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Wine is one of those things that pairs well with a lot of things, but there are some things that it pairs really well with! We are pleased to announce our collaboration with West Elm. Home, cooking, entertaining and wine … it couldn’t be more perfect. Enjoy this post by GRACE RASMUS.
While it feels like we’re heading full-speed ahead into fall, the calendar says it’s *technically* still summer. It feels like it, too: it’s nice enough to fire up the grill and eat outside, and most summer produce is at its absolute peak right now. So why not throw a party to celebrate it all?
The West Elm LA store teamed up with some local friends to host an end-of-summer dinner party to remember. Blogger Charmed by Camille co-hosted at home in Silverlake with Robyn Melrose from West Elm LA, who also handled the interior styling. Food blogger Natasha Feldman of Nosh with Tash handled the almost-entirely-grilled menu: steak with compound butter (get the recipe here), grilled bread + veggies, arugula salad with figs and goat cheese, and grilled peaches with Greek yogurt for dessert. The key to a summer get-together is to keep things loose and low-key, so they took the party outdoors to grill and drink wine, then headed inside for the formal dinner setting on the Anton Solid Wood Dining Table, and finally finished things off in the kitchen for a DIY dessert spread.
See the full party below!
Special thanks to Jess Rochow for the photography, Schentell Nunn of @offerings.co for the florals, Katie Jaworski for the styling, ModCloth for the wardrobe, and Wine Society + McCall’s Meat and Fish for the wine and meat!
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The overall MCI-EFI is 50.0, a decrease from the July index of 56.2.
- When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 13.2 percent of executives responding said they believe business conditions will improve over the next four months, slightly decreased from 14.0 percent in July. 65.8 percent of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, a decrease from 81.4 percent in July. 21.1 percent of executives believe business conditions will worsen, a sharp increase from 4.7 percent in July.
- 21.1 percent of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will increase over the next four months, an increase from 14 percent in July. 57.9 percent believe demand will "remain the same" during the same four-month time period, a decrease from 74.4 percent the previous month. 21.1 percent believe demand will decline, up from 11.6 percent who believed so in July.
- 21.1 percent of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment acquisitions over the next four months, down from 23 percent in July. 73.7 percent of survey respondents indicate they expect the "same" access to capital to fund business, a decrease from 76.7 percent the previous month. 5.3 percent of survey respondents expect "less" access to capital, the first time in nine months any respondents said they expect "less" access to capital.
- When asked, 23.7 percent of the executives reported they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, down from 32.6 percent in July. 65.8 percent expect no change in headcount over the next four months, an increase from 58 percent last month, while 10.5 percent expect fewer employees, an increase from 9.6 percent in July.
- 55.3 percent of the leadership evaluate the current U.S. economy as "fair," down from 72 percent who did in July. 44.7 percent rate it as "poor," up from 27.9 percent last month.
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You will now have this little egg in your inventory called: Beginner Mount-Light(Egg).
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Lydia D. Martin
Services for Lydia D. Martin, of Brookhaven, are 2 p.m. Tuesday,Jan. 13, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel on Natchez Drive withburial in Little Bahala Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation is Tuesday from noon until 2 p.m. at the funeralhome.
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Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Ralph”Stinky” Martin; and a brother, William Dungan Sr.
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Canon 24-105mm f/4 L IS
Canon 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM (77mm filters, 23.4 oz./664g, 1.5'/0.45m close-focus, about $1,100). enlarge. Trick photo: roll mouse over to see it zoom! This free website's biggest source of support is when you use these links, especially this link directly to it at Adorama or directly to it at Amazon when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. Thank you! Ken
NEW: Canon 24-105mm f/4 L IS II 25 August 2016.
This is Canon's highest performance professional midrange zoom for film, full-frame and 1.3x digital cameras. The Canon 24-105mm f/4L has great optics and works extremely well. My biggest whine is that the zoom ring takes a lot of effort and that the wide end of the zoom range is cramped, making it difficult to set wide focal lengths precisely.
It's silly to use this on a 1.6x sensor camera like the Rebels and 30D because 1.) you're paying a premium for large-sensor performance but using only the center of the image, and 2.) 24mm isn't wide on a 1.6x camera: 24mm on a 1.6x camera gives the same angle of view as a 39mm lens does on a 35mm camera. For 1.6x cameras, the excellent 17-55mm f/2.8 IS makes more sense because it weighs less, is one stop faster, has much less distortion and covers what I find to be a more useful range of focal lengths. Heck, for 1.6x cameras, also check out the excellent 17-85mm IS.
1.) Excellent optical performance at every focal length and distance. I wasn't able to make an unsharp shot.
2.) Excellent Image Stabilization: I got four real stops of improvement at 105mm.
3.) Unusually accurate, fast and consistent autofocus.
1.) Cramped zoom ring, especially at the wide end.
3.) Big, heavy and expensive.
Canon calls this the Canon Zoom Lens EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM.
EF: Electronic Focus. All modern Canon lenses do this: a motor in the lens does the focusing.
L: Expensive as L. No technical meaning other than being Canon's lingo for lenses with extra durability and weather sealing. L lenses work on all cameras including film and full-frame digital. Canon puts a red band around the front of these.
IS: Image Stabilization, which means no tripod needed except for time exposures. See Why IS Matters.
USM: Ultra-Sonic Motor: The focus motor operates silently.
Used on a 1.3x camera it gives angles of view similar to what a 30-132mm lens would give on a 35mm film camera.
On a 1.6x camera it gives angles of view similar to what a 39-170mm lens would give on a 35mm film camera.
See also Crop Factor.
18 elements in 13 groups, including one glass molded aspherical, two plastic-resin-on-glass (replica) asphericals and an element of Super-UD glass.
Stops down to f/22.
77mm, the pro standard.
1.5' (0.45m) from the image plane (the back of the camera), rated.
Maximum Reproduction Ratio
3.286" diameter x 4.218" extension from flange (83.45 x 107.15mm) at 24mm setting; 5.474" (139.06mm) extension at 105mm setting.
23.45 oz. (664.5 g), measured.
EW-83H plastic bayonet, included.
$33 LP1219 sack, included.
Since September 2005.
2011 October: $1,120.
The Canon 24-105mm f/4 L IS is among the worlds' best lenses, but difficult to use over extended periods. My fingertips actually hurt after using this lens for a while because of the stiff zoom ring and its cramped wide-angle end.
Autofocus is unusually good. It has no weak spots.
Sound and Noise
It's almost silent.
Manual Focus: Plastic on plastic.
Autofocus: About the same.
Ease of Manual Focusing
Very good. Just grab the ring at any time, no switches needed.
Look for the AF-area LEDs to blink as you turn the ring. Being an f/4 lens, it doesn't pop that obviously on the ground glass.
I get perfect results at f/4 on my 5D all of the time. This is much better than average for other Canon lenses.
On my XTi I get perfect results 97% of the time. The other one out of thirty shots may be slightly off-focus, at f/4. You'd never see this in real shots of three-dimensional objects. I only saw it testing for it deliberately.
Breathing is a motion picture term which refers to what happens as you pull (change) focus from near to far. This might be of interest to cinematographers, but not to still photographers.
The 24-105mm changes magnification slightly as one pulls focus.
Bokeh is mediocre. Highlights behind the subject can have a somewhat rolled-condom look, especially wide open at the long end where you'd most worry about bokeh.
Here are crops from various images shot at about 5 feet (1.5m) to show you the look of the blur circles.
These were shot on my 5D at 4,300 pixels wide and cropped and rescaled depending one the focal length. The 24mm shot was cropped from a 400 pixel wide area, the 50mm shot cropped from an 800 pixel wide area, and the 105mm images cropped from a 1,100 pixel wide area. All these images were rescaled to 296 pixels wide and not sharpened.
This lens is approved by the PPLFPA, Professional Patio and Lawn Furniture Photographers' Association, with a grade of "B." Color fringes aren't a problem unless you're looking for them.
On a full-frame 5D, it has some color fringes at each end of the zoom range and none around 50mm. If you're shooting patio furniture, shoot around 50mm.
Here are the full guide images from which the crops are taken:
I see no differences from my other Canon lenses.
It has a rubber gasket on the lens mount to keep crud out of your camera.
Metal with a rubber ring.
You some pressure against the rubber to get traction since its not that sticky.
Noises when shaken
Moderately light klunking. This is normal.
Made in Japan.
Luckily DxO makes a module for it, which rectifies it perfectly. If you worry about this, buy the DxO program, since the distortion is so wild at 24mm that Photoshop can't correct it well.
Full-frame distortion at 24mm. Roll mouse over to see after -5.5 correction in Photoshop CS2's lens distortion filter.
Here is the Wall of Shame at each setting:
If you're too cheap for DxO, plug these figures into Photoshop CS2's lens distortion filter to correct the distortion. These figures are for you to enjoy in your photography. These took me hours to calculate and are all © and registered, so you'll need permission to use these figures for anything else. Thanks! Ken.
* Some waviness remains if you're looking for it.
The corners get darker at the wide end, even stopped down. They also get darker at f/4, regardless of focal length. Stick to longer focal lengths and smaller apertures if it concerns you, or use DxO which corrects it.
The 24-105mm is worst at f/4 and 24mm; see the version of this shot before and after DxO correction below.
Here are shots of an Expodisc on my full-frame 5D. This is a tough test which shows even the slightest falloff. You'll almost never see this in normal photography. This also would be almost invisible on a 1.3x or 1.6x camera (see crop factor).
I had no problems, even with thick rotating filters on my full-frame 5D.
If I pushed my luck with two fat rotating filters (my Hoya 77mm Circular Polarizer and Tiffen 0.6 ND rotating grad,13.7mm thick combined, excluding threads), I'd have to zoom to 35 - 50mm to eliminate any falloff on full-frame. You'd be fine on a smaller format camera.
Like most modern lenses, there's no need for expensive extra-thin filters.
Flare is fine. I had to do silly things to see flare or ghosts.
This is really pushing it: I'm shooting directly into blinding mid-afternoon California sun and contrasting it against very dark foregrounds. I never saw ghosts in real shooting.
at closest focus at 105mm, full image, full-frame 5D
100% crop from above, no extra sharpening.
It works great, and gets as close as most other multipurpose lenses today.
On smaller format cameras it would have more magnification (see Crop Factor).
The serial number is engraved and filled with black paint on the mating flange of the lens mount.
Sharpness is uniformly excellent, at any aperture and any focal length, even into the far corners on full-frame.
I'll skip you my usual sharpness chart, since I'm too lazy to type E - E - E a zillion times.
Distortion and falloff are trivial to correct with software today, so the reason I speak so highly of the Canon 24-105mm's optical performance is because I wasn't able to make an unsharp picture with it. Not only is it sharp itself, but its focus is uncannily perfect and IS makes it very hard to make an unsharp photo. We still can't properly fix unsharp photos electronically.
Your technique will be your biggest barrier to sharp photos. I have a page on How to Get Sharp Photos.
IS is supposed to make noise; there are things vibrating around inside the lens if you listen closely. When IS is active, you'll hear a slight hissing if you put your ear to the lens or are in a quiet location.
Auto and manual focusing sounds like plastic sliding on plastic.
Zooming sounds like plastic sliding on plastic.
Sunstars have eight points, caused by reflections off the edges of the eight-bladed diaphragm.
Sunstar and Pool, Orange County, California. Canon 24-105mm at 24mm and f/16.
IS works great! I get perfectly sharp shots 50% of the time at 1/4 second at any focal length. That means, on average, if I make about two shots for each shot, one of them will be perfectly sharp at 100% magnification on my 5D.
IS is supposed to make noise. It sounds like something is running inside the lens. You won't hear it outdoors, but listen for it in a quiet room and its obvious.
Read Why IS is Important to understand more about what these ratings mean.
This lists the percentage of sharp shots that I get with and without IS. The first figure is without IS, and the second is with IS.
TIP: In dim light, fire several shots in the continuous shutter mode and pick the sharpest later. Blur is a random event, so if you fire enough shots, you'll eventually get a sharp one even at much slower slower speeds! See the 15% sharp figure at 1 second at 24mm? That means, on average, one out of 6 shots at 24mm is perfectly sharp hand-held with IS ON at one full second!
Now let's chart the slowest speed to get 50% sharp shots at each focal length, and with that, we can calculate how many stops we gain with IS.
"Real Stops Improvement" are how many extra stops I got, IS On compared to IS Off.
"Marketing Stops Improvement" isn't comparing the speed I can use from IS OFF to IS ON, but instead comparing the speed one can use with IS ON to the old-wives-tale speed of 1/focal length. That's called Lying with Statistics, and that's par for the course for marketing departments. I can hold much slower than the old wives' tale speed.
I have practice firing a camera smoothly. People with marksmanship, hunting and sniper skills do very well at this. If you jab the shutter, you won't get results this good, but you'll probably get the same number of stops improvement over how slow you would have been able to hold the camera using bad technique or with jittery hands.
Canon 24-105mm f/4L Zoom Ring
The zoom range is cramped at the wide end, making it difficult to zoom precisely.
This is my biggest complaint with this lens. It's probably why I haven't bought one for myself, along with my personal dislike of mid-range zooms in favor of a wide and a tele zoom or an all-range lens like the Nikon 18-200mm.
It's well spread out in the top octave from from 50 - 105mm.
The range from 24 - 50mm is squeezed into half the space, and the range from 24 - 35mm is only about 1mm along the zoom ring: the distance between the bar to the right of 24mm to the dot to the left of 35mm! These focal lengths are so close that Canon couldn't fit the numbers on the ring so they had to put those little marks there instead! This makes it very difficult to select exact settings at the wide end.
Zoom lenses are not supposed to move in equal increments per millimeter. They are supposed to zoom in equal distances per percentage of focal length change. See also cm/octave.
Because the wide zoom range is so cramped, it makes it very difficult to use the range around 35mm. I find myself either pushing it against the stop at 24mm, or being out around 50mm.
Worse, it is very stiff, and it hurts my fingers trying to jam it around the wide end.
Call me a whimp, but other lenses like the cheap Canon 18-55mm EF-S do this much better. The Canon 24-105mm takes two firm fingers to zoom, while some other lenses can do it with a flick of a single finger.
Focus Shift while Zooming
Focus shifts while zooming.
Zoom before you focus.
Actual Focal Lengths
The focal lengths appear accurate at infinity.
As expected, the apparent focal lengths are reduced as one focuses closer at long focal lengths.
This is how IF (internal focus) lenses focus. They don't get longer on the outside: they move elements around inside to reduce the effective focal length to focus closer.
The optics are excellent, but I found the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS difficult to use because of its cramped and stiff zoom ring.
Try one for a few hours before you keep one. If your fingers are fine, it's a fantastic lens. For me, it was just plain weird that my fingertips felt worn off and that I couldn't enjoy smooth, precise setting of wide focal lengths.
The 24-105mm probably isn't the best chose for a 1.6x camera. Get the Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS or 17-85mm IS instead, since they cover a more appropriate mid-range and you're not paying for format capacity unused with these smaller cameras.
The Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L is better made and has a much better zoom system without the congestion at the wide end. If I was in the market for a miodrange zoom for my full-frame Canon, I'd get the 24-70mm instead. See them compared.
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Single Dose Packaging Capabilities Introduced by Diversified Manufacturing Corporation (DMC)
Published By : 29 Jun 2015 | Published By : QYRESEARCH
A leading contract manufacturing, private label filling, and packaging company, Diversified Manufacturing Corporation, also called DMC, has stated that it has launched a sophisticated single dose packaging capability. With this the company added a new capacity to their configured manufacturing functionalities. The recent advancement constitutes the company’s strategy to boost its expansion initiatives in order to cater the changing demand and preferences of its expanding consumer base.
With the innovation, DMC is now geared to offer its customers packaging solutions capitalizing on the patented Snap Tip™ and Pro Swab™ tube technologies. The solutions which DMC will be providing under the cap of its latest innovation is especially tailored to gratify the demand for companies operating within industries such as veterinary, healthcare, dental, and cosmetics. The latest solution by DMC boasts no-mess and easy open design, accurate administration of topical medication, and one-time use application, which are ideal to the operations offered by the aforementioned industries.
Diversified Manufacturing Corporation or DMC makes its products and services available from two manufacturing units located outside St. Paul, Minnesota. The company is one of the most relied names in the contract manufacturing and private label industrial circuit, and has sustained its respect since the past 27 years. It offers a plethora of services to clients that includes design, creation, and manufacture of products.
The production of the latest products will be carried out at the company’s new unit dedicated to product manufacturing. The newly design manufacturing unit constitutes cGMP/GMP manufacturing and filling environs. The operations carried out in DMC’s units also leverages from the quality check testing, product development formulation lab, and a plethora of high-speed lines of production. Along with the new line of industrial packaging solutions, the company has also announced the launch of its new website that is exclusively dedicated to showcase their capabilities in the single dose packaging, and will outline the contract manufacturing services, which the company provides. | <urn:uuid:afa6e832-cda0-4f70-a599-5bb48a8c7491> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://www.qyresearchreports.com/news/single-dose-packaging-capabilities-introduced-by-diversified-manufacturing-corporation-dmc.htm | 2016-12-07T18:17:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698542244.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170902-00198-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951641 | 431 |
Here we are a little more than halfway through the year. Big changes and crazy emotions have affected us all, amirite? I know for myself I have already had many life altering moments this year. Some good, some not so good. That’s just life, baby, and you roll with it. The new moon of July speaks of many big changes coming up. Are you ready?
I love my reflection time as it allows me to see what worked and what didn’t, what I’ve been sitting on too long and what do I need to act on. This time of the month is true soul seeking for me. I dig deep into my spirituality, my self worth and all other inner conflicts and demons to find out why I still hold on to them and why I haven’t let them go yet.
So what does this new moon mean for you?
July 13th brings about the new moon in Cancer but before we begin talking about that, something worth noting is that there is a solar eclipse on the 12th. What does all this mean?
Change, transformation, surprises and action!
