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Part 2 The Post-Cold War Era (1990–2000), 45 The Eritrean–Ethiopian War—1998–2000
Sean D Murphy
Edited By: Tom Ruys, Olivier Corten, Alexandra Hofer
- Self-defence — UN Charter — Territory
This contribution discusses the Eritrean-Ethiopian War of 1998-2000. It sets out the facts and context of the crisis, the legal positions of the two countries, and the international community’s reactions. The Algiers Agreement ending the conflict established an Eritrea Ethiopia Claims Commission, which concluded that Eritrea’s large-scale, transborder military operation at the outset of the conflict constituted a violation of Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter. Further, the commission made important findings with respect to the law on self-defense, such as that a state may not use armed force to seize disputed territory peacefully occupied by another state. | <urn:uuid:e0b6d03e-ee21-4e01-9c3f-cb3da0ed9862> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://opil.ouplaw.com/view/10.1093/law/9780198784357.001.0001/law-9780198784357-chapter-45?prd=OPIL | 2019-07-21T02:58:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.88173 | 195 |
Microsoft has made a number of changes to how you use error bars in Excel 2007. I wrote an article some time ago, which covered how to use Error Bars in Excel Charts, for versions 97 through 2003. Now it’s well past time for an update.
Warning: This is a long post. It contains a lot of pictures though to keep you entertained, and near the end there’s a cool utility you can download and use for free.
Review of Error Bars in Classic Excel
It’s easy to add error bars in Excel 97 through 2003. Bring up the Format Series dialog, by double clicking on the series, by right clicking on the series and choosing Selected Object, by selecting the series and choosing Selected Data Series from the Format menu, or by selecting the series and clicking the shortcut, Ctrl+1 (numeral one). The dialog has a tab for Y Error Bars, and if it’s an XY data series, there is also a tab for X error bars.
From this dialog you can assign values to the error bars, such as a fixed value, a percentage of the data point value, a couple of statistical measures, and custom values from a worksheet range. You can also assign the direction of the error bars (plus, minus, both, or neither). One nice feature is that the custom error bar value selection controls are right on the same dialog as everything else.
To format error bars, you first select them, then bring up the dialog with a double click, a right click, the Ctrl+1 shortcut, or the Format menu. In the chart below I have clicked once, which selects both X and Y error bars in an XY chart.
The dialog has three tabs. Any changes you make on the Patterns tab affects both X and Y error bars.
The other two tabs allow you to reapply error bar values.
Rather than selecting both sets of error bars in this chart, I have clicked once to select both X and Y error bars, then again to reduce my selection to just the Y error bars.
The Format Error Bars dialog now only has a Patterns tab and a Y Error Bars tab. If you change any format on the Patterns tab it only affects the error bars you selected before opening the dialog.
Changes to Error Bars in Excel 2007
It is harder to apply error bars in Excel 2007. There is no convenient tab on the Format Series dialog. The Error Bar tab(s) as well as the tabs for Data Label, Up/Down Bars, High/Low Lines, and other features have been removed to make them more discoverable, at least that’s what we were told. To discover these features in Excel 2007, select the chart and navigate to the Chart Tools > Layout contextual tab. Click on the Error Bars button, and scratch your head while you try to decipher the options.
Finally, select the More Error Bars Options at the bottom of the list. X (if it’s an XY chart) and Y error bars are added to the chart series, with the Y error bars selected, and the Format Error Bars dialog is displayed with the Vertical Error Bars tab showing. (If the chart has more than one series, and you had not specifically selected one series, there is an intermediate dialog asking which series to work with.)
This dialog doesn’t look too unfamiliar. There is no obvious way to switch to the horizontal error bars. We are used to having not just a tab for the vertical error bars, but also one for the horizontal error bars.
Hmm, oh yeah, modeless dialog. Click on the horizontal error bars in the chart, problem solved.
Unlike Excel 2003 and earlier, you cannot select both X and Y error bars in Excel 2007. This means that if you want the same formatting to both, you have to apply it twice, and the F4 function key shortcut for Repeat Last Action only repeats the last single itty bit of formatting (if you change line color, thickness, and dash type in that order, for example, only dash type is repeated).
An inconvenient part of the user interface for error bars in Excel 2007 is that you need to click a button to enter custom error bar values, and this pops up a small dialog. This dialog is modal, so if the Format Error Bars dialog was partially covering the range you want to use, you have to clear the small child dialog, move the main dialog, and bring up the Custom Error Bars dialog again.
Custom error bars are described in more detail in Custom Error Bars in Excel Charts.
By default, each field contains a one element array with the element value equal to one. You can enter another constant value, and you don’t need to type the equals sign or curly brackets; Excel will insert them. More likely you want to select a range. Make sure you delete the entire contents of the entry box before selecting a range, or at least select it all, or Excel will think you meant to enter something like
If you want the value to be zero, enter zero. Don’t completely clear an entry box. because Excel will think you simply forgot and it will retain the previous value.
For all of the problems, using error bars in Excel 2007 isn’t completely terrible. You have some nice formatting options available to you. One that appeals to me is an alternative to the regular end cap appearance of the error bars.
You can change to the end-cap-less variation, then format the error bar line style so they end with an arrow head.
I don’t remember if this is the most useful, or the only useful, new formatting feature available in Excel 2007 charts.
Error Bar Utility
To make it easier to use error bars in Excel 2007 (and in Classic Excel), I’ve built a small utility, which you can download and use for free. It’s found in ErrorBars.zip. This zip file contains two versions, ErrorBars.xls for Excel 97 through 2003, and ErrorBars.xlam for Excel 2007. Install this utility by following the instructions in Installing an Excel Add-In or in Installing an Add-In in Excel 2007.
In Classic Excel, the utility places a new item, Add Error Bars, at the bottom of the chart series context menu. All you have to do is right click on the series and select Add Error Bars.
Despite all the assurances that context menus work the same in Excel 2007 as in earlier versions, you cannot add an item to an Excel 2007 chart-related context menu. What I’ve done instead is to add an Error Bars item to the end of each of the three Chart Tools contextual ribbon tabs. I know the new philosophy of Office is to place a command in only one place in the whole user interface. I prefer the old style philosophy, however, which is to place the command in every place it may be relevant. I never know where I may be when I want to use a command, and some people remember different hiding places than I do.
Whether in Excel 2007 or in earlier versions, click on the added command, and the utility behaves the same. Up pops a simple dialog with four data entry boxes, for plus and minus Y error bars, and for plus and minus X error bars.
If the chart type is not XY, the X error bar entry boxes are disabled.
You can select a range or enter a constant into the entry boxes.
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PANW pushes through Thursday's high
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW) Technical Analysis Report for May 17, 2019 | by Techniquant Editorial Team
Moving higher for the 2nd day in a row, PANW ended the week -3.97% lower at 225.62 after gaining $0.79 (0.35%) today, outperforming the S&P 500 (-0.58%). Closing above Thursday's high at 225.31, Palo Alto confirmed its breakout through the previous session high after trading up to $2.15 above it intraday.
Daily Candlestick Chart (PANW as at May 17, 2019):
Friday's trading range has been $5.84 (2.63%), that's slightly above the last trading month's daily average range of $5.75. Things look different on the weekly timeframe, where the market's trading range of the last week has been below the market's average weekly trading range. The longer-term, monthly volatility is currently notably higher than usual for PANW. Prices continued to consolidate within a tight trading range between 219.43 and 230.60 where it has been caught now for the whole last trading week.
Two candlestick patterns are matching today's price action, the White Candle which is known as bullish pattern and one bearish pattern, the Bearish Hikkake Pattern.
Prices are trading close to the key technical support level at 222.22 (S1). After spiking up to 227.46 during the day, the share found resistance at the 100-day moving average at 226.36. The last time this happened on November 16, 2017, PANW actually gained 2.90% on the following trading day.
While still in a long-term uptrend, the short and medium-term trends both turned bearish already.
Selling could accelerate should prices move below the close-by swing low at 219.43 where further sell stops might get triggered.
Among the six market conditions that our pattern recognition engine identified today, the statistics for the OHLC Patterns based market condition "White Candle" stand out. Its common bullish interpretation has been confirmed for Palo Alto. Out of 390 times, PANW closed higher 52.56% of the time on the next trading day after the market condition occurred. The optimal exit for swing trading this condition on the long side has been after 10 trading days, showing a win rate of 56.92% with an average market move of 1.26%. | <urn:uuid:68c4d20a-9cc6-4e96-b8cc-212a933ec2d2> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://techniquant.com/reports/stock-panw-daily-technical-analysis-report-for-2019-05-17/ | 2019-07-21T02:04:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.942062 | 515 |
If you are not already addicted to Riverdale (which airs a new episode tonight on the CW) I’m not entirely sure what you are doing with your life then, but the revamped Archie comics turned TV series on Netflix is all sorts of sexy and mystery filled. It seems to be a combination of Pretty Little Liars and Scream, plus Cole Sprouse plays Jughead so it is worth the watch.
Toronto drag queen/superstar Sapphire Titha Reign took to Instagram with the incredible talent of photographer Quinton Cruickshanks to slay the whole damn game with their take on the iconic looks of Archie,Betty,Veronica. In this shot below featured on Sapphire’s Instagram this week we see how you can be a Betty, and a Veronica…and an Archie. (I’ve always been more of a Veronica myself tbh). | <urn:uuid:c5496f3c-ec8b-426d-bd3c-38a350c783da> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://thenikkisin.com/2017/02/16/toronto-queenproves-you-can-be-a-betty-and-a-veronica-and-an-archie/ | 2019-07-21T03:07:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.925378 | 178 |
Young Woman with a Red and Gold Kokoshnik Lacquer Brooch (Русская девушка с красным и золотым кокошником). Oil painting on rectangular papier-mache of a young woman with a red and glimmering gold kokoshnik (a traditional Russian headdress worn primarily in the northern regions of Russia in the 16th to 19th centuries) and a red sarafan (a traditional jumper dress with thin shoulder straps). The girl with brown hair is posed sideways on a chocolate brown background. Safety pin back. 2" x 1½". Overall very good condition (estate jewelry). "Fedoskino" (in Russian) and artist signature at the bottom. Circa mid-1990's. 1 only, as shown. Gift boxed. | <urn:uuid:19efaadb-3377-4718-8c8e-6c55d2e42b5e> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://therussianshop.com/young-woman-with-a-red-and-gold-kokoshnik-lacquer-brooch/ | 2019-07-21T02:37:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.874049 | 194 |
One family’s attempt at DIY Home Decor and Dramatic Before and After Makeovers that will surely inspired you to create a space YOU love!
This is the home that inspired The Turquoise Home blog! In February 2012, we closed on this foreclosed builder basic home and started dreaming of how we could DIY our personal stamp on everything. It was a blank slate in an amazing neighborhood and we couldn’t wait to get started creating a space we loved.
Back then we had just gutted and remodeled a 100-year-old, but needed a little more room. We were keeping an eye on the market when this one home caught my eye. It was in a prime neighborhood with fantastic schools, but it was staying on the market and dropping $10k every week! I had to go see what was wrong with this house and why no one was buying it!
It turned out to be the perfect-sized house for us at the perfect price. I believe a little divine intervention was saving it for us. And I have been on a mission ever since to create a cozy home that we love.
I’ve tackled so many DIY projects that have made the home our own. But I still have a ton of work left to do. I hope it inspires you to create a home that you love, too!
The living room started out as this massive long room with high ceilings.
In the first few months I kept thinking that the walls needed some architecture to break up the vast amount of space. So, I added a board & batten treatment. I also stenciled some curtains (for cheap!) and hung them high to highlight the tall ceilings and give the room some height.
I painted the walls the perfect color gray and added in a bunch of decor, which I love to change out for all the seasons.
Here’s the original Living Room Makeover post that I did in 2013.
And here are the Living Room pictures from Spring 2016 …
… and the Living Room in Spring 2017 …
I made the framed initial burlap art out of some scraps I had. And the “blessed” pillow is made from a drop cloth. Sometimes I just get a wild hair and go looking through my supplies and figure out something, anything to make.
The entry way was simple a plain, beige box when we first moved in. Really, all of the rooms could be described that way. My furniture that I brought from the old house was really too small.
And before you even ask me, I do plan to change out that light fixture for a pretty, new lantern. It’s at the top of my shopping list! I’ve just been saving my money for the perfect one. I rounded up my favorite entry way lights here.
This picture below was the original “done” entry way. Today, it still has the dresser, which I painted in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Chateau Gray and the Pottery Barn lattice mirror. But the decor has changed quite a bit!
At one point I painted the door Hale Navy by Benjamin Moore. I still love it, especially paired with my Revere Pewter gray walls!
The most recent pictures of the entry way are from Fall 2015. It usually looks like a variation of this …
The kitchen truly is the heart of the home and I spend a lot of time in there because I cook regularly for my family. I also have two rug rats who have endless food and drink needs, but I digress.
As soon as I walked into the house the first time, I knew I would paint these cabinets white. It only took me nearly 4 years to do it!
I replaced the old lighting with new, farmhouse lighting, which I love. I rounded up my favorite farmhouse lights on a budget here.
I made the oversized “EAT” sign and the huge chalkboard, too. Ahhh! It’s so much more airy and light. It feels more open!
This nursery was my first nursery decorating adventure. It started out as a very blank canvas. We painted the walls a pretty, blush pink and decorated with bright turquoise and bright pinks, some of my favorite colors.
The before picture was just a blank beige room, so I won’t even bother you with a picture. 🙂 I made the chevron curtains, in my first attempt at DIYing window treatments. (Pardon the “old” pictures. I think these were taken on my old point and shoot camera.)
I loved, it then, but I would change so many things in there now. Of course, everyone’s style evolves over time. In a fun surprise, I had another daughter and got to decorate a whole new room for her! (see below)
Our bedroom was the recipient of my very first DIY project – my night stand IKEA hacks. And then my second DIY project was the farmhouse headboard. It still looks just like this, but I have hopes to transform the rest of the room either by the end of this year, or next year! We’re coming for you master bedroom!
The Laundry Room
And just for fun, you can see how I decorated for Christmas last year …
I hope you enjoyed the little tour of my home! As I finish projects and complete new rooms, I will add them to the tour!
Have a wonderful day!
Updated: May 2016
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The Full Works Concert - Tuesday 2 April 2013: Hall of Fame Favourites
Yesterday, we finished counting down this year’s Classic FM Hall of Fame – the UK’s biggest annual survey of classical music tastes. Now, Jane Jones spends a few weeks profiling music from the latest chart – all performed in full.
Tonight’s concert is bookended with two fine piano concertos – and in between, there’s a contemporary choral classic by Eric Whitacre, and the beautiful Serenade for Strings by Tchaikovsky.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A major
Piano/conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Eric Whitacre: Sleep
Conductor: Eric Whitacre
The Eric Whitacre Singers
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major
Conductor: Daniele Gatti
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Henry Litolff: Concerto Sinfonique No.4 in D minor
Piano: Peter Donohoe
Conductor: Andrew Litton
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Millions of Australians are still yet to vote on the future of marriage and the Coalition for Marriage will continue to fight for every last vote.
“More and more Australians are coming to understand that saying ‘yes’ to gay marriage means saying ‘yes’ to radical gay sex and gender programs in schools, and saying ‘no’ to freedom of speech and freedom of faith,” said Coalition for Marriage spokesman Lyle Shelton.
“We are extremely grateful for the contribution of the millions of Australians who have supported our campaign so far. Our incredible volunteers have achieved so much and their energy and spirits remain high. They continue to conduct themselves with integrity, even in the face of intimidation, threats and abuse.
“There are still millions of Australians who are yet to vote in this survey and there are a lot of people we need to reach. If they, like so many others, are tired of the bullying tactics of the ‘yes’ camp, then they should make sure they vote ‘no’ and return their ballots as soon as possible.
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I usually try to log into YNAB once a week and update all my numbers just to be sure I’m on track. But life got away from me and I went over two weeks. Logging in was definitely a scary proposition. I was pretty sure that my budget was fine, but I like being on track just a little bit better.
I did have some expenses this month that I hadn’t planned for, so there were a few issues, but so far, things seem to be okay. I realized this month that my computers have a tendency to die at the three year mark, which will hit for me next spring. I should start saving now. Do I think my current computer will die then? No. But it doesn’t hurt to start setting aside cash for a replacement when the time comes. I’m not as hard on computers as I used to be – all other computers were laptops used in college and grad school, and my law school laptop traveled to and from campus with me every day. That kind of use just wears on a computer. I regularly wore out the keys and had to get them replaced (thank you, Dell). But my current computer only gets sporadic use, mostly for internet surfing and movie watching. And of course, budget keeping. So it’s probably got a number of years left.
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Amy and I are at the farm. We met Robert, he’s the owner of this farm, and he’s been caring for horses as a living! His farm is kind of small, but he also has a large garden,–where he plants food for the village. There’s a large house, a windmill, and there’s also a large barn. Amy: “Some of Fairy-Rider’s peers has been scared by one of your horses, and he has fear of horses.” Robert is currently refilling his food department for his horses. He thought we’re just playing. Robert: “Fear of horses is common in this village, and you’re the only compact creature who is ridden by you Amy. I was trying to resolve this problem, but I need some other people who were good at resolving fears.” I slowed Amy down. “You might need to take it slow,” I said. Amy looks at one of Robert’s horses, she thought his horses are tall as normal horses. Both of them are just playing, some of them are ridden by some people who were trying to show other people how to ride horses. Amy: “Not sure which horse is willing to be a candiddate to resolve fear of horses, we have to find the right farm that has less horses, we have to take a long route to reach you. Lou is your common neighbor who is your visitor who likes to ride horses.” Henery was worried! He thought some of my peers like horses, but some of them are so afraid of them. Robert: “Thanks for letting me know about this issue. One of my horses just started to become a candiddate for resolving fears. Since you’re a fairy-rider; you really ride fairies, but your mouse is your backup. I discovered some of my fairies has poofed out. And we have to wait for our fairies to come back,–after their maintenance session.” Amy and I start our process to choose one of these horses to borrow for resolving some problems by planning it out on a powerful tablet to confirm if we wanted to keep our mission going We have to take extra caution when resolving a problem like this..
