners in the city below. Justine Champlin, for one, is going to close her gift shop Carleton & Dayne next month after almost 10 years in business—and still has a back room filled with unsold candies and souvenirs pegged to last summer’s Quiksilver Pro New York surfing tournament, which the city cut back drastically, some say callously—after Tropical Storm Irene swept in and left thousands of homes without power.
Or that even two of the city’s current five council members are dogged by their own nagging headaches: One is charged with 38 counts of illegally collecting unemployment benefits (one count for each week he filed, supposedly) after an investigation by the Nassau County district attorney. Another councilman has continued to collect a disability pension from the state while running 10K races and marathons, drawing the wrath of the New York Post.
Long Beach, despite all its fresh air, smooth sands, refreshing waves and seaside charm is fractured like shattered glass by politics and divisiveness that, to an outsider, defy typical party labels. And the wonder is how the “Riviera of the South Shore,” as it was once promoted, will ever pull it together to solve its fiscal crisis and get back on track. If it can right the ship, it will set an example for municipalities across the region. But right now it’s listing, badly.
The situation is more complicated than Republicans against Democrats, given the shifting alliances. On the simplest level, the local Democrats pulled off an upset in November by gaining a four-to-one majority on the city council, ousting the local Republicans and ultimately replacing Charles Theofan as city manager. The 59-year-old was nicknamed “Freeport Charlie” by his opponents.
Don’t cry for Theofan—he’s just been hired as Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s deputy county executive, supervising the county attorney’s office, housing, community development and planning. There he’ll be mired in Nassau’s even bigger budget troubles.
His replacement in Long Beach is Jack Schnirman, 34, Brookhaven’s former chief deputy supervisor, who’s been slammed by his critics for bringing along “his Brookhaven cronies,” as they put it.
But the fissures that splinter this city can look pretty byzantine to the casual observer. “Revenge” is now the operative word at the police department as the formerly demoted are promoted and the promoted are demoted (or retired) thanks to the change in regimes. On the beach there’s a pitched battle pitting swimmers versus surfers, and even the two taxi companies, Long Beach Taxi and Beech Street Taxi, are squabbling over picking up passengers arriving at the Long Island Rail Road train station.
Charles TheofanCity of Long BeachCover StoryEd ManganofeaturedFreeport CharlieGlen CoveJack SchnirmanJimmy HennessyJohn McLaughlinJr.Justine ChamplinLen TorresLong BeachMarc GannMark TannenbaumMichael FagenmissedO’Connor Davies Munns & DobbinsQuiksilver Pro New YorkRiviera of the South ShoreSr.Steven HancoxThomas SofieldTom DiNapoliTown of Brookhaven
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The Quiksilver Pro New York Surf Competition Comes To Long Beach
by Timothy Bolger and Spencer Rumsey on August 25, 2011
In the block between Balaram Stack’s home and the beach where he paddles his surfboard out into the Atlantic, the freckled 19-year-old transforms from neighborhood skateboard punk into the hometown hero New York magazine once dubbed “The Surf Prince of [...]
Brooklyn Swimmer’s Body Found in Atlantic Beach
by Associated Press on May 29, 2010
An official says the body of a Brooklyn swimmer who went missing has been found on a Long Island beach. Long Beach City Manager Charles Theofan says Emanuel Tiburcio’s body was found Saturday in Atlantic Beach. The 19-year-old went missing on [...]
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Coming up: a radio discussion of “Killing for Love”
March 2, 2018 Bill Sizemore 2 Comments
I’ll be going on the radio to talk about the upcoming Norfolk screening of Killing for Love, the award-winning documentary about the Haysom/Soering murder case.
Listen for my discussion with Cathy Lewis, host of the daily talk show “HearSay,” Monday, March 5, at noon on WHRV, 89.5 FM.
Killing for Love will be screened at the Naro Expanded Cinema, 1507 Colley Ave., Wednesday, March 7, at 7:15 p.m. I’ll introduce the film and lead a Q&A afterward.
The movie tells the gripping story of two brilliant University of Virginia students, Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom, their obsessive love affair, and the gruesome murders of Elizabeth’s parents in their retirement home near Lynchburg in 1985.
The young lovers were arrested after an international flight from the authorities and ultimately convicted of the killings. They’ve been incarcerated nearly 32 years.
Jens has been proclaiming his innocence since his 1990 trial, when he recanted his initial confession, saying he falsely took the blame to save his girlfriend from the electric chair. He has a pardon petition pending with Gov. Ralph Northam.
Jens tells his side of the story in the book I co-wrote with him, A Far, Far Better Thing: Did a Fatal Attraction Lead to a Wrongful Conviction? Both the book and the movie present evidence – much of which has come to light since the trial – that buttresses Jens’ claim of innocence.
Tell Gov. Northam: Set Jens free
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Dave Word says:
Great hearing you on Cathy’s show on Monday. Had forgotten most of the details about the Haysom-Soering murder case — it’s been 32 years ago after all. I do remember this being a strange trial, the most odd aspect being why these UVA students would do such a thing. Wish I could see the documentary and meet up with you on Wednesday, but I’ll be in Roanoke that day. Hope you’ll get an interview some day with Elizabeth Hanson. Take care.
Bill Sizemore says:
Good to hear from you, Dave.
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Both the W-League and the WPSL were thought of the premier women's soccer leagues within the United States at the time however eventually fell to a "second-tier" degree upon the formation of the Women's United Soccer Association. Soccer on November 21, 2012, with the Canadian Soccer Association and Mexican Football Federation additionally taking part within the announcement. The league was ultimately known as the National Women's Soccer League . Teams within the NWSL are privately owned, however national federations are heavily concerned in league financing and operations. All three federations initially paid salaries for a lot of of their respective nationwide group members.
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Madness or sadness? Local concepts of mental illness in four conflict-affected African communities (Abstract)
February 21, 2013 /in Challenges of Interdisciplinary Research /by connie
http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/7/1/3/abstract
Madness or sadness? Local concepts of mental illness in four conflict-affected African communities
Peter Ventevogel, Mark Jordans, Ria Reis and Joop de Jong
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Conflict and Health 2013, 7:3 doi:10.1186/1752-1505-7-3
Abstract (provisional)
Concepts of ‘what constitutes mental illness’, the presumed aetiology and preferred treatment options, vary considerably from one cultural context to another. Knowledge and understanding of these local conceptualisations is essential to inform public mental health programming and policy.
Participants from four locations in Burundi, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, were invited to describe ‘problems they knew of that related to thinking, feeling and behaviour?’ Data were collected over 31 focus groups discussions (251 participants) and key informant interviews with traditional healers and health workers.
While remarkable similarities occurred across all settings, there were also striking differences. In all areas, participants were able to describe localized syndromes characterized by severe behavioural and cognitive disturbances with considerable resemblance to psychotic disorders. Additionally, respondents throughout all settings described local syndromes that included sadness and social withdrawal as core features. These syndromes had some similarities with nonpsychotic mental disorders, such as major depression or anxiety disorders, but also differed significantly. Aetiological concepts varied a great deal within each setting, and attributed causes varied from supernatural to psychosocial and natural. Local syndromes resembling psychotic disorders were seen as an abnormality in need of treatment, although people did not really know where to go. Local syndromes resembling nonpsychotic mental disorders were not regarded as a ‘medical’ disorder, and were therefore also not seen as a condition for which help should be sought within the biomedical health-care system. Rather, such conditions were expected to improve through social and emotional support from relatives, traditional healers and community members.
Local conceptualizations have significant implications for the planning of mental-health interventions in resource-poor settings recovering from conflict. Treatment options for people suffering from severe mental disorders should be made available to people, preferably within general health care facilities. For people suffering from local syndromes characterized by loss or sadness, the primary aim for public mental health interventions would be to empower existing social support systems already in place at local levels, and to strengthen social cohesion and self-help within communities.