With any new moon and full moon, it is a time for reflection and also a time to get stuff done. Those things you’ve been sitting on all year, ya, those, get em done now! Today is the tomorrow you talked about yesterday. Capiche?
Always remember, the new moon indicates the ending or releasing of something to allow a new beginning or something greater to enter our lives. The key word here is releasing. Let it go, whatever shit you’re hanging on to that hasn’t served you any purpose up to now. Dump it.
How’s your attitude?
Don’t forget that your mind controls you. So if you are constantly thinking negatively, negative stuff will always show up for you. Let me tell you now, if you’re a negative Nancy, it’s time to dump that persona. It will completely blow up for you with this new moon cycle (and with all the eclipses happening) if you don’t let it go. Try thinking positive more often. Get out of your own head and start smiling more.
A change of attitude will serve you very well during this intense energetic month. Trust me on that.
When you spend too much time in fear and self doubt, nothing happens but more fear is created and you slip deeper into self doubt. The Universe is watching you and the sky is full of energy this month. Do whatever you have to do this month to turn your fears around, flick them to the curb and start having more faith in yourself.
If you’ve been battling these negative emotions for some time, don’t you think it might be time to start working on them? Work on your limiting beliefs and in turn, watch how your life will magically transpire. I know when I was going through a really hard time 4 yrs ago, it was the sinking into rock bottom that shook me up and made me take full responsibility of my life and my actions.
Don’t wait until you hit rock bottom to change things. It’s not a nice place to be. Just take my word for it.
I think it’s time I just write a separate blog on moon rituals, both full moon and new moon, but in a nutshell, here’s what I do. Take what you want, add your own spice, leave the rest.
- find a quiet alone space
- turn on soft music
- light candles or burn essential oils
- get a pad and pen
- write out a list of wishes you want to manifest
- feel it with every ounce of blood that flows through your veins
- fold it up and set it under your mattress, by your head.
I do this ever month. At the next new moon I take out the old one, have a look at it, see where I’m at today and move forth with greater determination. It’s always good to write out your wishes and get really clear on them so you can see them on paper! It’s validating.
The new moon energies will be strong for the first two weeks after it starts but continue on throughout the whole month until the next month’s new moon. Embrace and enjoy!
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Gilani orders legislation on missing persons
03 June, 2012
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday issued orders to make special laws regarding missing persons.
A high-level meeting chaired by the premier reviewed law and order situation and developmental activities in Balochistan.
Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raisani, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Law Minister Farooq H Naek, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, Postal Services Minister Sardar Muhammad Omar Gorgaij were also present. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Nazar Muhammad Gondal and Science and Technology Minister Mir Changiz Khan Jamali were also present.
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The PM would undertake a two-day visit to Balochistan to meet people there.
The premier directed that the interior minister and the Balochistan CM would meet regularly to review law and order situation in Balochistan. The prime minister also directed the Law Ministry to formulate necessary laws with respect to missing persons and make necessary amendments in anti-terrorism law. He directed further all law-enforcement agencies to remain extra-ordinary vigilant of inimical forces which were creating disturbance in Balochistan. | <urn:uuid:da92ac4e-5912-4cec-ad73-e56c4e5f772d> | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | http://paktribune.com/news/Gilani-orders-legislation-on-missing-persons-250318.html | 2015-10-04T21:17:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443736676092.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001215756-00015-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969802 | 344 |
Transfer Pricing in Canada: Reasonable efforts to Determine an Arm’s Length PriceBy Robert Robillard - 17 janvier 2019
Transfer Pricing in Canada: Reasonable efforts to Determine an Arm’s Length Price
This blog post is also available in pdf format here.
Since 1997, Canada’s transfer pricing rules have been included in section 247 of the Canadian Income Tax Act (ITA).
The Canadian transfer pricing rules are managed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). In the province of Quebec, the Agence du revenu du Quebec also does transfer pricing compliance audit.
Subsection 247(3) ITA prescribes the liability to a transfer pricing penalty when there is a lack of reasonable efforts in the determination of any arm’s length price.
The preamble to subsection 247(4) ITA indicates that “a taxpayer or a partnership is deemed not to have made reasonable efforts to determine and use arm’s length transfer prices” unless it provides the “documents and records” prescribed in paragraph 247(4)(a) and (b) ITA before the time limit prescribed under paragraph 247(4)(c) ITA.
However, the transfer pricing rules included in the Canadian Income Tax act are fairly broad by design. As such, the notion of “reasonable efforts” is not clearly defined.
Information Circular IC 87-2R International Transfer Pricing contains the administrative position of the CRA on the Canadian transfer pricing rules. More information on the administrative position of the CRA is available in the Transfer Pricing Memoranda (TPM) series.
Paragraph 179 of the Information Circular IC 87-2R indicates that the “general determination of whether a taxpayer has made reasonable efforts to determine and use arm’s length transfer prices or allocations is a question of fact. The Department [CRA] will consider that taxpayers have made reasonable efforts if they have taken all reasonable steps to ensure that their transfer prices or allocations conform with the arm’s length principle.”
Paragraph 183 of the Information Circular IC 87-2R makes clear that the documents enumerated in subsection 247(4) ITA are not “intended to be an exhaustive list of the documents” that may be necessary to determine an arm’s length price or to consider that a taxpayer has made reasonable efforts in that determination.
In Canada, the International Tax Auditor must assess if the taxpayer has made reasonable efforts. However, to ensure a consistent application of the transfer pricing penalty prescribed under subsection 247(3) ITA, Transfer Pricing Memorandum TPM-05R – Contemporaneous Documentation reaffirms that the “Transfer Pricing Review Committee (TPRC) has the (ultimate) mandate of determining whether reasonable efforts have been made. The TPRC bases the determination of reasonable efforts on the facts and circumstances of the taxpayer’s situation.”
More on the administrative position of the CRA on what constitute reasonable efforts can be found in TPM-09 Reasonable efforts under section 247 of the Income Tax Act released on September 18, 2006. In Transfer Pricing Memorandum TPM-09, the CRA indicates that:
“The reasonable efforts test is contained in both subsections 247(3) and 247(4) [ITA] and contains two elements:
- the general determination of reasonable efforts, and
- the deeming provision of not having made reasonable efforts.
The general determination of whether a taxpayer has made reasonable efforts to determine and use arm’s length transfer prices or allocations is a question of fact. The CRA will consider taxpayers to have made reasonable efforts if they have taken all reasonable steps to ensure that their transfer prices or allocations conform with the arm’s length principle.
The reasonable efforts test in both subsections 247(3) and 247(4) also refers to a dual obligation in that taxpayers must make reasonable efforts:
- to determine arm’s length transfer prices or arm’s length allocations, and
- to use those prices or allocations.
Therefore, in determining whether the transfer pricing penalty is applicable, it will be necessary to show that reasonable efforts were made both in establishing and using arm’s length pricing.”
The CRA specifies that “reasonable efforts” means the “degree of effort that an independent and competent person engaged in the same line of business or endeavour would exercise under similar circumstances. What is reasonable is based on what a reasonable business person in the taxpayer’s circumstances would do, having regard to the complexity and importance of the transfer pricing issues that arise in the taxpayer’s case.”
In more tangible terms, reasonable efforts are demonstrated where:
- the determination of an arm’s length price is fairly accurate as to not trigger the liability to a transfer penalty as per paragraph 247(3)(b) ITA;
- the taxpayer has documented its transfer pricing in such a way as to demonstrate reasonable efforts in the determination of an arm’s length price and the systematic use of that price;
- the taxpayer properly weighted the materiality of the controlled transactions with the additional administrative costs required to prepare or obtain transfer pricing documentation.
Canadian tax courts
The clear demonstration of reasonable efforts is highly subjective in nature. What an independent and competent person engaged in the same line of business would do under similar circumstances is of paramount importance for that determination.
The Canadian tax courts have given explicit precedence to the notion of “reasonable business person” in the determination of an arm’s length price which may on occasion create subtleties in the interpretation of the proper application of the arm’s length principle in Canada.
In McKesson Canada Corporation v. The Queen, 2013 TCC 404, the Honourable Justice Patrick Boyle remarked that the CRA may need to review its threshold criteria with respect to subsection 247(4) ITA and the liability to transfer penalties as per subsection 247(3) ITA.
In Marzen Artistic Aluminum Ltd. v. The Queen, 2014 TCC 194, the Honourable Justice G. A. Sheridan simply ignored the administrative position of the CRA to determine if the taxpayer had made reasonable efforts in its determination of arm’s length price. The analysis of the Tax Court of Canada was limited to the content of subparagraphs 247(4)(a)(i)-(vi) ITA.
Reasonable efforts and the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting initiative (BEPS)
On October 15, 2015, the OECD released an updated series of reports including the updated Guidance on Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by-Country Reporting (BEPS Action 13). As an OECD member country, Canada has been deeply involved in the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting initiative (BEPS). In Canada, the notion of reasonable efforts is closely linked to the timely production of the contemporaneous documentation provided to the CRA under subsection 247(4) ITA.
To ensure that you are fully compliant with the Canadian transfer pricing rules, it may be time to review the transfer pricing policies and procedures of your company. Other business processes may also need to be reconsidered, revised or modified to produce strong operational transfer pricing processes in the MNE group.
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Faculty Joint Appointments
The UIC Institute for Environmental Science and Policy (IESP) seeks to appoint up to four research scholars beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year. Appointments typically run for 2 to 3 years during which time the Institute provides salary support sufficient for a one-course buyout. Tenured, tenure track, research, and clinical faculty are eligible to apply. IESP does not support sabbatical leaves or leaves of absence.
The application package should include three items as follows:
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Background + Expertise
- Michigan State University, Ph.D. Management Science, 1975.
- Central Michigan University, MBA Management, 1970.
- University of Michigan, BS Mathematics, 1964.
- Lawrence Technological University (9/87 – Present), Southfield, Michigan Professor, Management Information Systems (9/91 - Present). Teach MIS, Operations Management, and Management courses. Dean, College of Management (7/89 – 6/91). Associate Professor, Management Information Systems (9/87 – 6/89). Participated in the development and implementation of the MBA, MSIS and MSIO programs.
- Eastern Michigan University (8/73 – 4/77), Ypsilanti, Michigan ‑ Assistant Professor, Department of Operations Research and Information Systems. Taught undergraduate and graduate MIS courses. Participated in the design and implementation of a Master’s program in Management Information Systems and a Bachelors’ program in Operations Management. Administrative responsibilities included: Chairman, departmental Personnel Committee; Chairman, university Instructional Computer Service Committee; Coordinator, departmental Business & Industrial Relations.
- Michigan State University (9/70 – 8/73), East Lansing, Michigan ‑ Ph.D. candidate and instructor in the Department of Management. Worked/consulted with the following organizations: Michigan Department of Education, MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, Systems Research, Inc., American Water Works Association, and Michigan Department of Public Health.
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- General Motors Corporation (9/77 – 9/83), Detroit, Michigan. Manager, Data Analysis Activity (1/82 – 9/83). Coordinated and/or provided statistical, operations research, and data processing services supporting GM and outside attorneys in the defense of EEO class action litigation. Consultant (5/79 – 12/81). Organizational development consultant to the electrical and mechanical components divisions of General Motors. Supervise the system development and maintenance of the Quality of Work Life survey processing system. Senior Systems Analyst (9/77 – 5/79) Supervised the systems development and maintenance of the Quality of Work Life system and the Affirmative Action Program systems.
- Dow Corning Corporation (1/67 – 9/70), Midland, Michigan Programmer/Analyst. Developed and implemented computer based payroll system. Developed and maintained the telecommunications system.
- International Business Machines Corporation (6/64 – 1/67), Gaithersburg, Maryland Programmer. Designed, programmed and implemented real-time programs for NASA at Goddard Space Flight Center.
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Decision Sciences Institute
- Project Management Institute
Presentations and Publications
- “Information Technology Outsourcing”, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, March, 1996. Coauthored with Andy Borchers.
Institutional Services Performed
- Faculty Council Member (1992-Present)
- Faculty Council Curriculum Committee (1992-Present)
- Chairman (1992-1994, 1996-Present)
- Faculty Council Promotion and Tenure Committee (1994-Present), Chairman (1994-Present),
- Accreditation Committee (1998- )
- MIS Faculty Search Committee
- MSIS Program Revision Committee
- Outcomes Assessment Committee
- Certified Computing Professional, CCP, January 2000.
- Article Reviewer for: Information Systems Journal, 1997
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Feather brushes of various sizes. I was really bored and no Maplestory or Spiz so I made these.
I like them quite a lot.
When downloaded, go to the file you downloaded them to. Send the .abr file to My Computer> Program Files (or wherever you installed PS)> Photoshop 7.0> Presets> Brushes. And put them there.
These were made in Photoshop 7.0, not sure if they work on other versions. Try it out, though. Installing them is the same process above, for pretty much any version.
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The Indian benchmark NIFTY50 index that groups the 50 largest capitalized companies of the Indian stock market loses over 6.6% during 2020. However, since March’s low at 7,511.10 pts, NIFTY 50 recovers over 51% and could visit the 12,000 pts in the following trading sessions.
Market Sentiment Overview
The Indian stock market led by the NIFTY 50 index underperforms 6.69% (YTD), recovering its losses from the massive sell-off starting last February, which dragged it to lose over 38% mid-March when the price found support at 7,511.10 pts. Once the Indian index found support, the price began to recover from its declines advancing over 51% to date.
The following chart exposes to NIFTY 50 in its daily timeframe moving above the 11,200.65 pts corresponding to the zone of extreme bullish sentiment. At the same time, from the figure, we distinguish the Indian benchmark moving above the 200-day and 60-day moving average, confirming us the bullish bias of NIFTY 50.
Considering that the extreme bullish sentiment prevails in the NIFTY 50 index, the price could advance toward the 12,000 pts as a psychological barrier, which coincides with a previous consolidation zone.
Elliott Wave Outlook
The big picture of NIFTY 50 under the Elliott wave perspective unveiled in the 2-week chart and log scale, exposes the advance of the Indian stock market in the fourth wave of Primary degree labeled in black. Once the price reached its all-time high at 12,430.50 pts in January 2020, completing its wave ((3)) of Primary degree began.
From the chart, we observe some extended waves developed by NIFTY 50 in each impulsive movement identified with ellipses. In the first wave of Primary degree, in its internal structure, the third wave corresponds to the extended wave. While in the third wave of Primary degree, watching inside of the fifth wave of Minor degree labeled in green, which belongs to the third wave of Intermediate degree in blue, corresponds to the extended wave.
Finally, in the fifth wave of Intermediate degree, we recognize the first wave of Minor degree as the extended wave. In this context, the fifth wave of Intermediate degree could be confused with an ending diagonal pattern. Although the ending diagonal pattern tends to appear in a fifth wave or wave c, this case does not correspond to an ending diagonal pattern.
On the other hand, considering the previous corrective formations that look like a three-wave structural sequence, the current fourth wave of Primary degree could be a complex formation as a triangle pattern, which holds a 3-3-3-3-3 series. Under this scenario, our short-term outlook for the Indian benchmark foresees the bullish continuation, which could surpass the last all-time high at 12,430.50 pts.
Once the price completes its wave (B) of Intermediate degree in blue, the Indian stock market could develop a sideways movement forming a potential triangle pattern. Once the corrective formation in progress ended, NIFTY 50 could resume its advances developing a wave ((5)) in black, which could see fresh all-time highs. | <urn:uuid:7a19157e-1895-4125-b04d-7d3c1a1b67b1> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.forex.academy/nifty-50-rallies-with-extreme-bullish-sentiment/ | 2023-02-06T10:13:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500334.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206082428-20230206112428-00044.warc.gz | en | 0.931227 | 662 |
CarCoat Solutions receives a large number of support tickets daily. Managing these tickets efficiently was a challenge until they started using Deskhero. The platform's AI capabilities have automated the process of ticket management. The AI uses OpenAI Embeddings from previous tickets, knowledge base articles, uploaded files like policies/manuals/presentation and scraped website data to find relevant content and generate suggested replies.
The AI-powered comprehensive search bar has made it easier for the support team to find relevant information quickly. This has reduced the time taken to resolve customer queries and improved customer satisfaction.
CarCoat Solutions also uses the AI capabilities of Deskhero to enhance their knowledge base. The AI can generate articles from Word, PowerPoint, PDF files, and even scrape data from the company's website. This has significantly reduced the time and effort required to maintain and update the knowledge base.
Deskhero's REST API has enabled CarCoat Solutions to integrate their existing systems with the platform. This has streamlined their operations and improved the overall efficiency of their support services.
The use of Deskhero has resulted in a significant reduction in the time taken to resolve customer queries, improved customer satisfaction, and increased operational efficiency.
How does Deskhero's AI manage support tickets?
Deskhero's AI uses OpenAI Embeddings from previous tickets, knowledge base articles, uploaded files like policies/manuals/presentation and scraped website data to find relevant content. This content is then used to generate suggested replies, helping to manage and resolve support tickets more efficiently.
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The AI-powered search bar uses OpenAI Embeddings to enhance search results. It can find relevant content from various sources including previous tickets, knowledge base articles, uploaded files, and scraped website data.
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This is a short movie I made. Sounds are mostly from Counter-Strike.
24 FPS, Last update 1/1/05
You should turn this into a game!
everything was good smoothe nice use of sound and u have serious skill, the only problem was this the blood. u should use a darker colour, and a thiner paint brush for more detail but over all good animation
Smooth, Great Graphics, Nicely Done, Good Shots and Deaths
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When Erik Myers is arrested for drunk driving, he is sentenced to Group Therapy.
A pokemon parody
After a lifetime of captivity, a goldfish finally finds freedom.
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The best from those new fangled gadgets from December 16 to December 22.
BBC iPlayer: Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain
During the blitz, over 450,000 bombs were dropped on Britain and every bomb has its own story. This series examines the specific effect of four bombs, from their initial impact on individual lives, right through to their wider consequences for the Second World War, and the present day.