Amy and I has finished the another section of our house. With a flip of a switch, the lights are now on at our bunks. These light slots hasn’t been working for the past months. “Perfect!!!” I exclaimed. One working light has lit the bunks when the test curtains has been activated. Then 2 lights has activated. The bunks begins to brighten up… and the LED lights has lit without any trouble. Amy said, “now these lights will help us reduce energy. They can be dimmed,–so we can save more energy, but we don’t need to dim them at this time.” Amy and I are proud because, we had reduced energy by 70%. Now the coal industry will use less fuel, and go out of service, that will also enable us to use windmills to generate power for our village. Amy and I were so proud of our project because, we’re reducing pollution. “All we haveto do just figure out how much of our power has been reduced so far,” I said.
Amy and I has settled down for a short time as we save our session of our project. We enjoyed some tea and tarts as we watch TV. Well, this is an open-source TV show what they’ve just supplied for our subscription. Since this service is evolving slowly, we have to stay in our budget. Amy has prompted me to go to the next level. She often reloads my shipment of tarts for my freezer. Both of us are taking a long break to let our energy charge up. We’re planning on implementing our new lighting to reduce power even further. But Amy doesn’t want to do this project too soon because, we have to save our money in order to get these materials for our project in the future. I have to write it down on my computer to keep track of our recent tasks. Unlike other people who were renting homes, we’re the only ones who were maintaining our home. This long project takes time. We’ve currently had parts of our home completed so far. Amy looks around the room to see if any of these projects needed to be implemented. But we’re NOT in the rush to implement these new features. We do this by these steady steps. Amy thought she didn’t do any tasks, but she already did. I’ve allowed Amy to look into my digital log. And she discovered her task highlighted in blue,–indicating she already did her task. But she’s taking a long break. That enables us to watch some other mouse-trainers in our village. Amy: “Look all of these mice going nowhere to the next level! Since you have taken steps to level up; I had lots of time to review each level.” Amy adjusts the volume on our TV. We have to use our stereo system to extend the sound from our set. “You are right Amy. I always give you long breaks after each task and tricks. You’re kind of like my third fairy, but you’re currently being developed by me. Some of my peers don’t have a mouse as a pet just yet,” I said. Amy reboots the player,–after the movie finished playing. It was a short movie. But that’s just a starter content created by our community. Maybe they’re launching their business via each step. | <urn:uuid:6800c8f4-34ed-40ff-869d-499ff3db5d4a> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.fairiesdreamsfantasy.com/tag/riding-a-mouse/page/2/ | 2019-07-21T03:26:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.980318 | 1,198 |
Not an option - a necessity
When you are making a major decision in your life, chances are you do not rely on just one source of information. The same holds true for your health. As a “ consumer” of your medical care, seeking out more information and opinions on your diagnosis and treatment can help you make more informed choices. This is important if you are not feeling comfortable with the first opinion you received, but is also important any time a major diagnosis is given. While much of the time routine medical care is just that; other times we require calling in the cavalry. If you or someone you love is presented with a dreaded diagnosis, you need to be sure the diagnosis is accurate. A second opinion is a chance to gain more knowledge and insight into the accuracy of the initial diagnosis, which can only help to refine the treatment options. It is not like there is pain involved as many times retesting isn’t necessary because existing digital copies of labs, films and actual slides can be reexamined. Even with problematic diagnoses, many of us still resist making the effort to get a second opinion. It may be one of those movies we make up in our heads that follows an imaginary story line that what we don’t know won’t hurt us, instead of the reality where knowledge is power.
Second opinions on important health care matters can provide peace of mind. Even if it feels "funny" to us to request a second opinion, it is standard medical practice. Real life doctors expect their patients to seek second opinions on serious matters. Physicians welcome another set of eyes and thoughts on their diagnoses and appreciate the confirmation when it is offered with respect and thoughtfulness. Many physicians will suggest the names of other specialists to talk to, without even being asked. They understand it’s not a popularity contest, but a fight for survival requiring information. If your provider doesn’t comprehend that fact, it is a bright red flag letting you know you are with the wrong provider. Neurologist Orly Avitzur, MD says, “When a patient tells me she wishes to talk to another doctor, I try to be as helpful as possible. A fresh set of eyes on a diagnosis can never hurt, and I want my patients to see me as an ally in their health care, not a hindrance.” This is the kind of open-mindedness and trust we must recognize as being important and an integral component at the heart of our relationship with our physician. This reasoning holds true for whatever ails you – seeking opinions and options is essential for any medical or surgical procedure; the goal is the same - getting the treatment that is best for you long term.
Despite the many advantages, second opinions can be daunting to some patients who feel they may offend their doctors, that the process will take too long, or be costly. You may wish to ask yourself:
- How serious is my condition and this decision?
- How big of an impact will this decision have on my life?
- Do I have doubts about what I am hearing from my doctor?
- Would I feel better if I consulted with someone else?
- What are the pros and cons of getting a second opinion?
For those who don't seek out second opinions, the answer may be as simple as not wanting to hurt their doctor’s feelings; yet any physician who would have hurt feelings over a patient who has questions and wonders about what might be on the other side of the rainbow, is not the physician you want - or need. Your physician should want the best for you and if something new or different is learned in the process of speaking with someone else, so much the better. Even in instances where we think a second opinion is a good idea, many of us worry about how to broach the conversation with our doctor. However, it is really quite simple; once you take the emotion out of the question, just ask your physician who they would recommend for a second opinion. By taking the drama out of the situation you show an appreciation and respect for your physician’s opinion and recommendation. Their willingness and knowledge about who to recommend may help you feel more comfortable, not only with the process, but with the physician who provides the second opinion as well. Once you have decided to seek a second opinion here is a recommendation on how to raise the subject with your doctor: “ This is a big decision for me and to be sure I have all the bases covered, I would like to talk with another expert about my treatment plan and my options. Can you please help me with this? Who would you recommend I see?"
Seeking a second opinion doesn’t mean you won’t be back; it may well mean you will return a more committed and engaged patient, which, as the data on health improvement tells us, is always a good thing. Some who are second opinion adverse might feel it is too far to travel or just plain inconvenient. And yet many of us routinely drive out of our way to go to our favorite Trader Joe’s or Costco. remember, extra miles, hurt feelings or wounded egos have no place in the realm of second opinions. In addition to seeking your physician’s guidance on a second opinion provider, you also need to know how sure your physician is that you have what he or she thinks it is and whether there is there anything else it could be, or even if there is something else that could be contributing to the findings making it seem like it is one diagnosis when really it is another. Therefore, whatever you do, confirm that your diagnosis is the proper one;everything else follows the diagnosis, it is essential to get it right before treatment begins. This is where a second opinion really matters, because even when providers agree on the diagnosis, the variability in their treatment options may be enough to switch you from one caregiver to another. Like much of life, in medical care as well, there is generally more than one road to follow; it‘s why different providers may, in fact, prefer different approaches. It is useful to find out why a provider is recommending what they are suggesting, and to establish what the implications of their approach is for you. Remember also to ask follow-up questions about the quality of the lab tests or x-rays or whether there are there any other tests you should have to clarify and provide more information.
A recent Gallup poll found that 70% of patients feel so confident in their physician’s advice that they don’t seek out another medical opinion. And yet, researchers at the renowned cancer center M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, report that upon review, upwards of 65% of pathology slides are misdiagnosed – yes, more than 65%. As Malcolm Gladwell illustrates so graphically in The Tipping Point, a minimum of 10,000 hours are necessary to become an expert, no matter what field is in question: aeronautics, computer programming, professional sports or medicine. While physicians routinely get in more than their 10,000 hours of training, it is not always in the differential minutia of cells that can go awry in oh-so-many ways. Sometimes you just need that expert who knows the nuances and the potential pathology of what the slide reveals to make the distinction between closely related diagnoses that may have vastly different treatments.
A wrong or missed diagnosis is a problem none of us can afford to have when we are really sick. You don’t want to be the patient who receives treatment for a disease you don’t have, only to get sicker as the real disease process goes unchecked. Needless to say, a missed or wrong diagnosis can cause undue harm and heightened anxiety levels. According to oncologist, George Daneker, Jr. MD, “More advances in cancer treatment have been made in the past five years than in the past fifty. That means more options for patients when they’re making the most important decision of their lives.” In light of all the recent scientific advances, it is hard to keep up on all treatment options. This has become even more of a reality as the use and availability of personalized treatment plans based upon precision and targeted medicine become more and more widespread.
Sometimes it turns out patients fear a second opinion for fear of having to have to go through the same tests again. In our computer age, second opinions are also offered electronically by some large medical centers like Johns Hopkins and the Cleveland Clinic. Think about it, you want to be 100% sure that your diagnosis is the right one and not part of a larger problem that goes unrecognized as your physician is thrown off the scent by following a course of treatment that may not address the underlying primary problem with the result that something that could have been treated earlier successfully, becomes too advanced or resistant and results in a less than favorable outcome.
Once you have made the decision to go forward with a second opinion, it is important to know that preparation for this appointment will take some time. While it may not be easy when you aren’t feeling your best, you have to do your homework. Check out the internet to see if your provider has published any articles or done research in your diagnostic area, it is a good starting point of connection and conversation. Don’t be afraid to let the physician know how important this diagnosis, surgery or procedure is to you. Physicians respond to the same courtesies as you or me, so there is no harm in complimenting them as to why you are there and how you found them. It is also a great idea to ask simple questions to ensure that you have been presented with all the options. With surgical second opinions it is important to ask about the number of cases they have done, and what their complication and success rates are as well as their infection rates and the length of time they anticipate you will be in the hospital or outpatient surgery center. The rule of thumb for complex procedures is that the physician performs 350 procedures a year to be considered at an acceptable minimum level.
There are a few simple questions to ask any physician you are considering for the privilege of treating you. For example, begin with asking how many cases of this they have seen or treated or how many of these have you done? These are objective questions that lack drama and are easily quantified and answered. If the answers aren’t ones you are comfortable with, the decision to receive your care elsewhere is no longer subjective and becomes based on an objective, reasonable analysis. It is never unreasonable to want to be somewhere and with someone who has seen and managed problems like yours before and consequently knows where the pitfalls may be hiding. After all, everyday shouldn’t be Groundhog Day when your health is concerned. There is never a good reason to repeat the same mistake instead of learning from them. Based on his years of experience helping patients, patient advocate Leslie Michelson tells us, “For every disease, there are experts.” Conversely, based on this same experience, he wisely warns us, “Never risk your well-being by putting it in the hands of someone for whom your condition is a novelty.”
A second opinion is a chance not only to confirm your diagnosis and to seek treatment options, but also to gain insight and understanding about collateral treatments like nutrition, side effect management and the development of support systems. It is not surprising that many times second opinions are solicited after a diagnosis of cancer. In response, the Cancer Treatment Centers of America developed the following helpful list of 10 questions that patients should ask when considering treatment:
- What types of diagnostic testing do you perform?
- What does my diagnostic testing tell me?
- What treatment options are available? What do you recommend and why?
- What happens if a treatment approach doesn’t work for me?
- What are the side effects of treatment, and how often do your patients experience them?
- How will you help me manage side effects?
- How many patients have you treated with my type and stage of cancer, and how successful have you been?
- Who will be involved in my care, how often will they meet and who is my main point of contact?
- Where will all of my treatments, appointments, tests, etc., take place?
- How will you help me balance my cancer care with the demands of my normal life?
If these straightforward questions aren’t answered to your satisfaction, remember you do have other choices; it is always important to find a facility and a health care team where you will be comfortable.
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New York State School Tax Relief (STAR) Program
Beginning with 2011-12 school tax bills, the savings resulting from the Basic or Enhanced STAR exemptions are limited to a 2% increase over the prior year.
The New York State School Tax Relief Program (STAR) provides homeowners with two types of partial exemptions from school property taxes. If you earn less than $500,000 and own and live in your home, you're probably eligible for the STAR exemption.
Two types of STAR exemptions:
- available for owner-occupied, primary residences where the resident owners' and their spouses income is less than $500,000
- exempts the first $30,000 of the full value of a home from school taxes
- provides an increased benefit for the primary residences of senior citizens (age 65 and older) with qualifying incomes
- exempts the first $62,200 of the full value of a home from school taxes as of 2012-13 school tax bills (up from $60,100 in 2011-12)
STAR exemptions apply only to school district taxes. They don't apply to property taxes for other purposes, such as county, town or city (except in cities where city property taxes fund schools - Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers).
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A wallet that contains a lot of money often only comes about with sweat and work. If you put effort into your income streams, you’ll be able to achieve your goals. This is very true of making money online. The rest of this article will guide you make money.
Read some reviews of jobs you are willing to do prior to starting it.
Figure out your niche that you are in first.Are you good writer?Market your talents as a content provider.Are you able to do good at graphic designer? Many people out there are looking for help with their sites or documents. Look at what you want to do.
Writers can write for sites like InfoBarrel or Squidoo. You can write about your passions and split the revenue that comes in. They both allow you to use Amazon’s affiliate marketing program for even more.
Be prepared to verify who you are before you plan to make cash online. You will need to provide valid identification in some places. Get yourself digital versions of your ID before you apply anywhere.
Make money off your down time.You can make money online without focusing too hard. There are small tasks on the site for Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (mturk.com). You can even perform these tasks as you watch some TV. You might not get rich this way, but it’s possible to make a little extra money to spend on something fun.
Think about how your time before working.What is the minimum you will work for? People won’t be willing to pay you accordingly.
Don’t ever pay for the privilege of making money in an attempt to make money. No company which is legit will ask for money before you start working. They are more than likely take your money and leave you with nothing. Stay away from these companies.
There are many reputable companies that can hep you make money online, but there are scams too. Research every company before you do business with them in any way. You can research an online company is legitimate by looking through the Better Business Bureau website.
Putting advertisements on your website is a great way to make money online. If you have a dedicated blog following, it is sure to appeal to merchants who wish to advertise online. The ad re-directs the readers to a new site selling items.
While you may not become a millionaire overnight, you can work hard to make good money online. Your hard work will always equate to more income. And look to these tips for a jumpstart. Go to it and make your first dollars online today! | <urn:uuid:400bd677-d5da-4c7d-9420-d24669038b4e> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.makemoneyeasyquickonline.com/regarding-making-money-online-what-youll-find-here-is-priceless-5/ | 2019-07-21T03:17:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.954336 | 527 |
Dave Mustaine and Megadeth are preparing to start recording a new album, so says a statement issued on the band's website.
According to Megadeth's webmaster, Dave McRobb: "So.... I was talking to my beloved master [Dave Mustaine] tonight on the phone and he wanted me to let you all know that things are moving along oh so well with the brand new studio! The project is in its initial phases... large warehouse type deal... slowly converting into part deluxe recording studio... pre-production... start recording new album in fall! Reminiscent of Evolver, wouldn't you say?!
"In fact we (yes, master Dave M and I) talked about filming aspects of the process and who knows, eh? Sure do love them 'fly-on-the-wall' recording DVD's don't we all?! (heh, no promises yet on that one but it was definitely talked about!). So ya, Dave is quite psyched about this studio and getting the band in, and everyone else involved to lay down some tracks and put out the next stellar MEGADETH album! Ahh yes, life is good."
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Global Sisters Report: "What has been, will be again." The words of Sr. Kathleen Desautels at the closing celebration of the 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago reminded me that when things end, it's not really an ending by an evolution.
Young Voices: My senior year of high school, I experienced a significant holy disruption to the bubble of white privilege in which I lived. | <urn:uuid:142ae7ed-f7ed-4ca1-8293-2067a95da0f1> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.ncronline.org/authors/tracey-horan | 2019-07-21T03:11:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.93325 | 98 |
OECD Watch is engaged in a campaign to improve the effectiveness of National Contact Points (NCPs) of the OECD so that the NCP system can provide access to remedy for victims of business-related human right violations. All governments that adhere to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD Guidelines) have made a binding commitment to establish effective NCPs. We ask these governments to honour their commitments.
The OECD Guidelines are a key instrument to promote responsible business conduct of companies and contain a state-based non-judicial grievance mechanism to help resolve disputes with companies that are not complying with the Guidelines, while facilitating access to remedy for victims of corporate abuse.
- NCPs have the potential to be the state-based non-judicial grievance mechanism called for in the UN Guiding Principles in Business and Human Rights. But complaints against companies on business-related abuses filed with NCPs rarely result in remedy for victims. In order for the OECD Guidelines to remain a relevant tool for governing today’s global economy and ensuring that the NCP system is credible, immediate action is needed by adhering countries to strengthen the effectiveness of their NCPs.
- Although governments are free to set up NCPs in different ways, four criteria must be met with the objective of ensuring functional equivalence: visibility, accessibility, transparency and accountability. Also NCPs must respect four principles when handling complaints: impartiality, predictability, equitability and compatibility with the Guidelines. We ask governments to honour these commitments in the Guidelines.
- The Remedy is the Reason campaign aims at getting policy-makers to take the necessary steps to ensure their NCPs meet the obligations laid out in the OECD Guidelines. The campaign also aims at getting policy-makers to acknowledge that remedy is the reason for NCPs, so that NCPs have the political support to issue determinations of a company’s non-compliance with the Guidelines and help facilitate access to remedy. | <urn:uuid:77ce3a88-e217-4d46-b42e-92d56ba4a94d> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.oecdwatch.org/about-us/our-work/remedy-campaign/ | 2019-07-21T03:02:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.933411 | 399 |
A study published by the World Health Organization is recommending stronger regulations on fast foods to help curb the global obesity epidemic.
