Why Indian Rupee Is Falling Against US Dollar? (Explained)
The Bretton Woods agreement made the US Dollar the official leader of the World’s reserve currency supported by the world’s largest gold reserves. This was after the Second World War. Even today the USD is one of the world’s strongest currencies. The Dollar bill as we know it today was printed in 1914. Even today, India, hold almost 60% of their reserves in USD.
Currency Demand and Force
Indian Rupee against the USD
What Does the Future Hold for Indian Rupee?
In simple terms, the value of any currency increases with an increase in the demand for it and decreases with the decrease in demand for it. On the global stage, the force of currencies is determined by central banks. However, the demand for the said currency is determined byuntry.
The same rule applies to foreign exchange requests. The higher the demand for foreign exchange, the more currency falls.
Why the Indian Rupee Is Falling Against the Dollar?
In the post-Covid world of 2022, India has seen a steady decline in the value of INR against the dollar. It is imperative to understand that the Indian Rupee has steadily downgraded against the dollar for several decades. One of the key reasons for this has been the rising inflation affecting the Indian Economy.
Currently, the Indian Rupee is valued at around INR 79 to 1 USD. The last couple of weeks has seen the Indian Rupee reach an all-time low value of INR 79 against 1 USD. There are several reasons for this steep decline, some domestic as well.
One of the key reasons for this decline is the pullout of FIIs in an uncertain global market. Added to this are thwar.
This has led to investors retreating from emerging markets like India to the safety net of the USD. According to the latest figures, the Foreign Portfolio Investor outflow is to the tune of 2.11 Lac Crore.
Reasons domestic in nature include the steep price rise in crude oil. Added to this pressure is the elevated cost of edible oil again due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In light of the fact that most of India’s crude oil and edible oil requirements are imported, this elevated price will continue to put pressure on the Indian Rupee.
The Indian Rupee's performance has been backed into a corner. Worsening terms of trade on the global platform, geo-political instability, FIIs foreign institutional investor outflow and the crowning glory – RBI’s FOREX stance. However, the scenario is not as grim as it looks on the outside.
On the Global Stage, the Indian currency has held up against the dollar a far sight better than some other counterparts. This showcases a light at the fast-approaching end of the tunnel.
US Dollar to Indian Rupee Exchange Rate
The effects of the war in the short term will be seen in the upcoming quarter which might continue to put pressure on the Indian Rupee. In the short-term future, the Indian Rupee may settle down between INR 77 to INR 79 against 1 USD. a strengthening INR in the global markets in the future.
First and foremost is the fact that the RBI has a comfortable FOREX reserve. Even though the Indian current deficit is well over 90 billion USD, this reserve would help prevent further weakening of the Indian Rupee against the USD.
Whilr a few months, it also triggered companies to relook at their internationally located manufacturing units, most of them based in China.
The overall unfriendly policies of the Chinese Government have also prompted most manufacturing companies to start looking at alternative emerging markets like India and Indonesia to set up their plants. This is also likely to attract FIIs back into the country and increase their investment portfolios
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As the Indian economy strengthens with the domestic financial markets edge towards a bull run, the signs are all there, that even though the immediate future is slightly bleak, there is every reason to hope for a fantastic recovery of the Indian Rupee against the USD.
What are the reasons for the decrease in rupee value?
Rising crude oil prices, rising import costs and the Russia-Ukraine war are some of the reasons for the fall in the rupee against the us dollar.
What happens when the rupee falls against the dollar?
If the rupee faals against the dollar the cost of raw materials will increase which will be passed on to the consumers so the cost of products will also increase.
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Charlie’s Angels: Film Review
The 2019 edition works as an origin story for a new trio of Angels working for Charles Townsend, now the anonymous boss of an international detective agency run by multiple Bosleys, played by Elizabeth Banks (also director, co-writer and producer), Patrick Stewart and Djimon Hounsou. The action primarily follows Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott), a scientist who helped build a revolutionary energy device named Calisto. She knows it can also be used as a weapon and is not ready for sale and someone wants her to keep quiet. Existing Angels ) are forced to work as a team to protect Elena and destroy all the Calisto devices.
First things first, I think this film has been done dirty by the marketing. Most people think it’s a reboot when it’s not – it acknowledges all the existing Angels that have come before – and the clips in the trailer make it look rubbish. I was really hoping that wouldn’t be the case. In truth, it is sadly a mixed bag – it starts off quite weak but then gets better and better as it goes along and becomes the film I was hoping it would be towards the end.
The issue is the film is too caught up with its globe-trotting plot and forgets to develop these characters and make us like them until later. A lot happens and while it is fairly fun to watch I would have preferred more character moments so we could learn more about them and their backgrounds. What I love about the previous Charlie’s Angels is that they are a sisterhood and firm friends and that vital component is missing here. Elena is a complete newbie, all wide-eyed awe and naiveté, while Jane and Sabina don’t initially work well together as they prefer to do things solo. The film became so much better when all three started working as a team and showed so much promise in the credits montage teasing Elena officially becoming an Angel. For this reason, I would love a sequel because I truly believe it found its footing towards the end and would be fully awesome next time. But I doubt they will have the opportunity given the box office numbers.
It doesn’t help that the plot relies too heavily on “oh, this person got away” and “oh, this object got away” as reasons why the action needs to continue, so it’s not the most inspired. Like the first two movies, this one has a twist that reveals the mission wasn’t as straightforward as it seemed. The twist was good and really stepped things up in terms of stakes but I struggled to follow the overly complicated plot, who was working for whom, and who was the true villain of the piece. The script also needed to be funnier and have more light-hearted moments.
I figured that this film wouldn’t use the ridiculous slo-mo stunts (or The Prodigy heavy soundtrack) of the other two but I was disappointed that they used guns so much as I loved the hand-to-hand combat of the others. There is plenty of action though and Balinska nails it in these sequences. She is damn badass and cool.
In fact, British newcomer Balinska is the star of the show. Banks said recently on Graham Norton that she wanted to find a new action heroine and Balinska is absolutely that. She looks strong and fierce, is super tall and is very capable in action scenes. I love Stewart (I’m sure you’re all aware) and I was surprised that she signed up for this. She hasn’t done a blockbuster in years. I really enjoyed seeing her doing something completely different – being the goofy, quirky one tasked with delivering the most laughs (“mo’ money, mo’ problems” killed me). I wanted to see her do more cool action moves – she’s generally the attention-seeking diversion while Jane does the hard stuff. Scott was a revelation in Aladdin and she is very likeable here. She’s the audience’s eyes into this new world and a smart scientist and hacking whizz to boot. I loved her first fight scene too. I must also mention the work of the fantastic wardrobe department.
Charlie’s Angels had to do a lot to justify its existence and it doesn’t quite achieve it. It gets so good in the final 45 minutes but it’s a case of too little too late. That’s a real the new characters and the three actresses and I would personally love another movie showing them working as an official Angel team.
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When selecting a partner for your government security program, it’s important to keep in mind the four C’s that lead to success: commitment, compliance, coverage and communication. Success in the government security market comes when a company commits its leadership and resources to all segments of the government market—federal, state and local—placing a top priority on the compliance and certification of people, projects and systems that cover the entire country while relying on strong centralized and local communication.
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A company’s commitment to the government sector must include a blend of focus, timing, transparency and compliance. A company must sustain a strong focus on the strategic, albeit distinct, segments of federal, state and local government projects; a strong knowledge of relevant procurement practices, trends and forecasts; a detailed understanding of performance objectives and requirements; and the applicable resources timed to maximize responses to pragmatic opportunities. In addition, by providing a company-wide philosophy of transparency, and by cultivating and educating a dedicated operations team and ensuring meticulous attention to documentation requirements, success will be achieved.
As with the real estate business where it’s “location, location, location,” the government market is about “compliance, compliance, compliance.” In strengthening a security government program, the compliance procedures of the government operations team must be emphasized.
Employing a multitude of contracting vehicles also is critical to helping develop all government agencies’ security easily and quickly. Understanding compliance requirements affects the speed and transparency of procurement as well, and the adherence to policy of procurement is vital in the government sphere and will help launch a company’s success within the market drastically. In the government security sector, companies that provide expertise in the procurement process and a willingness to work with customers throughout its entirety are more likely to experience greater achievements in the field.
A critical component of compliance includes the continual training and adding of newly certified high-security representatives in each market and establishing strict standards for staff. By requiring that only tested high-security staff work with government and defense contractors, a company begins to create a reliable reputation for having a full, government security sector and positions itself as an easy, wellinformed choice for potential and current customers.
Specially trained and knowledgeable personnel will know the language of the market and, most importantly, will be well-versed in the requirements associated with working in high security. In sustaining this kind of dialogue, providers bolster their image of proficiency within the market, positioning themselves as leaders with invaluable intelligence.
Proximity at a local project level is also critical to a successful government program. Being able to have the same types of face-to-face meetings with local project managers greatly improves the success of individual installations. Having local company offices throughout the nation that serve the government customers separates those who dabble in government security from those who are truly committed to the government customers and market.