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John Lehr speaks openly and honestly about his struggle with drugs and alcohol, his twenty plus years of sobriety and his career in entertainment…
Part comedy act, part motivational speech, John’s journey overcoming his alcohol & drug addictions & achieving his dream as a working actor & writer in Hollywood is fascinating, entertaining, uplifting and hilarious…
John is a comedic performer, writer and producer working in television, film and theater. Lehr starred as Leslie Pool in “10 Items or Less,” from Sony on TBS for three seasons and recently starred as Sheriff Hoyle on Hulu’s original comedy western “Quickdraw” for two seasons. Lehr also co-created, wrote and executive produced both series.
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Under the banner “Cold. Sober. Comedy.” Lehr performs and MC’s at corporate events, fundraisers, non-profits and sober communities about his personal/career struggles, his continuing sober journey and the importance of an authentic sense of humor.
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2. Strike set to affect flights in Cyprus
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strike-set-to-affect-flights-in-cyprus
Cyprus is bracing for a national three-hour strike on Thursday, between 12 noon and 3 pm, which is expected to affect most aspects of public life in the republic including transport and air traffic...
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A rare green comet, a unique traveler, is revisiting our solar system these days after 50,000 earth years when people still lived in caves....
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Ukraine's leadership appears to be in disarray, with corruption allegations, resignations of close associates of President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the president himself undergoing a wide-ranging reshuffle of his government staff....
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A new report from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Trip.com Group has revealed that 69 percent of travelers are actively seeking sustainable travel options for 2023....
9. North buys car ferry in new trade-tourism bid
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Turkish Cypriots have reportedly bought a Ro-Ro ship that will sail between the island’s northern coast and southern Turkey, as new avenues are being sought to boost tourism and transport...
10. An unlikely love story of two soldiers separated by the buffer zone
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/an-unlikely-love-story-of-two-soldiers-separated-by-the-buffer-zone
Along with five other films 'Buffer Zone', directed and written by Savvas Stavros will open the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, before Sally Potter's new film with Javier Bardem and Chris Rock....
11. Cavusoglu travels to US amid troubled ties
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Turkey and the United States will aim to smooth out a series of disagreements between the NATO allies when the Turkish foreign minister visits Washington this week. But expectations that outstanding issues can be resolved are low....
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The global elite tackling the world's problems at the Davos summit including gender inequality is fuelling a surge in prostitution in the Swiss resort....
13. Cavusoglu to the US: The stability in Cyprus is eroding
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-to-the-us-the-stability-in-cyprus-is-eroding
The balance in Cyprus and in Greek-Turkish relations has begun to unravel, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who stated that it makes no difference to whom weapons are sold....
14. Travelers affected by COVID curbs may be entitled to compensation
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that all travelers whose package travel has been affected by measures imposed to fight the Coronavirus pandemic may be entitled to a reduction in the travel price....
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The number of attempts by migrants to enter the European Union without authorization reached around 330,000 last year, the highest number since 2016, the EU’s border and coast guard agency said Friday....
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18. 47,700 young Europeans to be granted free travel tickets
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DiscoverEU, which is an action of the Erasmus+ program that gives youngsters a chance to travel throughout Europe for free, has announced that a total of 47,700 tickets will be given to European youngsters at the end of this winter....
19. Mixed messages as Cyprus offers boosters to visitors
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The Republic of Cyprus is offering to vaccinate short-term foreign visitors against the coronavirus, but the government’s position on booster shots remained unclear in the wake of recent revelations through the Twitter Files about discussions on natural immunity...
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The digital campaigns of Cyprus' Deputy Ministry of Tourism are reaching more than one billion smartphones a year, said Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios, speaking at the conference of the Association of Travel Agents "Digi.travel - The Cyprus International Digital Tourism Conference & Expo 2023."...
21. All flights across the US have been grounded
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All flights across the US have been grounded due to a glitch with the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system....
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Cypriot Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela says he will ask the Cabinet on Wednesday to approve a new set of pandemic measures that include a 48-hour negative PCR test from all travelers arriving from China...
23. Cyprus wrestles with decision on China measures
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Cypriot health officials are meeting on Tuesday to sift through data before deciding on possible COVID measures on travelers from China, but the task is made more difficult by criticism from a local expert and a new variant sweeping through the West...
24. 9.2 million passengers traveled through Cyprus in 2022
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/9-2-million-passengers-traveled-through-cyprus-in-2022
A total of 9.2 million passengers traveled through Cyprus airports in 2022, which corresponds to 82% of passenger traffic in 2019, Senior Director of Aviation Development, Marketing & Communication of Hermes Airports Maria Kouroupi said....
25. Looking ahead to 2023: House prices in Cyprus
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/looking-ahead-to-2023-house-prices-in-cyprus
The end of 2021 saw Europe’s and Cyprus’ economies gradually recovering from the two-year rollercoaster ride of lockdowns, the stock market at record highs, and inflation increasing....
26. Cypriot scientist slams EU decision on China
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-scientist-slams-eu-decision-on-china
A virology professor in Cyprus says an EU decision to impose pre-departure COVID tests on travelers from China appears to be a political decision that is not based on science...
27. The plan to bring in more German tourists
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-plan-to-bring-in-more-german-tourists
In a trip organized by the FTI Group and Meeting Point, German travel agents recently visited the island and discovered increased demand for Cyprus....
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Greece and Switzerland will not impose travel restrictions for arrivals from China despite the current COVID-19 situation on the latter....
29. How concerned is Cyprus about China?
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Europe has been put on alert by the rapid increase in coronavirus cases in China, following the lifting of the zero covid policy, with member states' health authorities consulting on possible measures to be imposed on Chinese travelers. ...
30. Russians flying to northern Cyprus sextupled in 2022
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The number of Russian nationals who flew to northern Cyprus went up sixfold last year, when calls for direct flights in the unrecognized part of the divided island gained traction after an EU flight ban in the south...
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IAPS EXHIBITION
36th IAPS Juried Exhibition - Dunedin, Florida USA
Welcome to the 36th IAPS Juried Exhibition, hosted at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, Florida! On behalf of the IAPS Board and our event volunteers, we are honored to present some of the finest in pastel art in the world.
The show runs from April 1 through May 10, 2020. Due to the corona virus pandemic, we have canceled in-person activities surrounding and supporting the exhibition. The April 18, 2020 reception with awards ceremony, gallery tours and demonstrations, was canceled. As disappointing as this is, the paramount concern of IAPS is on the health and wellbeing of everyone involved. The 36th Exhibition includes 89 pastels from artists in six countries, representing 36 member IAPS societies. The accepted entries have been hung and will be on display throughout the show dates; however, the gallery will be open for visitors on a limited basis as local laws and restrictions allow.
We hope you will enjoy the rich content of all of the subjects within this page. There are images, videos with interviews and comments and descriptions.
THE CATALOG is now available - an expanded view of the 36th Juried Exhibition with notes from the jurors and judge, our President and so much more. See the button at lower left.
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IAPS 36th Exbibition Awards Announcement
Richard G. McKinley, IAPS President
jury of selection
click for bio & artwork
Myles Johnston
Charles Peer
Anna Wainright
As the popularity of juried exhibitions continues to grow, we at IAPS thought it might be useful and informative for our member societies if we pulled back the curtain on the jurying process we utilize. We have therefore garnered the observations of our jurors of selection for the 36th Exhibition. This is an informal, candid discussion that was initially taped to compile material for other educational purposes. After review, it was felt that, while unpolished in appearance, the dialog was so informative that it should be made available to the pastel community at large.