BBC Three: Man Like Mobeen
A new four-part boxset welcomes you into the life of Mobeen Deen, a 28 year-old from Small Heath in Birmingham. All Mobeen wants to do is follow his faith, lead a good life, and make sure his younger sister fulfils her potential. But can he juggle these when his criminal past and reputation is always chasing him?
Sky Box Sets: Vinyl: Season 1
Set in 1970s New York, Vinyl takes viewers on a hedonistic ride through the sex and drug-addled music business at the dawn of punk, disco and hip-hop, as seen through the eyes of charismatic record label president Richie Finestra (Bobby Cannavale).
Amazon Video: The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel’s life is on track - husband, kids, and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she’s good at - and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her.
Netflix: The Indian Detective
Canadian drama series with comedian Russell Peters and William Shatner. The plot focuses on Doug (Peters), a Toronto cop of Anglo-Indian descent who is unfairly suspended from his job. He decides to make the most of the enforced break by visiting his father in Mumbai, where he becomes embroiled in a murder case.
Sky Cinema: John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017 SKY CERT 15)
The legendary hitman is forced back out of retirement and off to Italy in this action-packed sequel.
Dressed head to toe in black, Keanu Reeves returns as ass-kicking angel of death John Wick. The hugely satisfying result is an ultra-stylish, ultra-violent adrenaline rush of pure cinema – a relentless assault of angry, muscular action sequences, brutal but balletic hand-to-hand combat, and even a perfectly judged gag about knocking off the pope.
This time, he’s lured back into the criminal underworld when an old acquaintance emerges from the shadows and holds him to a blood oath. Bad move. From Friday. | <urn:uuid:fcb703bf-9c0c-4ceb-bd14-3f0a986c76dc> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | https://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/whats-on/arts/tv-choice-what-to-download-or-stream-this-week-1-8910746 | 2018-05-26T06:28:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867311.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20180526053929-20180526073929-00410.warc.gz | en | 0.949624 | 550 |
Scorecard | Match pictures | Gayle special | Schedule
NEW DELHI: A solid seam bowling performance saw revitalized Kings XI Punjab defeat Delhi Daredevils by five wickets at the Kotla on Saturday. Adam Gilchrist’s team had registered a Houdini-like escape act in their previous match against Pune Warriors; they extended their winning run here without as much drama.
Having restricted Delhi to 120/7 after sending them in, Adam Gilchrist’s men – despite another failure from the captain – ran down the requirement with three overs to spare as David Miller (34*) shepherded another chase to perfection.
Delhi did all they could in the latter half: they dismissed the beleaguered Gilchrist in the first over of the chase; arrested a rampant Luke Pomersbach (18) when he was looking to run away with it; removed Mandeep Singh (24) through a David Warner direct hit.
Manan Vohra’s caught and bowled to Johan Botha brought Punjab to 70/4 and Delhi in with a sniff. But the total proved too little to defend and it needed not much on the part of the Davids, Miller and Hussey (20), to make it a no contest: although the Aussie holed out, he left the team virtually at victory’s doorstep.
Punjab had put in the hard yards earlier. They contained Delhi to a less-than-reasonable total on a true wicket through their medium-pace troika of Parwinder Awana (1-21), Harmeet Singh (3/24) and Praveen Kumar (2/29).
Undone by tight bowling, at no stage was Delhi’s batting allowed space to flourish. Virender Sehwag, who had roared back to form in the last game against Mumbai Indians, could muster only 23 as the top three, including Mahela Jayawardene (4) and Roelof van der Merwe (8), fell to the seamers.
Warner stood alone with 40 in 36 balls, witnessing the dismissals of Manpreet Juneja and Kedhar Jadhav - both to Harmeet – but when the southpaw tried to kick on he was rattled by a perfect Kumar yorker, in the 18th over.
Delhi heaved to 120 through Irfan Pathan (14*) and Agarkar, but neither was able to hike up the scoring-rate in the face of some smart bowling and lively fielding. Delhi did gave themselves a chance by making inroads into Punjab’s batting order, but there was just too little to defend as they fell to their seventh loss in eight matches this season. | <urn:uuid:b4c62504-0f09-46ec-840a-5823d413a9a3> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | https://cricket.yahoo.com/news/live--delhi-daredevils-vs-kings-xi-punjab-143218175.html | 2017-04-26T15:51:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121453.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00341-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965206 | 566 |
And now a little sneak preview and promise of things to come…
Already filling in so nicely it is going to look really good in a few months.
The blueberries and strawberries have lots of flowers.
The pansy’s are popping.
Chive forest, tasty, fragrant and beautiful.
Peony coming in nicely.
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It's designed to burn.
Im spending 80 dollars aweek was spending 40 dollars.
In that case, time for a tune-up. Clean/replace maf, map oxygen sensors, fuel injectors, plugs, fuel/air filters, any trouble codes, clear them, check brakes, tire alignment, etc.
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Butterfly Collection Added to FarmVille Collectables
Starting today, there is a brand new FarmVille collection for us to complete, the FarmVille Butterfly Collection, the fifth set of nice collectible items available in FarmVille. If you want to know all the details about the Butterfly Collection, as well as the actions that are most likely to reward you items in this collection, read on!
First of, it's worth noting that the collectable items in the Butterfly Collection are awarded randomly for performing different tasks in the game, so time is necessary to get all the items. Below is the list of items in the Butterfly Collection and the actions that will most likely reward you with the item:
- Emperor (rewarded for gifting other players)
- Painted Lady (rewarded for Fertilizing neighbor crops)
- Blue Butterfly (rewarded for Harvesting Trees
- Swallowtail (rewarded for Fertilizing neighbor crops)
- Zebra (rewarded for Harvesting Trees)
- Copper (rewarded for Harvesting Trees)
Here is the generic image of the Butterfly Collection and good luck in your quest of gathering all the items!
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- historical event: The dangerous contagious disease smallpox (variola) is the first and so far only human infectious disease humanity has managed to completely eradicate. Currently, there is not a single infected person in the world. The smallpox virus exists only in laboratories.
On this day in 1979, a group of prominent scientists announced to the world the eradication of the smallpox (variola) disease. It is the first and so far the only human infectious disease humanity has managed to completely eradicate. It is a virus that attacks only people, and currently there is not a single infected person in the world. The smallpox virus still exists only in laboratories. Today, routine vaccination of people is discontinued, so it is considered that this virus could be a dangerous terrorist weapon.
In the past, the mortality rate of the virus was as much as 20-60%, and in children more than 80%. Survivors, in most cases, permanently wore heavy scars on the skin. The disease also caused blindness, so it is calculated that a third of all blind people in the past were blinded by smallpox. Many famous people in history died of smallpox, among them five ruling kings and queens in the 18th century. Especially high was the mortality among the native population after the discovery of America, because they had no immunity to the disease that was brought by the Europeans. There are theories that the abundant use of makeup in men and women in the 18th century originated from the need to conceal the scars on their faces. | <urn:uuid:2a29acd2-1aef-4f42-8da9-1c6f640fdb60> | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | https://history.info/on-this-day/1979-to-this-date-mankind-has-managed-to-eradicate-only-one-human-infectious-disease/ | 2021-07-28T22:46:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153803.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20210728220634-20210729010634-00220.warc.gz | en | 0.975699 | 305 |
And the grand adventure that is my life continues! I'm joining the Peace Corps and am slated to leave for Jamaica in March of 2013. I will, of course, be keeping a blog. The url has been reserved, but the blog itself is not live yet. Check www.rileyelizabetha.wordpress.com a little closer to when I leave, so you can keep up with me!
This blog (A Kentuckian in England) will remain on the internet for all posterity, so feel free to browse around! | <urn:uuid:aadd7ef9-addd-4616-b9a7-d2f5ad89f7c0> | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | http://eariley.blogspot.com/2012/12/ | 2017-09-20T07:15:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818686705.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20170920071017-20170920091017-00180.warc.gz | en | 0.928737 | 110 |
Just getting home from our one week vacation to Orange Beach, Alabama with my whole family. We had a blast. All 18 of us. in one condo. ahem. yes, in one condo. Please forgive me if I take a few days to unwind.
Tonight I sorted through the almost 500 pics that I took this week (I promise to do a full vacation post soon with all the fun details), but for now here were a few of my favorites.
The 10 grandkids – supposed to be in birth order but Madden and Jagger pulled the ole switcheroo on us (first of many, I’m sure)
L to R: Evan, Jude, Griffin, Rylee, Nate, Sloan, Rocco, Jagger, Madden and Gavin
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Tensions ratcheted up in the Middle East yet again thanks to Iran's weapon development program.
Iran unveiled footage yesterday of what it said were Emad ballistic missiles at a new underground missile facility. The one minute footage showed senior Iranian officials inspecting a long line of mobile, nuclear-capable missiles.
First tested in October, the Emad ("Pillar") is designed to evade missile defenses. It's also supposed to be much more accurate than previous Iranian missiles. Emad is an improvement of the Shahab-3 missile, which is based on a North Korean design.
The video shows a line of Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) trucks equipped with missiles in an underground facility. North Korea, which has a great deal of tunneling and underground building experience, is suspected of having transferred tunneling technology to Iran in the 1990s.
The TELs appear to be based on imported commercial semi trucks and bear a strong resemblance to Mercedes Benz trucks. The grill of each missile truck appears modified differently, possibly to break up the profile and prevent identification. The erector and launcher appear to be locally made.
At least six missiles are visible in the video but only three have canards—small fins—on the nose cones typical of the Emad. The canards are used for maneuvering during the terminal phase, as the warhead descends at high speed toward its target. The other missiles appear to be Shahab-3s.
It is not known how many Emad missiles Iran has, but Reuters quotes the second-in-command of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as saying the country's underground facilities are so full "that they do not know how to store their new missiles." Given that the video shows only three Emad missiles, that appears unlikely.
The U.S. views the development of the Emad as a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1929, adopted in June 2010, that prohibits Iran from pursuing ballistic missile development and production. According to Reuters, Washington will likely hit Iran with fresh economic sanctions as a result.
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Globalisation and internationalisation have made ‘global competence’, i.e., the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to communicate and work constructively, creatively and ethically in environments characterised by cultural and social diversity, a prerequisite for successful engineering. Companies, organisations and official bodies are calling for our engineering graduates to possess this competence, and its acquisition is one of the perceived benefits of international mobility and comprehensive internationalisation of higher institutes of education.
For successful engineering
With our research, we wish to explore how technical universities perceive, support, integrate and assess global competence for students, teachers and staff. The research also aims to help enhance present and future engineering education.
Working with teachers in language and communication, specialising in engineering communication, as well as teachers involved in KTH:s Certificate of Global Competence and corresponding training for teachers and staff, we hope our research will help to strengthen current university endeavours in this field, and help design and test new ways of supporting global competence learning at technical universities.
Examples of research questions we are currently working on include:
- How do we assess the benefits of international student exchanges?
- What should we teach so that students can transform their experiences from international exchanges into skills that benefit their future employers?
- How can we use E-communication tools, for example for online meetings, more beneficially and effectively? How do we teach this to our students?
- How do we teach engineers to use an additional language professionally?
- How can we motivate employed migrant professionals to learn a local language?
- What characterises successful blended language and communication learning?
- How can language teaching be designed to best help students' global competence development?
- How can language teaching adapt to advances in machine translation technology?
Examples of conferences
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Frontiers in Education (FIE)
- European Association for Teachers of Academic Writing
- IEEE Professional Communication
- Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)
Model research environments
Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use, Copenhagen University
Communication and Learning in Science, Chalmers
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Glasses or Contacts
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Snapshot of Glen Ellyn Bible Church
Glen Ellyn Bible is a community of people seeking to learn what it means to follow and be transformed by God through a relationship with Jesus. We take care of our members and guests alike with programs for all ages built for them. At Glen Ellyn Bible Church,
our goal is to make Disciples of Jesus.
We engage in four activities to develop the eight attributes of disciples who glorify God and enjoy Him forever:
- Proclaiming the Gospel (Romans 10:14) We proclaim that salvation is by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ and call all people to live lives of worship.
- Restoring the Broken (Galatians 6:1-2) People are restored primarily through their dependence upon the Holy Spirit and a connection in fellowship with other believers.
- Equipping the Believer (Ephesians 4:11-13) Believers are equipped through God’s Word for obedience and called to lives of service using their spiritual gifts.
- Sending out Disciples (Matthew 28:18-20) Disciples are a people sent out. We are to pursue the lost intentionally and love others selflessly.
Although not necessarily thought to be an exhaustive list, the Elders of GEBC have identified these four activities modeled by Jesus and embraced by the early church that are essential to the disciple making effort. Our programming at GEBC revolves around
these four activities
Student Ministry Assistant Director Job Description
We are looking for somebody to join our student ministry team and help lead primarily in our Junior High ministry, but will be actively involved in student ministries at GEBC as a whole and will be an active staff participant in the planning, vision, and programming
of the church as a whole. This person must be a team player and not afraid to jump in and take ministry risks/challenges. This is a great opportunity to get started in vocational ministry and our hope is to bring in somebody with a desire to serve long term
in the church. Listed below is a job description for this position:
- Challenge students to grow in their faith through teaching and mentoring
- Create and implement programs that build community and reach un-churched students
- Recruit and equip adult volunteers to minister to students
- Create and implement programming that encourages, equips, and empowers parents in their role of raising God honoring students
- Provide direct oversight and leadership to the JH School Ministries
- Share in oversight and leadership of the Student Ministries Department
- Assist the SM Director in planning, teaching and leading weekly student meetings, including midweek and Sunday morning programming
- Recruit, equip and empower adult volunteers to serve in JH Ministries
- Create and implement programs that build community within the group and reach out to unchurched students
- Help plan and lead Student Ministries winter/summer retreats and missions trips
- Disciple Junior High leaders, helping them to better understand and embrace their faith
- Provide occasional leadership presence within SH and College Ministries
- Support church ministries in all other duties as assigned by the SM Director
How to Apply
This position is full time with benefits. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and experience working with students in a teaching/leadership capacity. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, any teaching samples, and
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Netflix Week continues (and we may not even done)…
This morning, the New Xbox Experience (NXE) was delivered to my console. After quickly creating a non-representative (i.e. slender) avatar, I jumped right into Netflix. Unlike the previous 360 interface, the new one appears to be extensible – adding functionality without requiring a massive software update. What I’m trying to say is that Netflix isn’t pre-loaded and, by clicking on the tile for the first time, I was prompted to download it.
The Xbox Netflix interface is much richer, both in appearance and functionality, than what currently exists on the Roku Netflix box. A conceptual hurdle for some, at least initially, may still be fast forward and rewind via thumnail rather than traditional video scrubbing – a Netflix streaming limitation design decision. Like Engadget, I can put to bed the HDCP requirement rumors… Netflix, Xbox, and my HDTV are all reporting high definition streaming. I suppose it’s possible that Netflix is reducing the resolution over my component connection, but wouldn’t the UI indicate that? It also may be possible that HDCP is required only when using HDMI – meaning, some early HD sets may not support the handshake.
In the video above, you can see the opening Xbox video and a brief Netflix Watch Instantly walk-thru. Keep in mind that due to my network capture technique and YouTube encoding, you’ll probably notice dropped frames and longer buffering – this is not entirely representative. But if a picture is worth a thousand words, perhaps a recording is worth 10,000. At least until that take-down notice arrives… ;)
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Rita KlossApril 6, 1925 ~ January 30, 2017 (age 91)
Rita Kloss, age 91 of Royalton, MN, died Monday, January 30 at Riverside Assisted Living in Royalton, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 3 at 11:00 A.M. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Royalton, MN with Father Roger Klassen officiating. The burial will be in the parish cemetery. A visitation will be held from 9:00-11:00 AM on Friday at the church.
Rita Kloss was born April 6, 1925 in Elmdale, Minnesota to the late Steve and Mary (Habas) Nouis. She grew up in the Elmdale area and graduated from Upsala High School in 1944. She worked various jobs throughout her life: Honeywell in Minneapolis, MN, J.C. Penney in St. Cloud, MN and St. Paul Store in Little Falls, MN. Rita was united in marriage to Leo Kloss on September 22, 1947 at St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Elmdale, MN. The couple made their home in Bellevue Township, Morrison County, Minnesota all of their married lives. The couple enjoyed traveling throughout the United States during their retirement years. She enjoyed dancing, gardening, canning, making bread, baking, playing cards, bingo and helping Leo on the farm. Rita was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Christian Mothers and the Royalton American Legion Auxiliary.
Left to cherish her memory are her children Duane Kloss of Rice, MN, Patty (Dale) Scholl of Buckman, MN, Donald (Kathryn) Kloss of Royalton, MN, Donna (Greg) Poster of Royalton, MN; siblings, Bob (Sally) Nouis of Houston, TX, Arnold (Cecilia) Nouis of Flagstaff, AZ; sister-in-law, Beverly Nouis of Little Falls, MN; 18 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leo; siblings, Damon Nouis, Genevieve Kloss, Jerry Nouis, LeRoy Nouis and Delphine Westlake, daughter-in-law, Barbara Kloss; sister-in-law, Marge Nouis. | <urn:uuid:81756448-0f00-4a16-97ab-3f53136cc7e0> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://www.emblombrennyfuneral.com/notices/Rita-Kloss-1 | 2017-03-28T02:22:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189589.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00031-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947407 | 489 |
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‘Confusion’ is the first single from the second full length album “Natural Phenomena” released by Not Not Fun Records.
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The doctor seated across me is rather ugly; bald, squat, with heavy myopic eyes that regard me through thick glasses that have dug deep ruts into his nose. There is a tuft of fine hair that grow on his outer ears and some thicker ones that have aggressively made their way through his nostrils. These he plays around with the tip of his fingers while he studies the result of my medical reports in front of him. He must not like what he reads, for he frowns now and then, shaking his neck-less head sadly. What an ugly character, I think again; surely he could have trimmed his nasal hair and not toy with them now in front of me, making my stomach queasier?