We’ve all heard the term “ransomware” before, but in case you haven’t, here is a little primer. In plain English, ram’s computer and attempts to have them pay a “ransom” to use it again. Typically, the victim’s files are encrypted so they cannot be read, then the victim is forced to contact the organization responsible for paying the ransom. Most of the time, the files are never recovered.
DarkSide is a type of ransomware attack that was first seen in 2020. Once it infects a network, the ransomware is not concerned with being stealthy; instead, it moves laterally, exfiltrating any unencrypted data as it progresses. It terminates selected processes while avoiding some like Team Viewer. Team Viewer allows for secure remote access to the system and runs in the background. See below for technical details.
Thewith a custom checksum of the Media Access Controller (MAC) address. Each executable is customized and will include a personalized “Welcome to Dark” ransom note, including the amount of the stolen data, Currently, the ransomware encryption iAt this time, investigators from several states, local, and federal law enforcement are restricting information about the hack of Colonial Pipelinuse of the DarkSide RaaS ransomware by a Russian-speaking threat group. Data does suggest that the group behind the attack shares the same techniques, tactics, and protocols (TTPs) as the DarkSide actors.
Since 2016 the threat group CARBON SPIDER has used various remote access trojans (RATs) to enable continued access to networks and systems. During this time, the group gained some notoriety using low-volume phishing attacks on corporations. The adversaries tool bag included the Sekur implant (aka Anunak), which has been used since 2016, and the Harpy (aka Griffon) backdoor has been used from 2018 through 2020. CARBON SPIDER uses Cobalt Strike extensively for lateral movement, as well as post-exploitation tools like PowerSPloit.
In April 2020, the group shifted focus away from narrow campaigns to operations attempting to infect many victims across all areas of business. The goal of these campaigns was to deliver REvil ransomware, which intelligence sources suggest they obtained from the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) vendor PUNCHY SPIDER. It is likely the group shifted targets because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Typically, the group infects a DC first before exfiltrating data and deploying ransomware.
In August 2020, the group introduced its own ransomware, DarkSide. The adversary began deploying DarkSide, likely to avoid sharing profits with PINCHY SPIDER. In November of 2020, the group took another step to using RaaS by allowing other actors to use DarkSide while paying a cut.
After gaining an initial foothold in the target network, the attackers begin the information gathering phase about the company and environment. If the profile reflects one of the group’s “prohibited targets,” they will abandon the attack research suggests. If not, the attackers move forward.
They collect files, credentials, and other sensitive information and exfiltrate the data. The ad while abusing the Certutil.exe and Bitsadmin.exe services.
The attacker also creates a shared folder on the infected machine and uses PowerShell to download a copy there.
Once the malware has been downloaded to the domain controller using shared folders, the attacker creates a scheduled task called “Test1” configured to execute the ransomware.
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America's War on Russia Is Actually Making America Weaker
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In the current century America has committed this error by targeting Russia without a fully thought out plan. Let's take a look at a number of "sure-fire" actions intended to weaken Russia and bring her to her knees - an ill-conceived plan which took the form of a three-pronged attack.
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Tears blurred my vision. I knew I'd be dead beat in the morning.
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It was very creepy in the woods. We heard the cries of the night owls. John answered the owl's cry, imitating it exactly. He cast his mind back over the day. ‘I bet nobody's been here before.’ He heard the sharp crack of a twig.
Ashes blew into John's face from the dead fire. Lightning played across the sky. The silence was uncanny. A pallid moon shone fitfully between the ragged clouds. I felt a few spots of rain. I broke a branch off and stabbed at the ground with it.
The wail rose, remote and unearthly. The voice belonged to a human being. ‘He'll be alright,’ I said to myself, trying to quell a growing unease.
When we broke camp in the morning, we found animal tracks all around us. Drops of moisture hung in the hedges and cobwebs. There was a rustle in the bracken. The beautiful bronze and green in the landscape... We were surrounded by birds and beasts and plants: forests of ash, elm, and beech. There was a bit of rabbit's fur caught on a clump of thistles. The bracken was turning to the dusky gold of a fine autumn. The tracks petered out a mile or two later. There was blink of bright light beyond the forest.
John finished his sandwich. ‘It looks almost like frost in those fields, but I guess its only dew.’
We talked for hours and hours. ‘What's that?’
‘Some sort of blackbird, I guess.’
The bird was frantically beating its stubby wings.
‘What colour was the bird?’
‘It was blue, with a yellow front. Many are brilliantly coloured. These birds live by scavenging carrion. The mother birds stay together while they're feeding the chicks.’
‘I would like to brush up my zoology.’
‘Their nests are roughly built platforms of twigs. They lay comparatively few eggs.’
The bird was busy preening his glossy blue-black feathers. There was blood on the breast feathers. With a frightened chirrup, the bird flew away.
‘People like to look at animals and birds.’ He slowed down to his usual steady amble. ‘To tell you the truth, birds bore me too. It is not in our interest to tear one another to pieces.’
The sun managed to break through for a while this afternoon. ‘We'll have to cut across country. I think I know where we are. We might have to cross a swamp or quicksand.’
We set off on another four hour trek through swamps and fields. We moved through fields and over ditches, past bushes alight with glow-worms and fireflies. He kept trying to jump over ditches and ponds, miscalculating, and then falling in. The stubble was burning on the harvested fields. The whole sky above us was filled with huge brown birds—huge brown birds flapping their wings furiously to gain height. The shape of their bodies changes with astonishing speed. They were trying to find food for their brood.
It started to bucket down. The ditches beside the fields were alive with the croaking of frogs. Frogs may grow eight inches long. They breed near stagnant water, such as a slimy pond. The males are bulkier than the females. Many frogs amplify the sound of their voices using special sacs in their throats. The water teems with thousands of organisms.
John gave vent to a strange animal sound. ‘Bother!'
‘My watch has stopped.’ John's hands trembled as he struck a match. He was deathly white. ‘Do you remember Mary Stuart?’
‘What of her?’
‘Mary Stuart put a beseeching hand on my arm.’
Then he got very mysterious and told me to think about it. ‘My mother died in a freak accident, struck by lightning at a picnic. I don't know how to explain it. Electrical storms raged in the clouds, bombarding the land and the sea with lightning. When we crossed the bridge over the Lauter, there was a tremendous flash. Lightning bolts came crashing down all around us.’
I wanted to be on my own but it seemed churlish to send him away. ‘I think we should drink to the bounty of nature.’
I was trying to quell a growing unease. Darkness was coming on apace. We were looking for a good place to camp. A glow of light appeared over the sea.
The cottage was miles from anywhere. John plucked off for himself some of the ripened fruits. He looks at the garden he has planted. ‘All the trees are grown from seed.’
At the moment our tree looks like nothing more than a branch. The roses are just coming into flower. The cabbages had already started to decay. He drew an analogy between horticulture and god watching over the world. ‘God watches over us. A million years is just a blink of an eye geologically.’ I can't help feeling repulsion. I never know what to do with rotten cabbage. I had to root up all the plants and burn them. The fire took a long time to light.
The rump assembly came together in March. It was billed as an extraordinary congress. There is a storm brewing here against the Prime Minister.  The building was being checked out for a bomb allegedly planted during the night. They searched the ground for booby traps.
The place of assembly filled quickly—bland, evasive, middle-of-the-road men exchanging such profundities as ‘Looks like rain today’. All of these people are card-carrying party members. There was a flurry of activity in the hall. The rumours bred hope and doubt.
The main point on the agenda was the election of a new chairman. The show attracted large crowds this year. There was a circus atmosphere about the whole occasion. Four brass rosettes in the floor mark the spot where the speaker's chair stood. People packed the hall from floor to ceiling, a capacity audience. They felt they should be near the centre of the action and attempted to gain access through a side entrance. The exit sign is marked with an arrow. Many people have felt aggrieved, rightly or wrongly, at being refused permission.
Howard said he wanted to go to the loo. ‘I'm sorry to bother you, but do you know where the toilets are? I think I am going to be sick. I greatly enjoy these meetings unless I have to make a speech, in which case I'm in a state of dreadful anxiety.’
He had been busier than usual for several days before the meeting. He felt bile rise in his throat; he was stricken by pain and began to vomit. Some vulgar graffiti about him in the loo...the water supply of the cistern was turned off.
Back in the central lobby, people were getting restless. Heissman looked acutely unhappy. He put up as an independent candidate. He may not win an overall majority on the first ballot. Mr Thompson was at pains to emphasize that he was threatening nobody; he wore a tweed overcoat which gave him a certain distinction. He hoped to play a significant role in the Parliamentary battle to come; he had already formally announced his candidacy. It is almost certain that he will be elected. He'. His wife looked at the clock. She bundled up her knitting and put it away. They have a delightful teenage daughter.
They wanted seats in the front of the hall so they could hear the speeches. WhThey are anachronisms in a changing world.
‘I can see you are interested in the idea, Thompson. Are you voting for or against?’
Thompson replied positively: ‘All in all, I am not in favour. There will be no change in policy.’ Thompson boasted of his influence over the Prime Minister. Shut up, big mouth... Much of his mind was taken up with visualizing the champagne buffet waiting for them. Their blindness to the problem was astonishing. They could be guaranteed to trot out the party line on all issues. I think they 're full of—pardon the expression—bull. That's what bugs me about the whole business.
Humphrey had no real chance of winning the nomination. He glared at me balefully as I entered. We did our best to bring him