The study found that governments could "slow or even reverse" the onset of obesity and obesity-related illnesses with more regulations on "burgers, chips and fizzy drinks," reports Reuters.
Researchers analyzed deregulation on fast foods and "fast food transactions" –how frequently people purchased fast food over time—and the impact on obesity rates. According to Reuters, the researchers compared the number of fast food transactions with body mass index (BMI) in 25 high-income countries between 1999 and 2008," and they noted that on average, the number of annual fast food transactions increased "from 26.61 to 32.76 per person," and average BMI increased "from 25.8 to 26.4."
A BMI of 25 or higher is considered overweight and 30 or higher is considered obese.
"Unless governments take steps to regulate their economies, the invisible hand of the market will continue to promote obesity worldwide with disastrous consequences for future public health and economic productivity," said Roberto De Vogli of the University of California, Davis, who led the study.
The WHO is recommending that governments enact policies that could help to prevent obesity including economic incentives for growers to sell healthier and fresher options as well as disincentives for the industries selling processed foods and soft drinks, reports Reuters. Policy suggestions also include "cutting subsidies to growers and companies who use large amounts of fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals and antibiotics; and tighter regulation of fast-food advertising, especially to children."
The countries with the most notable increases in obesity were Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, and the lowest were in countries with stricter regulations on fast foods, including Italy, the Netherlands, Greece and Belgium.
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Huawei is much more dependent on its U.S. suppliers than you might think
Sure, Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei can sound like the company has no problems without access to parts and components from U.S. companies like Qualcomm, Intel, and Micron. And that's because Huawei's own HiSilicon unit designs its own chips including the Kirin SoCs and Balong modem chips used on its high-end models. HiSilicon president Teresa He Tingbo recently said, "We actually have foreseen this day for many years, and we do have a backup plan." In a letter written to HiSilicon employees, the executive wrote that HiSilicon will be "self-reliant." But Reuters reports that chip experts aren't buying this talk.
Last year, the company spent $11 billion buying supplies from U.S. chip makers like Qualcomm, Intel, and Micron. A Reuters source in China, who works for a U.S. tech firm, states that none of Huawei's suppliers in the U.S. can be replaced by suppliers in China for at least a few years. Strategy Analytics analyst Linda Sui says, "I would be surprised if HiSilicon can make it without any U.S. suppliers." And while HiSilicon does design its own chips, one expert says that odds are that the Huawei unit uses chip design software from U.S. firms Cadence Design Systems Inc and Synopsys Inc. Mike Demler, a senior analyst with The Linley Group, points out that software from those two companies allow HiSilicon to test chip designs before testing on silicon. Testing a new blueprint on software instead of actually producing it first can save a company months of development time.
Huawei is not as self-reliant as it claims to be
Add all of this together, including today's blockbuster report stating that Google is reportedly cutting most of its business ties with Huawei, and all of a sudden the global smartphone market has been transformed. Huawei was set to take over the top spot in smartphone deliveries next year from Samsung, but that is now in doubt. All of a sudden, it is unclear just exactly what the Huawei Mate 30 line, due out later this year, will have under the hood and what operating system it will use. Sure, Huawei could decide to use a forked version of Android, but that is not going to play well outside of China. Last August, a rumor that Huawei was developing its own Android alternative was denied a month later. But earlier this year, the company said that it had its own operating system ready just in case.
Being put on the Entity List affects more than smartphones as far as Huawei is concerned. The manufacturer is the global leader in networking equipment like the kind used to build out 5G networks. The lasers Huawei uses to send light signals through the fiber-optic cables in Huawei's gear are sourced from U.S. companies like NeoPhotonics, Lumentum, and Finisar.
One question that is sure to come is whether the U.S. put Huawei on the Entity List for national security reasons, or as leverage in future trade negotiations. We would imagine that China's trade negotiators are going to demand the removal of Huawei from the list as part of any trade agreement with the U.S. But the latter would seem to hold all of the cards here, especially since it appears that Huawei is not as self-reliant as it claims to be. | <urn:uuid:a51ebcbc-e2c1-4c19-883d-62330efdeb6c> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.phonearena.com/news/Chip-experts-say-Huawei-will-remain-dependent-on-US-parts-for-years_id116146 | 2019-07-21T03:08:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526818.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20190721020230-20190721042230-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.970478 | 712 |
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SafeTech Debuts Bluetooth RFID Universal Door-Locking System
SafeTech Products, a startup that makes security solutions using radio frequency identification, Bluetooth, biometrics, Near Field Communication (NFC) and Z-wave communications technologies for home automation, has announced the Quicklock - Doorlock. The door-locking system combines Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE, also known as Bluetooth Smart) and NFC into a single locking system, so that doors can be unlocked via smartphones, key fobs, key cards or key rings that employ NFC and/or Bluetooth.
Through a 30-day Kickstarter campaign that started on Aug. 26, the company is offering the Quicklock - Doorlock for an introductory price of $89, before normal retail distribution pricing is finalized. The company says it will also use the campaign to gather customer feedback.
"Our lock provides personal security and privacy for any door," said Ryan Hyde, the owner of SafeTech Products, in a prepared statement, "yet offers more functionality than any locking system on the market."
Components for the Quicklock - Doorlock are sourced globally and manufactured in Utah. Materials are scheduled to arrive next month, the company notes, so fulfillment can begin immediately once the Kickstarter campaign has ended.
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The principles and practices that define sustainability have been part of St. Kate’s for so many years, it’s easy to forget or miss the many ways we live this mission on campus. In the coming weeks we will share stories and examples of how sustainability is part of teaching, learning, and student life.
In recent years, as campus integration activities have progressed, much of the sustainability conversation has focused on our buildings. Making small changes have added up to measurable energy and operating cost savings over time that not only improve our campus efficiency but also prolong the life of our buildings.
On a campus like ours, where the average building age is over 50 years, adapting and adopting new technologies and practices into existing buildings and services is an accepted standard practice. Many of these same technologies are used in new buildings designed for LEED certification. In older buildings they bring both energy and financial benefits. A few examples of these improvements include:
St. Kate’s Facilities Management group identified buildings with the highest overall energy usage and outlined a plan to reduce that consumption. To date, all buildings have undergone energy audits and our Facilities group is currently making a number of improvements in buildings across campus.
The Facilities team changed waste hauling services, partnering with Aspen Waste to help track progress on campus efforts to reduce landfill waste and improve recycling and composting. A program to promote composting in Dining Services, and changing some paper products to compostable alternatives all support this effort.
Converting to LED lighting is another small step with a greater overall impact. The longevity of the technology means reduced labor and material costs, as well as dramatically lower energy use. By converting all our outdoor lighting to LED, Facilities Management has reduced energy consumption in that area by 75% and realized an estimated $16,000 savings. Lighting upgrades and retrofits are complete on four campus buildings; the remaining buildings will follow based on analytics of which ones have the highest electrical use.
Facilities Management has also implemented building automation services so the team can track building systems, identify maintenance needs and proactively address them. Between September 2017 and October 2018, this proactive maintenance helped eliminate 147 tons of carbon dioxide from our overall carbon emissions – equivalent to the amount of energy needed to charge an estimated 17 million smartphones, according to EPA estimates.
The cost and energy savings from these building and operational improvements are something the Facilities group can use to support additional investments in future sustainability efforts, and encourage an ongoing cycle of environmental stewardship.
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- Product: Pullman-Standard PS-1 Mini-Hy Cube Box Car
- Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
- Truck: Tangent 70-Ton Barber S-2-A Roller Bearing
- Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
BN “Cascade Green 1975” represents a different BN repaint variant, this time from May 1975. This car is a stunning repaint with a large BN logo that is lower on the car, “Exceeds Plate C” logo, ACI label, and other standard BN touches like white delineators (yesterday’s “conspicuity stripes”). Check out our stellar BN green! At some point during the 1980s, BN began to shift some of these cars from appliance service to paper service. This car has “BN” and the car number stenciled on the truck, just like the prototype! This unique repaint scheme is available with road number 281474 in order to accurately reproduce the prototype car (pictured on our website). Pair your purchase with our 1973 BN variant!
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It looked pretty conclusive on the scoreboard but Saturday’s inaugural Doddie Weir Cup in Cardiff was being spun as an opportunity missed by the Scotland coaching team and players.
Okay, 21-10 was certainly not anything like 34-7 as it was in February, and 50-7 that day would not have been an unrepresentative scoreline.
On Saturday Wales never got away from Scotland – indeed they had just one, admittedly incisive, attack in the entire second half – and you did have the feeling that if the Scots had scored at the any time during the second half a momentum might just have carried them to the win.
But of course they didn’t score any points in the second half despite an enormous share of possession and territory, and Warren Gatland, of course, was having none of this narrative.
The Welsh head coach argued that his team’s exemplary defence always had things under control. He admitted to being “slightly surprised” Scotland hadn’t played wider in attack but with Gatland you never know whether such comments have underlying contempt, either a dig at opposite number Gregor Townsend’s reputation as a coach who likes to attack or a subtle clue to future tactics.
At the time, possibly because this November test had absolutely none of the stomach churning tension of a Six Nations match, it felt like Scotland were bashing aimlessly at a Welsh wall of red camped on the Principality Stadium’s North goal-line – where the adjoining old Arms Park spoils the symmetry of the towering stands – just as they’ve done for 16 years without success in Cardiff.
But there is some value in the Scots’ belief that they were at least far closer than the scoreline suggests and perhaps this was a chance to break that Cardiff record.
The Welsh defence was outstanding – indeed, with Huw Jones’ two missed tackles contributing to both Welsh tries, the contrast in the teams without the ball was probably the decisive factor in the game.
But Scotland got behind them twice only to be – correctly – denied both times by the TMO. Yet a more clinical application of those two chances would have produced the one try probably needed to tip the balance of momentum in Scotland’s favour.
Jonny Gray’s double movement as he battled for the line at the end of a broken maul was obvious on replay, and possibly the worst decision the lock has made in a Scotland shirt.
Another phase, as Townsend pointed out later, and the Scots might have scored without the need for a forensic re-examination. Instead, a position of clear pressure was lost and Wales were able to clear their lines without having to do anything much.
The second chance was less clearcut and “a good decision” as Townsend remarked. The head coach thought Pete Horne had downward pressure – control is not always necessary – but it seemed reasonably clear there was a knock on as he tried to gather his younger brother’s clever chip. It was a difficult chance, but when you’re playing the No 3 side in the world it’s one you must take.
However, at no time did it feel like a game between two of the top five sides in World Rugby. Summer rustiness had much to do with that, but Wales offered nothing in the way of elan as they had done in February; it was back to Warrenball.
Scotland didn’t exactly play badly. I’d only look at WP Nel and Gray’s propensity for giving away silly penalties, Jones’ one-on-one defensive lapses and perhaps a tentativeness in the first quarter borne of the nightmare they had in February.
But the back row was good, the setpiece solid, the maul excellent in attack and defence. A blistering combination of Blair Kinghorn, Tommy Seymour, Alex Dunbar and George Horne late in the game showed what the Scots were capable of in attack, but sadly the replacement scrum-half was scragged by the scrambling defence.
They didn’t get the try that might have made things interesting and ultimately the scoreline looks fairly secure for Wales. But Scotland got a lot of what they wanted out of the game.
The maul, in attack and defence, looks strong. Young men like Adam Hastings, Kinghorn, George Horne and Jamie Ritchie have been blooded in a hostile arena. The failures can be put down first international of the season syndrome.
But that excuse have now gone. Scotland have to be more clinical and ruthless in the next three weeks to keep the bandwagon moving forward.
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- 8 strawberries
- 4 ounces of gin
- 1 red jalapeño
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 10 blueberries
- 2 cilantro stems
- Remove the tops from five of the strawberries and cut the fruit into quarters. Place them in a clean glass jar that is sealable and cover with the gin. Close the lid and allow the gin to infuse for three days, then strain out the solids. Set aside.
- Make your red jalapeño simple syrup. Cut off of the stem of the jalapeño and then cut it in half. Add the jalapeño, the sugar, and the water to small pot. Bring the mixture to a boil then remove from heat and allow it to cool. Strain out the pepper halves and the seeds. Set aside.
- In a cocktail shaker muddle together the lime juice, blueberries, the remaining three strawberries, and the cilantro stems. Pour in all of the gin and two ounces of the simple syrup. Add ice and shake vigorously.
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Number 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the Prime Minister. Located just off Whitehall, it's a stone's throw away from the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. The street was built in 1680 by property developer Sir George Downing. Behind the famous black door, Number 10 is actually made up of two houses joined together, a cheap terrace house at the front and a much grander building, overlooking Horse Guards Parade. Today the residence is an office for the Prime Minister, a meeting place for the Cabinet, a venue for state events and, in a private flat on the second floor, a home for the Prime Minister’s family. Traditionally, the adjacent property (Number 11) is the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Downing Street is closed to the public.
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Our summer enrichment program offers childcare daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m, except for holidays. Children may come for a day, a week, or for the whole summer.
The structured program hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The daily programs for Monday through Thursday include light academics, computer lab time, play, story time, music, movies, crafts, reading, and much more. An important part of our program is our daily devotional and prayer time.
The students have a great time swimming at the Turlock High School pool. They go weekly throughout the summer program.
Friday is field trip day! Students travel to various points of interest via bus. There are additional charges associated with these trips.
Rates and fees for summer enrichment are published in our Summer Enrichment Application & Brochure. Be sure to visit our Summer Enrichment webpage for this brochure as well as additional information.
Dynamic and fun summer day camps and classes:
- Junior high and high school summer courses for credit
- Improve a grade
- Sports camps (elementary through high school)
- Fun activity camps
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A good source of folic acid and vitamin A—with only 37 calories per serving—spaghetti squash is an easy way to keep healthy-eating resolutions. The tender strands go well in pasta sauces and soups. Uncut spaghetti squash can be stored at room temperature for up to a month.
Oven Preheat oven to 375F. Pierce uncut squash several times with fork, and bake on baking sheet 1 hour, or until tender. Halve, remove seeds and scrape strands.
Best method for: Serving a crowd, because you can bake several at a time.
Stovetop Cook whole squash in large pot of boiling water 20 to 30 minutes, or until tender. Halve, and remove seeds and strands.
Best method for: Avoiding the work of slicing the raw shell.
Microwave Halve squash lengthwise, remove seeds and place cut sides up in dish with 1/4 cup of water. Cover with plastic wrap and cook on high power 10 to 12 minutes, or until tender.
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Art Beyond the Glass celebrated its five-year anniversary in a big way: more than 100 bartenders, 30+ sponsors, and hundreds of guests gathered at Resident this past June for an afternoon of cocktails, culture and community. Located in the Arts District, Resident hosted ABTG V in its beautiful beer garden, indoor live music stage, and the adjacent alley for an unforgettable indoor-outdoor experience.
Continuing its streak of topping the previous year's fundraising total, ABTG V donated over $25,000 to Global Inheritance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that uses art to develop experiences that educate individuals about global issues and inspire them to take positive actions that create solutions.
Bartenders and their sponsors outdid themselves this year, with themes ranging from surgeons and airline pilots to rock icons and The Bitter Truth team, who hired a professional makeup artist to "age" them into bitter old bartenders!
After the jump, read on for highlights from the biggest Art Beyond the Glass ever. For more photos of ABTG V, visit the Art Beyond the Glass Facebook page. Much love and see you next June!
Art Beyond the Glass V was made possible with the generous support of our sponsoring brands: The 86 Co., Angel's Envy, Auchentoshan, Aviation, Bacardi, Back Bar Project, The Bitter Truth, BroVo Spirits, Bulldog Gin, Classic & Vintage, Courvoisier, Del Maguey, El Silencio, Encanto, FEW Spirits, Golden Road Brewing, House of Agricole, Ilegal Mezcal, Jack Daniel's, Jägermeister, La Niña del Mezcal, Liquid Alchemist, McCluskey Group, Owl's Brew, Pisco Porton, The Rum Society, Rutte, SelvaRey Rum, Stark Spirits, St-Germain, Suntory Whisky Toki, Chartreuse, Cornerstone, Evian, Jarritos, Miracle Mile Bitters, Perricone, West Coast Ice Provisions and Winship's Bitters. | <urn:uuid:72239fa0-83f5-43b1-b72d-cb850461c996> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://abtg.squarespace.com/news/2016/11/1/art-beyond-the-glass-raises-25000-global-inheritance | 2019-07-22T07:47:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.881333 | 426 |
Every year you take the NaNoWriMo challenge it is a different experience. The manuscript of my first novel was so bad I killed it with fire. The second one resulted in my first published novel. Last year, it was a disaster: I could not finish.
This year I outlined a story and I have followed it to some degree, but it’s very “first drafty” and I know that a lot of it will not survive rewrites. One wants the words that flow to be beautiful and poetic, and ready for publication!
The ongoing joke, as I shared my status with friends, was that I had not yet used the unicorn. This is the idea that if everything else falls apart, you can always add a unicorn.
Magic and fantasy changes everything.
Last night, as a joke I threw in a unicorn reference… There is a festival taking place and the headlining act is a cover band called Monkeys on Unicorns.
The ensuing comments after I announced the unicorn development resulted in the following dialog (shortened here) which made me laugh out loud:
“At any rate,” Gábor was saying, “after I figured what it was, I was almost disappointed because there just was no way these guys could improve on my first assumption. But it’s not a bad band, I liked them.”
“Why disappointed?” she asked. “I don’t understand.”