The doctor comes highly recommended in Mumbai; his fees surely attest to this recognition. I recently completed fifty-eight years of healthy living and was going through a routine annual checkup when an anomaly surfaced. Since I am visiting Mumbai and the medical services here are readily available and relatively affordable, I have sought professional advice. This doctor put me through several tests and re-tests, wanting to make double sure before he reached some conclusion. He looks up suddenly and snaps shut the folder in front of him rather severely. I tense.
Mr. Yusufali, he says, his eyes large and sad, I am sorry, I have bad news for you. The butterflies in my stomach that are floating around now start flapping erratically and the speed of my heartbeats equals that of cars racing the Daytona 500. Almost. The doctor stoically informs me I have a grave illness that requires immediate attention if I am to live past the next three to five years. He recommends immediate treatment that will last about six months and make me sometimes very sick, perhaps. But it will give me a fighting chance to live for five years, at least. I think not twice and immediately decline treatment, thank him for his review and counsel, and leave. He has a look of utter bewilderment on his face as I close the door behind him. I seek a second opinion, which confirms the first. Is this, then, the end of the road? Gee, after all the discipline of workouts and sensible eating? What a bummer, no?
I have had a few weeks to think this life-changing event through. I will not seek invasive or drug induced treatment, as I firmly believe I have a good chance to live the three – five years without debilitating drugs savaging my body, making me a virtual vegetable. I have so much to do, very short time to do it in and many places to visit before the curtains fall.
I have no regrets, none. I have had an interesting, wholesome and full life alhamd’Allah; been there, done that. Allah has been exceptionally kind and gracious to me, much more than I deserve; He has blessed me with opportunities most people can only dream about. I view death as crossing shores between rivers. There are so many people waiting for me across there; my loving Mama, and Bai, who went so early, so young, and my brothers and other relatives and many friends. And Papa, who I never knew. And my Aimaas (A) of course, if I am real lucky. Or worthy of / in their presence. I am sad I will not be around to play with Maaha Zainab’s kids, and depressed that will not see the twenty-five Afghan schools I so passionately wished CAI could complete building. Ah well, sixteen built so far is an amazing accomplishment as well, alhamd’Allah. Add in the schools in India, Pakistan, Senegal and Liberia will make that 27! I pray some of the kids from these schools, especially girls, will make it to a more rewarding life. Insha’Allah.
Before death, I want to:
1. Ensure there is a smooth succession to someone who will lead CAI; I am working on that. There is a 4-man Trustee team already in place.
2. Complete all current CAI projects in progress. This will require me to be on the road a lot. I don’t mind; I am at home and comfortable amongst the poor and destitute that CAI serves.
3. Meet as many of you as possible. And thank you for being a part of my life. And apologize if I have rubbed you the wrong way. I am a very straight person, you see, almost like a wayward jaleebi, and I speak my mind. However, I have absolutely no malice in me.
4. Trek in New Zealand. Trekking is my passion, I love it, and New Zealand has some of the best trekking in the world. Never made it there, so this goes into the to-do list. Insha’Allah.
5. Work to complete my third novel that I will try and market, 100% proceeds will go towards the running of CAI’s several worldwide orphanages; hoping to raise US$100,000. I hope you will support this noble initiative?
6. I want your duas for this one, please. For personal reasons, I wish to be interned in Mumbai, India. I know I cannot time my death correctly, but I will be in that general vicinity. Please, please pray that I breathe my last in that city, that my final inevitably painful days are bearable and that Allah, the all Merciful, will forgive my many, many lapses.
So, so long guys, if I do not see and meet with you. I will still write my Blogs as long as I can; we can still keep in touch by email, WhatsApp app or phone calls. Let us please not talk about this dreadful subject when and if we meet or chat. I do not want your sympathies, although I appreciate them. Your prayers I need, certainly.
Note: Good news. The last two tests have both been negative and the homeopathy doctors treating me are very encouraged. I am under close observation and non-invasive intensive therapy. More importantly, approximately all 400 plus orphans under CAI care actively pray for my health regularly. Can Allah deny an orphan’s plea? | <urn:uuid:31efb2ff-1ee6-439c-803d-55cb355df172> | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | https://comfortaid.org/the-end-of-road/ | 2019-06-20T21:26:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999273.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20190620210153-20190620232153-00128.warc.gz | en | 0.97718 | 1,290 |
AT A GLANCE
In this one-pot Indian classic, the rice soaks up all the spicy goodness and chicken juices. Use a heavy-based casserole to keep it from scorching on the bottom. Start this recipe a day ahead to marinate the chicken.
|01||Fry onion in 120ml oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until golden (6-8 minutes). Transfer to a bowl and cool. Dry-roast spices, chilli and bay leaf over medium heat, then pound with a mortar and pestle to a fine powder. Add to onion along with yoghurt, herbs, ginger, garlic and 2 tsp sea salt and mix well. Add chicken, stir to coat, cover and refrigerate overnight to marinate.|
|02||Spread chicken mixture in the base of a heavy-based casserole with a tight-fitting lid. Bring rice, 20gm butter, remaining oil and enough well-salted water to cover by 2cm to the boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Drain and spread over chicken.|
|03||Bring milk, saffron and remaining butter to the simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat, then pour over rice, cover with foil, then the lid. Cook over low heat until rice is fluffy and chicken is cooked through (50 minutes-1 hour). Stand for 15 minutes without removing the lid, then serve hot, scattered with fried shallots and coriander sprigs, and with lemon wedges to the side.|
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In principle it is easy to shoot down an enemy ballistic missile like a Russian Grad or Iranian Fajr. First you need to know the location, in three dimensions, the speed, the bearing, also in three dimensions, and the shape of the incoming projectile. Modern radar can provide information about location, speed and bearing. It can also identify the type of projectile which gives information as to shape.
Then you need software that can calculate an interception course for an anti-missile. Add in some terminal guidance on your anti-missile for mid-course corrections and, bang, a hit is guaranteed.
Oh, and make the system smart enough that it ignores missile that are going to land in open areas where they won't do any damage. That way you don't go off wasting expensive ordinance.
Well that's the theory. Iron Dome is the first system to bring all these elements together in a cost-effective manner. The Israeli designed and built radar and battle management systems as well as the Israeli designed and built Tamir interceptor missiles all performed above expectation.
According to the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Iron Dome knocked down over 400 incoming rockets. Only 70 landed in urban areas implying a success rate of around 85%. Rockets that were headed for open country where they were unlikely to do much harm were ignored.
Even more amazing, only 500 Tamirs were launched meaning that almost every interceptor missile found its target.
The cost of a Tamir interceptor missile is around $50,000. However this is an estimate of full cost including an allowance for amortising R & D. With mass production the marginal cost of could probably be reduced to below $10,000. This means that the cost of shooting down a missile may be comparable to the cost of the incoming projectile – a cost effective defence in every sense of the word.
One of the keys to a successful missile defence system is ultra-fast computers. I doubt if even five years ago Iron Dome could have performed as it did. My guess is that the designers of the system counted on computing power catching up with their requirements.
Another requirement is versatile software. There are reports that software engineers were monitoring performance and updating the system with improvements even while the conflict was under way. This from Business Week:
Typical command-and-control software for military gear is highly customized and hard to modify. The key to [Iron Dome's success]…. is that the command-and-control software is simple and modular, so customers can quickly adapt it without reprogramming. The Israeli army was able to recalibrate Iron Dome batteries almost immediately, without a software rewrite, when Hamas fighters began to fire longer-range missiles.
(Behind the Iron Dome: How Israel Stops Missiles By Peter Coy on November 21, 2012)
Even better would be software that is able to learn from its mistakes and improve itself as some of the more advanced chess-playing and facial recognition software already does.
You can see a video of Iron Dome in action by clocking on this link.
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How to Plumbing Problems Finally Answered for all those Clueless Homeowners
The majority of homeowners are quite familiar with the typical home plumbing issues. Despite it being easier to hire a plumber for all your home plumbing issues, having to seek the services of a plumbing expert whenever you have a plumbing crisis at home is undeniably costly, especially if it is just a minor problem that you can easily DIY the solution. A homes plumbing system is a significant part in ensuring your home is comfortable for everyone living in it. Minor issues like a clogged drain or leaky faucet can explode into major headaches all of a sudden if not addressed right away. Never allow a clogged sink affect your daily life. There are a lot of minor issues that you can fix on your own without having to seek the services of an expert plumber. Let this how to plumbing guidehelp you manage your own minor plumbing issues at home.
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Kitchen Sink and Bathroom Plumbing
Pipes are generally accessible and most has ample space to move around with. A kitchen sink or bathroom plumbing is an excellent place to begin learning everything about how to plumbing. The exciting part about doing your own plumbing repairs is the fact that you can save a big sum of money. Even if it is costly to buy a new sink, its components that often wear and result to issues are quite cheap.
Youll often experience leaks if you have worn springs, washer, or o ring. You can easily find and buy these parts, and it is possible that you already have the tools you need to do the job lying somewhere in your home. If you are a hardcore novice and totally clueless, check its brand name on the fixture itself and snap a picture of it before going to your nearby home improvement store. Stores like these usually have easy to grasp diagrams of faucet systems you can bring home with you. Securing the brand name and taking a picture of the fixtures is only a measure to ensure that you buy the correct parts that are a match to the ones you have at home. Moreover, you have to shutoff the valves below the sink before removing the fixtures.
With whole-house plumbing systems, there are a lot of reasons why your water wont flow. Your bathroom or kitchens clogged drain is usually because of an obstructed pipe. Theres a pipe right below your sink featuring an elbow design meant to trap different particles and debris. It is not uncommon for it to be highlighted in various sitcoms as the site where wedding rings accidentally get stuck. And they have a basis for that since the elbow is where most clogs can be found. After giving up your futile attempts with household chemical drain cleaners, you have no recourse but to get your hands dirty and take off the elbow to get rid of the clog manually. However, ensure that you place a pan or bucket right below it to catch all the contents that will spill down.
More Home Plumbing Issues
When you have an improperly installed or worn flapper valve system, you often experience a running toilet or have to jiggle a toilets handle. In truth, you only need to spend around twenty bucks in changing your entire system and use only a handful of tools. You need to open your tank and inspect your system before heading to the store. Most of the time, the issue is pretty obvious. In case you make up your mind to finally change your system, find out about the various kinds of fixtures first so that you are aware what to buy eventually.
A chemical drain cleaner is not effective with a toilet clog. If you have a clogged toilet, attempt plunging it. If after ten plunges the clog persists, an auger or a snake is perhaps your best bet to clear it. Rotate the auger as you introduce it to your toilet in your attempt to break up the clog. Chemical drain cleaners are effective though in clearing clogged shower drains. Meanwhile, you can also plunge or snake it to ensure success.
Doing things on your own, such as a how to plumbing, is both exciting and rewarding. But if your efforts appear futile (be careful in plunging to avoid even more problems), you better steer away from it. Do not hesitate to call the pro when you are doubtful or feel likeyou can no longer manage the issue. | <urn:uuid:fd72fb6b-c9f7-44fa-95be-5bfc131d62bc> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | http://shallowcreekranch.com/archives/2016/01.html | 2018-11-16T00:55:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039742968.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20181116004432-20181116030432-00185.warc.gz | en | 0.959598 | 897 |
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Bank Of America Expands In Costa Rica While Firing People In The USA
Even though "Bank of America has said it's cutting 42,500 jobs," their "offshore operations have grown sharply in the past two years, exceeding 14,000 employees in India, the United Kingdom, Mexico, the Philippines and Costa Rica."
The Bank of America's credit card and mortgage collection department - which was acquired from Countrywide Financial - is located in Costa Rica and will be hiring another 200 staff in addition to the 600 it already has. The majority of the staff in Costa Rica (70%) are 18-25 years old...
Knowing the irony of life, no doubt at some stage, some young worker in Costa Rica will be calling to collect overdue payments from a fired employee of Bank Of America who now owes money because they're doing the job that they used to have for five times the salary of the worker in Costa Rica.
So while one young Costa Rican worker is trying hard to create a good life for himself and his family, the other ex-Bank Of America employee in the USA is desperately trying to salvage what's left of his professional career.
"Ron Hira, a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, said offshoring will continue growing unless the Obama administration or Congress takes action. Companies looking to cut costs and boost profits, for example, can pay an accountant in India $5,000 a year versus $60,000 a year in the U.S., he said."
The President of Baxter for Latin America Carlos Alonso said that: "For Baxter, Costa Rica is very important because of the quality of the workforce, it's stability and geographic and cultural closeness to the United States."
Written by Scott Oliver, author of 1. Costa Rica Real Estate Scams & How To Avoid Them, 2. How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa, 3. Costa Rica's Guide To Making Money Offshore and the Director of Costa Rica Living & Retirement - Secrets To Happiness, a new DVD which reveals all with 14 in depth interviews... | <urn:uuid:b0d89060-d454-4f74-9fcf-50c89505e97a> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://www.welovecostarica.com/public/Bank_Of_America_Expands_In_Costa_Rica_While_Firing_People_In_The_USA.cfm | 2015-05-24T11:03:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207928015.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113208-00033-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944334 | 444 |
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had an amazing dinner surrounded by friends and family like I did. Thanksgiving (after Passover) is obviously one of my favorite holidays. This year I cooked dinner for my parents and several co-workers that couldn’t make it home for the holiday.
This was a monumental year because I decided to stray from my traditional stuffed turkey breast and go all in with a 16 lb bird! I purchased a free range fresh turkey from Misty Knoll Farms via Formaggio Kitchen and changed my turkey recipe about 5 times before I finally settled on my original recipe for roasted turkey by Ina Garten. Ina has never steered me wrong so far so I figured her recipe would be a safe bet…especially with a stick of herb butter smeared under the skin followed by more brushed over the whole bird. After 3 1/2 hours, my turkey was a perfect golden brown with crispy skin and tender, juicy turkey meat.
My carving skills may need some work though…
Read below for more Thanksgiving dishes and recipes (some of which you may recognize from last year or other blog posts).
The night started with some light appetizers: deviled eggs and fig and blue cheese savouries
Obviously no Thanksgiving would be complete without biscuits, especially these sage biscuits from Joanne Chang. I topped mine with honey butter (instead of parsley butter) and served with more warm honey butter on the side (just add a Tbs or so of honey and a pinch of salt to a stick of room temperature butter and mix until combined).
I needed a cold dish for the brussel sprouts since I was tight on oven space so I turned to my favorite farm salad from Sweet Cheeks.
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Canarc Reports High Grade Gold in Surface Rock Samples at Fondaway Canyon, Nevada
Vancouver, Canada – July 31, 2017 – Canarc Resource Corp. (TSX: CCM, OTC-BB: CRCUF, Frankfurt: CAN) is pleased to report that a recently completed surface rock-chip sampling and mapping program at its Fondaway Canyon property in Churchill County, Nevada has returned several high-grade gold values of over 5 gpt Au in multiple zones at surface.
Of the 42 surface rock-chip samples collected in June and July 2017, five samples assayed gold values of 10-24 gpt Au, eleven samples returned over 5 gpt Au and twenty-five samples essayed over 1 gpt Au.
Table 1 highlights the Fondaway Canyon 2017 rock-chip samples over 5 gpt Au
|Sample||Type||Zone||gpt Au*||Width (m)|
* All values in gpt; analysis by ALS Minerals; gold analyzed by 1 assay-ton fire assay and atomic absorption spectometry; gravimetric analysis for values exceeding 10 gpt Au; other elements by aqua-regia digestion and ICP-AES and ICP-MS techniques. Samples sorted by Au values.
Figure 1 illustrates the location and relative relationship of the numerous gold mineralized structures and zones at Fondaway Canyon.
In the Colorado zone, located at the northwest corner of the dilation zone where northeast-striking and east-west mineralized zones intersect, sample JM-FC9 returned very high-grade gold mineralization of 24.0 gpt Au over 2 meters. A sample from a steeply dipping shear vein in this area contained 5.0 gpt Au across 2 m (JM-FC13) while a sample from a nearby dike assayed 4.1 gpt Au (JM-FC8). Low-grade gold also occurs across broad areas of iron-stained, altered shale and siltstone, e.g., 0.95 gpt Au across 7 m (JM-FC10). Historic shallow drilling intersected significant gold mineralization within 125 meters of surface. Drill hole TF-114, intersected 7.4 gpt Au over 49 m including 17.6 gpt Au over 15 m. Drill hole TF-50 intersected 4.9 gpt over 50 m including 18.9 gpt over 7.6 m.
In the Stibnite-Paperweight zone, located at the northeast corner of the dilation zone, recent sampling has confirmed high-grade mineralization within steeply dipping and shallowly dipping shear veins. A chip sample across an east-west striking and steeply dipping shear vein returned 19.8 gpt over 2 meters (JM-FC42). The northeast-striking mineralization is a stock-work zone measuring at least 20 m wide at the surface exposure. The most recent sampling in this area returned 5.9 gpt over 3 m (JM-FC24) and 7.9 gpt over 2 m (JM-FC40) in steeply dipping structures and 8.6 gpt over 0.3 m (JM-FC41) in a shallowly-dipping structure. Historic drilling in this area has intersected mineralization exceeding 3 gpt Au down dip for about 350 m. Historic underground channel sampling of this zone by Tenneco in 1989 included 21.8 gpt over 1.5 m, 16.1 gpt over 3 m and 12.7 gpt over 3 m. Recently collected samples from surface stockpiles of this material returned 21.4 gpt Au (JM-FC37) and 11.4 gpt Au (JM-FC38). Historic drill hole 02FC-4 contained the deepest historic mineralization intersection with 4.2 gpt over 17 m.
In the South Pit zone, high-grade gold was also sampled at the structural intersection marking the southeast corner of the dilation zone. A 20-m wide northeast-trending mineralized structure intersects a 7-m wide east-west mineralized structure. 2017 chip sampling yielded 15.7 gpt Au over 0.5 m (JM-FC33). There has been limited historic drilling in this area, but historic drill hole (TF-219) in this vicinity contained 2.1 gpt Au over 15 m.