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The gra$10 million allocation, has been awarded to Bayan in the area of "Building Capacity." Read more from DHS here.
Bayan Claremont received $800,000 – the second largest grant – for "building capacity" which will focus on building communities by increasing the capacity to grow through interfaith dialogue and civic engagement, drawing from its academic synthesis of contemporary and traditional Islamic thought and the interreligious experience available with its partners.


It's been a long journey from the Victoria Ground to Valencia, but Derby County's John Brayford is going to have to put his club allegiances to one side at the weekend.
Right-back Brayford is the Rams' current player-of-the-year but says he remains, until tomorrow at least, a committed supporter of Tony Pulis & Co.
'I started watching Stoke when they were still at the Victoria Ground,' said Brayford.
'I was actually a mascot there against Charlton a long time ago.
'We had the back four of Sandford, Clarkson, Overson and Cranson - they had a good team but I'm not sure anyone stood out.
Indeed, he travelled to London last year to watch Stoke in the FA Cup final without having a ticket and had to make-do without watching the club's finest hour on a television in a Camden pub.
'I still watch Stoke whr.
'It's nice to keep in touch with my friends and I'll always watch them because they're my local team.
't them. All my friends still go down there to watch them and it just runs in the family. There is obviously going to be a split this weekend!
'He's taken them into Europe, an FA Cup Final and hopefully the top ten of the Premier League.
'But times have moved on now and my heart is fully on Derby County.  I'm on the other side of the fence now.
'When I was at Burton and Crewe your heart is in the club where you're at. It's the same here even though I'm only down the A50.


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Chile’s president discusses trade with China, promoting innovation, and how to reform the UN Security Council
“The U.S. is not as rich as it used to be, and Latin America is not as poor as it used to be” Photograph by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
We can. It’s not easy. It needs a lot of commitment and effort. We have been able, for instance, to increase investment as a percentage of GNP from 21 percent to 26 percent—we’re almost doubling our investment rate in science and technology. We want to keep growing at 6 percent, and we need to grow at 6 percent, because if we do that, before the end of this decade, Chile might become the first—though hopefully not the only—Latin American country able ccording to Deutsche Bank, Chile’s the world’s first solar power producer to be subsidy-free. How did you do that?
Chile was very poor in terms of old sources of energy—gas, oil, coal. But we’re extremely rich in the future sources of clean, renewable energy. For instance, we have the deserts with the highest solar variance in the world. And they’re on a plateau, so there’s no dust. Therefore the capacity to produce solar energy is incredible. It’s becoming competitive. We’re not doing what the Spaniards did. They subsidized everyone, then they couldn’t afford it.
You’ve also been trying to jump-start your technology sector. Is it working?
We have two programs. One is Start-Up Chile. We’re trying to attract innovators from all over the world. We’re saying, “Come to Chile to develop your idea, and we’ll give you a grant.” It’s about $40,000. We’ve been able to attract more than 1,000 entrepreneurs. At the same time, we’re sending Chilean innovators to Silicon Valley or other places for them to be able to learn this atmosphere, this culture of innovation, science, technology. Innovation can be learned.
. We’ve had a diplomatic relationship with China for the last 43 years. We have different systems, of course, but we get along very well. By the way, there’s something very curious here, because one of the few countries with which China has a trade deficit is Chile. And trade surplus is Chile, so it’s kind of a paradox.
What’s Chile’s relationship with the U.S. like today?
It’s a very good relationship, because it’s not only trade. We have very good relations in terms of investments, in terms of political dialogue. And my intention is to keep it that way. There was a time when American aid to Latin America was very important. That’s over. . What we’re looking for with the U.S. is basically a partnership.
Chile may soon be back on the UN Security Council. What ideas do you want to bring to the table?
We hope to be back on it on Jan. 1. And we think that some countries should be incorporated as permanent members, because the council has 15 members, and the winners of the Second World War are the actual permanent members: the U.S., France, Britain, China, and Russia. I think that countries like Brazil, Germany, Japan, and India should be part of the Security Council as permanent members. And I think we should try to get rid of the veto power and establish some kind of supermajority to take the biggest decisions.