I want to personally thank jurors Anna Wainright, Charles Peer and Myles Johnston for taking the time to sit down with me to discuss the process and for allowing us to tape, and distribute, the outcome. Topics include: the curated jury process, what they took into consideration, and their personal observations as not just jurors, but fellow artists.
Richard G. McKinley
X Myles Johnston
Myles Johnston was born in Sydney Australia, grew up in Canada, and is now living in Montreal, Quebec. He is currently president of the Pastel Society of Eastern Canada, aka PSEC.
Primarily self taught, he has studied under several living masters and taken extensive workshops and ateliers in Canada and the US. Myles's work can be described as contemporary realism that often contains a narrative seeking to evoke his artistic vision and emotion to the viewer. Myles has won numerous awards for his pastels and has been featured in select exhibitions nationally and abroad. His work can be seen most recently in the IAPS webshow with his painting 'Through The Prism'.
X Charles Peer
Siloam Springs, AR
Charles Peer lives in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and recently retired after 31 years of teaching at John Brown University. Peer is a signature member of the PSA and the Ozark Pastel Society. His paintings have appeared in the Pastel Journal, the Artists Network and Pratiques des Arts, PSA, IAPS, Richeson 75 competitions and exhibits sponsored by regional pastel societies. His subject matter usually focuses on the often overlooked views of his local environment. His work can be viewed at www.charlespeer.com and Instagram.
X Anna Wainright
W. Long Branch, NJ
Anna Wainright is a national and international award-winning gallery represented artist. Driven to paint images that evoke a sense of weather and emotion as well as place, she is known for her atmospheric pastels. She has a Master designation in the Pastel Society of America and International Association of Pastel Societies, and is a member of the Salmagundi Club and Oil Painters of America. She was recently featured in the April 2019 Pastel Journal for her Second Place awarded painting in the annual Pastel 100. She is also recently included in the art book "Pure Pastel: Contemporary Works by Today's Top Artists". Her works have been shown in museum exhibitions including the Butler Institute of American Art, OH; Slater Museum, Norwich, CT; and Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA. She is represented by The Artful Deposit in Bordentown, NJ; Beacon Fine Arts in Red Bank, NJ; and Camilla Richman Fine Arts in Osterville, MA. www.ajwainright.com.
IAPS 36th Exbibition Selection Jury Interview
Discussion with Richard G. McKinley, IAPS President
X What is this Jury Interview video?
judge of awards Brooke Allison
Brooke Allison click for bio
Statement & Artwork
X Brooke Allison
Brooke Allison is a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America, and an oil painter who has exhibited widely throughout the United States. Brooke works from life. Her subject matter is the figure, portrait, and still life. She is best known for her contemporary still lifes painted in pastel and for "Kate, changing the pose" - eight 48" x 36" paintings in oil of Kate Vail. She is a well known instructor in pastel, drawing and Independent Study at the Dunedin Fine Art Center in Dunedin, Florida. Brooke is a signature member of: PSA, PSWC, CLWAC, Florida Artist's Group.
While browsing through the art section in an old library in East Haddam, CT. I came across a book which stated that "Still Life is the lowest in the hierarchy of subjects to paint, suitable only for students and idle women." I thought I could do something with that.
That was the beginning of a 30 year series of paintings of household objects, clothes and objects of special significance. The objects were placed at the foot of the easel with no composition in mind. The design emerged through the process of painting.
The medium is pastel on a sanded surface.
Brooke Allison
IAPS 36th Exbibition Awards Judge Commentary
Brooke Allison, judge
We asked the members of the selection jury to each choose a few paintings that they had special feelings about and to record some of those comments for you. Join Richard McKinley as he conducts these brief interviews.
Richard McKinley had the pleasure of sitting down with Sabrina Hill, President of the Pastel Society of the West Coast, to conduct a Virtual Gallery Walkthrough of the IAPS 36th Juried Exhibition.
The theme of the discussion was the diversity of pastel and how the medium is being utilized in an array of expressive ways from traditional schools of representationalism to some very avant-garde/modern applications. Thirty-six paintings in the exhibition were chosen.
IAPS 36th Exbibition Selection Juror Interview
Charles Peer, Juror, with Richard G. McKinley, IAPS President
Anna Wainright, Juror, with Richard G. McKinley, IAPS President
Myles Johnston, Juror, with Richard G. McKinley, IAPS President
IAPS 36th Exbibition Virtual Gallery Tour
Richard G. McKinley, IAPS President, & Sabrina Hill, PSWC President
THE CATALOG is now available for view and purchase. It is an expanded view of the 36th Juried Exhibition with notes from the jurors and judge, our President and so much more, in 52 pages of full color with high-resolution images. You can purchase a copy for $20 plus shipping, view the catalog pages in the viewer below, or download a low-resolution copy of the pdf (button at bottom of page).
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At Georgetown McDonough, they can access the resources that will enable them to make a difference according to Tory Paez, a 2020 grad and P&Q MBA To Watch. Please contact your financial aid […] The cost of attendance is based on the number of credit hours for which you enroll in each semester. 6 out of 164 in Best Online Master's in Business Programs (Excluding MBA). The Financial Times has named Georgetown's McDonough School of Business No. Esade makes it as easy as possible for talented candidades to access scholarships, student loans for programme fees and other financing options. It is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit educational institution in the U.S. “While completing my MBA, I interned with the United States Agency for International Development, where I explored sustainable development opportunities in Ecuador, a small mission of the organization. Compared with the national average cost of tuition of $42,358, Georgetown College is cheaper. The tuition cost for the Georgetown McDonough Executive MBA program is $144,600. Georgetown College’s tuition is $40,800. About 26 percent earned an average salary increase after graduating, and 28 percent earned a promotion while attending the program. The Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative (GUEI) is proud to work alongside the faculty and staff of the McDonough School of Business to provide an entrepreneurial … MBA Read More » 5. Georgetown University requires that all full-time students must have health insurance. 39. Home ▸ Graduate ▸ Graduate Program Cost of Attendance Graduate Program Cost of Attendance. During fall of 2019 the school introduced a part-time Flex MBA program for students aiming to balance their education with … Notably, the university was initially known as Georgetown College. The Georgetown McDonough MBA: What You Need To Know. 13, 2021. Georgetown McDonough School of Business: Numbers: 1: Average GMAT: 694: 2: Average GPA: 3.31: 3: Class Size … The estimated first-year budget for the Wharton MBA Program is $111,695, which includes tuition and fees ($80,432), room & board ($21,050), books, supplies, health insurance, and additional personal costs ($10,213). The cost of attendance is based on the number of credit hours for which you enroll in each semester. The cost of attendance includes Georgetown’s tuition fee, accommodation expenses, travel fare, and other miscellaneous charges. Georgetown University Cost of Attendance. How hard is it to get into McDonough’s MBA program? Total compulsory MBA tuition fees and expenses: €72,000. W. P. Carey Executive MBA US C 24 Georgetown University - Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business Executive MBA US C 25 Emory University - Goizueta Business School Executive MBA US C … Rate your chances of admission in Columbia University MBA program and download course brochure. The Georgetown MBA Program. Below is the cost of attendance, including tuition and other expenses, for a first-year MBA student for the academic year, from Sep. 11, 2020 to Jun. Georgetown University guidebook, acceptance rate, admission requirements, programs review, scholarship, tuition fees and costs The MBA Guide Book MBA Programs Rankings MBA scholarships typically range from partial to full tuition plus stipend. Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid. Based on a 2018 Bloomberg Businessweek recruiter/employer ranking of full-time MBA programs, Georgetown McDonough scores first in the world for having the best-trained graduates. The return is a key to the door of your future career. Students are responsible for their own housing, meals, and course materials. Georgetown Entrepreneurship and Your MBA Take the next step in your professional career with us and find out why businesses from startups to Fortune 500s seek candidates with an entrepreneurial pedigree. Click on the educational area below to find the 2018-19 cost of attendance for your graduate program. Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Full-time MBA Program – Class profile, cost of attendance, median salary. You’ll develop an in-depth understanding across multiple facets of the industry, including development, finance, sustainability, construction, and management. Executive MBA Program Costs. The average cost of attendance budgets for graduate programs can be accessed by clicking the respective academic year in the area below. Additionally, you can view Fiscal Year 2022 rates (Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 tuition and fees) for Main Campus and Medical Center. Tuition fees. All staff and faculty who normally work at the 640 Massachusetts Ave NW campus are teleworking and are available virtually. Georgetown University Tuition Fee. If a student is not already enrolled in an insurance program, he or she will be required to accept the plan offered by Georgetown. msb.georgetown.edu. The Georgetown McDonough School of Business full-time MBA program yields a general management degree that provides students with the functional knowledge and intellectual skills to manage and lead an organization. For example the average GMAT score is 693. Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business provides a transformational education through classroom and experiential learning, preparing students to graduate as principled leaders who serve the common good. The total cost of the McDonough MBA program is $93,852 per year; this includes budgeted living expenses. The MBA Admissions Committee awards scholarships and fellowships from the Goizueta Business Fund for Excellence, our annual fund, based on academic achievement, quality of work experience, demonstrated leadership, and extracurricular activities. Updates and University Guidance >> Quick Links. The Georgetown MBA Program – Full and Flex MBA (Updated in 2021) Written by Sayan Pal College | MBA program 0 Comments(s) November 24, 2020. We have provided an average cost of attendance budget, but your final cost of attendance will depend on your individual enrollment plan. The remaining $618 represents additional fees. The Georgetown MBA program's classes were well constructed, demanding, and purposeful. Georgetown University (McDonough) is ranked No. Over the past few decades, the average cost of attending a top U.S. MBA has increased faster than the rate of inflation. We make it even smarter. The table below shows tuition fees of two-year, full-time MBA programs in United States. This is calculated according to changes in the level of seniority and the size of company alumni are working in now, versus before their MBA. Georgetown College Tuition & Financial Aid. [one_half] S. No. Georgetown University is a highly-ranked private academic and research university that was established in 1789. Unlike MBA programs, our master’s degree focuses exclusively on real estate. 16. All staff and faculty who normally work at the 640 Massachusetts Ave NW campus are teleworking and are available virtually. Countries Represented . The structure of the Georgetown MBA program: Full time MBA Program: Flex MBA Program: How to apply : Application Deadlines. A comprehensive list of charges, as approved by Georgetown’s Board of Directors, updated for Fiscal 2021 (all Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 tuition and fees), can be obtained. All graduate students taking 8 or more hours will be assessed the insurance fee once per academic year, typically in the fall term. Of this amount, the cost of tuition totaled $55,440. Georgetown Tuition & Fees. MBA Program Tuition and Cost Breakdown. An MBA requires a considerable investment of both time and money. 16 in the United States. Georgetown McDonough's Financial Times Ranking. The acceptance rate for McDonough is 47.5% It is important to consider the acceptance rate in the context of the student profile of those who are admitted. Fees include a one-time transcript fee for all students. Georgetown University remains open and dedicated to excellence in providing key services to our community. Georgetown University remains open and dedicated to excellence in providing key services to our community. Funding for MBA Tuition & Costs. The cost per credit for degree programs reflects courses taken within the School of Continuing Studies and does not reflect the cost per credit at other schools within Georgetown University. I honed my leadership style and developed confidence in my technical and interpersonal skills Tuition and Fees. Master of Business Administration. All in-person courses continue through distance instruction. Convert to. In the 2019 - 2020 school year, regular undergrads at Georgetown were charged $56,058, prior to adjustments for financial need. Updates and University Guidance >> The MBA programs provide a global perspective, woven through the integrated curriculum in a way that is unique to Washington, D.C., the nexus of world business and policy, and to Georgetown University's connections to global partner organizations and a world-wide alumni network. MBA from Columbia Business School fees, admission, eligibility, application, scholarships & ranking. This deposit is applied towards the cost of the full tuition fees. With a record average starting salary and increased job acceptances, Georgetown McDonough’s Full-time MBA Class of 2019 continues the school’s trend of career success. georgetown mba student saved lives, authorities said Totoreanu ran up the stairs to find the man’s wife in a bedroom holding one of the 18-month-old twins. 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Atiq Rahimi–A CURSE ON DOSTOEVSKY
Posted in 7-2014 Reviews, Afghanistan, Book Club Suggestions, Experimental, Historical, Literary, Social and Political Issues on Mar 14th, 2014
Drawing many many parallels between the action in this novel and that in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, author Atiq Rahimi focuses on the psychological state of mind of Rassoul, an Afghan student who studied for years in St. Petersburg, Russia, like Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment, before returning to his home in Kabul, a city occupied by the Russians and their army from 1979 -1989. For Rassoul, whose very name suggests his similarities to Raskolnikov, Kabul in the 1980s bears no resemblance to the exciting, intellectual, and independent city it was a generation earlier. The city itself is now devastated, its educated citizens unable to work in any meaningful job, and no one is sure of who is really in charge – the Russians, the Muslim mujahideen, the Afghan communists (like his father), or those seeking independence from all these competing interests. As the book opens, Rassoul has just killed an old woman with an axe. Though decides to take only her cash, and nothing else, he is unable to pry the wad of bills out of the dead woman’s grip. When he hears someone calling her name, he escapes, not knowing who the “intruder” is, and blaming Dostoevsky for “stopping me from…killing a second woman, this one innocent…and becoming prey to my remorse, sinking into an abyss of guilt, [and] ending up sentenced to hard labour…”
Atiq Rahimi–EARTH AND ASHES
Posted in 9a-2011 Reviews, Afghanistan, Allegory, Book Club Suggestions, Exploration, Literary, Social and Political Issues on Jan 23rd, 2011
Earth and Ashes, a small novella, packs more feeling and more power into its few pages than most other books do in hundreds of pages, and few, if any, readers will emerge from it unscathed. Author Atiq Rahimi, an Afghan national now living in France, has recreated the Afghanistan he remembers when it was occupied by the Russians (1979 – 1989). He was seventeen at the time, and life has not improved much for the populace since then. Only the enemies have changed, and they now include many factions from within. Without preamble or any lengthy setting of the scene, the author introduces a main character who is faced with a family crisis from which he may never recover, then tells that story in plain, direct, and straightforward language which gains impact from its very simplicity. Earth and Ashes resembles some of the very best short stories by Steinbeck, Hemingway, and Andre DuBus, all of whom compress, compress, and then compress some more the images and details with which the reader comes to a full understanding of the author’s purpose.
Khaled Hosseini–THE KITE RUNNER
Posted in Afghanistan, Coming-of-age on Jan 10th, 2011
A successful novelist now living in Fremont, California, Amir receives a phone call from his father’s former business partner, Rahim Khan, now in Pakistan. Rahim had stayed behind in Afghanistan when Amir and his father escaped to America in 1981, and he is now dying. An intimate part of the family, Rahim has long been aware of a childhood betrayal committed by Amir, one which had catastrophic consequences for others and which has tormented Amir for his entire life. “There is a way to be good again,” Rahim Shah tells him, and Amir immediately sets off for Pakistan to see him for the last time. In flashbacks, Hosseini recreates the day-to-day existence of Amir and his father, a highly successful merchant in Kabul in the 1970’s, creating a warm and emotionally involving story of childhood and its traumas and stressing the importance of family in times of trouble, as he follows the lives of Amir and his father until Amir is in his late thirties. Despite some narrative clumsiness, however, the novel is a moving, dramatic, personal, and compelling read, fascinating in its setting and in its development of the father-son relationship. I was totally engaged by its characters–and by its considerable charm. (Just click on the title to see full review.)