Parts of the South Mouth pit zone were mined by Tenneco Minerals in 1990 to depths of less than 30 meters. This area contains multiple veins across a width of at least 300 m and along an east-west strike for at least 700 m. No drilling has been done below 125 meters in this area. Recent sampling has confirmed strong gold mineralization along the east-west shear veins (3.3 gpt Au over 0.3 m; JM-FC3) as well as low-grade gold in altered shale (0.43 gpt over 1 m; JM-FC7).
Historic drilling in the vicinity of intersecting northeast and east-west trending structures at the Pack Rat area intersected 3.1 gpt Au over 18.3 m in hole TF-296 and 2.0 gpt Au over 38 m in hole P-25. Recent surface chip sampling yielded 3.1 gpt Au across a 0.5-m wide east-west striking shear vein (JM-FC19).
Canarc is encouraged by the positive results from the surface sampling and mapping program which confirm the presence of numerous high-grade mineralized zones at Fondaway Canyon and the potential for expansion of resources in these areas by drilling.
The positive results along with historic drilling and exploration information are being analyzed to help define high priority targets for a 2700-meter drilling campaign that will be undertaken in the fall of 2017.
Dr. Jacob Margolis is a qualified person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and has approved the technical information in this news release. Dr. Margolis is engaged as a consultant to Canarc Resource Corp.
Catalin Kilofliski, CEO
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
About Canarc Resource Corp. - Canarc is a growth-oriented, gold exploration and mining Company listed on the TSX (CCM) and the OTC-BB (CRCUF). The Company creates shareholder value by acquiring, exploring and developing pre-production stage gold mines or properties in the Americas.
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In Physics Ball: Balance Challenge game, you are to operate a ball, simultaneously keeping its balance. It is not
so easy: your way runs over the clouds across narrow roads and air tracks or something like unconnected sky bridges.
React fast, don't cross the edges of the field, lest you should slide down to the chasm! Intermediate results are saved
by the checkpoints automatically - if you fall it will bring you to the last check point.
Every new stage will bring you new challenges: steep slopes and bends, dangerous areas, barriers - there is no time for boredom. Each level built with high level graphics quality, you could explore the world with camera zoom in/out view operation, and see more details.
Be attentive and patient, and you will succeed in winning the game at the end! | <urn:uuid:54597bd3-c83c-429d-bb34-47ed977ef696> | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | https://www.appannie.com/cn/apps/amazon-appstore/app/B07KR5S72H/ | 2019-03-25T17:57:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912204086.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20190325174034-20190325200034-00170.warc.gz | en | 0.923136 | 167 |
The mid-May update to AsULearn brought lots of welcomed new features, most notably an improved dashboard and course overview block.
The dashboard now features a few new blocks to make finding course content and managing due dates even easier. The timeline, starred courses, recently accessed courses, and recently accessed items blocks allow students and faculty to view upcoming due dates and regularly accessed courses and content more easily. The new course overview allows users to sort, star, hide, and display courses according to their individual preferences.
The new messaging interface allows users more control over who can message them, as well as the ability to star important messages and participate in group messaging. Faculty can configure groups within courses to allow group discussions (which also allows for more convenience group messaging via the AsULearn mobile app!).
The update also brings improvements to assignment feedback, quiz question types and reports, duplicated items, and last modified date display options. Don't take our word for it, take the updated AsULearn for a spin right now! | <urn:uuid:24d288ae-4194-4da7-99a1-70fdde7ab7fb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cetlss.appstate.edu/news/new-features-asulearn-0 | 2022-08-18T11:06:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00126.warc.gz | en | 0.906192 | 209 |
At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli,lema sabachthani?” which means“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.
The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”
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Pontiac pulled out of NASCAR at the end of the 2003 Winston Cup Series season, with General Motors focusing its stock car racing efforts on the Chevrolet brand and shifting Pontiac into road racing, believing it was a better fit to promote the Pontiac GTO and the GXP performance series.
It seems as though Pontiac’s sudden withdrawal from NASCAR didn’t stop someone from going ahead and turning a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix into a NASCAR-themed limousine, however. This rather strange creation was built by Racing Limos America, which was founded by Bryan Pease in Naples, FL in 2002, according to the company’s website. Racing Limos America was formerly a franchise with more than 53 active locations, but the company admits the 2007-2009 financial crisis “slid the franchise operations into a difficult time,” and they were forced to wind the business down.
One of these former “race limos” is now for sale at Upland, California based dealership CNC Exotics, which is looking to get a rather steep $17,900 for it. While there’s no denying a considerable amount of money has been spent on this NASCAR-themed stretch limo, we’re not sure if very many people would pay to be hauled around in a 16-year old Pontiac with some vinyl decals and a NASCAR-style spoiler tacked onto its trunk.
That said, the passenger lounge area of this limousine is surprisingly luxurious, featuring a full mini bar, black vinyl upholstery and large mirror embedded in the headliner. It does look a bit cramped compared to a more traditional limousine, though, and we don’t see a television anywhere in the photos. There should be plenty of life left in the 3.6L V6 engine, with the limo only showing about 22,000 miles on the odometer.
Have a party to race to when the quarantine is over? If so, check out the listing for this rather odd NASCAR themed limousine at this link. | <urn:uuid:0b9e2149-c6d2-4da7-937c-2bce55587e03> | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/04/race-to-the-party-in-this-nascar-themed-pontiac-grand-prix-limo/ | 2020-07-10T04:23:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655902496.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20200710015901-20200710045901-00027.warc.gz | en | 0.962326 | 427 |
sealing up openings
I'm setting up a cone/box/trapout under a trailer (my neighbor's as I'd written the other day, will let it get robbed out after I'm done. Trailer probably will never be used again is my guess).
I need to seal up the seams of the underneath skin of the trailer. I worked for an hour yesterday getting the cone and box set up and started on the seams. Much of it is not separated, just some areas of openings I have to block. I have the cone opening into a feeder hole in center of a lid at their main entry, a medium box, entrance closed but they will be able to move in and out around the cone. I added some empty frames, one with some empty drawn comb, and I prematurely added a frame with capped and open brood. They were going in on their own as I worked and through the cone.
The problem I'm having, with limited work space reaching under the trailer to tape those seam openings, the tape is sticking to my glove if I don't get it on trailer on first try, then getting twisted and messed up.
Maybe something better than tape at those seams once I get cone fully attached? Right now the cone is only 3/4 taped on because of my problem with tape and not enough work area. I'm sure I need to tape the cone, but maybe I can use something else at the seams? Or some way I can keep the tape from sticking to my gloves? I use leather gloves.
There are 2 more colonies under this trailer. This first colony was extremely tolerant of my work so far and the easiest to get to.
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Charge launched itself into the MVNO stratosphere with good intentions in early 2016. The Sprint MVNO hoped to differentiate itself from other providers by offering data only plans for smartphones and tablets. There are only a handful of providers who cater to this particular niche and Charge saw it as an opportunity to capitalize on this underserved market.
Unfortunately, like many MVNO's before it, Charge reached the conclusion that profit margins were simply too low to be able to continue on as a sustainable and quality business.
Charge sent out an email to its subscribers earlier today informing them of this decision. The company will continue operations until the end of June and has currently worked out a deal with Ting to transfer its customers over (details pending). This is the second time this year that an MVNO has closed and sent its customer base over to Ting, with RingPlus being the other provider to do so. | <urn:uuid:4fb7363e-43f9-4157-963a-803405c806ec> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | https://bestmvno.com/charge/data-provider-charge-shutting/ | 2018-09-23T14:27:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267159470.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180923134314-20180923154714-00378.warc.gz | en | 0.979291 | 180 |
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dont worry billy, every dog has his day, tomorrow he might be the one crying and not you
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A Melbourne tech entrepreneur who recently closed a big funding round says it’s important to start early when reaching out to potential investors.
It’s important to think long term and reach out to investors long before you begin raising funding for your tech startup, according to a Melbourne entrepreneur who recently closed a million-dollar funding round.
Online fresh food and grocery delivery startup YourGrocer recently attracted $1.3 million in investment, led by Tank Stream Ventures, along with DealsDirect co-founder Mike Rosenbaum, Envato co-founders Collis and Cyan Ta'eed and Menulog’s Michael Doubinski.
Also participating in the round was Giant Leap Fund, which is a new fund backed by Impact Investment Group.
The service offers online ordering and same day delivery for local supermarkets and grocery stores across Melbourne and Sydney through independently owned IGA and Foodworks supermarkets, as well as local butchers, delicatessens, greengrocers and bakers.
Since launching in 2013, it has fulfilled more than 80,000 orders from its network of 150 shops, which includes the Queen Vic Market, Prahran Market, South Melbourne Market and the Pyrmont Fishmarkets.
“We make it easier for people to buy from their favourite local shops and get it all delivered at the same time. We’re delivering to about 60 percent of metro Melbourne and we recently began delivering to Sydney,” YourGrocer co-founder Morgan Ranieri told BIT.
“The thing we do really well is fresh produce, and people come to us because we deliver the best fresh produce from local shops that do it best, and we also do a lot of groceries now as well.
“A lot of people see the need for a product like ours as an alternative to Coles and Woollies, and a lot of people believe in the vision. So it’s an awesome product and a great network of supporters, including investors and team.”
According to Ranieri, it is important to build a minimum viable product that has traction in the marketplace before you begin looking for external investment.
His comments echo those of leading Australian angel investor Jeffrey Tobias, who recently told BIT that given the risks investors face, having a scalable and repeatable business model with traction in the market is always a big plus.
“Build a great product – or at least show some kind of validation and traction. Unless you’ve got an amazing track record and everything you touch turns to gold – which is not most of us – you need to show some proof that you have done it or you can do it,” Ranieri said.
“Building a good network of people who support us is also really big, and we’ve managed to bring on quite a few good investors who are really supportive and managed to bring on bring on quite a few good investors who believe in our vision and want to pitch in and help.”
There can be a temptation to be impatient when you first start a business and to try to “do everything right now” without thinking about the longer term.
However, Ranieri cautions that because of the risks investors face, it can take six to 12 months from when you meet someone to when they actually decide to invest.
Because of this, it is crucial to build relationships with people who might invest in one or two years’ time, rather than just in the short-term.
“Be aware it takes a while. The average VC relationship last longer than the average marriage, so it can be quite the process getting an investor on board and getting them to trust you enough to invest money in your business,” Ranieri said.
“The people we got to invest in this funding round were people we got to meet in previous funding rounds. We were probably too early stage for them then, but at least we’ve been on their radar for six to 12 months.
“[When] meeting investors, make sure everyone you meet you treat well because it’s a small ecosystem in Australia. Everybody talks and everyone gets to know you.”
Especially if you’re a first-time entrepreneur, it is important to seek out your local startup or innovation hub and regularly attend events in order to build up a network of contacts.
“The events definitely play a part in building your network. Unless you go along to a lot of community events, you don’t meet people who then know the people who you want to meet,” Ranieri said.
“Going to events definitely helps, particularly if you’re someone like me who didn’t have a great tech or investor network three years ago and now I have a pretty good one.
“Startup Victoria is the main source of my network and allowed me to build a good network fairly quickly. If you go back five years ago before Startup Vic was around, you wouldn’t be able to do that as easily.”
Once you have built a network of solid technology and business contacts, you can leverage it to reach out to potential investors.
“Usually, you make a list of the top 10, 20 or 30 people you want to meet and you think would be a good fit for your business, and then reach out to them one by one through a warm mutual connection,” Ranieri said.
“That way, you’re not coming out of the blue but you’re coming through someone who can give you a bit of credibility. And then you try to pique their interest and get them to try to want to learn more.”
While viewers of the TV show Shark Tank might anticipate that pitching for investment can take the form of a short 30-second elevator pitch, Ranieri notes that it can also take the form of a less formal meeting.
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Mizon Pore Refine Deep Cleansing Foam - Foam for oily and problematic skin, which deeply cleanses pores, has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action, regulates the activity of sebaceous glands, mattifies, softens, has a refreshing effect and a pleasant mint aroma. It does not contain parabens. The product can also be used during pregnancy and lactation.
- Deeply cleanses pores
- has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action
- regulates the activity of the sebaceous glands
- mattifies, softens
- has a cooling effect
- does not contain parabens
- pleasant mint aroma
Way of ussage:
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(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) India-based private equity firm sage capital said on thursday that it would launch funds with a corpus of around 1 billion targeted at the gcc africa and india markets in the second half of 2014.
the fund will seek to invest in real estate projects across the middle east and north africa and also in small- and medium-sized companies that have the potential to be regional leaders regardless of the stage of their growth.
speaking to khaleej times manish kanchan founder of sage capital said the middle east region offers a unique combination of scaled-up economies strong gross domestic product growth low inflation positive current account balances and robust state finances that together grant relatively better immunity from global imbalances and macroeconomic risks.
“the gcc alone with a gdp of over 1.5 trillion has an economy that is almost as large as india and growing at four to five per cent with low inflation of two to four per cent. saudi arabia and the uae are the largest economies in the region but kuwait and qatar at around 200 billion also offer scalable opportunities. egypt iraq and iran could blossom into attractive markets if the geopolitical issues are effectively addressed” he said. kanchan said there is significant interest among middle east-based investors for indian private equity funds and fund managers.
“they see a clear advantage in backing indian fund managers targeting investments in the middle east given their experience of partnering with companies that operate in a much more challenging regulatory and business environment in india” kanchan said.
several large middle east-based limited partners have been investing with indian general partners both in conventional private equity and real estate. they include gulf investment corporation the abu dhabi investment authority and the qatar investment authority.
kanchan said the region was in a phase of transition as nations de-risk their economies by diversifying away from oil exports and witness surging domestic consumption and investment. besides non-oil growth is also considered critical to bolster employment creation and address demographic challenges.
“while the gcc’s oil growth will be flattish going forward non-oil growth is expected to boost gdp growth and expand at five to seven per cent annually. economic activity will continue to be driven by construction and trade spurred by high public infrastructure spending and rising private sector credit.”
kanchan said real estate is an obvious beneficiary of this trend as are companies operating in sectors such as construction banking and finance. private consumption-led sectors will also see considerable traction as the per capita incomes in the region are already comparable to india’s.
“private equity funds can capitalise on this opportunity by partnering with real estate developers and small- and mid-sized enterprises” he said.
there is a lot of excitement and anticipation with regards to dubai’s hosting of expo 2020 together with the 2022 fifa world cup in qatar which many believe could fundamentally reshape the way business is done in the region he observed.
quoting estimates kanchan said dubai expo 2020 is expected to add in excess of 20 billion to the uae’s gdp over the next five to six years and potentially give a major fillip to the overall growth in the region as a whole. the government is believed to have allocated 8-10 billion for the investment leading up to the event that will have a cascading effect on private investment as well.
“expo 2020 will throw up numerous opportunities in infrastructure logistics construction real estate hospitality and tourism energy and utilities and banking and finance. the sheer scale of funding requirements and the resultant revenue potential will act as a magnet for private equity funds targeting the region” kanchan said.
he said enterprises from around the world are gravitating towards the middle east because it offers a large and growing market. moreover the region also ranks high on ease of setting up and conducting business. | <urn:uuid:4f0167b8-0f11-4f1a-94fc-a944e90d0fbf> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://www.menafn.com/1093842550/Indias-Sage-Capital-to-launch-USD1b-fund-in-GCC-and-Africa?src=RSS | 2015-03-06T17:47:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936469305.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074109-00118-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95359 | 810 |
Review: Paris Red, by Maureen Gibbon
Norton, 2015. 282 pp. $26
In a Paris still reeling from the recent war of 1870, two young women, teenagers still, share a tiny apartment and work as silver burnishers. It’s a demanding job but steady work, and Louise and Denise (called Nise) count themselves lucky to have each other’s friendship and a sound alternative to working the streets, however meager their wages. But they also dream of more, of being noticed, picked out from among the crowd.
One day, they pose before a shopwindow, holding drawing tablets, pretending to sketch what’s inside. A man approaches them, and a triangular flirtation begins. At first, Louise and Nise are careful not to push themselves forward, each concerned with not hurting the other; besides, they must at least pretend to play hard to get. But beneath the teasing, Louise senses a strong attraction between herself and the man, who calls himself Eugène, who has some money, has apparently seen the hard side of life, and who sometimes speaks with disarming, if not shocking, directness.
It all happens so easily, it seems, and yet Louise is the type to reflect on why, which is why I like this book:
It is about us. Something specifically about us. And I think we should not be surprised. It is what we wanted. With our tablets and our scheming, all the trying not to be ordinary–didn’t we want someone to notice us? To see we were different? . . . Because I do not feel ordinary. Or because I feel ordinary and different at the same time.
His name, as she finds out, is really Édouard Manet. Louise Victorine Meurent becomes his mistress, his model, and, to some extent, his muse. I didn’t recognize her name, but I certainly knew what she looked like, because she’s in two of my favorite Manet canvases, Olympe (on the book jacket) and Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Lunch on the Grass). Both created a stir for their frank sensuality and shocking directness. Having dug around a little, I also learn that Meurent became a painter too. Unlike what the novel suggests, she gravitated toward an older, more accepted style than his, which, ironically, earned her more favor than he from the official Salon.
Gibbon has imagined the artist-model relationship in fine emotional detail. I particularly like how she traces the currents that run between them, which don’t always follow the expected route. For one thing, Manet isn’t the absinthe-sodden, self-absorbed, irresponsible artist of lore, which allows him to appreciate Louise for herself, not just as an object. He’s always willing to listen to her, something that takes her by surprise. Just as important, as with the shopwindow scene, you can’t necessarily pinpoint who’s seducing whom, or what it’s for. As Louise observes, “It is not always so clear what someone wants, or what money can buy, or who exactly pays.” Without saying too much, I can tell you that between these two people, it’s more about art than sex, though there’s plenty of both.
The beginning feels a little romanticized, like a sepia photograph that’s been airbrushed. The Paris of Paris Red isn’t nearly as seamy as that of Cathy Marie Buchanan’s Painted Girls, and Louise, though she stints herself at times, seems relatively safe. The key word is relatively, however, because just as Louise has abandoned Nise, which troubles her (somewhat), she worries that Manet will abandon her. She may not starve or have to go on the street, for she has a skilled trade to fall back on. But she will lose her dreams and the connection to Manet on which they depend. As she says, money figures into it, but it’s not everything.