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Comparisons for some this years draft prospects
I don't see the Lamar Odom CJ Leslie comparison at all. Odom can play point forward and do everything on the floor.
Cody Zeller to Mckale is a stretch, he doesn't nearly have the offensive arsenal that McKale had.
I like a lot of them but Seth Curry is nothing like Lou Williams. Lou Williams is a guy who will break you down. He has been a go to guy at the end of games and the shot clock because he can get his own shot off. He would rather attack the rim then settle for a long jumpshot.
Horfords mid range game has become more constant in recent years I think plumlee in a couple years will develop that more...that one was a hard one for me especially since I'm a targeels fan but...gotta give respect where it's due
The Seth curry one your right he not an ankle braker but he can definitely create his own shot Lou Williams is a better finisher but curry in my opinion will become one with work and playing time at the next level
Horford has certainly improved but he came into the league with a solid jumpshot. Plumlee has bad form and no touch so I am not sure how you think he will develop a deadly midrange game.
Lorenzo brown (Grevis Vasquez)
Trey Burke (Ty Lawson)
Allen Crabbe (Kevin Martin)
Jamal Franklin (Tony Allen)
Tim Hardaway Jr. (Danny green)
Alex Len (Kosta Kufous)
James McAdoo (Antawn Jamison/ needs another year)
Ben Mclemore (Ray Allen)
Tony Mitchell (Kenyon Martin)
Victor oladipo (Kawhi Leonard/smaller frame)
Marcus Smart (Derron Williams/ decent mid range needs to work on three ball but absolute floor general)
Deshaun Thomas (Michael Beasley/ vastly underrated can score with the best of them but needs work on defense)
Cody Zeller (Kevin McHale/ needs weight and work on defense)
Rodney Williams (Alonzo Gee)


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"Military families are middle class families whoy. We mustWarren. "I'm thankful that the Senate has chosen to advance our bipartisan legislation to strengthen financial protections for Gold Star spouses and spouses of injured servicemembers."
"Military spouses dealing with the death or catastrophic disability of a loved one as the result of their service should have the ability to end leases without incurriI'm glad this bipartisan bill was included in the Senate-passed NDAA today as it will provide much-needed relief for these families" said Senator McSally. "Suppor"


"He took it, he made it, and he wouldn't kick a football for another 10 days," wrote Sullivan. "In fact, had the Super Bowl been one week later rather than two, he wouldn't have been able to play. That's how much damage the cold weather inflicted on his foot, leaving darkened blood vessels that remain to this day."


It´s premiere for the video “Ma Bien Aimée”. A track recorded back in 2017 for the forth coming album, “Alléz, alléz”. Moa Holmsten is featuring on vocals and the video is made by Frida Bergström.
New single Être Tarzan was released 10 May. Available on all digital platforms.


Daniels: "I'm really looking forward to that. I don't get to go to races. People say 'are you going to such-and-such (race)?
I've not been to Bristol and it's one of the races I really want to (attend). I've got that one and Martinsville. I've got to make Martinsville one of these days."


This property offers stunning views of the beach. Ideal for a family,
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Nearest Amenities: Less than 0.09 miles.
Rooms: 42
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the sea. There is also direct access onto the beach from the property.


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Old Girls	The Great War – Summer 1916	11/04/201611/04/2016 / Godolphin	As we go to Press, and as I write on this first day of July, the tremendous events of the war seem to be at their height. France’s magnificent sustained bravery in front of Verdun, Russia’s great offensive advance, Italy’s approach to Austria’s fresh line of defences, our own lengthening of our line in France and the vigorous offensive we have begun there, besides the ceaseless bravery of our sailors and soldiers wherever they arc–all these things make one feel the mighty crisis through which we are actually passing, and a great, sure hope of victory beyond it. Since our last Magazine we have had the outstanding glory of the great sea fight which has opened the way for the Armies on land, and we have had the grief and the pride which belong to the death and the life of that first of heroes in the war, who perhaps alone under God has made us sure of ultimate victory. Side by side with these tremendous events, it seems almost trivial to record the little things we at School have still been trying to carry on to help the great cause, but it is no time to despise the smallest effort on the part of anybody, for each of them helps, indeed, to produce that total supply of effort necessary to win the war. The intercessions here go on as before, and the list of names is now so long that it has to be divided into four sets. The work goes on, and about 1500 little bags and more than 200 fodder bags have been made, and 110 writing cases and some more trays have been made in the School workshops. Six girls, including Monica Wood, have been working on most days on the cooperative ground, and really wonders have been done on that bit of ground, thanks to Mrs. Robinson’s direction and the willingness of workers. For about a week we were also “commandeered” by a farmer for haymaking. I know what the School is doing interests all the Old Girls, as the many accounts of all their “war work” interest every reader of the Magazine. Let us go on holding hands, and be like the great patriotic people of old who had ” mind to work” for the strengthening of their national life and the rebuilding of their strong holds.
War Work at the UGS Settlement – Christmas 1915	04/09/2015 / Godolphin	I wonder how many of the Old Girls have realised what a lot of extra work we have had to do at the Settlement since the outbreak of War. Our ordinary work has had to go on in the same way, and on the top of this we have had two new branches of work, and have just started a third.
When War broke out Miss Hodge was asked if she would work the Camberwell and Peckham Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families Association from the Settlement. She consented to do this, and we all waited patiently to be told what it would mean. On the Monday after the declaration of War we were doing our usual work, when suddenly the small garden in front of No. 17 was besieged by a mob of women i They were all Reservists’ wives, who had expected their separation allowances a week after their husbands had been called up, and on failing to get it had gone in a body to the Town Hall. The Town Hall authorities, with great alacrity, drove them down the road to the Settlement, and left us to cope with it all. Those were awful weeks! We spent morning after morning taking down particulars as hard as we could, and afternoon after afternoon rushing round with money to relieve the women. Some of the women were seven or eight weeks before their money came through, and all that time we had to keep them going. We were often interviewing the women up to 3 and 4 in the afternoon, and we frequently had our lunch at 3 or 3.30. Then there were the visitors to be dealt with. They had to be advised as to how much the women should be given and what questions to ask and what to look out for. In the evenings there were letters to write, so as to help the harassed people who had been writing steadily since 9 a.m., and visits to be gone through. Also every afternoon one would see groups of people all over the garden wading through case after case, deciding what was to be done on this one or not done on the other one. This feverish rush has, of course, died down now, but we still have a great deal to get through every day. We have at the present time 7687 cases on our books. We were very well supported by helpers at the beginning, when everything was somewhat of a novelty, but now it is more difficult to get helpers. People think this is much too humdrum as compared with driving ambulances, &c., &c.!
The newest branch of work which is really an outcome of the War is the School for Mothers. A new building has been erected at the end of No. 19 garden, and the cost of this has been defrayed by some money given to Miss Hodge for any special purpose. The School is already a most flourishing concern, and we hope by means of this School to make some, at any rate, of the future generation more healthy and useful members of the community. The next generation is a very important one, particularly so at the present moment, and it was felt that the Settlement could not do a more useful piece of work in this district than start one of these Schools; appeals for which so often appear in our daily papers.
Letter From Miss Jones	01/01/201524/12/2014 / Godolphin	S15.