“Well, when you called, I thought you said we’d go watch monkeys on unique corns.”
“Monkeys on Unicorns,” she corrected.
Gábor raised an eyebrow and said, “You say that like it’s supposed to be perfectly logical. Monkeys with Razor Blades makes more sense! Monkeys Wearing Boots makes more sense.”
“Don’t you know what a unicorn is?”
“Yes,” he said, annoyed. “And no…”
“I did not discover children’s stories until I entered school,” Gábor said. “And I rejected most of them as ridiculous. My education, therefore, is rather incomplete in terms of whimsy.”
He was standing over her as her swing came to a full stop.
“Well, what did you think monkeys on unique corns would be?”
“Monkeys riding perfectly cylindrical ears of corn,” he said a little too quickly. “Like some retro circus act.”
The image alone made her let out a belt of laughter that echoed across the park. She threw her head back and the neon colored oval swing began its oscillation, then she kicked at the ground and she was off again.
“So, at what point did you realize it wasn’t going to be that?”
“I saw their band logo,” Gábor said, crestfallen. “At first I thought it was even better: you know, monkeys on horses; then I looked closer, but without my glasses, and figured the horn could be an ear of corn on a horse’s head, because there was corn! But I quickly realized that was just ludicrous.”
Maya was laughing so hard she was struggling to hang on and gasping for air. | <urn:uuid:3f7f865b-0b03-451b-b660-48ef4850d402> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://amapolapress.blogspot.com/2014/11/ | 2019-07-22T08:08:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.978832 | 718 |
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Five Belgian Institutions (the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences: Department of Invertebrates (RBINSc); the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Section of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry (MRAC); Université Libre de Bruxelles, Laboratoire de Biologie Marine (ULB); Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laboratory of analytical Chemistry and Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry (VUB); University of Antwerp, Ecophysiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, Department of Biology (UA)) have set up a project to validate the use of CALcareous MARine Skeletons as recorders of global climate changes.
Potential recorders have been selected among three taxa: sclerosponges, bivalves, and echinoderms, for their contrasted characteristics: lifetime, growth rate, and mineralisation features. Areas of interest spread from the North East Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean.
The potential as environmental recorders of sclerosponges, bivalves, and echinoderms is well known, and the originality of CALMARS rather resides in three new perspectives.
- the comparative analysis of contrasted taxa will sustain the validity of the recorded global changes;
- laser ablation technology will ensure day to seasonal resolution depending of the taxon used;
- focus will go to a better understanding of the pathways of proxy incorporation and on the relative controls by environmental and physiological conditions, emphasising on reconstruction of sea surface temperature (SST), salinity, phytoplankton biomass and productivity, and trace metal content.
CALMARS approach is based on a combination of field and laboratory work. Field work consists in regular samplings of each group at a few selected sites in both tropical and temperate settings (North Sea & Scheldt, Norway, Jamaica and Kenya) where long-term monitoring of environmental conditions is carried out to follow up the recording of seasonal variations in the skeleton. Single samplings along environmental gradients are also performed in order to assess the recording of latitudinal variations. Specimens preserved in museums will help to extend data in time and localities. Proxies studied are Mg, Sr, Ba, Cd, Mn, U, B, Pb, Zn and O13Ccarb, O18Ocarb, using laser ablation ICP-MS in order to gain a high time resolution. Effects of environmental parameters are tested for each group under experimental conditions (in situ with incubation chambers or in aquarium). Impact of ambient substrate concentrations and physico-chemical conditions are also studied in controlled in-vitro experiments, during which incorporation of proxy are followed after radioactive and stable isotope spiking to ascertain results obtained along naturally occurring gradients.
Link with International Programmes
Paleo-oceanographic studies of climate change to modern-day analyses of pollution impacts.
Expected results and/or products
CALMARS aims at improving and extending the records of global change in the oceanic domain with a peculiar interest for the climate databases. Through a network of biologists and geochemists of complementary experience, CALMARS intends to:
1) better validate the existing proxies by a thorough experimental investigation of the physiological and environmental factors that interplay to control the proxy incorporation within the various existing mineralogical types of biogenic carbonates;
2) refine the existing records by improving the recently developed analytical tools and generating very-high resolution records of the validated proxies;
3) greatly enlarge the application scales of these proxies by a direct comparison of different biological taxa under contrasted tropical and temperate settings from the North Atlantic ocean.
From this, CALMARS expects to generate robust high-resolution time series of several tracers which are of prime importance to better simulate the carbon cycle and will therefore be used by other research networks to understand present day global change and predict future changes;
4) develop algorithms for climatic and environmental change from proxy records.
Development of educational aspects from this research is planned by creating and regularly updating a web-site, describing the main lines of the research. A scientific film and/or a didactic CD-ROM produced by the pedagogic staffs from the two involved federal scientific institutions (IRSNB and MRAC) are also planned.
RBINSc has a long experience on Caribbean sclerosponges (ultra-structure and in situ growth rate measurement). Fieldwork is conducted at the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, Jamaica.
ULB has a large experience in biomineralisation processes of echinoderms through morphological, biochemical, physiological and environmental approaches, both in the field and in the laboratory.
UA performs research on bioavailability, bioaccumulation and effects of metals in aquatic organisms and studies effects of environmental conditions on kinetics of metal accumulation.
MRAC and VUB-ANCH have developed together expertise for trace element analysis by ICP-MS and Laser Ablation ICP-MS.
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We are celebrating the release of one of my favorite Lucy's new book! Lucy Atkins, whose debut, The Missing One was thoroughly enjoyed by me, is up on our blog discussing her reading life! Find out her book obsession growing up!
My reading life
Ok, so here’s a list of classic books that I did not read as a child:- Wind in the Willows - Secret Garden - The Hobbit - Anne of Green Gables - Alice in wonderland - The Railway Children - Any of the Famous Five books…
I could go on….It wasn’t that I came from a home of non-readers. My parents are book lovers, and our house was stuffed with books. I didn’t read these books because I was mad about horses, and so from the age of about 6 to 14 I read nothing but Pony books. I can still recite the opening lines of my favourite, Rebel Pony.
My mother was a lexicographer (she wrote the Collins Robert English-French dictionary) and she would come back from book fairs with bags stuffed full of small, hardback pony books that she got for 20p each. I read and re-read those books. My mother sometimes put a different book on my bedside table, but I generally ignored it, and she never made me feel this was wrong. She never pressurized me that I ‘should’ be reading a certain kind of book. She simply enabled my love of pony books. As a result, I came to see all books as magical – feeding my imagination, my dreams, my passion.
I did move on from pony books as a teenager, to novels by Thomas Hardy, DH Lawrence, The Brontes. I didn’t find this a leap because I trusted books to let me in – I wasn’t intimidated by them, because I’d learned that books were my friends. Reading through childhood and adolescence opened up new chambers in my mind. It expanded my vocabulary, it taught me about the world, it introduced me to feelings and concepts I had not yet experienced. But above all, it made me a writer.
I wrote and illustrated my first ‘novella’ – you guessed it, a pony book! – when I was nine years old. My mother laminated it and I still have it. It felt entirely natural to me to write as well as to read. I never thought about it, or questioned it. The two activities seemed like part of the same whole.
I’ve now read those children’s classics out loud to my own three children, who have loved them, but I’ll always be grateful to the pony books of my childhood: they were the greatest gift.Learn more about Lucy’s books at www.lucyatkins.com Follow lucy on Twitter @lucyatkins. Or Facebook: Lucy Atkins Writer.
Find out more about The Other Child.
When Tess is sent to photograph Greg, a high profile paediatric heart surgeon, she sees something troubled in his face, and feels instantly drawn to him. Their relationship quickly deepens, but then Tess, single mother to nine-year-old Joe, falls pregnant, and Greg is offered the job of a lifetime back in his hometown of Boston. Before she knows it, Tess is married, and relocating to the States. But life in an affluent American suburb proves anything but straightforward.
Unsettling things keep happening in the large rented house. Joe is distressed, the next-door neighbours are in crisis, and Tess is sure that someone is watching her. Greg's work is all-consuming and, as the baby's birth looms, he grows more and more unreachable. Something is very wrong, Tess knows it, and then she makes a Jaw-dropping discovery...
Reviews: 'Truly unnerving. The neck-prickling suspense starts on the very first page, building and building until I wanted to get in the car and drive to Boston to rescue Tess and Joe myself. Atkins perfectly captures the vulnerability that comes with moving overseas, away from friends and support networks, and uses it expertly in this compelling novel. Not just one-more-page gripping but perceptive and beautifully written' Lucie Whitehouse, author of Before We Met.
'Taut, tense, and beautifully written. I held my breath between chapters and didn't sleep until I reached the end' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go.'Tense, involving and clever. I defy you not to get hooked' Jane Lythell, author of After the Storm. | <urn:uuid:cfddbada-7fb2-4df1-8a21-5493b0e3b5c4> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://chicklitpad.blogspot.com/2015/06/blog-tour-other-child-by-lucy-atkins.html | 2019-07-22T08:25:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.971823 | 953 |
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s album “Rest,” recorded at Electric Lady, has garnered Pitchfork’s coveted Best New Music accolade. From Pitchfork:
“Songs like these affirm life, even in the face of death. They transform personal suffering into public spectacle. Few things are more terrifying than exposing our bruises to others, knowing that they could misunderstand, or prey on our vulnerability. On Rest, Gainsbourg doesn’t just reveal her pain, but monumentalizes it, lays out a red carpet, and invites people to watch. Her refusal to be sequestered by grief is, quite literally, a death-defying feat.”
“Rest” is the fourth project recorded here this year to receive Pitchfork’s praises, along with ‘Melodrama’ by Lorde, ‘A Deeper Understanding’ by The War On Drugs, and ‘Crack-Up’ by Fleet Foxes. Read the rest of the Pitchfork review here. | <urn:uuid:daa995bd-f6a6-4d8b-8b90-afc1ef8414ba> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://electricladystudios.com/charlotte-gainsbourgs-rest-declared-best-new-music-pitchfork/ | 2019-07-22T07:46:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.933631 | 215 |
Ever feel like life can sweep in and pull your foundation out from under you?
That’s been my experience the last few days. There’s been shock and fear and grief and anger. Uncertainty, insecurity, and an achingly hurt under the grief and anger.
I’ve stumbled quite unexpectedly into a deep dive on the rollercoaster of life.
And I don’t like it.
As much as I am a free spirit, I do like having a few certainties in life. That’s not happening right now. (dammit.)
So, what’s a gal to do?
Well, after a couple days of allowing myself to experience and process the tumultuous emotions, I plugged back in.
I plugged back into the feelings I want to live my life by. Unrestricted joy. Freedom. Love. Connection. Trust.
Over and over, I’m asking myself.
Does this feel like freedom?
Does this feel like joy?
Does this feel like love?
Then if it doesn’t, how can I reconnect to that feeling?
The grief and fear and anger and hurt still come up. And I get to ask again,
Does this feel like freedom, joy, love, connection, trust?
Shifting my focus again and again and again.
It’s not easy. Not at all.
But it feels better. And I like feeling better, don’t you?
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Over the past year, environmentalists have called for keeping significant stores of the world’s remaining fossil fuel stores in the ground in order to curb climate change — a call that’s backed up by science. Now, a new bill aims to do just that.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, introduced a bill in November 2015 that would bar new leases on coal, gas, oil, and tar sands extraction on public lands in the U.S. The bill, titled the Keep it in the Ground Act, would also prohibit offshore drilling in the Arctic and the Atlantic Ocean and prohibit the renewal of leases that haven’t yet produced fossil fuels.
Landmark Climate Bill Would End New Fossil Fuel Leases on federal Lands, The Center for Biological Diversity, 11/5/15
Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) announced landmark climate legislation today to end new federal fossil fuel leasing on public lands and oceans, and cancel existing offshore federal oil and gas leases in the Arctic.
Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2016 contender, are launching a long-shot effort to block the federal government from issuing fossil fuel extraction leases on public land. Read more on TheHill.com.
KEEP IT IN THE GROUND: Published on Nov 4, 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. Patrick Leahy introduced legislation today to help accelerate the transition to clean energy by ending all new federal leases for oil, gas or coal extraction on public lands and waters.
Posted Apr. 22, 2015, Adam Russell
In honor of Earth Day on April 22, 2015, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to stop taxpayer-funded giveaways to oil, gas and coal companies. Targeting a range of subsidies for repeal — including tax breaks, loan guarantees, and government-sponsored R&D — the bill would save taxpayers over $135 billion over ten years. See more at: http://www.foe.org/news/ | <urn:uuid:b7e4d311-86c0-4f29-9d29-1d9be3cd2c1a> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://environmentalistsforbernie.org/issues/fossil-fuels-policy/ | 2019-07-22T08:32:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.910429 | 477 |
The History of BDCs: Part 1
Business development companies (BDCs) are publicly registered investment companies that finance small and mid-sized businesses. The purpose of the BDC, like any investment company, is to invest its shareholders’ money in order to turn generate income and turn a profit. But while venture capital and private equity funds are open to only a few wealthy investors, BDCs allow anyone to purchase a share on the open market. The result is a structure where many individuals are able to pool their money together in order to invest in private American companies.
Where did investment companies come from?
By the 1930s, the United States Congress needed to pass some bills in order to respond to the stock market crash of 1929. It passed the Securities Act of 1933 and the Security Exchange Act of 1934 to regulate the securities industry and then passed the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide some much needed regulation to investment companies.
Investment companies were still fairly new by the time the 1940 act was passed. The act required these companies to disclose financial information, thereby protecting the public interest from these new investment opportunities while instilling confidence in investors. The 1940 act was critical to the massive burst in popularity and growth that followed.
The dawn of the BDC
As part of its regulatory structure, the 1940 act limited the number of people that could mutually own funds in private equity and venture capital firms. By the 1970s, these companies convinced Congress that this limitation was drying up the amount of money going to small, growing businesses.
As a result, Congress passed the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980, an act which amended the Investment Company Act of 1940. The idea was to increase the amount of public money that would be invested in small, growing businesses. The 1980 act did just that — it lessened some of the restrictions of the 1940 act by adding a new category of investment company called the BDC. These BDCs, unlike private equity and venture capital firms, would allow anyone to purchase a share on the open market.
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Ranked #1 Welterweight in the World by BoxRec
Professional Record: 18-1-1 (12 KO’s)
Belts: WBO World Welterweight Title
Date of Birth: Feburyary 4, 1988
Residences: Acacia Ridge, Queensland, Australia
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nicknamed The Hornet, Jeffrey Horn Jr., completed in the 2012 Olympics representing Australia. Horn started boxing as a means to defend himself from intense bullying in his youth. He then went to college and became a physical education teacher. After the Olympics, he went pro in March 2013, and rose quickly through the ranks in the last five years. Horn was unbeaten in 17 professional fights, the first blemish on his record is a draw from his fourth fight against Melburnian Rivan Cesaire, and the second is a loss from the very tough Terence Crawford. Horn is known by many for his win against Manny Pacquiao in July 2017, which he won by UD. | <urn:uuid:d4564d48-5fef-4e08-bec7-86f3ec628420> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://teameverlast.everlast.com/jeff-horn/ | 2019-07-22T08:58:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.980631 | 209 |
I am from clothespins,
from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride
I am from the dirt under the back porch.
it tasted like beets.)
I am from the forsythia bush,
the dutch elm
whose long gone limbs I remember
as if they were my own.
-"Where I'm from" by George Ella Lyon
The snippet from the above poem by George Ella Lyon inspired my own
version, below. . .
the land of elephants and cow dung
of human flesh and stench,
pressing against each other in a crowded railway compartment.
From the land of saffron and curry
and Bikram yoga and high-rises,
and chai served in tea-stained glasses
by underage boys' toiling in sweat shops
when they should have been poring over school text books.
Recently, I'm from
the land of high-tech and flash Internet millionaires,
jostling for space with raggedy beggars on crowded sidewalks
and bare-chested men of God chanting "Hari Om" under their breath
as they move stealthily through the crowds.
From the land of Mehendi and Bollywood,
of convent-educated girls and boys,
beginning their lives with an arranged marriage
that works surprisingly well for some, and not so good for others.
From the blood-streaked streets of Kashmir and the constant fight
over what territory on the map belongs to whom,
from the land of the Hindus, the Muslims and the Sikhs,
each taking their turn to slit the other's throat
in the age-old battle of "divide and conquer"
taught to us by those clever Englishmen.
From the land of one billion people,
some so famous;
they will have their own notation in the Guinness Book of
Others, whose lives mattered so little, they were smothered at birth,
their only crime that they were born a girl. | <urn:uuid:ea4d87a4-c596-485d-98ae-6820cbbd310e> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://www.anoopjudge.com/blog/im-from | 2019-07-22T08:46:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.941367 | 421 |
There is absolutely no doubt that we are witnessing the dismantling of freedom in Russia. The Russian Opposition parties in their parliament are calling for support and warning Putin’s cronies that they will call for a ‘freezing of Russian Assets in the West if the said Government does not stop the repression of dissent.
Make no mistake; if the current trend continues in Russia, we are witnessing a return to the bad old days, when freedom was but a word in the dictionary. Maybe the new Tsar will even expunge that word. Has everything that happened since the fall of the Soviet Union been in vain? Are we seeing the rise of a new despot? Yes, we see the odd news report of dissenting protesters, but the vast majority of Russian people either don’t care (sounds a bit like the situation in the USA, where many don’t even bother to vote) or are too scared to vent their real feelings.
Perhaps the struggle to put bread on the table takes all their energy. After all, despite the fact that there is a large middle class in the new Russia, there are still many who have not been able to claim a stake on the new Russia.