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By Lina Younes
Due to the mild spring, many bulbs and flowering plants have been blooming early.
In our area, forsythia and bulbs were the first to make their appearance. Azalea bushes that normally bloom around Mother’s Day already peaked several weeks ago. Even rose bushes have some breathtaking flowers earlier than usual. As I was taking a walk, I couldn’t resist capturing the moment through some pictures which I’m sharing with you.
Unseasonably mild temperatures have also ushered the early arrival of other living creatures to our neighborhoods: bugs. While we welcome beneficial insects, especially pollinators such as butterflies and bees, we will not be putting out the welcoming mat for pests such as ants, termites, ticks and mosquitoes. Special measures will be needed to control biting insects that can transmit diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease. Our web pages indicate which insect repellents are most effective in controlling specific biting insects. When using insect repellents or any pesticide products, always remember to read the label first.
So, as you’re getting your garden ready for the planting season, adopt greenscaping practices to attract beneficial insects. By planting the right native trees, plants and shrubs you’ll create an inviting environment for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Any gardening projects in the making? Please share your ideas with us.
About the author: Lina Younes is the Multilingual Outreach and Communications Liaison for EPA. Among her duties, she’s responsible for outreach to Hispanic organizations and media. She spearheaded the team that recently launched EPA’s new Spanish website, www.epa.gov/espanol . She manages EPA’s social media efforts in Spanish. She’s currently the editor of EPA’s new Spanish blog, Conversando acerca de nuestro medio ambiente. Prior to joining the agency, she was the Washington bureau chief for two Puerto Rican newspapers and an international radio broadcaster. She has held other positions in and out of the Federal Government. | <urn:uuid:1deffb57-77fd-4129-8ba1-91c3b1875985> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/05/early-blooms-and-bugs/ | 2017-03-30T17:01:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218195419.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212955-00543-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940058 | 427 |
Kanye West has reportedly revealed he would like to have six children with girlfriend Kim Kardashian.
The couple, who recently appeared naked on a magazine cover, are currently expecting their first child.
A source reported to Now that he wants a family "as big as Kim's".
The insider also stated: "Kanye grew up as an only child and the Kardashians have been a revelation to him.
"He wants his kid to have loads of siblings, so he's told Kim not to get cosy with just one baby.
"He'd like them to keep making babies until they have at least six."
It was previously reported that the couple are expecting a baby girl.
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Hey music fans, here’s a holiday treat for you. The Pixies formed in 1986 and split up just seven years later, parting on rocky terms. Eleven years later (in 2004), they reunited, and they’ve been touring and producing music since. In the years between, though, their music influenced some of the most iconic bands to emerge in the ’90s, including Nirvana, Weezer, and countless others.
In 2006, documentarians Matthew Galkin and Steven Cantor got behind the camera to explore the band’s reunion and get to the bottom of their split more than a decade earlier. The film, “loudQuietloud: A Film About the Pixies,” is now viewable in its entirety on YouTube courtesy of Noisey’s new Found Tapes show, which features rare, bizarre, and entertaining videos.
The 85-minute documentary opens with concert footage of the band playing “Where Is My Mind” (arguably one of their most recognizable songs, popularized after being featured in “Fight Club”), and gives a glimpse of where each band-member was in the beginning of the aughts. Some of their directions in life are a bit surprising. David Lovering “gave up the drums to pursue hobbies such as magic and metal detecting.” (Magic, like on stage, not the card game.)
It then tracks the whereabouts of Frank Black, Joey Santiago (who’d formed the band The Martinis with his wife), and Kim Deal (who was performing with her sister in their band, The Breeders, and has since left The Pixies, again). Interestingly, pretty much all of them seem to have needed the reunion. As Santiago claims, he had a growing family and was barely making a living, so he needed the income.
The doc is an intimate behind the scenes look, featuring not only the band members and their responses to performing again (those responses ranged from excitement to trepidation), but also their family members’ thoughts. Deal’s parents and sister all appear and are nothing but excited for the reunion.
Check out the full video below. And if you have the time, give a listen to the group’s fifth studio album, Indie Cindy, which was just released in April of this year. | <urn:uuid:55ded573-2557-45ba-be0e-61c0296ed305> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://www.indiewire.com/2014/12/watch-full-indie-rock-doc-loudquietloud-a-film-about-the-pixies-268906/ | 2021-10-23T11:36:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585671.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023095849-20211023125849-00113.warc.gz | en | 0.972038 | 486 |
Need treat suggestions.
I'm looking for some treat suggestions for Frodo, now that he seems to be showing sensitivities to, well, everything.
I am looking for something that is easy enough to cut/break into tiny pieces and easy to dole out for training purposes while we are out walking.
Protein sources that are okay:
Fish (his favorite treats are Pure Bites Whitefish, but they are too big of pieces and too crumbly to use all the time)
Any meatless treats (preferably excluding anything with peanut butter, it doesn't seem to sit well with him lately).
I have all beef hot dogs. Cheese. Fruitables Skinny Minis. Bravo freeze dried bison liver. S&C freeze dried beef.
I have been using K9 Granola Factory Coconut Crunchers lately, but at 10.99 a bag, they are a bit spendy when we see other dogs and I go through a ton.
I'm open to treats I can buy and also treats that I can make, if anyone has good recipes. I know there was a tuna training treat that was floating around the forums, if anyone has that I'd love to have that one!
I am so tired of nothing working with him and dealing with the itching and the diarrhea if he gets anything that he isn't supposed to have. Frustration!
Ado's Gimme Victory RL1* "Siri"
2 year old Jack Russell Terrier
Gimme Drugs Not Hugs RL1 "Frodo"
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By David Benoit and Mike Spector
Buried in the battle over American Airlines’s future is a mini war of words that only a bankruptcy lawyer could love.
The tiff concerns AMR lawyer Harvey R. Miller, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and Thomas E. Lauria, of White & Case LLP, who is representing creditor Appaloosa Management LP in the case.
As WSJ is reporting today, Appaloosa and Marathon Asset Management are complaining to AMR CEO Tom Horton that they are being left out of discussions on the company’s future. The company has been in negotiations with an ad hoc group of bondholders, but Appaloosa and Marathon aren’t involved.
It’s not the first exchange between the parties. According to a letter Mr. Miller sent to Mr. Lauria dated Oct. 4, Appaloosa asked AMR for certain information, a request that Mr. Miller rebuffed. In responding, Miller also chastised his opponent for failing to provide what he thinks is adequate information about Appaloosa’s holdings in AMR and holdings in its competitor U.S. Airways.
The zinger comes as Miller responded to a request from Lauria seeking more transparency from AMR, according to Miller’s letter. Miller turned it back on him: “Surely you recognize the scheme of the Bankruptcy Code, as adopted by Congress, as you may have learned during the proceedings involving Dynegy.” | <urn:uuid:38cb08dd-0c8d-49fb-8e72-b96813d15455> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/10/19/a-zinger-a-bankruptcy-lawyer-can-appreciate/?mod=WSJ_qtoverview_wsjlatest | 2017-01-22T12:35:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00090-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949383 | 314 |
It is generally asserted that prayer is conversing with God, while meditation is experiencing God. Often folks wonder how meditation brings you nearer to God, especially if these are typically waiting around for a response to something they have now been hoping for more than a period. Meditation is an effective way to get nearer to God since it sets the individual in a condition of mindfulness. Anyone is conscious of this human body, the bedroom for which they genuinely are sitting (or sleeping), as well as the peaceful and serenity regarding the brain within the hypnotic condition. People believe that the most likely place for God to speak with every person is actually from inside their particular mind, as it’s a personal method of interaction, and it is less likely to want to end up being disturbed or occupied from the existence of other individuals.
Meditation when you look at the Scriptures
There are numerous passages when you look at the publication of Psalms that mention mediation. As an example, Psalms 77:12 says, “I will meditate on your works and give consideration to all your valuable great deeds,” or Psalms 1:2 which states, “Those who take pleasure in legislation associated with the Lord as well as on their legislation meditate almost all the time is going to be gifted.”
Throughout Biblical scriptures, there are plenty of sources to meditating and hearing for God’s reply to offer a reaction to the tests and hardships of existence. It’s particular, to numerous individuals who reflect each day, they have the sophistication of God and feel a lot more tranquility from God’s presence and divine energy than others who choose no experience of God through prayer or meditation.
Meditating on God’s Key Words
People regularly hope for several various factors, e.g., “Please permit my daughter or son get back home safely,” or “Please assist me in generating sufficient cash to pay for all my costs these thirty days” or “Please help me to go this test.” Since prayer is inquiring God to meet a need, meditation is the fact that time when individuals tune in to the reactions or directions from God for you to become a much better person and reside in a condition of comfort or sophistication.
Meditation and God For the Sikh trust they genuinely believe that all prayer is dedicated to thanking God for several he has been doing and all of that he’s offered because God understands precisely what every person demands or wishes; thus, it is unneeded to hope and have God for “stuff.” The theories during the Sikh belief instruct visitors to occur very early every single day and spend some time meditating on God and also the terms from God. Some like to work with a kind of prayer beans to keep them centered on their contemplation regarding the divine. The assumption would be that with program meditation, they can get to the desired characteristics and get over issues that the pride provides triggered each day.
In Islam, the Prophet Muhammed invested a considerable amount of their amount of time in meditation and solitude, enjoying God. When you look at the Qur’an, Prophet Muhammed instructs the folks to meditate regarding the existence of Allah (God) and know Allah is seeing. The Qur’an additionally shows that meditation may be the most significant purchase of behavior to God, and this gives comfort to the people who will be training this large order of paying attention to God.
For Christians, meditation is exclusively the main focus on God’s term. They believe whenever their ideas are entirely concentrated on God’s words, then your solutions that they are looking for are given through that time invested in peaceful solitude with God. Most Christians tend to phone this course of action “prayers” rather than “meditation.” It doesn’t matter what the exercise is actually called, Christians feel this rehearse brings all of them nearer to God. The technique of meditation is just a singularly private training. Concentrating on God, being aware of any solutions or thoughts which are offered, tend to be both exceedingly important to anyone who practices meditation and listens to God’s vocals each day. | <urn:uuid:13938338-9c63-4e4a-98d1-04d0595c77e3> | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | https://jewishvoice.blog/2020/02/09/meditation-brings-you-closer-to-god/ | 2023-03-31T19:07:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949678.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331175950-20230331205950-00650.warc.gz | en | 0.959182 | 861 |
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Adventure. Horror. Suspense. Speculative Fiction. Historical Fiction.
And, of course, a children’s novel.
My name is Mark Goldberg and my written works have spawned considerable attention. I have created my own brand of vampire. I have thrown New York City into chaos, as it finds itself in default. I turned a first grade teacher into an emotionless 6’2”, leather-wearing, motorcycle-riding she-devil who gets pleasure in killing pedophiles. And I have given a seven-year-old girl magic powers and a talking dog with whom she can pal around one summer.
Heavily layered, deeply populated and overflowing with excitement, Mark’s Novels are great summer reads, books for winter nights with the blankets pulled up high or a fun story to share with your youngsters.
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Female workers' migration rises 430pc in 8 years
Published : 09 Sep 2017, 17:24
The migration of female workers from Bangladesh has increased by around 430 percent in last eight years as the government has been exploring new destinations and opportunities for its female workforce.
The number of female migration for overseas jobs, especially to Middle East countries has jumped to 118,088 in 2016 from 22,224 in 2009, according to the data of state-owned Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET).
A total of 27,706 female workers migrated to different countries in 2010 while the number was 30,579 in 2011, 37,304 in 2012, 76,007 in 2013 and 103,718 in 2015. Some 73,000 female workers migrated in 2017 up to July.
The migration cost, including airfare are borne by the employers.
BMET Director Dr Nurul Islam told daily sun that migration of female workers increased significantly after Saudi Arabia in 2015 lifted the five-year ban on recruiting workers from Bangladesh.
“Majority of our female workers are employed in Saudi Arabia. Bangladeshi female workers are also working in the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Singapore, UK, Italy, Hong Kong, Cyprus and other countries,” he added.
Majority of the Bangladeshi female workers are engaged in household and cleaning jobs while those in Jordan are now working in the garment sector as well, the BMET Director said.
He also informed that the female migrant workers in the Gulf states and other Middle East countries are getting paid Tk 18,000-20,000 a month. But the pay in Hong Kong and Jordan are between Tk 55,000 and 65,000 per month.
“Bangladeshi female workers are now working in around 20 countries and we are still exploring new labour markets for our aspirant migrants,” Dr Nurul Islam said.
Migration expert Dr Tasneem Siddiqui said the number of female migrant workers in increasing every year as an outcome of the government’s efforts to expand the labour migration sector.
“But the government must ensure the security of the female workers so that their dignity is protected,” she added.
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Energy- and Lifecycle-efficient Metal Processes – ELEMET (2009-2014) is one of the first generation FIMECC programmes. The main focus of the programme was to improve the material and energy efficiency of metal production plants. The final report illustrates the research results and impact of the FIMECC ELEMET programme.
Advanced steelmaking through digitalisation of physical phenomena
Digital models revolutionizes steel developing. By simulators you can see virtually inside the steel making process. This allows you to watch the steel making process, test different parameters and practices and predict the exact grade of steel. The steel converter simulator saves time and money by accelerating time to market, decreasing slag and carbon dioxide emissions,...
Seeing inside of steel - Improving steelmaking with new simulators
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Ashley Tisdale in Genetic Denim Skinny Jeans
I’m happy that I can post about Ashley Tisdale again! We don’t seem to see her out in denim that much anymore, although she was snapped this time out and about in Santa Monica in California.
Ashley wore her old trust pair of Genetic Denim skinny jeans with a striped yellow top, a yellow Celine bag and some grey boots. I always find it refreshing when I see celebs out in jeans that they have had for years, it generally means you know they are a great pair, if they wear them a lot, for so long. Genetic Denim are definitely comfortable and soft! Buy Genetic Denim online at Shopbop.com.
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Dividend investors often rely on high yields to produce their profits, attaching less importance to the fate of their principal. Even when investing long term for dividends, however, it often pays to think about the near-term performance of an investment. Ideally, one can reposition their capital into some other investments once headwinds become apparent and conserve a greater proportion of their principal.
Take Exelon (NYSE:EXC) as a textbook illustration of my point: I've seen the advice over and over for current investors to hold their shares and keep taking the dividends--even for new investors to buy and hold just because of the ~7% yield, but that is simply not very good advice. There are so many other high yielding investments to be found that would also offer a greater chance of preservation, if not gains on my principal that it makes no sense to sink money into a stock on a downward trajectory that likely still has room to fall.
Exelon is an electric utility giant that holds the largest nuclear generation capacity in the country. Exelon's woes have already been well documented on SeekingAlpha here, here, and here--and there's been plenty to talk about. Rather than beating a dead horse and rehashing the bear case in full I will try to be succinct here.
Macro factors currently seem to be against the company. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, assuming a return to more normal weather than experienced in 2012, electricity should see an annual decline of around 0.3% for residential consumption in 2013. This is not good news for U.S. electric utilities. Additionally, natural gas prices remaining low preferentially benefits most of EXC's competitors who have a greater percentage of their generation tied to fossil fuels. For the nine month period ended September 30 of 2012, output from fossils and renewables accounted for only around 25,000 GWhs out of a total production of about 130,000 GWhs, or only around a fifth of total production.
Exelon's merger with Constellation in March of 2012 has wreaked havoc on its margins. A look at the company's earnings report reveals that Baltimore Gas & Electric, which EXC gained from the merger, was by far its worst performing subsidiary in 12 Q3, posting a net income loss of $4 million while PECO and ComEd posted incomes of $122 million and $90 million respectively. BGE's performance may improve as EXC works to better incorporate it into its business structure, but I think a large increase in its net income relative EXC's other subsidiaries in the immediate future is unlikely, leaving it to drag on EXC's margins in the near term.
The juicy dividend is all but definitely going to be cut. Not only has management openly warned that it may need to reduce its dividend payment to maintain the company's credit rating, but its excessively high payout ratio and declining year-over-year EPS lead to the same conclusion.
EXC's YoY EPS
Utility Dividend Payouts
|Company||Payout Ratio||Yield %|
|Southern Company (NYSE:SO)||76%||4.6%|
Source: S&P Capital IQ Report
As the numbers show, EXC's dividend rate has stagnated since 2008 for a clear reason: the company is less profitable on a per share basis than it once was. Exelon has both a high dividend rate and payout ratio relative to its peers, meaning that its attractiveness as an income source is a result of distributing too much cash to its shareholders. As things currently stand the dividend looks unsustainable will probably be trimmed back significantly in 2013.
Some claim that the dividend cut has already been "priced in" by the market and the stock has bottomed out after declining almost 30% in 2012, but as a wise man once said, "nothing is ever totally priced in until it actually happens." Plus there remains all sorts of speculation over how much the dividend might fall. I believe that the dividend yield will be cut more than most shareholders anticipate because of the headwinds previously discussed and so that management does not find itself in the same position of announcing another dividend cut in the future. Look for the stock price to fall when management announces the cut. A clearer negative catalyst is hard to come by.
Down But Not Out
The picture I've painted for Exelon may appear bleak, but when all is said and done it is still one of the largest energy utilities in the country and has a diverse production portfolio. The company's management would be doing the responsible thing in cutting the dividend to maintain a favorable credit rating, which actually bodes well for Exelon in the long run. I view its present problems as a great opportunity to pick up a stake in a venerable, dividend paying utility at a cheap price. Watch for fallout from an announced dividend cut to create a buying opportunity. EXC's dividend may not be as juicy as it once was, but its cheap price means you can probably add some capital appreciation onto those dividends long term. | <urn:uuid:7cbc2349-9788-4f5f-a4d6-4ff246179ebf> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://seekingalpha.com/article/1119601?source=feed | 2014-09-16T09:28:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657114204.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011154-00175-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961737 | 1,034 |
In our last installment of our series on How Building for Voice Differs from Building for the Screen, we covered personalization and how you can individualize your voice-first interaction to create a personal experience for your customers. Here we cover another key voice design principle, which is to make your interactions accessible for voice.