I am a very practical guy, and I recognize that not everyone wants a practical gift.  Some people think that practical items should be bought whenever needed and that birthday and Christmas gifts should be different, purely for luxury purposes.  I can understand the sentiment, but I don't buy into it.  I have seen far too many times when my kids get the fad toy of the year, only to end up spending more time playing with the box it came in than with the toy itself.  Go to a garage sale or charity store the next summer and see how many of those fad toys are there because the kids don't actually play with them.  What a waste of money.
I hate the thought of wasting money on toys that don't get used.  We need to replace the carpet in our home, and that money could have gone to the new floor that we would use everyday rather than to the toy that is never used.  Practical, I know, but for long term convenience and return on money spent, the floor would have been a netter buy.
I feel the same way with weddings.  It is a very special day and should be celebrated.  However, to me, the many years after the wedding day should not be impacted by the debt accumulated from that single day.  $20,000 could be used for a house down payment, or pay off student loan debt, or invested in TFSAs.  It could be used for many other things that would make life some much easier and better than spending it on just one day.  Spend it on the marriage, not the wedding.
This is a topic of conversation I have with my kids, repeatedly.  They do chores around the house and yard and get paid for them.  As soon as they are paid they want to get a slush, or ice cream cone, or something else that is gone as quick as you can buy it.  We hold a lot of conversations about what they are trying to save money for, like an iPod Touch, and try to convey that by spending the money today on a slush (which is gone in 20 minutes) that they are putting off the bigger item that they keep talking about.  They are so focused on what they can get today that they blind themselves to their long-term goals.  The thing is they will talk about saving for the iPod Touch an hour later and not even mention the slush again until they have money again.  I tell them they could have saved enough this past summer for the iPod Touch if they hadn't spent the money on the ice cream cones and slushes.  I'm not sure if they believe me.
Adults do the same thing, except at a much more expensive scale.  They also have the advantage of being to borrow to pay for things they want today, even things that disappear quickly, like vacations, wedding days and parties.  At the credit union, as we deal with people who have trouble dealing with their debt, we hear many people express regret at having borrowed so much to pay for a quad, snowmobile, RV, or boat.  All we can do is try to help them through the debt payment mess and hope they have learned how make better spending choices.
This article is completely my own rant and is not necessarily the view of Rocky Credit Union.  Feel free to comment.  Jerry
Posted by Rocky CU at 11:30 AM
Labels: budget, costs, debt
AnonymousDecember 7, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Yikes Christmas times and birthdays seem a little light around your Christmas tree. I'm glad i never got a new carpet from my parents for Christmas. I do agree with some points that you don't always need the best and brightest things but i also am of the belief that you only live once and you can't take those pennies with you when you die..... Weddings cost money, venues now a days are expensive and caterers and etcetera are pricy..... However if someone is going to fly/drive a long way to share in my special day and bring a usually expensive present then i am of the belief that showing them a good time and feeding them is appropriate..... And that represents the biggest cost. In regards to Grad i am wondering if your opinion will change when your kids come of that age and don't want to be the only kids at prom with a recycled paper bag dress! I'm not trying to be negative to your article but to me their are some costs that are tough to avoid for some important events and by "cheaping out" i believe you may have regrets in the long run. I can honestly say my wife and i spent over $20K on our wedding last year and i don't regret it for a second. It was the best day ever, our pictures are unreal and everybody had a great time...... Did we have to save, yes, do we have student loans, yes, do we have a mortgage, yes......
Bottom line is being frugal is fine however i think some people may be too far on the frugal side and all of a sudden you wake up at 85 with no cool life experiences and money in the bank that you will never enjoy!!!! The times of living for the day are upon us..... Everything is great in moderation...
RCUDecember 9, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Dear Anonymous, I completely agree that we should not forego all life experiences for the sake of being frugal. Weddings and grads are celebrations of important events in our lives. What I tend to focus on, however, is that each one of those events is really just a step along a much longer journey, and that going into debt for the sake of just one step (or day) could do a disservice to all the days that follow by creating financial hardship.
It's that hardship I want people to avoid. If you have saved the money, or are able to control your finances so that you can afford the extras and still have room for emergencies, then go ahead and take the vacation, spend on the wedding, or buy that quad. However, if buying that quad means you have increased the mortgage on your home, or you are paying for a trip with an 18% credit card, maybe it's time to review your spending habits.
I wrote an article some time ago about guerrilla frugality, which has people saving money in extreme, even wildly inconvenient ways. Most people who start living the guerrilla frugality philosophy do so because they were living the other extreme that lead to living with tremendous debt burdens. They then go to the extreme of cost cutting to get their spending and debt under control. If they had been more moderate before, they wouldn't need to use such extreme budgetary measures.
One last comment on this subject: Last year I spoke with a gentleman who was telling me about how he was having trouble making his mortgage payments. In almost the same breath he said he & his wife were going to get away from the stress of bills and jobs by going to Las Vegas the next week. I was flabbergasted and didn't really know what to say, so I told him to enjoy the trip. Now he has had to cut back in other areas quite severely in order to keep the house. The actions didn't line up with solving the problem. The same thing is happening with parents who are losing their quad/boat/snowmobile from payment problems, but are using the credit card to pay the over for $750 hockey registration and another $750 for equipment. Travel and meals at gmaes are in addition to this. Sometimes a couple of years of restraint can really help in the long-term.
I stress frugality, or even moderation, not for its own sake but for the consequences that come from controlling your finances, versus your spending and debt controlling you. Jerry
Rocky CUDecember 13, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Dear Anonymous, I agree completely that people should not cut themselves off from experiences just to save money. Weddings and graduations are important events that should be celebrated. Each of those events is an important step in life's journey, but I encourage budgetary control because I don't think that a few large steps should create a debt burden for so many of the steps following those events. If you have the money saved, or are able to control your budget, then go ahead and splurge a bit. Unfortunately, too many people spend a lot of money on these one day events without any savings or budget planning for how to handle the debt afterwards, and they suffer from it.
About a year ago I wrote an article about Guerrilla Frugality, where people go to some pretty amazing extremes, maybe even a little dangerous, to save money. Most people choose to live a Guerrilla Frugality philosophy because they used to live the other extreme of spending far too much, and are now dealing with the consequences of overspending, trying to get their debt under control. While I respect the desire and behaviour it takes to get debt under control, I would emphasize more moderate spending and control beforehand so that someone doesn't have to adopt severe spending constraints to get debt in order. I encourage control today so people don't have to suffer later.
Over a year ago I spoke with a gentleman who told me that he & his wife were having trouble making their mortgage payments because things were so tight. In almost the same breath he told me they wee going get away from the stress of jobs and bills by going to Las Vegas for a week. Having trouble with the mortgage, but going to Vegas for a week! I didn't know what to say, so I wished him a happy trip. Since then his family has had to make some more drastic budget cuts (sell a boat, take kids out of sports) so they can keep their house. I don't want anyone to have to go through that.
So, Anonymous, I do encourage people to think about what they spend their money on. With Christmas toys, it's a matter of asking if the kids really want it and will play with it, or are they just influenced by the TV ads. With grad, it's a question of will that dress really be worn again, or could the money be used for school, a vehicle, or something else that will get repeated use. I don't want people to be cheap just to be cheap, but I do want people to be able to control their spending so their debt doesn't control them. In encouraging people to think about spending, I hope to help them avoid the burden of over-debt, and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with being in control of their finances. Idealistic, maybe, but not a miser or Scrooge. Jerry
AnonymousDecember 19, 2010 at 9:12 AM
In my humble opinion, I think you are bang on with your observations and budgeting suggestions, Jerry. Wake up people! Canadians who have prided themselves in being 'better' than the Americans in handling finances are now way behind our neighbors to the south in savings and debt, in comparison to our income. Our houses are not atm machines, we don't need every new gadget being produced and there is nothing wrong in living within our means. At the end of the day, life is about people, not things. Jerry, keep up your good work in attempting to educate people in handling finances. My motto is, 'Yes, you have to save for a rainy day, but you also have to live for today'. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.