The events in modern Russia serve as a warning to all who love freedom, that it is not to be taken for granted, even here in New Zealand. | <urn:uuid:7f8f0849-83b6-4dcf-8966-570cd13eea44> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://www.authorneilcoleman.com/2012/10/we-should-heed-words-of-russian.html | 2019-07-22T08:47:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.954248 | 277 |
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Massage Therapy is a powerful form of communication between two people which uses no words. I have been blessed with this most rewarding career. SM
Trained in Russian Medical & PreNatal Massage in Fayetteville, NC
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Owner of Breathe Massage Therapy
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Customer Support Organizer Pro: simple database management system that helps you to organize, track, and manage your customer support activities.
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The video streaming industry has continued to maintain steady growth, which has been predicted to last for the foreseeable future. One platform that is seemingly putting the major stakeholders in the industry – the consumers, first, is StreamFlixPro. The movie streaming platform is designed to allow anyone and everyone to select from the thousands of movies available and watch all without paying a dime.
The global video streaming market size was valued at USD 36.64 billion in 2018. However, with the continuous influx of several service providers and other such businesses, analysts have predicted the global video streaming market size to reach over USD124 billion by 2025. While this, on one hand, sounds great particularly for businesses operating in the industry, consumers might not be getting the best from the expansion. This claim is substantiated with the current happenings in the industry with many online streaming platforms not particularly satisfying the needs of consumers. StreamFlixPro is, however, changing this narrative with its easy to navigate and user-friendly platform that allows people to watch their favorite movies in high definition free.
The website provides all genres of movies including comedy, fantasy, drama, horror, and animation. This ensures that the diverse needs of movie lovers across the globe are met. Unlike many other video streaming sites, users can sign up in confidence not having to worry about the legality of their actions. Users are also guaranteed uninterrupted entertainment as they will not be disturbed by ads, which often mar the fun and convenience of watching movies online.
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La vie sauvage
15 minuts de Laure Bourdon Zarader. França
SINOPSI Arnaud and Nora had a well-ordered schedule for a perfect weekend: a tour in a wildlife park, pictures with animals, sex, nap and dinner. But, the stifling heat, the lack of animals and Nora’s libido will ruin Arnaud’s methodical planning.
No me extrañarás
13 minuts d' Omar Alcalá. Mèxic
SINOPSI Sarah, a woman of 70 years lives in a modest house along with Silvia, her only daughter, who suffers from the disease of early Alzheimer. Sarah has taken care of her daughter since she was diagnosed with the disease, but the disease has progressed...
8 minuts de Juan Carlos Rivera. Mèxic
SINOPSI Pipe and Güero, are two friends who use their skills to steal wallets in the market of the city, one day to fail in a robbery of a Christian pastor, are forced to go to a church to ask for forgiveness for their sins and in this way Avoid going to jail.
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SINOPSI Going Beyond explores the rising issue of child custody deprivation and the psychological effects it can have on both child and deprived parent. It represents the life story of a father who has been denied the by his estranged wife the privilege of...
The New Mad Hatter Story
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SINOPSI What if the famous Mad Hatter from (Alice in Wonderlands) suddenly found himself in a house of a local area in Egypt, involved with a man called (Hossam Al Omda) who will use him badly under his authority in his house that will turn to be like a prison.
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It’s sad really that we have to be so blunt and sarcastic about it. As the owner of this site I’ve become fed up with long disclaimers which state the obvious, mainly for stupid people. We have no paternalistic responsibility for anybody out there. It is expected that people who visit and learn from this site are all adults of sound disposing mind, and we couldn’t cater for the mentally impaired, disabled or immature.
Financial trading of any kind involves substantial risk of losing money. This site promotes risk-free training on demo accounts. Therefore anybody who decides to throw real money at trading and loses, is totally on their own and responsible for their own actions and losses. That’s it. Could we be any more blunt about it? We don’t think so. | <urn:uuid:96d25d63-dc2c-4263-995d-cc0e02c50023> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://www.newtrader.club/syp/ | 2019-07-22T08:40:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.971866 | 230 |
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Don’t forget that speed is not the only quality you need to look for when choosing an internet connection for your internet café. Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode is a free service offered by AIB in partnership with Visa and MasterCard to give AIB credit and debit cardholders additional security and peace of mind when shopping online. Social media Web sites could be good for a business by linking together groups and other businesses to share information. This was indeed the case with the cosmopolitan but quiet Burgemeester Meineszlaan in Rotterdam’s west side where residents succeeded in shutting down Berkane, a Moroccan internet café. For example, Best Buy , the largest retailer of electronics in the U.S. in August 2014 reported its tenth consecutive quarterly dip in sales, citing an increasing shift by consumers to online shopping. Firstly, the city doesn’t have and never really had any classic” internet cafés.
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Chelsea are set to overhaul their squad in the summer transfer window after a disastrous season that saw them finish 10th in the English Premier League.
The Italian manager, who has been widely reported to be the front runner for the Chelsea manager's job next season, is set to have one final and decisive meeting with Blues owner Roman Abramovich next week in Monte Carlo.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has reportedly told the squad that their next manager will be former Juventus manager and current Italian national coach Antonio Conte.
In news that is sure to excite Chelsea FC fans, reports in Spain suggested on Monday that Diego Simeone has made the decision to leave current employers Atlético Madrid this summer and make the move to Stamford Bridge.
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Why Viewable Impressions Are Critical for Your Bottom Line
Jan 17, 2018
Digital advertising has a quality that serves it simultaneously as a source of major potential and a major vulnerability: measurability. Measurability is one of the most important elements of a marketing campaign. The more data you’re able to measure, the better you’ll understand the nature and effects of your campaign, and the higher ROI (return on investment) you’ll eventually see.
By all accounts, digital advertising should be easier to measure than traditional forms of advertising, like TV or magazine ads. As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, we’re able to draw on more user data and serve ads in more elegant, reliable ways—yet until recently, there’s still been a major hurdle to measuring video ad effectiveness accurately.
What Are Viewable Impressions?
“Viewable impressions” serve as a distinction from the previous metric used to measure video ad effectiveness: “served impressions.” Served impressions are direct measures of how many times an advertisement was transmitted to a receiving user device. Similar but distinct, viewable impressions are measures of how many times an ad was capable of being seen by a user. For example, there are cases where an ad would count as a served impression, but not as a viewable impression, such as when a page fails to load, or when the content of an ad is not rendered properly.
This is an important distinction because much is predicated on the visibility of an ad. If you assume even 5 percent of all “served” ads are not considered “viewable,” this could result in heavily skewed data on ad performance, and worse, wasted money for the advertiser. In short, viewable impressions are a much more accurate and comprehensive measure, and accuracy is critical to maintaining a positive bottom line.
How Are Viewable Impressions Measured?
There are a few different standards of viewability. The main one to focus on is based on a set of simple parameters; to be counted as “viewable,” a display ad must have 50 percent of its pixels (or more) visible for at least one continuous second within the frame of a browser. For video ads, 50 percent of the pixels must be visible for at least two continuous seconds within the frame of a browser. This may not seem like a major threshold, but it can result in much more accurate ad viewing data.
What Affects Viewable Impressions
There are several independent factors that can affect whether an ad is considered viewable. Currently, the average viewability of an ad on an online source other than YouTube is a measly 54 percent on desktop devices. On YouTube, that rate is 91 percent.
Mobile devices, however, offer significantly higher visibility. The jump for YouTube isn’t much—growth from 91 to 94 percent—but desktop device video ad visibility leaps from 54 percent to 83 percent on mobile devices. Considering the majority of all web traffic now comes from mobile devices, this is good news for video advertisers.
Other factors that can influence viewable impressions include:
- Ads not being on-screen. This can happen when a tab was loaded in the background, but never viewed, or otherwise when the ad is never on the screen in front of the user.
- Ads “wandered.” In some cases, the ad loads properly, but a user clicks away or scrolls off-screen before the two-second threshold for viewable impressions is reached. This happens in fewer than 24 percent of all cases.
- Player size. Without a doubt, the larger the video player involved, the higher the viewability rate will be. This is because users have a much lower tendency to click away from or scroll off-screen from larger players.
- Page position. This may be an obvious one, but it’s still important to consider. Generally, your ads will be more viewable if they player is featured toward the top of the screen, and in the middle. The further you deviate from this position, the lower your viewability rate will be.
Optimizing for these factors will help you attain a higher viewability rate—though if you’re tracking viewability accurately, you may not have to pay for any served impressions that weren’t visible, mitigating your losses.
IAB’s Transaction Principles
IAB, a major video ad authority, has come up with a list of “transaction principles” related to ad visibility, which all advertisers and publishers should adhere to:
- Billing should be based on viewable impressions, not served impressions.
- Measured impressions should be held to a 70 percent viewability threshold, meaning 70 percent of all ads should be viewable.
- If the 70 percent viewability threshold is not met, publishers should provide additional viewable impressions until it is met.
- Cash is not a suitable substitute for supplementary viewable impressions, and these impressions should be delivered in a reasonable timeframe.
- Large-format ads (those exceeding 242,500 pixels) have a lower viewability threshold—only 30 percent of the pixels must be viewable for it to count.
- Buyers and sellers should only use MRC-accredited vendors.
- A buyer and seller should seek a single-measurement vendor before a transaction.
The goal is, obviously, 100 percent viewability, but this is not technically or commercially feasible right now. The IAB will put forth new transaction principles as it becomes more realistic.
The Bottom Line for Your Business
This article has offered a ton of information about viewable impressions and why they matter, but what practical takeaways can we surmise from this information?
First, stop thinking about your ads in terms of served impressions. You owe it to your campaign and your brand to seek viewable ad impressions—both in an effort to maximize the potential reach of your advertising, and to gather more accurate insights about your ad performance. Second, work with a vendor with a reliable system for measuring these metrics—you don’t want to be left with questionable data. Finally, learn more about the state of video ad viewability, and stay abreast of new developments as they roll out. Technology is always moving forward, and it pays to be on the cutting edge.Go back | <urn:uuid:4f6ff10c-e28c-4bfa-810b-cd8961584b07> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://adtelligent.com/things-about-viewable-impressions-you-might-not-have-realized/ | 2019-07-22T07:44:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.949983 | 1,319 |
ALBANY PATROONS RETURN TO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, DEFEAT RALEIGH 120-116
(ALBANY) – In a win-or-go-home championship match for both teams, the Albany Patroons return to the finals for the second consecutive season, as Shadell Millinghaus’ 33 points and 11 rebounds helped guide the Patroons to a 120-116 win over the Raleigh Firebirds.
Millinghaus’ 33 points came off of a pinpoint 18-for-18 free throw accuracy in 41 minutes of play. Darius Paul achieved a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Anthony Moe achieved his own double-double of 12 points and 10 boards.
Steven Cunningham (16), Joshua Cameron (16) and Jordan Robertson (14) also scored in double figures for Albany.
The Firebirds were led by an amazing rebounding effort from Demontez Loman, who pulled down 25 boards, including 11 offensive rebounds to keep Raleigh close throughout. Julian Harris put up a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Jaimee Jackson led Raleigh with 25 points.
Counting the postseason, Albany and Raleigh met five times, with each team winning on their respective home courts.
Albany now faces the Yakima Sun Kings for the TBL championship, in a rivalry that dates back to 1990, when both teams were in the Continental Basketball Association. Counting previous appearances in the CBA and NAPB, the Patroons and Sun Kings have faced each other in the postseason six times, with the Sun Kings holding a perfect 6-0 record against Albany, and winning their league championships in 2007 and in 2018.
This will be the Patroons’ sixth championship appearance, winning the CBA championships in 1984 and 1988, and reaching the CBA finals in 2007 and 2009, as well as the North American Premier Basketball League (currently TBL) in 2018. | <urn:uuid:c3b187e3-17f0-4843-8688-55638567529f> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://albanypatroonsbasketball.com/pats-return-to-championship/ | 2019-07-22T07:42:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.941386 | 401 |
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We are excited to announce the dates for our next vacation adventure! We’re going to Tahiti! July 4-16, 2015!
These dates offer several advantages:
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2. We get to celebrate two Independence Days: July 4 & July 14, Bastille Day, which is very widely celebrated in Tahiti.
3. There are good connections from both San Jose & San Francisco to LAX, where the Air Tahiti Nui non-stop leaves at 2315, so someone who wants to arrive early, can catch a flight on American from about 1700 – 2000 to LAX. American & Air Tahiti Nui are partners, so American Miles could be used for tickets or upgrades. The Air Tahiti Nui flights arrive in Tahiti around 0500 – 0600, so there’s time to clear customs & have a bite of breakfast before catching the puddle jumper flight to Raiatea (<1 hour) for a mid-morning arrival on Friday. We'll be boarding the boats mid-day on Saturday the 4th, so there's time to shop for provisions on both Friday & Saturday for those so inclined. 4. The group must all board on 7/4/15, but if any bare boaters want to extend beyond 7/16 they can & still have time to get home having only burned 10 days of vacation. 5. 12 days of charter provides ample time for leisurely exploring all 4 islands: Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora & Huahine. Last time we were there, we covered it in 10, but more is always better! 6. Judy & I have been there 3 times & are looking forward to going again, so it remains at the top of our favorite places to visit & should be on every sailor's bucket list. Tahiti is a bit more expensive than some other destinations, mostly because it's so spectacular & there's so much to see, that it shouldn't be attempted in a week. The air travel is also more expensive, but all-in-all, it's a much easier destination for those of us on the West Coast, as we board the non-stop, have a cocktail, go to sleep & wake up in Tahiti. Then it's a short island hop away. In the "for what it's worth" department, on my last flight to Paris, I took a Air Tahiti Nui non-stop from LAX to Paris & it was delightful — great service by beautiful Tahitian flight attendants (both female & male) & a comfortable wide-body airplane. By the way, we're offering a payment plan for those who wish to book a stateroom on the skippered Sunsail 444 cats. | <urn:uuid:34f37a3c-520d-4451-87e9-f7d558309460> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://boats.network/general/tahiti-2015/ | 2019-07-22T08:04:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.962266 | 599 |
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|Featured In||The Stormlight Archive|
”We are Iriali, and part of the Long Trail, of which this is the Fourth Land. … Eventually, all will be gathered back in—when the Seventh Land is attained—and we will once again become One.
Iri is a kingdom in northwestern Roshar. Prior to the Recreance, it was one of the Silver Kingdoms. People from Iri are called Iriali. Iri is ruled by three monarchs, currently two kings and a queen. The Iriali queen has authority over foreign policy.
Geography and Ecology
The largest city in Iri is Rall Elorim, City of Shadows, followed closely by Kasitor. Many people in Kasitor worship Cusicesh the Protector, a giant spren, as a deity. Iri also contains the city of Eila. Due to its northwestern position on Roshar, Iri is warmer than most other nations.
The Iriali are not native to Roshar. They believe that they are part of something they call the "Long Trail", of which they are currently in the Fourth Land; fans speculate that this means they have been to three planets before coming to Roshar. It is not known what those planets might be, or when they came to Roshar, though it is known that they migrated to Roshar from somewhere besides Ashyn, separately from the rest of humanity. They have had what most would consider to be inhuman ancestry in their past, depending on what is considered human.
The Iriali are ruled by a triumvirate of rulers. The gender of the ruler is apparently unimportant, though currently they are ruled by two kings and a queen. The Queen currently has responsibilities over foreign policy. The nation of Iri claims authority over their "sister nation" of Rira, but Rira disputes that claim.
The Iriali have metallic golden-blond hair that breeds true. Many Alethi consider a lock of the golden hair of the Iriali to be good luck. The Iriali are particular about chastity laws, and dislike public nudity. The men often wear only waist wraps on warmer days. The Iriali also paint their skin with colors and patterns. The Iriali tend to be less quarrelsome and prudish than the Vorin nations. They mostly have yellow eyes.
The Iriali worship a god they call "The One", thought to be a cameo of the Vorin Almighty. Their religion may involve fortunetelling with waves. A member of the Iriali court is the court tidereader. A spanreed meeting between the Iriali queen and Dalinar was moved up because of something seen in the waves.
Notable Citizens & Visitors
- Ym is an Iriali cobbler and incipient Surgebinder who is killed by Nale.
- Wyndle originally wants to form a bond with a distinguished Iriali matron, but the Ring chooses for him to bond Lift instead.
- Axies the Collector, an Aimian, visits Iri to look for spren.
- Rysn and her babsk, Vstim, visit Iri, and Rysn manages to offend the Iriali somehow.
- Words of Radiance interlude I-2 #
- Map of Roshar
- Map of Silver Kingdoms
- Oathbringer chapter 16 #
- The Way of Kings interlude I-5 #
- The Way of Kings chapter 16 #
- Arcanum Unbounded Chicago signing
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- JordanCon 2018
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- Skyward release party
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- The Way of Kings chapter 18 #
- Words of Radiance chapter 20 #
- Oathbringer chapter 19 #
- Words of Radiance interlude I-9 #
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Jump into a fight to the death with players from all over the world in Battle Royale! A multiplayer survival game filled with combat, stealth and strategy. Inspired by Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG).
Grab weapons and health that are scattered randomly around the map in our Battle Royal game. Avoid the circle of death as it closes in and restricts the play area.
Sharpen your tactical skills by hiding in bushes to surprise your opponents. Peak behind rocks and logs to avoid your opponents bullets.
Play with headphones for an added advantage over your adversaries, thanks to fully immersive 3D audio on footsteps and gunshots.
Players can sign up by phone number, Facebook or Google to track their game stats and earn their place on the global leaderboard.
Play from above with a fast paced third person shooter style. This PvP game will keep you up all night and make your thumbs hurt!