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Top 5 Venture Capital Firms for DTC Brands
If there’s one thing a new DTC brand startup need, it’s funding. Finding funding is one of the most important steps in creating the next cutting-edge brand. The following venture capital firms are some of the industry’s most influential.
Forerunner Ventures
At just seven years old, Forerunner Ventures is still relatively young. However, this has not stopped this San Francisco based venture firm. Forerunner Ventures’ portfolio is especially impressive. This firm has helped launch popular brands such as Glossier, Warby Parker, and Outside Voices. Like many venture firms, Forerunner Ventures seeks to fund unique groups that challenge consumer norms and deeply understand their consumers.
Forerunner Ventures keeps growing. Within the last year they closed a fourth fund with $360 million in capital commitments. This is nearly three times the size of its third fund that the group closed in 2016!
Collaborative Fund is another influential venture firm that funds DTC brands. Their fund size? $250 million. They see the most value in five areas: Cities, Money, Consumer, Kids, and Health. In the consumer category, they recognize the importance of healthy and sustainable products tied to an authentic brand. Collaborative Fund prefers brands that focus on a positive user experience and aesthetic design. Their notable investments in this sector include Sweetgreen, Hampton Creek, and Walker & Company.
Sherpa Capital
Sherpa Capital is another San Francisco-based venture capital firm. They are most interested in technology-based DTC brands. They have proved very successful– their portfolio includes household names such as Quip, ipsy, and Pillpack.
Obvious Ventures
What sets Obvious Ventures apart from other venture firms is its drive to sponsor positive social and environmental changes. They prioritize solving world problems in a profitable way. This attitude is reflected in how they encourage founders to include their values and mission on their term sheets. The goal is to combine profit and purpose.
Watertower Ventures
Watertower Ventures focuses on sponsoring products with which customers feel connected. This client connection to an authentic brand is one of the most important parts of a DTC brand. Their investment size is normally between $100,000 – $500,000. Watertower Ventures’ portfolio includes brands such as Lensabl, SkinTe, and GameClub.
These venture capital firms are funding some of the world’s most popular and influential DTC brands. They have changed the retail landscape of everything from food to clothing. The future of DTC brands is exciting, and relies heavily on venture capital firms such as these ones.
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by Else Byskov | Apr 10, 2021 | Uncategorized | 2 comments
I get a lot of questions on Quora about the purpose of life and many of those who are asking are deeply confused and sad. They do not know what to do with their life and some are considering suicide because of this lack of understanding of what to do. So, let us address this very relevant question.
The larger perspective
In order to understand the purpose of life we have to look at life in a perspective that is larger than the one offered by the one-life theory. The theory claiming that we only live once is the veil that hides our real purpose. We will never be able to understand life, our own fate and purpose as long as we believe that we only have one life.
The one-life theory has never been proved, but still it is predominant today in the Western world because we and science think that only physical matter exists. We think that we are identical to our physical body and that our existence began at birth and will be extinguished at death. But that is far from the case, because behind and before the physical body we have our spiritual body in the shape of our consciousness / aura and this body consists of energy. This body is not visible but it is measurable. Our energy body is who we really are and we are always alive in this body, whether it is attached to a physical body or not.
The materialistic intellectualized jungle
When we think we only live once, this affects the way we live our life. We become very self-centred and egoistic and want to have as much fun as possible, grab as many riches as possible with no thought about how this attitude affects others. It is the law of the jungle that rules as long as the one-life theory rules. We do not mind if we hurt, harm or cheat others, or even kill them, as long as these actions provide advantages for ourselves. We have no idea that these actions will become our own fate in a future life, because we do not think there will be a future life, and we have no idea about the law of karma, which rules our fate. This law decrees that we reap as we sow – in this life or in a future life. So, we live in an intellectualized jungle and think all that matters is to be able to show off and polish our ego.
The jungle belongs to predators and as long as we live in an intellectualized jungle we are still to a large degree animals that honour the killing principle. We may call ourselves humans but while we can still lie, steal, cheat, harm, go to war and kill we are not real humans. We are intellectualized predators that think only of ourselves.
But as we live life after life, we reap all the actions we once did to others on our own body. And this reaping has the effect that we suffer as we once made others suffer. But our suffering has the advantage that it transforms us to become more and more humane. When we have experienced on our own body what it is like to be stolen from, cheated, and killed, then, sooner or later, we stop stealing, cheating and participating in the killing of other living beings, included the animals that we like to eat. We will stop, because we take the essence of all the lessons learned in former lives with us into our next life, so in that way we grow wiser and more humane and human for each life we live.
So, two extremely relevant but totally overlooked aspects prevent us from understanding the purpose of life: The one-life theory and the law of karma.
We are at a crossroad
The reaping of our past actions on our own body will take us to a crossroad. The crossroad between the animal kingdom and the real human kingdom. We will reach a point at which we are no longer intellectualized animals, but real humans, who only want peace and harmonious coexistence for all, who are kind, helpful and tolerant and who live to serve others, who can forgive easily and who emanate universal love to all living beings: plants, animals and other humans. When enough of us reach that point, a kingdom of peace and love will arise on this planet. War, unrest, terrorism, greed, selfishness and the eating of animals will be something that we can then only read about in the history books and look back at with horror.
Right now we are still mainly living in the intellectualized jungle where it is every man for himself, but the law of karma will see to it, that we will reap all the unwise and selfish actions we once performed to others, and in this way we will advance for each life we live. In that way the real human kingdom will be born in our midst and right now it is only a foetus. But with nurture, tender loving care and enough time it will grow into a strong, beautiful, intelligent and all-loving human being. And this wise and tolerant being will then rule the planet.
The one-life theory will soon collapse as the utter lie it is. What we are experiencing is the downfall of the jungle culture and the pains of labour of a new culture: the culture of the real, all-loving human being.
Our purpose right now
Our purpose right now is to work on our own progress towards becoming more human and humane. We can start by making a list of our unfinished sides and ask ourselves: do I lie, steal, cheat and hurt others? Am I greedy and selfish? Am I jealous and intolerant? Do I hate others and have enemies? Do I treat others in ways I would not like to be treated myself? Do I participate in the killing of other living beings via my diet? Am I always kind and helpful? Do I express racist, sexist, ageist or homophobic views? Am I the best possible version of myself? Do I treat all other living beings with respect and love? Do I cultivate my good sides and work towards becoming a real, finished human being?
There is always room for improvement for all of us and the more we work to improve our good sides and tone down our unfinished sides the better will our lives become.
Getting the process towards becoming more human off its feet is a huge purpose to have, a purpose that will last us several lifetimes, but getting it started and seeing it as the ultimate goal of our development is something that can give our lives a real purpose and meaning.
In this process there is one other thing that we can do: we can go out and help others. Be a friend for the friendless, a helper for the helpless, a support for the homeless, a server of hot soups and provider of meals for the hungry. We can show kindness to the down and out, to the lonely and miserable and remember that the love that we sow will be the love that we reap.
It is only when we leave the jungle behind and begin to become knowledgeable about the spiritual reality of reincarnation and the law of karma that real change can happen.
So, we must study the spiritual reality via spiritual science so that we really understand and internalize that this is not the only life we live and that what we do to others we eventually do to ourselves.
The study of the spiritual science of Martinus is a life-long project and it should keep you occupied and entertained for at least 2-3 lifetimes. Should you want to have a quick fix and a shortcut to the work, Maria McMahon and I have written the Spiritual Nutshell Series of which the third volume has just been published: Life after Death in a Nutshell.