SCM-F-04 - RFP4. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION4.1 BACKGROUND TO SANSAThe South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has a mandate, as outlined in the South African NationalSpace Agency Act, 2008 (Act No 36 of 2008), to co-ordinate and integrate national space science and technologyprogrammes and conduct long-term planning and implementation of space-related activities in South Africa, forthe benefit of the citizens of South Africa4.2 SCOPE OF WORK (TERMS OF REFERENCE)The purpose of this assignment is to acquire the services of a supplier to develop tools for monitoring andevaluating compliance within SANSA. To conduct training for the SANSA employees in order to implement thenew regulations.SANSA require the followingoooooooooooooooooProvision of Licensing for the software or Subscription (options)Software system [Tools for monitoring compliance within SANSA]Compliance training/awareness sessions for SANSA staffTraining for Legal Services Unit staff [on how to implement new regulations]Compliance monitoring and evaluation/ review for UnitsSystems and Process [implement systems and processes to conform to regulation].Improvement Initiatives [corporate improvement programs related to regulatory compliance]Scanning [proactively look and understand future regulation]Software to be used by 10 usersProvide support and maintenance of the software for the duration of the contractPerform risk assessment on compliance requirementsAbility of the software to rate the seriousness, probability and risk of each Act at the various levels ofSANSAGeneration of compliance risk management plans directly from the compliance contentGeneration of compliance checklist directly from the contentAbility to create action plans with due dates and responsible owners in the case of non-complianceComprehensive SANSA compliance reportingAlert the changes in requirementsSANSA PREMISESSANSA CORPORATE AND EARTH OBSERVATION OFFICES: Enterprise Building, Mark ShuttleworthStreet, Innovation Hub, PretoriaPage 6 of 12
SCM-F-04 - RFP5. EVALUATION CRITERIASANSA promotes the concept of “best value” in the award of contracts, as opposed to merely looking for thecheapest price, which does not necessarily provide the best value. Best value incorporates the expertise,experience and technical proposal of the organisation and individuals who will be providing the service and theorganisational capacity supporting the project team.SANSA is committed to achieving Government’s transformation objectives in terms of the Preferential ProcurementPolicy Framework Act.The value of this bid is estimated not to exceed R500 000 (all applicable taxes included) and therefore the 80/20system shall be applicable.The procedure for the evaluation of responsive tenders is price, functionality (quality) and preference method.The evaluation of the bids will be conducted in the following two stages: Firstly, the assessment of quality will be done in terms of the evaluation criteria (Table 1) and theminimum threshold of 70 points explained below. A bid will be disqualified if it fails to meet the minimumthreshold for functionality as per the bid invitation Thereafter, only the qualifying bids are evaluated in terms of the 80/20 preference points systems,where the 80 points will be used for price and the 20 points will be awarded to a bidder for attaining theB-BBEE status level of contributor in accordance with the Table belowPreference(ORIGINAL/CERTIFIED B-BBEE STATUS LEVEL VERIFICATION CERTIFICATE/SWORN AFFIDAVIT MUSTBE SUBMITTED IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR PREFERENCE POINTS FOR B-BBEE)Calculation of points for B-BBEE status level contributorPoints will be awarded to a bidder for attaining the B-BBEE status level of contributor in accordance with theTable1 belowTable1: B-BBEE level and pointsB-BBEE Status Level of ContributorNumber of points (80/20system)12021831441258667482Non-compliant contributor0Page 7 of 12
SCM-F-04 - RFPEligibility CriteriaTo be eligible for the functionality, price and preferencing evaluation, the bidder must submit the following as pertable 2 below.If there is “No” on the Table 2 below, the bidder who DID NOT submit the required document (s) with their bidwill be disqualified.Table 2: Eligibility CriteriaAttachedCriteria(Yes/No)CommentsCSD Registration Summary Report with a compliant tax statusQuality/Functionality:Scores will be tabulated to 100 points. Respondents must score 70 points and over to be assessed on theirfinancial offer and preference score.The allocation of points for the evaluation of quality/functionality is set out in Table3 below:Table 3: Quality/Functionality CriteriaCriteriaMaximum Points1. Methodology/Approach402. Company Experience and References20Only respondents who score 40 points or more on the aforementioned evaluation criterion will be evaluatedfurther on the presentation and demonstration of the tool.Presentation of the Software management Tool40Total evaluation points for quality (functionality)100Evaluation criteria 1: Methodology/Approach (Proposal Outline)Ability to meet all proposed topics as listed on the scope of work and methodology to achieve the outcomeThe scoring of the proposed approach will be as follows:Methodology/ApproachNon Responsive(score 0)Poor(score 10)Tenderer has not provided an approachThe approach is poor or is unlikely to satisfy project objectives or requirements. The tenderer hasmisunderstood certain aspects of the scope of work and does not deal with the critical aspects ofthe scope of the work.The approach omits important outcomes and understanding of scope of workPage 8 of 12
Good(score 30)Excellent(score 40)SCM-F-04 - RFPThe approach is specifically tailored to address all scope of work objectives and requirements; andis sufficiently flexible to accommodate changes that may occur during execution.The work plan fits the approach well; all important activities are indicated in the scope and theirsequencing is appropriate and consistent with project objectives and requirements.There is a fair degree of detail that facilitates understanding of the proposed scope of work.Besides meeting the “good” rating, the important issues are approached in an innovative andefficient way, indicating that the tenderer has outstanding knowledge of the deliverables.The approach details ways to improve the project outcomes and the quality of the outputs. Theapproach has included value added services that is relevant to the project.The sequencing and timing of activities are very well defined, indicating that the tenderer hasoptimized the use of resources and the work plan permits flexibility to accommodate contingenciesand risks.Evaluation criteria 2: Company experience and referencesThe bidder must present at least 3 valid reference letters, on the client’s letterhead, for which they haveconducted similar services in delivering, installing, configuring and supporting the software tool being offered in thelast 4 years. Reference letters must indicate the periods and the year(s) in which such services were rendered,and the letters will be used to evaluate this criterion.Failure to provide all 3 reference letters will result in the bidder losing points as follows:Please note that SANSA reserves the right to contact references provided to verify the information.The scoring of the company experience will be as follows:Points 20Company ExperienceNon Responsive(score 0)No letters submittedPoor (score 5)Less than 3 years’ experienceGood (score 10)3 to 5 years’ experienceExcellent (score 20) More than 5 years’ experienceEvaluation criteria 3: Presentation of the Software Management ToolBidders who scored 40 points and more in the first two evaluation criteria, being Methodology/Approach ANDCompany Experience, will be invited to present an overview of how their software tool works.Non-Responsive(score 0)Service provider did not present.Poor(score 20)The system presented does not satisfy or meet all the objectives or requirements as perthe scope of work.Good(score 30)The software tool presented satisfies/meets all the objectives or requirements as per thescope of work.Excellent(score 40)The software tool presented addresses ALL aspects of the provided scope of work in aninnovative and efficient way. Additionally, the Service Provider has presented anexcellent targeted presentation on how the organisation plans to execute the project,with a comprehensive training and support offering.Page 9 of 12
SCM-F-04 - RFP6. PRICING SCHEDULEPricing Instructions1. The Bidder must price all items;2. Rates are to include all costs with no unspecified cost to allow for a fair evaluation.3. Payment will be made based on the deliverables (proven progress) for the services rendered/goods received.4. Payment will only be made on the basis of invoices provided.5. Offer to be valid for 30 days from the bid closing date.OPTION 1: SOFTWARE AND LICENSESDescription1. Management Software with thefollowing licensed modules:a. Documentation Generation2. Software Maintenance and support3. Servicesa. Training Courseb. System set-up assistance4. Configuration Management5. Disbursement6. Other Cost (Please mention)Minimum Quantity(Software licenses)Total CostYear 1Total CostYear 2Total CostYear 3Total CostYear 1Total CostYear 2Total CostYear 31Per year1 (Year1)1 (Year1)Total Excluding VAT (Rands)VATTotal Including VAT (Rands)OPTION 2: SOFTWARE AND SUBSCRIPTIONDescription1. Management Software with thefollowing licensed modules:b. Documentation Generation2. Software Maintenance and support3. Servicesc. Training Coursed. System set-up assistance4. Configuration Management5. Disbursement6. Other Cost (Please mention)Minimum Quantity(Software subscription)1Per year1 (Year1)1 (Year1)Total Excluding VAT (Rands)VATTotal Including VAT (Rands)Page 10 of 12
SCM-F-04 - RFP7. SPECIAL CONDITIONSa) Quotations to be returned to: Boitumelo Maredi [email protected]) Contract will not be awarded unless supplier is registered on the Central Supplier Database. Asupplier registration summary with a compliance tax status must be submitted with the proposal.Potential suppliers should contact SANSA should they require assistance in registering on theCSD)c) This RFP is part of the Supplier Development Programme (SDP). The recommended bidder willbe required to sign a SDP agreement for shorter payment periods for EMEs.d) The offices of SANSA are situated at the following address:Enterprise Building, Mark Shuttleworth Street,Innovation Hub,Pretoria8. TIMELINESThe successful service provider must be in the position to provide the service within 1 week after thepurchase order has been issued by SANSA.9.SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND MINIMUM CRITERIAIn order to demonstrate their capacity and score points with respect to the criteria, tenderers should providethe following supporting documentation.a. Original/Certified B-BBEE status level verification certificate/Sworn affidavit must be submitted in order toqualify for preference points for B-BBEE);b. 3 References including organisation name, contact person and contact numbers;c. Quotation must reflect a cost breakdown, where applicable, prices quoted must be inclusive of VATd. All pages of quotation must be signed by the responsible persone. SANSA has the right to withdraw any quotation at any time within the validity of the quotation.f. SANSA reserves the right to invite suppliers/companies to present their bid proposals for finaldecision10. DECLARATIONThe undersigned, who warrants that he / she is duly authorized to do so on behalf of the enterprise:i) confirms that neither the name of the enterprise or the name of any partner, manager, director or other person,who wholly or partly exercises, or may exercise, control over the enterprise appears on the Register of TenderDefaulters established in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act of 2004;ii) confirms that no partner, member, director or other person, who wholly or partly exercises, or may exercise,control over the enterprise appears, has within the last five years been convicted of fraud or corruption;iii) confirms that I / we are not associated, linked or involved with any other tendering entities submitting tenderoffers and have no other relationship with any of the tenderers or those responsible for compiling the scope ofwork that could cause or be interpreted as a conflict of interest;iv) confirms that the contents of this questionnaire/forms (SBD 4, 8 & 9) are within my personal knowledge andare to the best of my belief both true and correctv) accept that, in addition to cancellation of a contract, action may be taken against me should the Declarationprove to be false.vi) confirms that the bidder has read the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) and agree with the conditions. TheGCC can be found on SANSA website C.pdf )SignedDateNamePositionEnterprisenameBid ConditionsPage 11 of 12
SCM-F-04 - RFP1. DisqualificationPlease note that if a bid document is not filled in correctly or completely, or complied with the specification, oris delivered/send after the bid closing date and time, or the supplier is not registered on the CSD or supplierhas a non-compliant tax status, then unfortunately that bidder will be disqualified. Please return this documentwith the supporting documents.2. Bid Document SubmissionEmailed tender documents will be accepted. However, the onus is on the tenderer to ensure that completeemail documents have been received by the SANSA by the due date and time.Please note that any alterations to the tender document other than filling in the tenderer’s details and tenderprice will automatically disqualify the tenderer.ENDPage 12 of 12
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) RFP NUMBER RFP CO 209/02/2022 . 14 February 2022 (Re-advertising) PROJECT NAME Compliance Management System and Implementation CLOSING DATE AND TIME 28 March 2022 @ 13:00 NAME OF PROPOSER/TENDERER CSD SUPPLIER NUMBER (MA NUMBER) TELEPHONE NUMBER . To access this Register enter the National Treasury's website,