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Telemedicine – the practice of remotely diagnosing and treating patients through telecommunications – is revolutionizing the healthcare industry and eliminating burdensome costs and inconvenient appointments from customers’ lives in the process. When it comes to ocular telemedicine, this means allowing patients to visit the eye doctor just once every two years instead of every single time they need a refill or a lens replaced.
Optometrists aren’t medical doctors and rely on sales to keep their businesses open.
Phone apps, such as Opternative, which allows users to schedule a 25-minute “eye appointment” from their couch, and GlassesOn, which determines the refractive error of a patient’s eyes through the manipulation of light on a phone or computer screen, rival traditional eye exams – and prove to be just as effective.
This state-of-the-art technology is liberating consumers from visiting a doctor’s office for trivial matters, such as getting a prescription for eyeglasses or refilling contact lenses. Nevertheless, technological innovation walks hand-in-hand with market disruption, creating enemies of progress within big business and special interests.
What’s the Deal?
Unlike ophthalmologists, optometrists aren’t medical doctors and rely on sales to keep their businesses open. With the the introduction of ocular telemedicine, far fewer customers will physically be entering these establishments and purchasing overpriced contact lenses and eye glasses.
Two big players are leading a ceaseless lobbying campaign against ocular telemedicine, aided by politicians who cater to their special interests. Johnson & Johnson, a company which manufactures nearly 40 percent of the world’s contact lenses, and the American Optometric Association (AOA), which represents over 44,000 optometrists, often receive kickbacks on contact lenses sold within their offices.
Their PR blitz has nothing to do with safety concerns and everything to do with protectionism.
Both of these companies had meetings in the Capitol last week with “key House and Senate leaders,” to warn against the use of this technology. The AOA alone spends nearly $2 million per year lobbying lawmakers on the national level, primarily to block technological innovation and keep their profit margins high.
Johnson & Johnson often cites health safety concerns to justify their beef with ocular telemedicine, stating that it can lead to certain ocular diseases going undetected. The company is ignoring the fact that even users of ocular telemedicine still need to see an eyecare professional once every 1 to 2 years, which even the AOA admits is all that is necessary for healthy adults. The difference is that consumers no longer have to go into an eyecare professional’s office every single time they need a lens refill.
And besides: if J&J is so concerned about “eye safety,” then why does the company often sell its contact lenses in vending machines in other countries? Below is just one example I found in a Berlin airport.
The truth of the matter is that their PR blitz has nothing to do with safety concerns and everything to do with protectionism.
Bills designed to kill telemedicine in its infancy are already appearing across the country. In South Carolina, former Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed just such a bill, stating, “it uses health practice mandates to stifle competition for the benefit of a single industry.”
Similarly, in New Mexico, Reps. Deborah Armstrong and Sheryl Williams-Stapleton sponsored HB 364, which would impose jail time on physicians who utilize consumer-based technology. Other bills have appeared in the forms of HB 1331 in Indiana, and most recently, HB 6012 by Rep. Kevin Ryan in Connecticut, a bill which passed the House on May 11th, but has yet to be voted on by the Senate.
Big business is actively attempting to suppress technologies that should be embraced with open arms.
Luckily, some representatives are listening to the voice of the people, and crony capitalism is losing the fight. In Nevada, Assemblywoman Jill Tolles, the sponsor of anti-telemedicine State Bill 129, pulled her own bill from consideration after listening to the will of her constituents. And according to reports, it has been recommended that Rhode Island’s bill, HB 5674, which would effectively ban ocular telemedicine, should be held for further study.
Proponents of the bill, who argue that the apps cannot equate to an in-person examination, claim that ocular telemedicine is inadequate and dangerous, without providing adequate evidence.
Ocular telemedicine is shattering the status quo, and improving the lives of consumers everywhere. Similar to the taxi drivers who oppose revolutionary technologies like Uber and Lyft solely on the basis of protecting their livelihoods, big business is actively attempting to suppress technologies that should be embraced with open arms. | <urn:uuid:dc4f51ac-816a-42f5-b741-8215d54d2b00> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://fee.org/articles/vision-care-theres-an-app-for-that/?utm_source=zapier&utm_medium=facebook | 2019-07-22T08:06:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.949514 | 1,010 |
Japan International Boat Show 2015
Yamaha powered boats, personal watercraft, and outboard motors on display at the Japan International Boat Show, 2015
- Yokohama, Japan
- March 5-8, 2015
The Japan International Boat Show is the Japan's premier marine industry event. In addition to showcasing the latest products on offer by the exhibitors, the show aims to introduce the excitement of marine leisure activities to visitors. Yamaha Motor will be displaying many of its marine products, including boats, personal watercraft, and outboard motors etc. | <urn:uuid:f64d327e-0b83-4d91-9883-5a28b263815a> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://global.yamaha-motor.com/showroom/event/2015-yokohama-boatshow/index.html | 2019-07-22T08:22:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.897747 | 112 |
As a dangerous drugs lawyer Memphis TN comes to with their questions about dangerous drugs, I often hear people ask, “How?” How did a drug make it to the market when it’s so incredibly dangerous? Some of these medications can be lethal: they cause stroke, cancer, or kidney failure. And tragically many people have no idea until it’s too late. They trust their doctors and assume the best.
Here are some of the most common reasons I’ve seen for how dangerous drugs make it on the market:
1) The pharmaceutical companies mislead the FDA and the public.
Unfortunately, this happens a lot more often than people realize. Some pharmaceutical companies know the risks before they ever market the drug. We see this time and again when we pursue cases against them. It comes out through the discovery process that executives and researchers knew the dangers and purposefully chose not to tell anyone. The company might have internal memos that show they decided their insurance would just cover the many deaths that might come at the expense of the drug. They include the deaths in their budget like a piece of equipment. Or sometimes they have a paper trail revealing how they fudged the numbers in their own research.
2) The FDA and drug companies are in too big a rush.
Every new drug has the opportunity to make a lot of money, and the drug companies want to get a return on their investment as quickly as possible. It’s extremely expensive to develop new drugs. So they lobby the FDA to push through approvals as quickly as possible. The FDA is often underfunded, understaffed, and thus unable to check the drug company’s work and investigate fully. They allow drugs through that should never be deemed safe, because they know people want the option of the exciting new drug for their ailment. That’s why this rush job happens more often with drugs that treat really popular, marketable problems like weight loss and birth control.
3) Doctors fall for bad industry practices.
Your doctor might recommend a new drug because it’s a great option for you – but they also might recommend it because the drug companies promised them a cruise or because a beautiful sales rep offered to take them out for a steak dinner. Drug companies reward doctors for meeting sales quotas, so before you ever take a new drug, it’s worth asking what the doctor might be getting paid to sell it to you.
Some medical professionals know better. They say to wait a few years before trying a new drug, because the approval process can be so messed up. But they’re often the exception more than the rule. Sadly, that means consumers have to be on guard and educate themselves about the potential for dangerous drugs.
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How to Disable a Chapman Car Alarmby Tonya Cunningham
Chapman car alarms are among the most common alarms found in newer cars of many different models. When something goes wrong with a Chapman alarm in any type of vehicle, your initial response may be to take it to the dealer for repair. However, when this is not a practical solution or when the disturbance the alarm is causing is not one that can wait, it is possible to disable the alarm yourself.
Find your Chapman car alarm. The alarm unit is located in different places, depending on the make and model of your vehicle, but it is most commonly found beneath the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle. The alarm is a square box, usually about four inches in diameter, and has the name "Chapman" written on its side.
Check to see if there are wires attached to the Chapman box by a small clamp-like ending. If there are wires, simply disconnect the clamps in order to disable the alarm. If there are no wires, if you have to disable the alarm wherever the siren is located.
Open the hood and look behind the driver's side of the engine. You should see a metal object that also has "Chapman" on it, with wires extending from the end. This is the alarm's siren. Disconnect the wires on the siren so that the alarm unit cannot activate the siren. The Chapman alarm has now been disabled. | <urn:uuid:d4dc453f-fc4d-4fef-8f58-1977e28f7280> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://itstillruns.com/disable-chapman-car-alarm-7602194.html | 2019-07-22T08:45:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.944125 | 298 |
|Location||Princeton, New Jersey|
|Date Posted||August 14, 2018|
We are seeking a focused and detail-oriented individual to assist with metadata gathering, scanning, file manipulation, and data input for a project that is digitizing our collection of epigraphic squeezes from the ancient Mediterranean. This project aims to make these resources available to the broader scholarly community through open access.
A successful applicant will be sufficiently competent in ancient Greek to read the text of the epigraphic squeezes, and in Latin to read major publications such as Inscriptiones Graecae; additionally, they will be familiar with digitization and imaging procedures, comfortable with manipulating images in Adobe Photoshop, and familiar with the file structure of Microsoft Windows. THIS IS A ONE YEAR, PART TIME POSITION (15 - 20 HOURS PER WEEK).
The Institute for Advanced Study is an equal opportunity institution encouraging a diverse pool of applicants. We believe in the inherent value of diversity and equal opportunity, recognizing that a truly diverse workforce will bring a wider array of perspectives, as well as more innovative and effective solutions, to the organization. As a community dedicated to intellectual inquiry, we are resolutely committed to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Interested individuals should apply to the position at: ias.synchr-recruit.com/job/80604/squeeze-digitization-project-associate , or mail to Human Resources, Institute for Advanced Study, 1 Einstein Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540 | <urn:uuid:ae893f65-9803-4c7d-a18b-99cf457dc42d> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://jobs.diglib.org/job/squeeze-digitization-project-associate/?goto-job=551 | 2019-07-22T08:55:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.853839 | 311 |
svn commit: r187580 - head/tools/sched
M. Warner Losh
imp at bsdimp.com
Mon Jan 26 10:01:15 PST 2009
In message: <20090126174908.GF87007 at dragon.NUXI.org>
"David O'Brien" <obrien at FreeBSD.org> writes:
: On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:27:49AM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote:
: > In message: <20090126083518.GB87007 at dragon.NUXI.org>
: > "David O'Brien" <obrien at FreeBSD.org> writes:
: > : On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:41:14AM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote:
: > : > In message: <200901220621.n0M6LU5v002745 at svn.freebsd.org>
: > : > Jeff Roberson <jeff at FreeBSD.org> writes:
: > : > : Log:
: > : > : - Update my copyright.
: > : > : +# Copyright (c) 2002-2003, 2009, Jeffrey Roberson <jeff at freebsd.org>
: > : >
: > : > Stylistically, this should be 2002-2009. We don't need to list each
: > : > and every year, so the project's policy is to list the earliest and
: > : > the latest year.
: > :
: > : There is debate on this. GCC/Bintuils/GDB require years to be
: > : specifically listed in which changes occur. Generally this means
: > : discrete years, but I believe "2002-2003, 2009" maybe accepted also.
: > : The listed years should not imply changes happened in years there was no
: > : change, which 2002-2009 would imply.
: > : This is also what the lawyers at work require.
: > Right. But this is the FreeBSD project, and we, as a project, have
: > determined that ranges are sufficient. There's no debate within the
: > project about policy. Of course, other projects do other things.
: Right, but for The FreeBSD Project are ranges sufficient or necessary?
: You didn't seem happy with Jeff's text, so it almost sounds like you're
: saying its necessary.
Read what I said. The preferred style is 2002-2009, and that's the
strong recommendation for people to follow unless there's a compelling
reason to differ.
Some of the "edge" cases have been listed in this thread:
(1) Work that's done to the same file, both on your own, and for
clients who own the work.
(2) Interaction with external projects.
(3) Strong developer preference for listing years.
Listing the years provides extra data, but doesn't give any extra
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I was on vacation in the coastal town of Ҫeșme in the westernmost region of Turkey. It is a pleasant town, cooled by the breeze from the Aegean, rich in history and hospitality, and in my mind connected to the sweet taste of sugared, apple tea and newly harvested melons.
One day I went to the city of Izmir, probably better known in Western classical literature as Smyrna. However, the difference between the beachside Ҫeșme with the sound of water ever-present and hustle and bustle of the third largest city in Turkey was astounding. Where Ҫeșme was blue skies, blue water, and the gentle breeze, Izmir was stone, blinding white in the sun and the dust of a metropolis. I could feel the dry heat in the back of my mouth and sought shade in the narrow straits and alleys, lined with shops. There were so many people, meandering through the streets; it was claustrophobic and exotic at the same time. At last, I found the bazaar, built in sandstone, away from the blasting heat.
Around the outer walls were tiny shops, fitted in between stone arches. The storefronts were dark wood and glass. These shops seemed to be from another time. I could easily see them 150 years ago; the customers wearing fez and flowing garments, their feet in shoes with pointed toes. Perhaps the sound of prayer could be heard from the nearby minaret, while men smoked long pipes and shared news.
There was an intimacy about the shops, closed off as they were, as if they were only for the initiated. Despite myself, I ventured into a shop, where I could see volumes of antique books through the window. An ebony-haired woman, reading behind the counter greeted me and immediately offered me sweetened apple tea in an hour-shaped glass. The language-barrier between us was a deep ravine and the only bridge a raggedy one of board and rope, swinging as we both gestured to each other. All the books in the shop were in Turkish, but under the glass of the counter, she had these amazing bookmarks, made from ox bone and hand-painted with exquisite motives that now remind me of Turkey.
I rarely use the bookmark, because it is quite thick, but I love it. It is a piece of art, a piece of Turkey, and – to me – a breath of a cultural history that in some ways as the exact same as mine and in other ways completely different. | <urn:uuid:480c3b47-dadb-4ef7-be26-3037445c7da1> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://louiseshomelibrary.com/2015/02/05/a-piece-of-turkey/ | 2019-07-22T07:31:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.986089 | 535 |
Meet Russian Girls for Relationship
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Dating recommendations for individuals that wish to day Russian women
You might be actually a little bit of stressed when you begin dating a Russian gal. You perhaps understand little bit of or even nothing at all regarding what females coming from this component of the planet think appertains etiquettes, or even what it implies to become a men. You might experience relatively unclear dating somebody that is actually coming from an entirely various nationality. If that holds true, there is actually no necessity to stress. Below are actually a couple of suggestions to dating Russian ladies effectively.
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Resolve her through her title
While talking along with your Russian woman online, it is actually most effectively to resolve her through her label the majority of the moment. Lovely girls coming from Russia appreciate being actually attended to along with their nearby or even indigenous titles. In Russian, folks commemorate their birthday celebrations and also their name-days. Learn your gal’& rsquo; s title time, as well as amaze her through delivering blossoms as well as various other presents to her about that time. This is actually an exceptional method to excite your potential Russian wife.
Discover her passions as well as enthusiasms
When pleasing your Russian female, make an effort to learn more about her enthusiasms and also enthusiasms. You may accomplish this through taking notice of her profile page on the going out with web site. Discovering the passions and also interests you discuss as a married couple is going to aid you take your connection to the following amount. You may likewise consult with her regarding her childhood years, her obstacles, her motivations as well as her prepare for the future.
Be sure your residence is actually neat as well as tidy
If you organize to occupy a Russian gal in your home, see to it that your house is actually clean as well as pleasant. Possessing a well-maintained and also cool property will certainly assist create a really good impression on your Russian female. Perform certainly not overlook that your property claims a whole lot concerning your individual. You may create your house a lot more welcoming through participating in some smooth popular music and also lighting up a couple of candle lights.
The important point to keep in mind when courting a Russian girl is actually that Russian gals take courting extremely truly, unlike in the west where very most females relate to courting as an amusement. A Russian female viewpoints going out with as the only means to discover an excellent relationship companion and also certainly not as a no strands fastened (informal) partnership. As a result, if you are actually preparing to date a Russian female, carry her to your nation and after that utilize her as your play factor, you might wish to possess a rethink.
Online Personals –– Tips to guard your own self coming from fraudsters
Dating Russian women online may be a wonderful adventure along with a remarkably pleased result. Having said that, it may likewise end up being a full calamity specifically if you drop victim to on the web dating similar criminal offenses. Whether you’& rsquo; re brand new to the planet of on-line dating or need to have a refresher course for much better idea right into finest online dating methods, the complying with suggestions will definitely be actually useful:
Recommendation # 1: Decide on a trustworthy online dating internet site
The initial thing you need to have to accomplish is actually determine a great Russian dating website to develop your account as well as start your hunt. There are actually great deals of internet sites that use dozens Russian songs all set for dating. After producing your account, examine the web site functions as well as offerings utilizing a free of cost path subscription. Improve your registration if you experience the web site corrects for you.
Suggestion # 2: Defend your economic and also individual relevant information
When dating Russian females online, you ought to never ever divulge your monetary or even private relevant information to the Russian girl. There are actually great deals of dating web sites that work with females to attract you and after that ask for cash coming from you.
Suggestion # 3: Never ever send out funds to a Russian Gal
If the Russian woman you are actually dating ask for amount of money for whatever cause, carry out certainly not deliver the cash to her. If she inquires you to send out loan for traveling expenditures, it is actually constantly well to acquire the sky ticket as well as deliver it to her using facsimile or even e-mail. In this manner, you will certainly steer clear of any sort of kind of fraud.
Recommendation # 4: Distrust very early affection admissions
If the Russian lady you are actually dating admits her passion for you during the course of your initial or even 2nd conference, you need to take care it might be actually a fraud.
Idea # 5: Possess frequent telephone call
Speaking along with your gal using on the web conversation merely is actually certainly not a great tip. It is actually better to call her through telephone or even possess normal vocal converses. This will definitely permit you to recognize your woman effectively in addition to recognize any sort of rip-off that might be actually arriving your means.
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Oh Dog! We’re down to THREE days until Christmas! I’m so excited I might pee on the carpet! Good thing it’s Saturday, huh Jen? woo woo!
Today’s letter to Santa comes from my best bud Loup, who hails to us from Canada and he (occasionally) blogs at Life According to Loup. He’s a real riot, so I know you’re gonna love his letter to Santa. But the question is…. will Santa? *gasps* For the record Santa, publishing them does not mean I endorse them!