Links to the books:
Reincarnation in a Nutshell
http://mybook.to/reincarnation-nutshell
Fate and Karma in a Nutshell
http://mybook.to/fateandkarmanutshell
Life After Death in a Nutshell:
http://mybook.to/lifeafterdeath
David M on December 11, 2021 at 6:03 pm
Hey Else.
It’s a really good Theory about Reincarnation and that Karma affects the afterlife.
I myself believe in Karma because everything “bad” i did came back to me. For example a bad diet made me sick in long term.
Nonetheless, the Reincarnation theory is as unproven as the One-life theory. We will never 100% know if it exists. But what we know for sure is that we are alive now and thats the life we are living now. And it’s more likely the one and only life we will have.
But i have to admit this Worldview of yours makes definitely sense and could help to make the world a better place.
But still…. in the end it’s just a worldview like many others and it has perhaps nothing to do with reality. But it’s interesting to think about it.
Else Byskov on December 16, 2021 at 3:42 pm
No, this is not just a worldview but the most complete spiritual revelation ever disclosed to humankind.
And no, reincarnation has already been proved in thousands of studies, but they have been ignored my the mainstream, materialistic science.
I challenge you to read my books:
Reincarnation in a Nutshell and
The best available evidenced for the survival of human consciousness after permanent physical death. : https://www.amazon.com/Reincarnation-Nutshell-real-Spiritualnutshell-Book-ebook/dp/B07MNT3DX8
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KXRY2PZ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1635931714&refinements=p_27%3AElse+Byskov&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
You have simply not been looking in the direction where the evidence is….
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Wodehouse Quotations
'Oh, Sir Knight, I pray you have a care.'
'I will,' said Agravaine. And he had seldom said anything more fervently. The future looked about as bad as it could be. Any hopes he may have entertained that this dragon might turn out to be comparatively small and inoffensive were dissipated. This was plainly no debilitated wreck of a dragon, its growth stunted by cxcessive-fire-breathing. A body as thick as ten stout trees! He would not even have the melancholy satisfaction of giving the creature indigestion. For all the impression he was likely to make on that vast interior, he might as well be a salted almond.
;-) ;-) Even Agravaine, who was in the mood to like the whole family, if possible, for Yvonne's sake, could not help feeling that appearances were against this particular exhibit. He might have a heart of gold beneath the outward aspect of a confidence-trick expert whose hobby was dog-stealing, but there was no doubt that his exterior did not inspire a genial glow of confidence.
;-) The man certainly had an evasive manner and a smile which would have justified any jury in returning a verdict without leaving the box. On the other hand, there was Yvonnc. His reason revolted against the idea of that sweet girl being a party to any such conspiracy.
gs It was a peaceful life, but tending towards monotony, and Agravaine was soon in the frame of mind which welcomes any break in the daily round.
gs 'You don't understand,' said Agravaine. 'I don't want to seem to be saying anything that might be interpreted as in the y least derogatory to your father in any way whatever, but without prejudice, surely he is just a plain, ordinary brigand? I mean it's only a question of a ransom ? And I don't in the least object - '
Agravainc nodded. He began to sec daylight.
'My sister Yseult was very beautiful. After the first day Sir Sagramore forgot all about the giant, and seemed to want to do nothing else except have Yseult show him how to play cat's cradle. They were married two months later, and my father sent my sister Elainc to Camelot to ask for a knight to protect us against a wild unicorn.'
'And who bit?' asked Agravainc, deeply interested.
;-) She drooped towards him, and he gathered her into his arms. For a novice, he did it uncommonly well.
ct 'What I meant was this. Love is a wizard greater than Merlin. He plays odd tricks with the eyesight.'
/The Goal-Keeper And The Plutocrat/
Clarence looked at her blankly.
'Me?'
'You.'
'Work?'
'Work.'
Clarence drew a deep breath.
'Work? Well, of course, mind you, fellows do work,' he went on, thoughtfully. ' I was lunching with a man at the Bachelor's only yesterday who swore he knew a fellow who had met a man whose cousin worked. But I don't see what I could do, don't you know.'
His father raised himself on the sofa.
'Haven't I given you the education of an English gentleman?'
'That's the difficulty,' said Clarence.
tt Honestly, it is but a dog's life, that of the short-story writer. I particularly wished at this point to introduce a description of Mr Rackstraw's country house and estate, featuring the private football ground with its fringe of noble trees. It would have served a double purpose, not only charming the lover of nature, but acting as a fine stimulus to the youth of the country, showing them the sort of home they would be able to buy some day if they worked hard and saved their money. But no. You shall have three guesses as to what was the cry. You give it up ? It was Brevity - brevity! Let us on.
met 'Young man,' said Mr Rackstraw, not without a touch of admiration, 'I admire check. But there is a limit. That limit you have passed so far that you'd need to look for it with a telescope.'
'Then, by George, you're just the son-in-law I want. You shall marry Isabel; and I'll take you into partnership in my business this very day. I've been looking tor a good able-bodied bandit like you for years. You make Captain Kidd look like a preliminary three-round bout. My boy, we'll be the greatest combination, you and I, that the City has ever seen. Shake hands.'
For a moment Clarence hesitated. Then his better nature prevailed, and he spoke.
'Mr Rackstraw,' he said, 'I cannot deceive you.'
'That won't matter,' said the enthusiastic old man. 'I bet you'll be able to deceive everybody else. I sec it in your eye. My boy, we'll be the greatest - ''My name is not Jones.'
'Nor is mine. What does that matter?'
'I am a preposterous excrescence on the social cosmos,' said Clarence, eyeing him doubtfully.
/In Alcala/
Rutherford Maxwell was an Englishman, and the younger on of an Englishman; and his lot was the lot of the younger ions all the world over. He was by profession one of the numerous employees of the New Asiatic Bank, which has its branches all over the world. It is a sound, trustworthy institution, and steady-going relatives would assure Rutherford that he was lucky to have got a berth in it. Rutherford did not agree with them. However sound and trustworthy, it was not exactly romantic. Nor did it err on the side of over-lavishncss to those who served it. Rutherford's salary was small. So were his prospects - if he remained in the bank. At a very early date he had registered a vow that he would not. And the road that led out of it for him was the uphill road of literature.
Despite the heat, he was cheerful. Things were beginning to run his way a little now.
te! The intellectual pressure of the conversation was beginning to be a little too much for Rutherford. Combined with the heat of the night it made his head swim.
'Gee, George, who'd have thought it! Fancy you being one of the high-brows I You ought to hang out a sign. You look just ordinary.'
'Thanks !'
'I mean as far as the grey matter goes. I didn't mean you were a bad looker. You're not. You've got nice eyes, George.'
Cool! 'I'm sorry!' he said. 'Slowness is our national failing, you know.'
'Gee! You're the human sleuth all right, all right I It's a 'home-run every time when you get your deductive theories unlimbered.'
'Who are these Willies ?' she said, picking up a group.
'That is the football team of my old school. The lout with the sheepish smirk, holding the ball, is myself as I was before the cares of the world soured me.'
'I can help you some too, I guess. I used to know Winfield V Knight. I can put you wise on lots of things about him that'll help you work up Willic's character so's it'll fit him like a glove.'
/French Leave/
QQ " It won't," she said. " Television sales never go through. The hellhounds of the system are all ghouls and sadists. It gives them a kick to dangle bags of gold before the eyes of the widow and the orphan and then shout 'April fool!' and snatch them away again. These facts are well known to students of the industry."
" Henry!" Jo leaped up, setting eggs rolling dangerously in all directions. "Do you think this means something?"
"It looks like it. He surely hasn't driven eighty-five miles just to pass the time of day. Come, Watson, the hunt is up," said Terry, making for the door. "Let's go and see what it's all about."