Have you ever wondered what is the best way to scan a book? I for one had many times when I needed to have my book scanned, just so I can browse through it much quicker.
If you ever had to convert a physical book to ebook, look no furthercan a book to ebook or other digital file formats.
To better understand how to scan a book, we will take you through the main aspects involved in this process. Book Scanning requires the following combination of tools and know how.
Special book scanner with manual or automatic book scanning.
We look at different aspects, that include how to scan a book into ebook files, such as EPUB, Kindle or Mobi, and even to PDF or Word files. Doing this correctly will mean that you have chosen the best way to scan a book and you will have optimum results.
There are a number of scanners that are developed with book scanning in mind.
Manual book scanners are the most common book scanners on the market. They usually feature a cradle, an overhead camera, and special archival led lightning.
Automatic book scanners are not very well known on the market. The cost of such a scanning machine is very high, and these are recommended in labor-intensive environments.
Flatbeds to scan books are not so common and are really not recommended. Unless it is mandatory, we don’t recommend using such a scanner as you won’t get good results and risk damaging your books.
High-it. In such situations, they will provide high-speed scanning with decent results.
To put this in perspective, the best book scanner is the equipment that is suited to your specific needs. It suits the type of books you have, including the size of the book, resolution or even file outputs.
To convert a physical book to ebook you have to scan the pages to digital files. Once you have created the digital image of each page, the scan must be enhanced to achieve the best quality of the image. The final step of the process will involve the conversion of images to text using OCR technology.
The non-destructive book scanning process means that you scan the book without removing the spine. Other aspects should include archival led lightning and a cushioning support for the book. We also recommend using special scanning glass for archival purposnon-destructive book scanning process.
In this phase, we will have to try and get the book ready for scanning. It might require some cleaning before starting the process. Some books require checking the pages as they might be stuck together. Also, this would be the moment to choose if you scan it in grayscale or in color. In our case, we also have to decide what is the book scanner that will yield the best results for that respective book.
Books can have different characteristics, therefore you will have to scan it on a different machine. For example, we can choose out of 5 different types of book scanners. Based on the bookbinding, the thickness of pages or condition, in general, we run it on our automatic or manual book scanners.
More or less, in this phase, you are preparing for things to come during the scanning process. In our case, icess will be very optimized. Furthermore, the quality of the results should be better if we have done this part correctly.
Considering the preparation process went well, you will now have to scan your book. Insert the book into the chosen machine and start going through the process. Take care so the capturing process goes well. You want minimum image issues, such as skew, contrast problems or maybe illumination artifacts.
You will have to correct the images by software afterward. Still, the better quality images you send to the software the better the end results will be. So always pay attention to quality during scanning. Stop the process if you are not sure. Change settings as you require or how your colleagues require improving the post-processing and OCR.
Last but not least, make sure you have chosen the correct machine to scan the books on. Sometimes information can be written all the way into the gutter of the book. Therefore, in such cases, use a scanner you know will go all the way into the gutter. Other times, you might require scanning books at 400dpi or more. Again, to be productive, use a scanner that can scan at those resolutions and can do it quickly.
Just to recap, there are different ways to scan a book, from destructive to non-destructive. Also, you can scan them at different resolutions. There is not a general best way to scan a book, rather than choosing the best way for that specific book.
For this process please check our book scanning page, which will show you what approach you can take. If you have chosen a good method to do the actual book scanning, you will benefit in the end.
We always insist on this phase of the process. We have invested a lot of time in building our own processing software. What it does is split page, deskews or corrects image issues. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. We can go further with white balance, image splitting or even indexing information in the book.
You might think that an expensive book scanner will turn out the highest quality directly from the scanning process. You might be wrong. While these are magnificent mechanical achievements software is lacking. Most manufacturers focus on the mechanics but they have limitations for software. That is why we always try to improve the software aspect of this process.
For more information on this go to our image processing page.
OCR as we call it is the process in which we convert images to readable text. As you know, a scanner generates an image file which is readable only with the naked eye. In Windows or Mac, you will still see the pages as an image. That is where OCR technology steps in and does its magic.
It takes images and converts them to vector shapes. Furthermore, those vector shapes are then converted to file formats that can be read by many applications. This is the most visible part of the OCR process.
What you may now know, is that during the OCR process we can now generate indexes and tags for scans. Such metadata is usually inserted in digital libraries of files. What this all means is that you can now do full-text searches for your documents. The metadata facilitates high-speed text searching and retrieving information much faster.
Last but not least you have to generate the appropriate file formats. While in most cases PDF and Word documents are the norms, there are times when this is not enough. Special XML and CSV files help developers integrate the books in digitally structured information. This is very helpful when you use a special Content Management System that works with CSV or XML files to understand information and its structure.
The other side of the story is for publishers. Such customers need to convert physical books to EPUB or other ebook digital file formats. The same process applies to them, with the difference being that from the OCR phase, the information has to be corrected.
The correction process means that you have to manually correct each page after the automatic recognition. After correction customers format it and generate a new layout for the Ebook. As we mention above, the requirements for Ebook files vary from Epub to Mobi or Kindle formats. We have seen the EPUB versions to have the highest usage for book publishing.
Advise your customers on what is standard practice and what not, or what you can improve for them.
We also provide videos on youtube with our book scanning company. We also feature an article on how to choose services from a book scanning company. If ebook pdf is what you are looking for, follow our article on scanning books to PDF. It is a great resource for conversion of physical books to PDF.
And remember, if you don’t want to do this yourself, the best way to scan a book will be to send it to a service provider.