How ya been this year? Hope there is lots of snow up at the North Pole. We have none right now in Ottawa, Ontario since it all melted away. Just lots of rain and that’s no fun for a snow dog like me. Sigh. Could you bring me some snow from the North Pole when you come if we don’t have any by Christmas? I bet that North Pole snow is magic snow. I’m sure of it.
Hope you’re not still sore at me for that time I helped pull the sleigh. The toys only got a tiny bit wet and muddy (Okay, they got soaked) when I dragged the sleigh through that mud puddle. No harm done. Let’s put the past behind us, shall we? Forgive and forget and all that. You’re a jolly old elf, right? *Grins and teeth ping*
Unlike those naughty cats. B.f. Thorneycroft and Gordon Drummond, I’ve been a really *COUGH* good doggie all year long so I’m hoping you will bring me all the gifts I want this year. You are going to give them coal, right? *looks hopeful*
Now for my gifts, first I’d like my own hot tub mud bath. You’re welcome to join me, too, of course. I’m not selfish like those cats, Big and Gordie. *rolls eyes* Of course I may need the deluxe extra large size tub if you’re going to join me, Santa. *Winks* Guess Mrs. Claus has been baking again, hasn’t she? Getting quite the tummy there!
Speaking of baking, does Mrs. C. have any cookies for my pal Rumpy T. Drummond and I? My pal, Rumpy, just loves cookies. You remember him, right? He lives in Florida which sure is a hot place for a Malamute to live. Don’t know how he does it. Phew! I get hot just imagining it. UGH!
Hey, do you think you could get me one of those little rooms like they have at Mark’s Work Warehouse where you can make it freezing cold and windy in summer time to try on heavy coats? I’d love one of those rooms for summer time as it can get mighty hot and humid around here.
Cathy has a paddling pool for me but only my front feet fit. It’s a joke really. *rolls eyes again* I know she does try, poor girl. We don’t have an in ground pool like some of my lucky doggie friends south of the border.
And finally, for my last present, I’d like a fresh toy delivered each day since I keep losing and destroying the ones I have. Can you arrange that? I don’t need anything fancy. Cathy gets me toys at the dollar store and not at the expensive doggy boutique where the chic dog owners shop. Hey, I’m okay with it, really. *Cheap Creep….grumbles under breath*
So I hope you will have a good night for flying, Santa, and that the reindeer don’t give you grief. That Rudolph is a saucy one, isn’t he? Must be that red nose of his. Better check he’s not flying under the influence. Thought I smelled candy cane brandy on his breath last time.
So have a great Christmas yourself, Santa! Hope you get a break after working so hard on Christmas night to bring joy to everyone.
All the best for the New Year and drop by sometime. My doghouse door is always open and I’d love to see you. Just don’t touch my dog dish while I’m eating. GRRRR!
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If you wish to purchase plastic bags, garbage bags, and disposable items like plates, cups, spoons, containers, straws and chopsticks, you can head on to Kong Wah, which is a stall located on the 1st floor of the Old Town wet market in Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya. The stall is located right above the section [...]
Fancy buying cute but affordable lights- with cartoon images like Doremon and Hello Kitty? This store is located in front of Carrefour hypermarket in Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur. It also sells mini fans. But if you do visit night markets or the pasar malam, you can also get similar items.
There are lots of items that the Malaysian night market or pasar malam have to offer. A lot of items are available at low prices and there are much varieties to choose from: Above are beautiful bows and ribbons- looked handmade and sold for price that you cannot get from a typical rented kiosk in [...]
Well, you need not spend a fortune when you just want to buy some mini tshirts. After all, the tshirts are used for daily casual wear, and sometimes as exercise attire. There are lots of cute tshirts that you can get from both the day and night markets for like about RM10 a piece. In [...]
Where else can we find fake eyelashes for RM3 a box… if it is not from the local pasar malam or night market. My friend bought it- I must ask her if the eyelashes are okay. Above, there are nail polish that comes in all shades and colors as well as face masks.
The night market and kiosks located in shopping complexes are quite to catch up with the latest trends. iPhone, Samsung, Android, iPad and Samsung tablet covers can be found when you visit night markets or kiosks located at shopping mall- like in Sungai Wang. The designs are more creative and affordable- you can choose to [...]
If you order fruits and flower hamper, it would likely cost you a few hundred ringgit. Ordering online is no doubt convenient but much more pricey as the online shop would need to factor in delivery charges, in case your area is not easily reachable via courier. I chanced upon the fruit and flower below [...]
From day markets, you not only can buy yourself fresh vegetables, fruits, foodstuff, but an array of interesting and inexpensive things can be found there as well: Like the purses above are sold for less than RM10 for one. You can never find that price from any rented booths, kiosks or stalls. I’ve bought a [...]
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As a semi-retired person the current economic environment has made it very hard to get any kind of return on my money and I would like to see interest rates begin to go up sometime soon. With interest rates at virtually zero, money market accounts and certificates of deposit are paying close to nothing at all.
During the coming week, the Federal Reserve as this article points out is going to announce plans to print more money (QE2) in a effort to boost the economy, create jobs, avoid deflation and thus keep interest rates low. How much more money the fed is going to print has yet to be determined.
The thing I found quite interesting about this article is the writers premise that he believes the “true purpose of QE2 is not to do what’s mentioned above, but to disquise the decreasing ability of the treasury to finance its debts because global demand for our debt is falling.”
Lets face it, we all know that sometime in the future (if not already) China is probably going to scale back their purchases of our debt and when that does happen as the author says “if the truth be known a real panic would ensue”.
One of the amendments added by independent Bernie Sanders from Vermont, to the Wall Street Reform Bill passed earlier this year, was to have the General Accounting Office audit the fed periodically, but the language was watered down and the audit now only applies to emergency spending by the fed.
So much for government transparency !
Friend and faithful blog reader Mike N. went to the Windy Cities last night and sent along this classic picture of The Best Damn Band In The Land performing a double Script Ohio at last night’s game. It’s always great to see TBDBITL do Script Ohio in Ohio Stadium; it’s even more of a treat to see the Band perform their signature piece on the road.
It would be interesting to see what the Buckeyes’ record is for Big Ten games when the Band is in attendance. I imagine it is pretty good — the Band always seem to give the football team a lift.
As we close in on Election Day, the professional punditry is talking a lot about President Obama. They are arguing about whether it was smart for him to appear on The Daily Show, where he was called “dude” and his administration was the butt of gibes by Jon Stewart. (Stewart’s reference to the President as “dude” made me laugh and think of Richard’s classic post, The Follies of Dudism.) They are speculating about whether he will “pivot” or “triangulate” or pull a Bill Clinton if the Republicans take over the House of Representatives. They are questioning whether the President has lost the communications war and failed to explain the many “accomplishments” of his Administration to the American people. John Kerry, for example, apparently thinks the American people are becoming a bunch of ignorant “know-nothings.”
Maureen Dowd’s column yesterday is along such lines. She is starting to question the President and wondering when he is going to show the political deftness and communications skills he was hailed for in 2008. You can see that some skepticism is beginning to creep in — she notes, for example, that the President will need to summon “political skills that he has not yet shown he has” — but she still speaks of the mysterious failure to convince the public of his “achievements.” She suggests that he hasn’t used his “charm” as effectively as he could have and didn’t realize he needed to “sell” his ideas or respond to attacks, all of which has caused people to rush into the arms of “disturbingly inferior pols.”
I don’t remember President Obama being shy about talking to us about why he believed that the “health care reform” legislation was great, or how the “stimulus” legislation would be an engine for job creation, or why we needed to bail out GM and Chrysler and shield them from the consequences of decades of crappy products and poor business decisions. I think there is a simpler explanation for the President’s current predicament: the American people do understand what he has done and don’t really consider most of it to be an “achievement.” And at some point, the punditry may come to recognize that, perhaps, President Obama is not quite the infinitely charming, brilliant, awesomely superior politician they still consider him to be. They may look at his actual political record and realize that no master politician would have managed to take a sweeping electoral victory, huge majorities in both Houses of Congress, and the legitimate good wishes of a large majority of the American people and in two short years fritter it away to the point where the President’s party is on the brink of absorbing an historic defeat at the polls.
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Ohio State avoided a trap game last night. They waxed the struggling Minnesota Golden Gophers, 52-10, in Minneapolis. The Buckeyes now get a week off to heal and prepare for the last three games of the regular season, against Penn State, Iowa, and Michigan.
The Buckeyes played well. They racked up more than 500 yards of total offense, and both the passing game and the running game were hitting on all cylinders (although Terrelle Pryor, who otherwise has an excellent game, no doubt wishes he could take back an ill-advised pass that was intercepted at the Minnesota goal line). Defensively the Buckeyes gave up a few long passes down the middle but otherwise held a pretty good Minnesota offense in check. The Buckeyes blew the game open by scoring 17 unanswered points in the second quarter, then added a special teams score and a defensive touchdown in the second half.
It’s hard to know what to make of last night’s game, because Minnesota clearly is not a very good team right now. The Buckeyes should be satisfied with their win and will look forward to a bye week to rest up and get ready for the final push. Currently Ohio State is one of four one-loss teams atop the Big Ten — Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Iowa are the others — and the tough, bad-weather games on tap for November will tell the tale in the battle for the conference championship.
Today the Purple Raider, the Yankees Fan, and Old Rosie and I went to watch an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup at the Otterbein College field in Westerville, one of the suburbs of Columbus. The mighty Mount Union Purple Raiders ultimately prevailed over the doughty Otterbein Cardinals, 28-10. It was a somewhat lackluster game, but a lot of fun to watch nevertheless.
The Otterbein Cardinals take the field
The OAC is Division III football. If you are used to Division I football of the Ohio State variety, as I am, Division III is something of a shock. The facilities are much smaller — Otterbein basically has a large structure on the home side of the field and small bleachers on the visitors side — but that just means that you can get closer to the field. The players are smaller, too, and slower, but blocking is blocking and tackling is tackling. You can still appreciate a well-run play when the running back is 5′ 8″ and 170, or a good solid hit when the defensive lineman is 5′ 11″ and 230 pounds. And because you are closer to the field in a much smaller environment, there is a chance that a well-timed bit of heckling could actually be heard by the coach.
The Otterbein band lets loose
We sat right in front of the Otterbein Band, and they added a lot to the game. The bandies lent spirited support to the Cardinals on the field, playing song snippets after just about every good Otterbein play and verbally harassing the refs and the Mount Union mascot, a large purple parrot with a sword. At the end of the third quarter the band broke into a fine rendition of Hey Baby (I Want to Know if You’ll Be My Girl), with most of the bandies singing along.
It cost $5 to get into the game, and $2 for a hot dog. It was worth every penny.
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When I woke up today I was very hungry. It was dark. I sat patiently in my crate. A long time later the old boring guy came down to feed me. He never gives me as much food as I want. Today was no different. Seriously, what is up with that? I am hungry!
I looked around the food room for more food but there wasn’t any. There usually isn’t. I always look, though. You never know.
Then we went outside for our walk. I was happy because it was cold for a change. The ground felt cool under my paws and the grass was cold against my snout.
I like cold weather better than hot weather. What do you expect? I’m covered with fur.
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Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. Their global portfolio includes medicines and vaccines as well as many of the world's best-known consumer health care products such as Advil, ChapStick, and Centrum.
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MCA vide its notification dated 29th March, 2019 notified Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019, in which after rule 38, Rule 38A has been inserted for Application for Goods and Services Tax Identification (GSTIN) Number, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) registration & Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) registration.
So to solve confusion on various queries in mind, I would like to present the solutions in this regard: -
Q. No. 1 What is the full form of e-AGILE?
Ans. e-AGILE stands for 'Application for Goods & Service Tax Identification Number, Insurance Corporation Registration plus Employees Provident Fund Organization'.
Q No. 2 Who all can apply for GSTIN through AGILE form?
Ans. Any user who intends to incorporate a company through SPICe eform having registered office address can now also apply for GSTIN/Establishment code as issued by EPFO through this eform. The application (SPICe) for incorporation of a company shall be accompanied by a linked e-form AGILE to obtain GSTIN/Establishment code along with other applicable forms.
This process will be applicable only for Companies incorporated by MCA through SPICe application. Other categories of applicants, viz. Tax Deductor, Tax Collector, Casual Taxable person, ISD, SEZ Registration, ISD registration, Factories intending to apply for EPFO code etc. shall follow the existing process of registration through their respective Common Portal for registration.
Ans. Yes. The application (SPICe) for incorporation of a company shall be accompanied by a linked e-form INC-35 (AGILE) with effect from 31st March 2019, as notified vide the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 29th March 2019.
Though, it is optional to apply for GSTIN/ Establishment code as issued by EPFO at the time of incorporating company, filing of INC-35 form along with SPICe form is mandatory.
Q No. 4 My registered office of business is in State 'X' but I want to obtain GSTIN for State 'Y'. Which state should I select in AGILE form?
Ans. The registered office of the proposed company as provided in the SPICe shall be the principal place of business for GST application. Select the same state and district in AGILE form (INC-35) in which the registered office of proposed company exists i.e. enter the same state and district as entered in SPICe form.
Q No. 5 Where can one find Ward/Circle/Sector No.?
Ans. Please refer your state website to know your Ward/Circle/Sector No..
Q No. 6 Where can one find Center Jurisdiction?
Q No. 7 I want to/do not want to Opt for Composition. How do I make sure my choice is exercised?
Ans. There is a checkbox to declare whether you wish to opt for Composition or not. Please make the appropriate choice.
Q No. 8 How many proposed Directors can I add in the AGILE form?
Ans. Details of proposed Directors to be entered in AGILE form would be based on the class, category or sub-category entered in SPICe eform. Number of Directors shall be 1 in case of OPC, 2 in case of private company, 3 in case of public limited company and 5 in case of Producer Company respectively.
Note: The details of such proposed Director entered in AGILE form should match the details as entered in the SPICe form for the same person.
Q No. 9 Is it mandatory to provide HSN/Service Classification Codes?
Ans. Yes. you are required to provide HSN code for Goods or Service Classification Code for service.
Q No. 10 Where can one find HSN Code for the supply of any of the products?
Ans. For HSN code: kindly refer to Central Board of Indirect Taxes website under GST Tab (www.cbic.gov.in) and choose appropriate HSN Code.
Q No. 11 Where can one find SAC Code for the supply of any of the services?
Q No. 12 Who shall sign the AGILE form?
Ans. Director. The director who has signed the SPICe eform should sign the AGILE form. Both SPICe form and AGILE form shall be signed by the same director.
Q No. 13 I do not have registered office of company at the time of submitting SPICe and other linked forms. Can I apply for GSTIN?
Ans. The registered office of the business entity provided in the SPICe will be the principal place of business for GST. GSTIN can be applied only if Address for correspondence is same as address of registered office of the company entered in SPICe form.
Q No. 14 I have submitted my AGILE form along with SPICe form successfully. When will I receive GSTIN?
Ans. Once the company is incorporated at MCA portal and COI and PAN has been successfully generated, required information will be forwarded to GSTN for processing of form. Once the data is successfully validated by GSTN, TRN and ARN would be generated and displayed on MCA Portal. In case of approval / Rejection, GSTN will send GSTIN / Rejected status on mobile number and email of Authorized Signatory.
Q No. 15 I have received TRN but received the email for validation errors. Where do I need to resubmit the corrected form?
Ans. In case of validation errors, GSTN will intimate the user to correct and resubmit the form. For this, you are requested to login through TRN at GST portal – www.gst.gov.in and submit the correct form.
Q. No. 16 From when the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 are applicable?
Ans. According to the notification the rules are applicable from the date of its publication in official gazette i.e. 29th March, 2019.
Q. No. 17 Does filing of e-form AGILE is mandatory?
Ans. As per the language of the rules every application of the registration of the company shall be accompanied by the e-form AGILE for taking registration under GST, EPFO and ESIC. However, taking all the numbers is not mandatory but the company have option to tick in only those boxes in which organization the Co. wants to get registered.
Along with this companies also have full option not to take registration in any of the authorities mentioned in the form.
Q. No. 18 How the e-form AGILE can be filed on MCA?
Ans. User is required to file application (SPICe) for incorporation of a company accompanying linked e-form AGILE along with e-form SPICe MOA (INC-33) and e-Form SPICe AOA (INC-34).
Q. No. 19 Can entities other than companies or individuals who wish to take GSTIN may apply through filling E-form AGILE?
Ans. Taking GSTIN through e-form AGILE will be applicable only for Companies incorporated by MCA through SPICe application. Other entities and categories of applicants (Tax Deductor, Tax Collector, Casual Taxable person, ISD, etc.) who intends to apply for GSTIN shall follow the existing process of registration through Common Portal for GST registration.
Q. No. 20 What is the fee payable for taking various registration under E-form AGILE?
Ans. No fee is prescribed for filling e-form AGILE.
Q. No. 21 What is the processing type of e-form AGILE?
Ans. The e-form will be processed on non-STP mode.
Q. No. 22 What is the benefit of e-form AGILE?
Ans. The applicability of this form will act as the single window clearance system and Incorporation of new companies along with taking registration under various other authorities will become easier and faster.
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Dr. Robert D. Schreiber is the director of the Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs, and a professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University School of Medicine.
Dr. Schreiber has been a pivotal figure in validating and advancing the theory of cancer immunosurveillance and immunoediting, the processes by which our immune systems monitor, control, and shape the development of cancer. Among his honors, Dr. Schreiber has received the 2001 William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology, the 2014 AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology, and the 2017 Balzan Prize. He has also been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His current work continues to characterize how various immune signaling pathways, as well as tumor mutations, influence anti-tumor immune responses.