;-) "Those bees attack everyone except Kate. She cows them with the strength of her personality."
"I should call four thousand dollars a very nice nest-egg."
"Nest-egg!" said Jo, wincing.
"Yes, don't use expressions like that," said Terry. "We're sensitive."
Henry apologized.
"What I meant was that, invested in Government bonds, it would bring in--" "-a mere pittance. And pittances arc no good to Jo and me. I don't know what Kate will do with her share of the loot, but we are going to put ours into something marvellous and exciting."
"Then it can't be safe."
met "Henry was terrific. He intimidated the sons of Belial. He twisted their arms and rubbed his knuckles in their hair. They were as corn before his sickle."
Cool! qq
"Do you mean," she gasped, "that you propose to squander this money?"
"As far as I am concerned, yes. Every cent of it. I want one lovely big splash which I'll remember all my life, and then I'll come back to the hens and bees. Jo's idea is a bit more elaborate. She's hoping to marry a millionaire."
"What!" "Lots of them in those parts."
"Do you mean that she is deliberately going to try to marry for money?"
"I wouldn't put it like that. She's just going where money is. It's perfectly logical, really. Nine times out of ten you marry in your own set. Go around with plumbers, and you'll end by marrying a plumber. Mix with millionaires, and you're quite likely to marry a millionaire. That seems to be the way she's worked it out. She's going to France to give the millionaires a chance at her, and I'm going with her to keep her company."
cs! The summons found Old Nick staring moodily at tin-document in question, to which he had long taken a vivid dislike.
;-) tc Thrusting it into his pocket, he went down the corridor with the air of a good man persecuted. He had a soul above these petty things.
;-) gs!
"You wished to see me?" he said. "I wished," replied M. dc La Hourmcrie acidly, forgetting all about the dossier Quibolle in the artistic thrill of finding the neat retort, " but I never hoped to. Your being here is such a phenomenon, such an anomaly. It is, I think, two weeks since you last visited the Ministry." Old Nick blessed his soul.
Wow! "This being so," said M. de La Hourmerie, resuming, "you will perhaps not consider me unduly impetuous when I request an explanation. The Civil Service of France has its traditions, and one of them is that the personnel shall per- form their duties with a certain languor. We expect it. In a way we like it. In a vulgar rushing age it lends, as it were, a touch of the picturesque, a suggestion of old-world dignity. But there arc limits. Two weeks, M. le Marquis! Two weeks during which you have not set foot in the Administration."
;-) Old Nick tut-tutted sympathetically. He could quite see how the other must find this sort of thing annoying. He leaned back in his chair, trying to think what animal it was that M. de La Hourmerie reminded him of. He decided that he looked like a pug dog.
"Hoy!" said the voice.
Terry was a sweet-naturcd girl, but even sweet-naturcd girls can be ruffled. The shock had made her bite her tongue, and she spoke with a good deal of asperity.
"Who's that? You scared me stiff," she said, though fearing that the rebuke would be wasted on what was presumably an untutored Frenchman.
The voice uttered a whoop of joy.
"Gosh! For Pete's sake! Are you American?"
"I am."
"Thank God! I thought I should have to explain the situation in French, and I only know about two words of French."
"What situation would that be?"
"I'm in a spot. It's like this ..." A sudden alarm seized the voice. "Hoy!" it said. It seemed to be its favourite word. "You aren't coming any closer, are you?"
"Not if you don't want me to."
"You see, I haven't any pants on."
"Any what?"
"Pants. Trousers."
Terry was conscious of a quick thrill. She was a girl who liked things to be interesting, and she found this human drama into which she had stumbled fraught with interest.
"Why not?" she asked.
The question, reasonable though it was, seemed to touch an exposed nerve in the voice. It barked in an overwrought manner.
"I'll tell you why not. Because a bunch of drunks tore them off me. I was strolling along, minding my own business and not interfering with anyone, and they ganged up on me."
Terry remembered.
"Good heavens. I've met them. The trousers, I mean. In the Public Amusement Gardens. A man was dashing around waving them like tlie banner with the strange device Excelsior."
" I'd give him Excelsior, if I could catch him. I've been lurking on these damned dunes for hours, waiting for someone to come along."
"And here I am. What can I do for you?"
The voice seemed to reflect.
"It's difficult. I want to get back to my yacht."
"Oh, you have a yacht?"
" Lying in the harbour, and there are twenty-seven pairs of trousers of mine aboard her," said the voice in a tone of wild regret. "My name's Carpenter."
jgs! qq? Old Nick was in a mood of quiet happiness. The lights, the music and the comfortable bulky feeling of the fifteen thousand francs in his hip pocket had combined to give him the illusion of being back in the days of his prosperity, when lights, music and money had played so large a part in hit-life. One thing only, he had just been thinking, was needed to complete his sense of bien-fire, and that was the company of a charming member of the opposite sex. now that essential ingredient had been added.
Jeff sighed.
"Nick, you've been drinking. Let me see you walk across the room in a straight line."
gs! ;-)
Old Nick was all courteous interest.
"Up to, my dear?"
"That was what I said."
"I'm afraid I don't understand, my dear."
"Let me enlighten you," said Mrs. Pegler in a metallic voice. " I should hate to think that you think I think--"
"Start again."
tt!
gs!
With regard to this commissaire there were two schools of opinion in Roville. One-of which he was the sole representative-thought him a good fellow, a bon enfant, and in his dealings with the general public courteous and obliging almost to a fault. The other-more numerous- credited him with the disposition of a snapping turtle and manners which would have been considered brusque by Simon Legree or Captain Bligh of the Bounty. After five minutes of his society the caller, who was a meek little individual of the name of Floche, had joined the second group. The Commissaire had just observed that he had no time to waste listening to him, M. Floche, and that if he M. Floche, would be good enough to turn his head, he would see the door behind him.
"But I desire a permit to carry a pistol. You can givtt it to me, can you not?"
"Because I don't want to," said Pierre Alexandra Boissonade with the air of a man on a quiz programme who! has answered an easy one.
wow! ;-) Actually, for she was speaking the painstaking French which she had learned at her- finishing school, she said 'Tay sayvoo', which is not quite so abrupt as 'Shut up'. But it was abrupt enough to stir M. Boissonade to his depths. Removing his gaze from the general direction of Heaven, he fixed on Mrs. Pegler the same awful stare with which he had quelled M. Floche.
"There has been a quarrel? A misunderstanding?"
"Of course not. Mavis hasn't brains enough to quarrd' with anybody. No, what has happened is that a girl has appeared on the scene and is doing her utmost to alienate Mr. Carpenter's affections."
"I'll give you five hundred dollars."
M. Boissonade gulped. His eyes rolled, and the ends of his moustache jerked. He was aware that he was being insulted, but his attitude toward insults was much the same as that of Pooh-Bah in The Mikado. He sat silent for a moment, working it out in francs.
"Well?"
M. Boissonade came out of his reverie. He had done his sum, and he liked the look of it.
"A rather extraordinary thing has happened. Your stepmother has invited you and me and Miss Trent and that cousin of hers to dine tonight at the Grenouilliere at Aumale. Amazing, is it not? I think she must have had some kind of a change of heart. Something has softened her."
"Heard an organ playing one of the songs she loved as a child, do you think?" "Very possibly."
"Work? Work? All this talk of work!" said Old Nid who looked on work as a form of nervousness. "It's ridiculous that you should be sitting in here scribbling on i lovely afternoon like this. You ought to be out in the sun shine with Miss Trent."
"Playing tennis with Miss Trent."
"Swimming with Miss Trent. Boating with Mifl Trent."
"Well, why aren't you?" said Old Nick, with the air of a counsel for the prosecution cornering a shifty witness.