When designing customer experiences for the screen, it’s important to determine what's surfaced at the top level and what gets organized into menus or a similar information architecture. This is because there are a limited number of pixels and visual concepts that we surface at once.
A graphical user interface (GUI) information architecture effectively sets the customer’s path. The menus set the hierarchy, surfacing the most important buckets as top-level navigation and nesting the less important items within those menus. On the screen, pixels are the scarcity, and this constraint makes hierarchical menus mandatory; not every item can live at the top level. More importantly, presenting too many options at once adds a cognitive load on the user.
With voice user interfaces (VUIs), the opposite is true. Hierarchical menus don’t help the user; they constrain what they can users can do in the moment and they add cognitive load to figure out how the experience is organized. In order to enable conversational, freeform interactions, voice-first UIs require a different arrangement of their features, with all available options presented at the top level.
Be Accessible: Collapse Your Menus; Make All Options Top-Level
Imagine a banking app that includes the ability for users to look up the routing number. This is an important piece of information but something users will only rarely need. In an app, the best way to present this information would be via a menu system. In voice, the opposite is true. You'd never want the user to have to say, “Ask Bank of Redmond for: menu, menu, menu, routing number.” Instead, you’d want to enable the user to simply say, “Ask Bank of Redmond for my routing number.” In other words, the routing number intent is now presented at the top level. This doesn't add cognitive load because users aren’t seeing all the options presented at once. In fact, it allows for more serendipitous discovery because they can simply try things that are reasonable to expect from an experience like this.
While menus add depth to GUIs, they introduce friction to voice-first UIs. Voice interactions should instead offer their experience at the top level—without the need to learn its information architecture.
Build for Voice, the UI of the Future
Explore the Amazon Alexa Voice Design Guide to learn more about the fundamental design principles to build rich and compelling voice experiences. If you’re a graphical UI designer or developer, download the guide 4 Essential Design Patterns for Building Engaging Voice-First User Interface. Or watch our on-demand webinar and recorded Twitch stream on how building for voice differs from building for the screen. | <urn:uuid:6602ce83-cbef-4d90-9ae9-9af405d532c9> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/alexa/post/ffefb5ae-9b8b-438e-8181-14fe9fa9de03/how-building-for-voice-differs-from-building-for-the-screen-make-your-voice-first-interactions-accessible | 2020-05-27T23:06:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347396163.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20200527204212-20200527234212-00375.warc.gz | en | 0.896376 | 620 |
Jack Henry & Associates to Acquire iPay Technologies - Acquisition of the Largest Independent U.S. Electronic Bill Pay Provider Continues Jack Henry & Associates' Strategic Expansion in Payments Industry -
MONETT, Mo., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY), a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, today announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Kentucky-based iPay Technologies, a portfolio company of Spectrum Equity Investors and Bain Capital Ventures. iPay was founded in 2001 and currently operates as the largest independent electronic bill pay provider in the United States. Through strategic partnerships with more than 50 providers of information processing and online banking solutions, iPay's turnkey online bill pay services and technology are supporting more than 3,600 banks and credit unions. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, at the closing Jack Henry will purchase all of the equity of iPay for a purchase price of $300 million in cash, subject to certain closing and post-closing adjustments.
iPay partners with companies like Jack Henry & Associates to provide online bill payment solutions to financial institutions and supports those institutions' retail and small business customers with a highly configurable electronic payments platform. iPay's retail bill payment services include person-to-person payments, account-to-account interbank transfers, electronic bill presentment, the ability to pay bills from multiple accounts, expedited payments, payment tracking, automatic text alerts and payment reminders. Its small business bill pay suite includes functionality that permits users to delegate and manage payment tasks with strict entitlement controls, enforce dual account signature requirements to ensure established payment approvals, create customized electronic invoices and manage receivables.
According to Jack Prim, CEO, "iPay operates as a seamless extension of its business partners with a sophisticated bill pay engine that easily integrates with any online banking solution. We have been long-time business partners with iPay and have used its platform to process the electronic bill payments initiated with our NetTeller Bill Pay solution used by more than 1,075 banks and credit unions. We pursued this acquisition based on our first-hand experience with iPay's payments expertise and technology, its commitment to consistently deliver best-of-breed solutions, the outstanding service levels it provides, and our consistent corporate cultures. This is a key acquisition that supports our expansion in the electronic payments industry and further strengthens our payments offering."
Kevin Williams, CFO, said, "Consistent with our disciplined acquisition strategy, iPay Technologies, which is our largest acquisition to-date, adds proven solutions that complement our existing products and services, expands our presence and potential in the growing payments industry, broadens our reach outside our core client base with a highly competitive online bill pay solution, and increases our transaction-based and recurring revenues."
"iPay and Jack Henry have enjoyed a great partnership and we are thrilled that our two companies are now coming together," said Bill Ready, President of iPay Technologies. "Jack Henry has a reputation for outstanding service and provides a breadth of phenomenal products. Our combined capabilities will allow us to further enhance and expand the high quality, innovative products and services that our customers and partners receive from us today."
The acquisition is expected to close in June 2010, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Jack Henry & Associates was advised by Wells Fargo Securities and the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP. William Blair & Company served as iPay's financial advisor in the transaction, and Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP provided legal counsel to iPay.
About iPay Technologies
iPay Technologies, owned by Spectrum Equity Investors, Bain Capital Ventures and management, provides online bill payment solutions and unmatched service to more banks and credit unions than any other bill payment provider. That includes more than half of the nation's credit unions and nearly 40 percent of the nation's community banks that use bill payment software. iPay's turnkey online bill payment solutions help financial institutions to attract, retain, and grow their most profitable customers. iPay was ranked a top performer among bill pay processors by Aite Group in their 2009 industry impact report. Additional information is available at www.ipaytechnologies.com.
About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY) is a leading provider of computer systems and ATM/debit card/ACH transaction processing services primarily for financial services organizations. Its technology solutions serve more than 11,800 customers nationwide, and are marketed and supported through three primary brands. Jack Henry Banking™ supports banks ranging from de novo to mid-tier institutions with information processing solutions. Symitar™ is the leading provider of information processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes. ProfitStars® provides highly specialized products and services that enable financial institutions of every asset size and charter, and diverse corporate entities to mitigate and control risks, optimize revenue and growth opportunities, and contain costs. Additional information is available at www.jackhenry.com.
Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking information. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking information. Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information. Additional information on these and other factors, which could affect the Company's financial results, are included in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings on Form 10-K, and potential investors should review these statements. Finally, there may be other factors not mentioned above or included in the Company's SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information.
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Short answer: I have no idea.
Slightly longer answer: I’m probably not the best person to ask for career advice, but I did do a Q&A about my job a few years ago that you may find helpful.
» Part One: How I Got Into It.
» Part Two: How It Works.
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"Extremely Upset And Damaged"
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I had the same experience as the person below, except much worse..
I had an appointment in the gynaecology department and the doctor was rude and very rough during the examination. The doctor actually hurt me during the examination. The doctor didn't give me a chance to speak even when they had asked a question which led to them telling me things I already knew and that weren't helpful in the slightest. I am hard of hearing and when I asked them to repeat something, they shouted it at me. I walked in a fit women able to do most things, when I left the examination had damaged me so that now I am unable to do much at all.
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Martin comes out as gay. After numerous questions, he posts online that he was a homosexual. He credits his twins for his coming out as a gay man.
If someone asked me today, “Ricky, what are you afraid of?” I would answer “the blood that runs through the streets of countries at war…child slavery, terrorism…the cynicism of some people in positions of power, the misinterpretation of faith.” But fear of my truth? Not at all! On the contrary, It fills me with strength and courage. This is just what I need especially now that I am the father of two beautiful boys that are so full of light and who with their outlook teach me new things every day. To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with. Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen 5 or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment.
These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn’t even know existed.
What will happen from now on? It doesn’t matter. I can only focus on what’s happening to me in this moment. The word “happiness” takes on a new meaning for me as of today. It has been a very intense process. Every word that I write in this letter is born out of love, acceptance, detachment and real contentment. Writing this is a solid step towards my inner peace and vital part of my evolution.
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Thomas Piketty on going from data-crunching to documentary
The economist talks about transforming Capital in the Twenty-First Century into a 100-minute film. While the French economist is associated with mind-numbing data analysis, he's also an acute cinema lover. Talking to Henry Mance, from the Financial Times, Piketty sheds light on his idea to turn his best-selling book into a documentary, and why it's less outlandish than it may sound.
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A young woman has been hospitalised after a nasty crash in Upper Coomera overnight.
She was travelling along Paula Drive when she collided with a another car around 8.30pm.
Emergency services rushed to the scene, where the woman in her 20s was briefly assessed.
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She was then taken to hospital for further treatment for neck and back pain.
She’s believed to be in a stable condition in the Gold Coast University Hospital.
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For many people a list of groceries to buy is important to have so they stay on budget, and also to figure the items that they need to stock up on. It is a convenient way to figure the costs for products you are buying whether single or in bulk. It can allow you to compare against other brands that sell the same items too.
A handy way to do this is by using a grocery inventory list with a spreadsheet program. You can see how prices have changed, and how much you are spending for all items, and even where you are buying them. With the template available for free on this page, you can create a custom grocery list to manage your shopping. It is easy to use, and customize to your liking. Compatible with Microsoft Excel 2007 or later.
How to Use the Grocery Inventory List Template
- Download the grocery inventory list to your computer and save to any folder you want or directly to the desktop.
- Find the file and open it to begin editing the list with your own details for items you buy.
- You will see a list for grocery store items that are common on most people’s list. Leave the ones you normally buy, and delete the items you do not. You can also add additional items to the list.
- The titles of the columns on the list include item (oranges, potatoes, milk, etc), category (produce, meat, dairy), quantity, price, and brand/comments. Edit them as you please to match your shopping needs.
Tips for Using the Grocery Inventory List Template
- You can add a column to note down whether a coupon was used to save additional money on the item. This can keep you from wondering why the item was at a lower price during your last purchase.
- You can also use the grocery inventory list to compare the items to other brands or other stores nearby. Many times, people shop at several different stores near them to get the most savings.
The grocery inventory list is helpful to print out and use when you go shopping. When you are done just enter the information on the spreadsheet if you have decided to save it on the computer. Download the template today for free.
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The Fourth Socks in Red, White, & Blue
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The Stance Socks Fourth Socks in Red, White, & Blue
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In the new comedy series “Welcome to the Family,” actor Ricardo Chavira (“Desperate Housewives”) plays Miguel Hernandez, a Latino father who finds out his very intelligent son (Joey Haro) has gotten his girlfriend Molly Yoder (Ella Rae Peck) pregnant and no longer plans to enroll at Stanford University. With the impending birth of a child, the Hernandez and Yoder families are forced to bond, despite their cultural differences and the fact that Miguel and Molly’s father Dan (Mike O’Malley) do not get along.
“Welcome to the Family” airs Thursday nights on NBC.
Fox News Latino recently reported that over 20 shows this fall will have at least one Latino as part of its cast. Do you feel like we’re seeing a change in the TV landscape when it comes to Latinos on TV?
Oh, a very minute change. [Latinos] know what our demographic is and how large our demographic is. We know the growth pattern of our demographic and where it’s going – nowhere but up. Any corporation, I don’t care if it is television or whatever, if they have any sense about themselves, they’re going to try and tap into that demographic. We still have a long road to go. If we’re going to represent [the Latino] demographic properly there needs to be a lot more than the number that you just mentioned. But I think we’re getting there. I think they’re dragging their feet about it, but I’d rather have them drag their feet and still be moving forward than doing nothing. But the Latino aspect of our show is just the texture. This script is the best writing I’ve ever seen for a Latino family since I’ve been in Hollywood auditioning for material.
Do you tend to just look at the number of Latinos working in the industry or are you also concerned with the way those 20 shows are going to represent the Latinos they’ve hired? Does it matter if they’ve included a Latino in their cast as just a filler character?
I don’t want that. I want there to be a wonderful storyline for every Latino character. That’s not always going to happen though. I mean, a part for a Latino in the industry is a good thing period. I wish we could stay away from stereotypes, but you can’t avoid them. They’re always going to be there. Like with my character on this show, for instance, there are some stereotypical situations he is a part of. But the stereotype does not completely define the character. It’s my job as an actor and our job as a show to be able to find a way to make it three-dimensional. My character has the tattoos and he was in prison. That’s an aspect of my back story for my character. My character also owns a small business and he’s raising a son that has graduated high school valedictorian and is showing the promise of possibly going to Stanford. It’s showing a multifaceted aspect of the male in a Latino family.
Can you explain to me the sort of the culture clashes we’re going to see as the season goes on? I mean, we have this Caucasian family and this Latino family. Can you give me an example of how they’re going to get lost in translation?
Well, let’s not use that [term] “culture clash” necessarily. The fact that this family is Latino is one texture to the overall show. I think you could take the Latino out and make them Asian or black or even another Anglo family and that would just be a texture. What we’re really dealing with is the universal differences in family – like how people differ in their parenting skills, the way they show love and affection, the way that they talk and relate to family and the acceptance of outsiders into the inner circle of a family. These things are universal. But the Latino thing, we’re going to see it. There’s this white family having to deal with this crazy Puerto Rican wife who wants to enjoy cooking a Thanksgiving dinner and they just want to order it in.
Is your friend and former “Desperate Housewives” cast member Eva Longoria going to be making any guest appearances?
Eva actually is. She is in our second or third episode I believe. I made a call and I convinced her that she owed me and she need to come and do my show and she jumped at the chance. She’s a big supporter of mine. She has been for a long time. I didn’t realize how special of a relationship and a friendship I have there. I need to take better care of it. She is precious not just to me but to our entire Latino community. Whatever she’s trying to do, she’s trying to do it from the best place in her heart. Rita Moreno [will also be a guest star]. Right now, with regards to the Latino cameos, that’s it. But boy I would love Jimmy Smits in there or Alfonso Arau or Darius Lando or anybody. I’d love to see them come in and play around. I also want some new Latino faces coming in. I got a good friend of mine, Hugo Medina, who graduated in my grad program. He’s Mexicano. I’d love to have him come over and do [the show] because I think he could add something special, too. | <urn:uuid:192cf3bc-856c-4992-80bb-7616d489fb69> | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | http://www.cinesnob.net/ricardo-chavira-welcome-to-the-family-tv/ | 2021-12-03T16:46:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964362891.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20211203151849-20211203181849-00198.warc.gz | en | 0.971559 | 1,167 |
Greuel, D. and Suslov, D. and Haidn, O. and Korger, G. and Fritscher, K. (2002) New Techniques and Materials in Cooling for Cryogenic Rocket Engines. In: 4th International Conference on Green Propulsion for Space Propulsion. 4th International Conference on Green Propulsion for Space Propulsion, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 20-22 June 2002, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
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Rocket engine design engineers are faced with an ever increasing demand for higher performance and reliability as well as reduced costs. Among the different methods which are proposed in order to increase the life of combustion chamber liners are two techniques which are the most prospective to fulfil these requirements: first, effusion cooled porous carbon-fibre reinforced carbon (C/C) combustion chamber walls and second, thermal barrier coatings (TBC) of standard copper alloy combustion chamber liners using yttria (Y203) stabilized zirconia (ZrO2). Since presently, it is not clear whether one single technology can fulfil all requirements, both methods have to be developed to a state which allows a final decision.
|Document Type:||Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)|
|Title:||New Techniques and Materials in Cooling for Cryogenic Rocket Engines|
|Journal or Publication Title:||4th International Conference on Green Propulsion for Space Propulsion|
|Keywords:||combustion chamber, liner, effusion cooled|
|Event Title:||4th International Conference on Green Propulsion for Space Propulsion, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 20-22 June 2002|
|Event Location:||Noordwijk, The Netherlands|
|Event Type:||international Conference|
|Organizer:||Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)|
|HGF - Research field:||Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)|
|HGF - Program:||Space (old)|
|HGF - Program Themes:||W RP - Raumtransport|
|DLR - Research area:||Space|
|DLR - Program:||W RP - Raumtransport|
|DLR - Research theme (Project):||W - Antriebsystemtechnik - Faserkeramische Brennkammer (old)|
|Institutes and Institutions:||Institute of Structures and Design|
Institute of Structures and Design > Space Structural Components
|Deposited By:||Monika Lohmiller|
|Deposited On:||16 Sep 2005|
|Last Modified:||14 Jan 2010 17:48|
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I used to be a Classical archaeologist, excavating in Israel and studying ceramics in Rome for months at a time. I didn’t come to quilting until the end of my graduate school career, when I visited my grandparents the last spring break before I decided to leave the academic hamster wheel after 4 years. Well, […]
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This is Part 2 of my interview with Scott Murkin. In Part 1, Scott talked about his own background as a quilter and Certified Judge by the National Quilting Association, and the judging process for shows. The rest of his interview is below, and touches on modern quilts in traditional shows: Now that the categories have […]
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The more I learn about my craft, the more it becomes obvious to me that knowing quilt history is crucial. In addition to the story the maker has when they put it together the first time, I also believe every quilt has a life and story of their own once they are “released into the wild”. […] | <urn:uuid:a5cc7b20-4a48-4ff4-9ec0-7b345330b0af> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://mandalei.com/tag/quilt-history/ | 2023-05-30T05:35:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224645089.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20230530032334-20230530062334-00323.warc.gz | en | 0.970492 | 238 |
This is a quick, clean and simple card using Kindness Matters and Nature Walk Stamp sets. Of course, I also used new In-Colors: Pool Party, Island Indigo and Calypso Coral. A strip of Paisley Petals completes this card.