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Ben Barnes é o primogênito de Patricia e Thomas Barnes (respectivamente terapeuta e professor de psiquiatria). Nasceu em Londres, Inglaterra e tem um irmão mais novo chamado Jack.
Ben Barnes formou-se na King's College School, onde foi contemporâneo do ator Khalid Abdalla e do comediante Tom Basden. Aos 15 anos, estudou teatro e literatura na Kingston University em Londres e foi membro do National Youth Music Theatre, onde estreou em "The Ballad of Salomon Pavey". Atuando pela mesma companhia, Barnes também estrelou "The Ragged Child"; "Bugsy Malone" no Queen's Theatre; e "The Dreaming", de Andrew Lloyd Webber, no tradicional Royal Albert Hall.
Antes de se tornar ator, o primeiro encontro de Barnes com a fama veio através de uma temporada participando de uma boy band britânica, que Barnes diz se lamentar completamente, porém vídeos ainda podem ser vistos no YouTube.
A estréia de Barnes no cinema se deu com o filme de fantasia Stardust, do diretor Matthew Vaughn. Em seguida fez o papel de Cobbakka, um delinquente russo que promove tumultos em Londres, no longa independente Bigga Than Ben. Porém, a primeira participação de Barnes como em um filme de Hollywood foi em The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian como o príncipe empurrado ao heróismo Caspian, a longa que é baseado na série The Chronicles of Narnia do escritor C.S. Lewis e para isto, ele teve que abandonar seu papel na peças "The History Boys". Em 2009, estrelou o filme Dorian Gray, adaptação da obra do escritor irlandês Oscar Wilde, como personagem principal, ao lado de Colin Firth (Lord Henry Wotton). Em 2016, Ben participou da série "Westworld", do canal HBO, onde ele interpretou Logan, um visitante do parque.
Em novembro de 2017, B.B. interpretou o vilão Billy Russo, da série o Justiceiro, da Marvel, exibida pela Netflix.


Anna Kendrick Interview: Alice, Darling
Alice, Darling will be available exclusively at AMC Theaters beginning January 20. The thriller follows Anna Kendrick’s character, Alice, who is trapped in a d. While vacationing with her two best friends, Alice begins to question the hold he has on her life and ventures on an internal journey of self-discovery. However, even with her friends at her side, Alice struggles to escape the man she has been conditioned to depend on.
Kendrick is most notably known for starring in the Pitch Perfect films. Additionally, Kendrick has worked on several other projects such as The Twilight Saga, A Simple Favor, and Into the Woods. Dir the main cast of Alice, Darling also includesKendrick chats exclusively with Screen Rant about the prep work required for her solo scenes and discusses the significance of female friendship in Alice, Darling.
Anna Kendrick Talks Alice, Darling
Screen Rant: As an actor, what did you find the most compelling about Alice, Darling?
Anna Kendrick: I really liked how restrained and thoughtful the screenplay was. I think that there is something really exciting about a script that’s not just covered in dialogue. Maybe when I was like, 20, I would have loved that because it’s like, “Oh, my line,” but there’s something really beautiful about a screenwriter who trusts that you don’t have to say everything. You don’t have to spell everything out. There was something about the atmosphere that Alanna created in the screenplay that felt like it was actually inviting you to strip away even more. It was like, “Here are the bones of the world and the atmosphere,” but the dialogue felt really secondary.
It felt like she was trusting that it was enough to put these images on paper and these characters, and that you would be willing to go along with their story and invest in them and feel for them. There weren’t these really explicit prescriptive scenes of dialoguedoing something more restrained and trusting that not everybody, every day, in every scene was going to have to be tap-dancing to keep the scene alive. To trust that you can sit in quiet moments is a scary thing to do when you’re a performer. That was a challenging and a vulnerable thing that I was really excited about.
Is it difficult to convey these strong emotions in scenes where you don’t have anyone to play off?
Anna Kendrick: Mary, the director, and Mike, the DP who also operated the camera—early on, we knew that whenever something was getting set up for the next scene, if we had the time, I would change my shirt, and we would go off on someplace on the property and steal a little moment. One of the first things we did was this moment when Alice is laying in a hammock, and Mary was like, “Oh, maybe you’re reading a book.” And I was like, “Oh, I could absolutely have the book. But I wouldn’t be able to read.”
There’s just the kind of running loop and being trapped in that means that everything else gets pushed out. You can’t focus on anything long enough to read more than a paragraph. Knowing the experience that intimately meant that we could make those decisions really quickly. Trusting that an audience is going to be interested in what [Alice] is thinking when I’m staring into space for so many of these little moments was a leap of faith.
Something that I really enjoyed about the film was the friendship between these women. Can you share some insight into building that relationship and bringing it to life?
Anna Kendrick: I love the friendships in this movie so much. I forgot about this until recently, but everybody on set ended up trying to figure out like, “Am I the Tess or the Sophie or Alice?” It was like a way less fun version of Sex in the City. Like, “Are you the Samantha?” kind of thing. I love that they want to help so much and neither of them really can. They both have such opposite approaches to trying to help, and ultimately they end up being willing to just tolerate the fact that Alice is in such a bad place, which is the most valuable thing for her—just to have them around and not be forcing an outcome. It’s hard because Tess, who’s the more vocal one, is sort of saying everything that the audience is thinking, but the second that it’s out of her mouth, you’re like, “That’s not going to help.”
That playing out on screen is really fascinating and frustrating for a viewer because you’re like, “Just tell her this.” And then it’s like, “Well, of course, she’s not going to listen. She can’t hear it. She’s not in a place to hear it yet.” I think that it’s this really great testament to friendship and the waythe hardest thing to do, which is just to keep showing up, even when that person just won’t do the thing that seems so obvious to you and still being around. I know that that was incredibly valuable to me. If people push too hard, you just feel like you have fewer and fewer resources, even though you might be the one pushing people away. It’s so valuable when friends are willing to stick with you through those bad patches in your life.
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When you clean your body, use an unscented antibacterial soap, as added fragrances and oils can leave a slight film on your skin. This can prevent the necessary monitors from sticking to your skin properly.
Similarly, you must avoid submerging the incisions under water. Therefore, you will not be able to soak in a bathtub, hot tub, pool, or any other body of water for at least two weeks. Doing so could significantly increase the risk for a bacterial infection.
Take fast showers to avoid overheating.
Keep your bandages dry by keeping them out of the water stream or by covering them with a plastic barrier.
Do not rub the skin with a towel. Pat or air dry instead.


I thought I’d been clever and careful enough to escape it – but no. In the small hours of this morning, Baby B’s virus caught up with me. With a vengeance. I can only apologise if I gave it to anyone else before realising that I was infected.
I’ll skip the gory details, but suffice it to say, I lost almost all of today. There was just half an hour this afternoon when I managed to struggle into some clothes and walk down the garden in search of a photo, and the effort of lifting the small camera with a macro lens attached was almost too much for me to manage. Luckily this ladybird sat still enough for the photo to be (more or less) in focus.
Comparing notes with R, who had this bug last week, my illness is following exactly the same pattern as his. This means that I expect to be half-recovered by tomorrow, and back to my best self (arf, arf) on Saturday. Fingers crossed.


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Does not matter if you're a dancer or not
Does not matter if you know what is dancing
All that matters is that, YOU SAY YES to this shirt :) Hope to get feedbacks from you guys out there :)
ps: if you're one of my close friends and you don't intend to get one, i will personally come strangle you when i see you! Or better still, I'll just order for you in advance to avoid any mishaps! ;D