'It's no good talking, Nick. When it comes to marriage, I'm pure Potter. I'm not going to beg any girl to support me. I'm conscientious."
Old Nick winced. He knew, of course, that conscientious men existed, but it was not nice to have to hear aboi them.
"You have disappointed me, Jafe," he said, with dignity that became him well
----.
"WHERE," inquired M. de La Hourmerie, for it was he, "is the dossier Quibolle? WHERE is the DOSSIER QUIBOLLE?"
It was at this moment that Kate came on to the terrace. The afternoon was warm, and she thought she would like a lemonade, or, as they called it in this deplorable country, a citronade. The first thing that met her eyes after she had taken a seat under one of the striped umbrellas was Old Nick, a few tables away, in an animated conversation with a small, stout man of pug-dog appearance whose head was swathed in bandages.
gs! Ever since her talk with Terry on the day when the Marquis de Maufringneuse and his son, the Comte d'Escrignon, had come into their lives, Kate had been a prey to uneasiness, apprehension and concern. An adept at reading between lines and smelling rats, she had found her suspicions awakened by Terry's change of mind in the "latter of shaking the sand of Roville off their shoes and going home. It was a change of mind that had given her firiously to think.
The only trouble about inquiring into the financial status of adventurers is that it is so difficult to find a rehab] source of information. Ask the adventurers themsel how they are fixed for money, and they freeze you with, stare. Ask their friends, and the friends probably knc" nothing more than they have been told by the adventure' It was this problem, amounting to an impasse, that T harassing Kate as she sat sipping her citronade, and it as she wrestled with it, seeking for a solution, that observed Old Nick and the man with the bandaged head.
She watched them with a growing feeling that he perhaps was the source of information of which she was sorely in need. It was plain to an observant eye that man with the bandages knew Old Nick well, but his whfl bearing and deportment made it clear that he did not lex on him as a friend. One had only to see the way he shook his fists and danced rudimentary dance steps to know that whoever at some future date he might nurse in his bosol it would not be the Marquis de Maufingneuse et Valerie-Moberanne.
ge Dorothy Dix or any good authority on etiquette would have told him, of course, that considering the names he had just been calling Old Nick, it was scarcely the done thing to help himself to the latter's wine, but M. de La Hourmerie was beyond the reach oi authorities on etiquette.
The desire to confide overcame M. de La Hourmerie's cxaspcration. He had in no way modified his view that what Kate needed was to be skinned with a blunt knife,! and subsequently dipped in boiling oil, but it is an ex«l ccptionally determined man who, when his head is in a| cocoon of bandages, can resist the urge to blazon forth tol the world the events leading up to these bandages.
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Share tips of the week
MoneyWeek’s comprehensive guide to the best of this week’s share tips from the rest of the UK’s financial pages.
Three to buy
Arrow Global
The Mail on Sunday
Banks are weighed down by more than £800bn in non-performing loans. One solution is to sell them off in batches at a big discount – typically for 10p in the pound – to a specialist who can try to recoup more of the debt than the banks can. Arrow works across Europe to track down debtors and develop long-term repayment plans, work that requires a mixture of financial acumen, good relationships with banks and empathy with debtors. The shares are a “bargain” at the current price and the dividend is also attractive. 278.5p
U+I
This property group disappointed shareholders during its old incarnation
as Development Securities, after a post-financial-crisis fundraising failed to deliver the hoped-for gains. The fund now has a new strategy and management. Its big projects in Manchester, Oxfordshire and Westminster are benefiting from calls for more affordable housing and a new enthusiasm on the part of austerity-hit councils for releasing land for development. Buy before the market spots its improved prospects. 234p
This “hidden gem” provides services to the pharmaceutical industry – it runs clinical trials, conducts data analysis and monitors the performance of already-approved drugs. This is a fast-growing market –regulation is boosting demand for its services and customers typically stay loyal once signed up. Profits should soar over the next two years. Fund managers are starting to wake up to its potential. 227p
Three to sell
Most of this private hospital group’s 75 hospitals and 28 clinics are overseas in South Africa, Switzerland and the UAE, though it does have a near-30% stake in the UK’s Spire healthcare. The shares have fallen by almost 10% following results that showed a turnaround in its Middle Eastern operations but “sickly” trading in Switzerland, which accounts for almost half of group revenues. A new boss will take charge in June, but it remains to be seen what he will prescribe. Sell. 615.5p
Severn Trent
Shareholders in this water utility must rue the day back in 2013 that the board rejected a £22 per share takeover offer from a Canadian consortium. Today the business faces a more hostile regulatory environment and a Labour party that wants to see its operations nationalised. The firm is close to relegation from the FTSE 100 following recent share-price falls and the management team has drawn “a target on its own back” by promising inflation-busting dividend hikes at a time when regulator Ofwat is getting tougher on the industry. Avoid. 2,088p
Investors Chronicle
The telecom giant’s new Fixed Low Price Plan (FLPP) helped attract 192,000 new customers in the year to March 2018. But the new clientele are bringing in less revenue, contributing to a 4% fall in headline revenue. Add in more marketing expenditure and restructuring costs and full-year profits fell 35%. This has left the dividend looking exposed and debt too high, and on a forward price/earnings ratio of 24 the shares aren’t even that cheap. 126p
…and the rest
Recently listed niche lender TruFin promises to serve up some “fintech stardust” (214p).
National Grid’s 5.5% forward dividend yield makes it a solid income stock (887.5p). Keystone Law went public last November and is attracting high-calibre lawyers to sign up to its platform (300p). Medical marketing is a niche market with high barriers to entry, which should drive continued momentum at public relations firm Huntsworth (96p). A diverse range of tenants reduces risk at regional office investor and developer Circle Property and the shares are trading on a big discount (157.5p).
Keep buying insurer Aviva as it builds a strong position in the burgeoning bulk annuities market (550p). Niche publisher Future is monetising its products via e-commerce and digital advertising (520p). Construction products firm SigmaRoc has underperformed, but a consolidating market means that patient investors should be rewarded (38.75p).
It will only be a matter of time before profits from emergency home insurance and repairs firm Homeserve’s US business outstrip those from its UK operation (851p). Babcock has been “unfairly tarred” by the failings of other outsourcers, leaving the shares attractively priced (784p). Chilled foods supplier Bakkavor’s sell-by-date looks “some way off” – keep buying (198p). Shares in Halfords have risen since the announcement of a new boss last September but the retailer looks like it has hit “peak bike” – take profits (344.75p).
A Swedish view
Pandora, the world’s biggest jewellery group in its price category, has had a tough start to 2018, says Affärsvärlden. Sales growth in the first quarter came in at 6%, down from 20% the previous quarter. This was due to business stagnating in China, where the Danish firm has failed to promote itself on the country’s most popular mobile platforms, even as a huge black market trade in its goods shows healthy demand for the brand. Profit margins fell to 32.6% from 36.4% a year earlier, due to increased spending on marketing and store openings. However, the fundamentals are sound. So even if growth slows and profitability slips, the share price looks cheap – it currently offers a dividend yield of 5.45%.
Dutch payments business Adyen has confirmed plans to list in Amsterdam next month with an estimated valuation of between €6bn and €9bn. The 12-year-old unicorn (that is, an unlisted company valued at more than $1bn) provides the payment technology behind multinational companies like Spotify, Uber, Airbnb and Netflix. This year, e-commerce giant eBay ended a 15-year-long partnership with PayPal and replaced it with Adyen as its primary payments provider. In the year to 31 December, Adyen processed €108bn worth of transactions, up 63% from 2016. As a result, revenues grew by 38% to €218m during the same period.
How Turkey could bring down the euro
Chart of the week: US small-cap stocks charge ahead
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