Close up detail:
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Hello all! I am almost ready to take my LAMP server live! I want to ensure I have everything as secure as I possibly can before hand, so here is my list (please let me know if I've overlooked anything): IPtables: I have configured this for ssh and http to be accessed from outside. Do I need to explicitly allow another port for sFTP or can it share a port with ssh? rkhunter, chkrootkit and rkdet: Are they necessary? From all I hear about the difficulty of these things in the wild makes me wonder how effective they are. Input or suggestions? fail2ban: I'm considering using this, although I've installed postfix to set up a mail server at some point, and from what I've heard the two don't mesh well. System Screening: I've been reading a lot about tiger. This seems to me a worth-while package. I'd like to hear from people who've used it with any feedback. Log Watch: I don't know which logs to really keep an eye on. Is this worth the install? I don't think there can be a replacement for looking the logs over manually. Is this a good choice or no? After that, I think I got most of my bases covered. It's almost time to toss up some simple pages and start looking for holes. | <urn:uuid:0684a3cc-7b25-4087-aae5-d7ac2e429316> | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | https://www.howtoforge.com/community/threads/securing-my-server-am-i-missing-anything.25460/ | 2020-07-07T00:46:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655890566.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20200706222442-20200707012442-00241.warc.gz | en | 0.975552 | 281 |
Pitt, 26, quickly has become one of the most influential youth leaders on the American religious scene, with a reality TV series set to air in October on the Inspiration Network.
"My message is hope," Pitt said. "There are kids dying for hope. They come up crying."
The former weekly worship service he dubbed The Basement began with Pitt and several friends meeting for Bible study in the basement of his Huffman home in 2004. It moved to Cathedral of the Cross in 2007 and grew to the point this summer that it reached the limit of about 7,000 people at Birmingham's largest-capacity worship center.
"If it's about filling a big building, we've done that," Pitt said. "Now we want to be strategic. We want to focus more on discipleship."
So it's logical that Pitt moved The Basement to the Church of the Highlands on Grants Mill Road off Interstate 459, which Outreach magazine has named the fastest-growing church in America. The church draws more than 10,000 congregants to worship each week.
"All the kids they reach need to be developed and discipled so they can go to the next stage in their growth," said Highlands Pastor Chris Hodges. "There are a lot of them that are still completely unchurched."
Hodges said youth ministry leaders from more than 80 churches were on hand as Pitt led the first service of The Basement at Church of the Highlands on Aug. 25. The 2,500-seat sanctuary was packed, plus overflow areas with video feeds including into the lobby, teeming with teens and twenty-somethings. Hodges said there were about 3,000 at the weeknight service.
Since the ministry's founding in his basement, Pitt had led weekly sessions of preaching and Bible study that grew from attracting dozens to thousands. With the move to Highlands, the services will now be on the final Tuesday of each month. The next is Sept. 29.
"It takes a lot of work for this one service," Pitt said.
Pitt's increasing national demands, including touring with evangelist Franklin Graham and various Christian music artists, made it more difficult. "The influence of The Basement has gotten national and international," Hodges said.
"I'm traveling almost every weekend, in two or three cities a week," Pitt said. "I was going, 'God, is this what you want?'"
By moving to the Church of the Highlands and reducing services to one a month, The Basement will have a supportive network to spiritually train youth and youth pastors, Pitt said.
"I love the location; it's in the middle of everything," Pitt said. "I enjoyed what they did here."
The Basement worship services are run by Whosoever Ministries, with Pitt as founder and full-time employee. The ministry focuses on reaching the younger generation and helping church youth pastors adapt a high-energy approach to ministry.
"We have youth pastors from around the country come in and we mentor them," Pitt said.
Pitt, a 2001 graduate of Hewitt-Trussville High School with an associate degree from Jefferson State Community College, has made pulling youth away from drugs and alcohol a priority. He had a seizure from a drug overdose when he was a student at the University of Alabama, and he advises youth to steer clear of drug use. Youth can relate to that, Hodges said.
"He was raised in church and rebelled against it," Hodges said. "He nearly lost his life to a drug overdose."
The youth see Pitt's preaching as relevant to their lives. "This guy's preaching to thousands of kids each week," said Isaiah Hartsell, 18, of Hillsborough, N.C., who attended the Aug. 25 service. "I like the guy just for his attitude. He loves everybody. He truly loves the Lord.
"Seeing all those teenagers jump into the spirit with that strength, you wonder, 'Is this real?' There's nobody holding up a sign saying, 'Wave your hands.' That's God, man."
'I'm blown away'
What started in Pitt's basement now operates like a large organization, but the core of volunteers who run it learned what to do along the way. "It's not like we're qualified to do this," Pitt said. "We just did it. We saw a need."
Pitt's hyperactive personality drives the ministry. "I've always known I was going to be a voice to a generation," Pitt said.
"He makes loving God cool," said Lyndsey Duke, 24, who moved from Graham, Texas, in March to become a Basement regular.
"He has this incredible ability to make the room come alive," Hodges said. "I'm blown away by it."
But the epic growth of The Basement phenomenon can't be traced to his personality, Pitt said.
"This is so big, you have to say only God can do that," Pitt said. "We didn't know what we were doing. Only God can get the credit.
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New Soho boutique La-aL could be just the place to do the last of your Christmas shopping, so run, don’t walk to this quirky little shop space filled with all things Thai. Don’t misunderstand though, there’s no teak or elephant pottery in sight… La-aL is all about hipster modern Thai goodies.
From gorgeous Anyadharu scented candles with unusual fragrances (coffee and peppermint being two that I adored) to the cutest statement jewellery pieces, to the absolute best stocking stuffers for men and women.
The ethos behind La-aL is “Eclectic, sophisticated, simple, creative and fun” according to founder Thor Thipayarat. The carefully curated items Thor stocks are all super-accessible from a pricing point of view, and come from contemporary young Thai designers and brands. As well as the great gift options, there are also cool items for your home, like fun table lamps and irregular-shaped mirrors from designer Anurak Suchat. Completely unpretentious, charming and welcoming, La-al deserves to be on the Soho map… You can find La-al above Forest Bird by walking up to the first floor.
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Stay away from Zaccardi's. Grinder may work well for others but not for me.
Positive Product Points
This review is for the identical Nemox Lux grinder. It is compact and very attractive sitting on the counter. That's it for the positives.
Negative Product Points
Inconsistent grind. Jams up with oily beans. Way too much grounds retained in the grinder.
I'm not a novice and went through over 2 lbs. of beans trying to dial it in. The packing up of the grounds in the machine appears to have a significant impact on the grind. It packs up and the grind is way too fine. Almost nothing is extracted from my Gggia. Clean it out and make a one click adjustment and the coffee pours through like a drip machine with about the same color and flavor. I absolutely hate it.
It may be defective, but since they seller is refusing to take it back I'll likely never now. In a brief conversation with the distributor, I'm sure it won't be the last one, they suggested removing a couple of thin stainless steel pins at the end of the discharge tube. Thse pins function as a safety device, keeping someone from sticking their finger in the burrs. They said this was a potential problem area; I agree but don't think I should have to work on/modify the machine and I don't agree that is the whole problem. I'm sure there are 1000's of these in the hands of happy consumers, but I'm not one of them.
My goal is to return if for an exchange or refund, but it's not going to happen without a fight!
Now the interesting part - bought from Zaccardi's a subsidary of a company called "Theme Gifts." I've been buying online for years, Seattle Coffee Gear, Whole Lattel Love, Amazon, over 250 purchases from EBay. This is the WORST company I have ever had the misfortune to order from. BEWARE of doing any business with them! | <urn:uuid:a603f0a4-ba8e-415f-a035-5b0d3ff9edb8> | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | http://coffeegeek.com/reviews/grinders/lelitpl043/NCRC51 | 2014-12-22T21:49:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802776996.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075256-00158-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969068 | 417 |
FXStreet (Mumbai) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the first time has said that the conditions necessary for the much awaited Fed lift-off in the US are ‘nearly in place’. The IMF expressed confidence that the Fed would enable ‘smooth absorption’ of rising rates, but warned that risks are shifting to emerging markets as liftoff nears, adding further that several emerging economies are at a risk of a downgrade. The IMF also sees a ‘heightened’ probability of a global asset-market disruption. ECB policies are taking hold and credit conditions in the Eurozone are easing, said the IMF. For more information, read our latest forex news. | <urn:uuid:bcc83add-0185-4d3a-98ca-63346498cb63> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://fxbinarypoint.com/threads/preconditions-for-fed-rate-liftoff-%E2%80%98nearly%E2%80%99-in-place-%E2%80%93-imf.5277/ | 2016-12-08T16:05:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698541864.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170901-00414-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953476 | 146 |
I recently complained to Squidoo about their page called “How to Find a Person in Los Angeles, California,” which, one would think, would have some actual tips on tracking people down. Instead, the page repeatedly links to a paid online service that turns up frequently in generic Google searches.
I expected maybe some suggestions as to geneology resources at the downtown library, or tips on accessing court records, not spam.
On March 2nd I sent a spam complaint to Squidoo, and I finally received a followup email today, almost four weeks later:
Thanks for the note. Although this may be questionable, it is not considered spam according to our Terms of Service (http://www.squidoo.com/pages/tos). But we do thank you for your participation in the Squidoo community, and please do not hesitate to notify us of any lenses that you feel are in violation of our TOS.
If you take a look at their TOS, you’ll see they are adamantly opposed to spam, and even cite a zero tolerance policy:
If our community reports you for this activity–even if your lenses and actions just SMELL spammy, you’ll likely have your account deleted.
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Norman Parkinson was invited to photograph the Beatles by Jeremy Banks, an associate editor at Queen magazine, the principal outlet for Parkinson’s fashion photography after he had jumped ship from Vogue in 1959. Parkinson’s carte blanche to photograph the Beatles at work over several hours in the studio was unprecedented, and only a select few photographers would ever again enjoy such extraordinary access to the band in Abbey Road. The week was a typically busy one for the Beatles – at the weekend, they had recorded an appearance for Saturday Club at the Playhouse Theatre in central London, performed a show that evening at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon, then travelled to Blackpool the following day for another concert. Parkinson captured images of overflowing ashtrays and the band’s instruments – Lennon was playing the Rickenbacker 325 Capri he’d had repainted black from a natural finish earlier that year; McCartney his lefthanded 500/1 Hofner bass; and Harrison a Gretsch Country Gentleman.
Parkinson and assistant David Searle had arrived at the studio carrying only black-and-white film, since the shops had shut for the day and they hadn’t been able to purchase any colour. At 6.30pm work stopped for a statutory 30-minute tea break. The focus moved on to Lennon and McCartney’s Little Child, originally written with a view to Starr making a cameo appearance as lead vocalist, following a pattern established by Boys on Please Please Me. But instead, Lennon and McCartney elected to sing a version together. The session eventually wound up around 11pm, the group retiring to the President Hotel, Russell Square, London where they grabbed some sleep before their journey north the next day to perform at Preston’s Public Hall, while the photographer drove home to Twickenham. Parkinson’s images of The Beatles appeared in Queen, among them one of the famous ‘shish kebab’ shots from the President Hotel that pictured The Beatles as if they’d been skewered together from ear to ear. The session would mark the beginning of a lasting friendship between the photographer and Paul McCartney in particular.
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'Girls on the Run' teaches teamwork, unity
An early Sunday morning for some was also the start of a 5K race and the end of a long journey for nearly 4,000 elementary and middle school girls from across Northern Virginia.
“It teaches us a bunch of teamwork and how to work together,” said Natalie Allen, a fourth grader at Lees Corner Elementary.
After school, two days a week, every week, these girls have been training for the race—that was held Sunday at George Mason University. But, it's the important life lessons they've learned along the way that is at the core of "Girls on the Run."
“It teaches you how to solve things in life. It helps you a lot and makes you stronger as a person,” said Lees Corner Elementary fourth grader Ryna Malik.
Laurie Walowsky is one of the 650 volunteer coaches that work with the girls at 200 schools.
“It's a fabulous way to teach the girls that they can do anything they put their minds to, setting goals, accomplishing what they want to do for themselves,” said Walowsky of Lees Corner.
The program instills confidence and self-esteem.
“I've had some girls that are very shy and then they start coming out of their shells and it's just a beautiful sight,” Walowsky.
And to run the 5K, each girl had to get an adult to run with them, usually mom or dad.
“Not only has she become a better runner, but she's also become a better person. She's more outgoing. She's more considerate of others,” said Jennifer Chapman, a mother of a student in the 5K.
So, with the help of Girls on the Run, the future for these girls looks very bright.
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You know what would be great? If I could finally get on with researching full-time.
There's only one teeny-weeny problem. A little thing called cash. The money I currently earn isn't enough to feed and clothe me, let alone the rest of my family.
What I need is a sponsor. Or several sponsors. To pay me the equivalent of a salary so I can on with doing what I do best: researching and writing. I think my work is a service to the whole beer world. But if I'm to continue at my current level, I need support.
So if you feel like contributing, get in touch. Obviously I'd be be prepared to give something back in return.
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Stakeholder Research / Brand Foundation / Name / Visual Identity
In 2007, celebrating 75 years of operation, the name of this company was Atlas Air ClimateCare – ClimateCare being the cooperative of companies to which Atlas Air belonged. Yet Atlas Air had already begun to expand into a range of services beyond heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). And so it decided to part with ClimateCare.
Before seeking its own way, Atlas Air sought to understand what made it unique from its competitors, as well as from ClimateCare, in order to set the groundwork for expressing this uniqueness inside the company and out. Stakeholder research was therefore conducted, revealing a profoundly deep level of trust built over many decades of consistently superior customer service.
This insight and others were rolled into the process of building a brand foundation for Atlas Air. The brand’s new tagline – Pursuing perfect health for your home – puts to work the permission earned from customers to take care of their homes’ overall “health” with an uncommonly wide array of services additional to HVAC, including air quality and water quality.
The bedrock of customers’ trust in the brand was their belief that employees truly cared about them. AtlasCare became the logical, subtle name evolution for a brand that was simultaneously trying to move away from a past association, but not change so radically as to lose any of the recognition accumulated over the span of eight decades. And finally, the brand’s visual identity was refreshed in accordance with the same cardinal law of branding: evolution, not revolution.
Core Purpose – why we exist
To improve the quality of life for our employees,customers, suppliers and communities through our passion for serving others.
Vision – where we are going, and how we’ll know we’re there
To be Canada’s most trusted source of multiple home services among customers who value exceptional care.
Mission – what we do every day to get there
We work hard at earning our customers’ trust so they actively refer us, and stay with us for life.
Positioning Statement – how we are different
Pursuing perfect health for your home™
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Some things a person has to be taught.
Some things are not being taught anymore in large part because even the words to describe them have fallen into disuse. For example, do we ever hear the words "shame" or "honor" or "valor" anymore (except in old war movies)? Or even the word "chivalry"? I know I never heard these words while growing up in the eighties and nineties (even as a Scout). By God's grace, though, as an altar server I was instructed in what "irreverence" meant.
Resolved in our hearts we have to stand firm and teach our kids certain ideas which are described with certain words. Arrogance and reproach have become strong in many youth, but Catholic families are stronger and the kids have to be taught at home or not at all.
Two words we never hear anywhere are the words "blasphemies" and "sacrilige." We want to hear these words from the pulpit and from Christian parents. Start to use these words in your speech and counsel. Teach your kids what these words and their consequences mean.
Teach kids the idea of a "sacred space", too. Have them read aloud Ezekiel and they will understand that such a thing exists and where. And Catholic families, read together 1 and 2 Maccabees (the two most exciting books of the Old Testament) and your kids will learn.
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Every year we give each child at Lulwanda Children’s Home something special for Christmas. All of the children are growing so fast that they are in constant need of new clothing. Please consider giving your sponsored child, or other children at Lulwanda, the gift of new clothing for Christmas this year. Your donation of $40 will provide one child with a new outfit, which they will cherish and take delight in.
Please make checks payable to Grace International Children’s Foundation, and write “Christmas Gift” in the memo line. These donations are tax-deductible in the USA, and tax receipt letters will be issued in January.
Checks should please be mailed to:
Grace International Children’s Foundation
5121 FM 359
Richmond, Texas 77406
You can also pay for the Christmas gift using your credit card online, it’s easy and safe.
Click below to transfer to a secure server at Network For Good, the service provider we utilize. MasterCard, Visa and American Express credit cards are accepted, or you can pay via your PayPal account. You have the choice to make a one time donation or set up a recurring payment. Tax receipts are issued by email immediately after donating.
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John C. Dalton, MD, who worked at the MGH for more than 55 years, died June 23 at the age of 86. Dalton’s legacy as a kind and compassionate physician will live on at the MGH thanks to his appreciative patients who previously paid tribute to him by naming the 16th floor of the Ellison Building and the Surgical Services waiting room in his honor.
“John was an excellent, incredibly caring doctor,” says W. Gerald Austen, MD, chair of the MGH Chiefs Council, who fondly recalls working with Dalton in the early stages of their careers. “He and I became friends and shared many cardiac patients for many years. I always had the highest regard for him not only as a doctor, but as a really, really nice human being.”
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Dalton attended the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia Medical School before graduating from Harvard Medical School (HMS) in 1950. During World War II, Dalton served in the U.S. Navy and later in the Marine Corps for two years during the Korean conflict. Dalton was a resident at Boston City Hospital and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital before becoming a cardiac resident at the MGH. He also was a member of the visiting staff of the Chelsea Soldiers Home where he served as chief of the Fifth Medical Service.
John D. Stoeckle, MD, who was a close colleague of Dalton during his own 50-year career in primary care, recalls Dalton’s unwavering willingness to mentor HMS students as part of the Introduction to the Clinic course. “He was an excellent teacher,” Stoeckle says. “His genial nature with his patients – whether in the office, over the telephone or during home visits – made them extremely devoted to him. I admired him very much.”
Dalton is survived by his wife of 62 years, Olga Fehr Wells; daughters, Deborah D. Robertson and Susan Spitzer; son, Randolph Dalton; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held on June 26.
“He was an absolutely superb physician, and he paid meticulous attention to detail,” says cardiologist Roman DeSanctis, MD. “John was always the consummate gentleman. He was as good as they get.”
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