In addition to his role as an associate director of CRI’s Scientific Advisory Council, Dr. Schreiber is the chairman of the CLIP Grant Review Committee and serves on the Postdoctoral Fellowship Review Committee. He is also the editor-in-chief of the CRI/AACR journal Cancer Immunology Research, and is a lead investigator in CRI’s partnership with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, which seeks to develop neoantigen-based personalized cancer vaccines.
Learn more about Dr. Schreiber’s incredible career
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The Dead Ox Trailblazers (formerly McCreary Ski & Outdoor Club) is made up of outdoor enthusiasts from the east side of the Riding Mountain National Park area. Some of us ski the trails in RMNP all week. We also have set tracks at our local golf course located just outside the park on the Agassiz road (follow the highway signs on #5 to Mount Agassiz). We welcome skiers to join us at the McCreary Golf & Country Club.
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Urgency Is What Fuels Prolific Artists
Here’s something I didn’t know: MLK died at 39.
Now, I don’t know about you, but since about 27 years old, anything in the 30’s is looking younger and younger. Which was why I was surprised to find how old Martin was. Since he’d already been dead for decades by the time I was born, I just lumped him in the “automatically old” category.
I figured he was at least in his late 40’s when he died.
Nope. 39. Still younger than “middle aged” in my opinion.
Over just a 15-year period, this guy led hundreds of boycotts, wrote books, gave hundreds (thousands?) of speeches, raised a family, won the Nobel Peace Prize….AND started the biggest change social movement in the history of America since, probably, the Civil War.
Speaking of prolific…what about Tupac?
Twenty years after his death, he’s still making music. What the hell is going on with that?
(Quick Wiki search: He’s produced 15 albums -- 10 of them posthumously. Whaaaaat?)
In fact, his last album, “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory” was written and recorded in three days. The album was produced and finished in four. Thus the whole “7 day” thing.
In a period of five years from 1992-1996 he created a dozen albums, eight feature films, dozens of commercials, music videos and even a book of poetry.
And this was before the Internet.
From the one interview:
“I’m coming at ’em 100% real. I ain’t compromising nothing. Anybody that talk about me got problems. You know what I’m saying? I’m coming at ’em straight up. Like a street person would. That’s how I’m coming at the whole world. And I’m being real about it. And I’ll grow with my music.”
I think it goes without saying: prolific.
What possessed people like MLK and Tupac to create so much work and have such an impact on the world in such a short time?
I think the answer is URGENCY.
They were in a state of “I could die today.”
They were in a state of “I can’t contain these ideas.”
Or perhaps, as Malcolm X said in regard to the need for Black Nationalism (I’m not trying to turn this into a civil rights piece, but this is a great example):
“A ‘do it now’ philosophy. A ‘do it yourself’ philosophy. A ‘it’s already too late’ philosophy.”
Creators don’t wait to be asked to create something. They create because there’s nothing else to do but create.
Creators don’t care if what they create doesn’t turn out beautifully. The true pleasure is in the process — even the frustrating aspects.
Creators can’t keep it in. Their need to create literally spills out of them.
Creation is URGENT.
Yes, passion and obsession are powerful tools to create more urgency. But I think fear of death is actually one reason why so many prolific creators also die young.
(Paging Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse in the “27 Club”)
Perhaps it’s not even fear, as much as it was an acute awareness that death was near. MLK pretty much knew he was going to die. He was pissing off too many people.
Tupac got shot five times, went to prison immediately after he got out of the hospital, and somehow survived. He wasn’t exactly the poster child for a long life, and he knew it. He even wrote a poem called “In The Event Of My Demise.”
With that type of knowledge, wouldn’t you work a lot harder, too?
Wouldn’t you immediately disregard anything that seemed frivolous or mundane in your life?
Wouldn’t you get a lot more serious about what you are creating for the world?
I know I would.
If you knew you had three years left, every morning you woke up would be the best day ever. Every single breakfast would be delicious. Every second spent with people you care about would be extra special.
But you probably don’t think you’re going to die anytime soon, do you? Which means that more than likely, this thing could drag out for another 80+ years.
(Damn, technology is getting too good.)
Every morning you wake up won’t be the best day ever. Sometimes you’ll hate your life and just want to sleep all day.
Every breakfast you eat won’t be delicious. Some days you’ll act like a spoiled brat and want to order food when you have plenty to eat at home.
Sometimes you’ll ignore the people you care about and hurt their feelings.
Because you have no urgency. Nothing pressing that needs to get done. Nothing inside of you that has to get out into the world.
Instead of diving into life and sucking the marrow out of it…you just sit back and wait.
You wait for things to happen for you. Or to you.
You wait for people or situations to change.
You wait for your food to get here.
Why rush? We can always watch it later on Netflix.
And because of that “I can do it later” mentality, we never actually create anything of value.
Or we create at such a slow rate that we never really get to the “good stuff.” We never get to true mastery.
What a shame…because that’s the part where it gets really fun!
Mastery is the when we can put our true selves into the art because we know all the “rules” and we thoroughly understand the basics of the skill we’re pursuing.
But think about the process of building any skill set.
Growth starts off slow, painful and frustrating. The beginning stages of any creative process always opens us up to the most embarrassment and potential for failure. This is a fragile period where the largest percentage of people quit.
(Just like 50 percent of med students decide they don’t really want to become doctors once they hit organic chemistry!)
From mastery, you can move to urgency and create more work.
From there, you become prolific.
If you have something to get out…get it out now. Don’t wait.
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What is “Minimum Value” Coverage?
An employer’s health care plan provides “minimum value” for purposes of the employer shared responsibility rules if the plan pays at least 60 percent of the total allowed cost of health care benefits provided to eligible plan participants.
Regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) define a plan’s minimum value percentage as: (1) the plan’s anticipated covered medical spending for “essential health benefits” for a standard population of participants, that is (2) determined in accordance with the plan’s cost-sharing structure, and (3) divided by the total anticipated costs of the essential health benefits provided to that standard population group.
When determining whether a plan provides minimum value, an employer may take into account any amounts it contributes to a participant’s health savings account (HSA). For example, if an employer’s HSA-eligible health plan has a $1,500 deductible, and the employer makes an annual $500 contribution to its employees’ HSAs, the plan will be treated as having a $1,000 deductible for purposes of determining minimum value. In addition, health reimbursement account (HRA) amounts may be taken into account when determining minimum value when they are first made available for the participant’s use, provided that they are used only for the participant’s cost-sharing, and not to pay insurance premiums. Finally, although wellness program incentives generally are not taken into account when determining whether a plan provides minimum value, costs for programs designed to reduce or prevent tobacco use may be included in the calculation.
Recognizing that it may be difficult for employers to calculate a health plan’s minimum value percentage, the DHHS regulations include several alternative approaches for determining whether the plan provides minimum value:
Minimum Value Calculator. The DHHS and the Department of Treasury have developed a “minimum value” calculator that allows an employer to enter certain information about the benefits offered by the plan, its covered services, and cost-sharing requirements. The calculator will use this information to calculate the plan’s minimum value percentage.
Design-Based Safe Harbors. The DHHS and the Department of Treasury are also developing designed-based safe harbors intended to give employers a simple method for determining whether a plan provides minimum value, but without the need to perform calculations. If the features of the employer’s plan (such as deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, cost-sharing limits, etc.) mirror those of one of the design-based safe harbors, then the employer’s plan will be deemed to provide “minimum value.”
Use of a Certified Actuary. If a plan’s features don’t lend themselves to use of either the minimum value calculator or a design-based safe harbor, then the employer may use a certified actuary to determine the plan’s minimum value percentage.
Special Rule for Small Group Plans. If a small group plan satisfies the requirements for any of the levels of “metal” coverage provided for under the ACA (i.e., a “bronze,” “silver,” “gold,” or “platinum” plan), then it will be treated as providing “minimum value.”
Is the Coverage “Affordable”?
Under Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code, an employer’s health plan is “affordable” if a full-time employee’s required contribution for the lowest-cost, self-only coverage (“qualifying coverage”) offered by the plan does not exceed 9.5 percent of the employee’s total household income for the taxable year. In most cases, however, an employer won’t know the employee’s household income for the year. To address this problem, the employer shared responsibility rules include three safe harbors employers can apply to determine whether the coverage is “affordable”: the “Form W-2” safe harbor; the “rate of pay” safe harbor; and the “Federal poverty line” safe harbor.
Using the Safe Harbors
Employers may elect to use one or more of the affordability safe harbors, and may use different safe harbors for different categories of employees. The categories must, however, be reasonable, and the employer must apply the safe harbor used with each particular category on a uniform and consistent basis with respect to all employees included in such category. Reasonable categories include specified job categories; nature of compensation (for instance, salaried vs. hourly employees); geographic location; and similar bona fide business criteria. Simply listing employees by name is not considered a reasonable category, however.
(1) The Form W-2 Safe Harbor
Under the “Form W-2” safe harbor, a plan is deemed to provide affordable coverage if an employee’s required contribution for qualifying coverage doesn’t exceed 9.5 percent of the employee’s Box 1, Form W-2 wages from the employer (and any wages paid to the employee by other members of the employer’s controlled group or affiliated service group) for the calendar year. Pre-tax reductions to an employee’s compensation (such as 401(k) contributions or health plan contributions) are not added back to the employee’s Form W-2 wages when determining whether the safe harbor is satisfied.
An employer's use of the Form W-2 safe harbor is contingent on the employer meeting the requirements set forth below. These requirements may make using this safe harbor unpalatable to some employers.
(2) The Rate of Pay Safe Harbor
The “rate of pay” safe harbor generally permits a plan to charge full-time employees no more than 9.5 percent of their rate of pay for qualifying coverage. The application of this safe harbor varies for hourly and salaried employees.
To simplify use of the rate of pay safe harbor, employers may elect to use the State minimum wage as a proxy for the employee’s rate of pay. For example, for Wisconsin hourly employees, an employer could use Wisconsin’s current minimum wage of $7.25 rather than looking at each employee’s hourly rate or salary to determine whether the safe harbor is met. If an employee’s monthly contribution for qualifying coverage is less than $89.54 (9.5 percent of $7.25 x 130 hours), the employer will satisfy the rate of pay safe harbor. A similar proxy could apply to salaried exempt employees, based on the minimum weekly salary required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
(3) The Federal Poverty Line Safe Harbor
The Federal poverty line safe harbor will be satisfied if an employee’s required contribution for qualifying coverage for a particular month is not more than 9.5 percent of the most recently published Federal poverty line for a single individual for the applicable year, divided by 12. The Federal poverty line used for applying the safe harbor depends on the employee’s State of residence. There are three different Federal poverty lines: one for the 48 continental States; one for Alaska; and one for Hawaii. Because of their higher costs of living, the Federal poverty lines for Alaska and Hawaii are somewhat higher than that applied for the continental States.
For multi-State employers, the Federal poverty line safe harbor may be the easiest safe harbor to apply. For example, for an employer with operations in Illinois, Indiana, and New York, the applicable Federal poverty line for a single individual is $11,670 for 2014 (the limit for the 48 continental States). Thus, the safe harbor contribution amount for all of the employer’s employees, across the three States, is $92.39/month ($11,670 x 9.5 percent /12). So long as a full-time employee’s required monthly contribution for qualifying coverage doesn’t exceed that amount, then the employer’s coverage will be deemed affordable.
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EODMU3 is a subordinate command of Commander, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group ONE within the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit THREE provides operational EOD capability as required for the location, identification, rendering safe, recovery, field evaluation and disposal of all explosive ordnance including chemical and nuclear weapons, up to the high water mark of coastal and inland water areas and within the boundaries of naval activities in southern California. The unit was commissioned on 3 October 1983.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit THREE enables access by providing expeditionary Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces for the location, identification, rendering safe, recovery, and disposal of explosive ordnance, to include chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN). EOD forces are trained to operate in all environments in support of DOD forces under the tasking of Commander THIRD Fleet.
EOD Detachments respond to areas under the control of the Department of Defense when emergency situations involve military ordnance and in support of the Department of Homeland Defense for
Functions of EODMU3 include providing EOD Mine Countermeasure (MCM) detachments; MK 18 Mine Detection and Neutralization System (MDNS); MK 2 Swimmer Detection and Neutralization System (SDNS); the MK 5 Pingered Object Recovery System (PORS) for deployment and employment worldwide; providing assistance to Navy commands within the COMNAVBASE San Diego area of responsibility for the clearance of unexploded ordnance in and around their establishments; providing EOD support to SOCAL carrier operations; providing parachute insertion capable EOD detachment; instructing the Underwater Object Detection and Marking Systems Operator Training Course (A-431-0049); assisting the United States Secret Service as directed by higher authority; participating in research and development projects, including support of the Naval Ocean Systems Center Marine Mammal Research and Development effort; and providing other routine diving and demolition services.
Since its establishment, EOD Mobile Unit THREE has provided EOD support to the fleet in the Southern California operational area and the local community of San Diego. The unit has also conducted range clearance and weapons support operations at San Clemente Island. MK 2 SDNS, MK 18 MDNS, MK 5 PORS, and MCM departments have participated in various JCS, Pacific and Atlantic Fleet exercises. During the spring of 1984 and summer of 1985, the unit provided extensive area clearance services to the local San Diego community of Tierrasanta. As a result of this, the unit received congressional recognition and was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Navy has four operational Marine Mammal Systems (MMS) managed by the Special Operations Community. These systems were comprised of specially trained bottlenose dolphins and sea lions.
The fleet marine mammal detachment consists of four to eight dolphins or sea lions, which can be quickly deployed by strategic air lift to any part of the world and worked from a shore based or shipboard platforms. The fleet operational marine mammal system detachments are comprised of about 40 animals consolidated at Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit THREE in San Diego and NSCT-1.
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Hollow-stem Joe Pye Weed (Also called Giant Joe Pye) is a very attractive wildflower of meadows in Eastern North America. Ranging from Missouri to Maine, south to Texas and Florida, giant joe pye weed is most common in the rolling piedmont east of the Appalachians.
Giant joe pye weed is a very tall wildflower, growing 4 to 7 feet tall in rich soils. Its mauve flower plumes are a striking presence in late summer, attracting all manner of butterflies and bees.
Giant Joe-Pye Weed is an excellent perennial to include at the back of a larger border; the large size makes it somewhat difficult to integrate in small gardens. Joe-Pye Weed can be used both in traditional cottage gardens and in more naturalistic restoration plantings.
A few species of moths use giant joe-pye weed as their larval host, and the flowers produce an abundance of nectar for butterflies and bees. The leaves are very bitter, and browsing animals tend to avoid this species making it an excellent garden perennial in areas of the east where deer populations are high.
How to Grow Giant Joe-Pye Weed
Giant Joe-Pye Weed is very easy to grow, and very accommodating as long as its need for moist soil can be met. In the wild, Joe-Pye Weed is most often found at pond edges and wet meadows, where it towers above the other plants.
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Modern societies have contemporary necessities. In this order educational robots are part of the new development tendencies in the present time. Nowadays the knowledge transmission can be faced from different points of view. The first uses devices to reinforce the traditional educative system while the second utilizes diverse tools to promote the auto learning with or without direct human supervision.
The world moves forward at huge steps and today we have been able to design machines that can simulate the human thought and intelligence. They are prepared to take decisions based on a big amount of variables. These resolutions affect an immense number of areas: handling of information; traffic on streets, avenues, roads and highways; medical activities and more.
The whole mentioned progress is combined with a great variety of electronic mechanisms directly interconnected or making giant networks and data bases. The objective of these structures is to establish correlations and detect patterns that can be used to offer alternatives to the situations we are living at this moment. The idea is to get the best advantage of the environment.
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These modern utensils capture, process and transmit real information and they are limited merely by the man imagination. However, the option diversities need to be enlarged continually to get and manage additional data. To succeed on that determination we require learning massively how to design, produce and extent new implements that perhaps have not been understood until now.
This capacity is precisely established by means of educational robots that allow us to look at the technological universe backside and move from simple spectators to main stars or, in other words, from final users to cocreators. The robotic, electronic and electromechanic development is a deep need that can be satisfied in an industrial level through impressing companies.
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GST number of Balaji Electricals is 29AMOPV3213G1ZQ. This is a Proprietorship.
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If you have ever felt that the time spent networking was wasted I submit that it is not the activity itself with the problem. Rather it is your intent and/or your event. What was your intent in attending the last networking event that frustrated you?
Sometimes you have success, but it is entirely random. Some connections may eventually become the perfect person to accelerate your business.
Consider this common model we are all familiar with that should illustrate what is happening. Some people do buy winning lottery tickets. That is what keeps the vast majority buying their own. The winner is in the ticket, though, not the purchaser. The success comes from the person you met—not you.
Rather than rely on hope change what you think to see better results. What is your intention in networking?
Network with intention
The first intent is to look for people that can help your current customers, prospects, or strategic alliances enjoy more success. Improve their life. Forget about helping yourself.
Let’s say you are a Residential Realtor and one of your current buyers is looking for a new home they can downsize into now that they are empty-nesters. The kids are not only out of the house but out of college. Maybe they are avid golfers or indulgent pet owners. Look for someone who can help these people take a memorable golf vacation or can introduce them to a great pet spa or veterinarian.
The second intent is to look for people that can further your goals. Imagine you are a mortgage broker who has an excellent program to help people that have good income and no down payments get into their first home quickly. This may be ideal for someone who is just graduating from an expensive school and launching a lucrative profession. However, when they first come out of school they are saddled with large school loans and can’t even start shopping homes until they get a job offer. After that they can select the city and start the process and usually want to go fast. These may be doctors, lawyers, engineers, and so on.
Let’s imagine you do not have any contacts into these schools. (If you do, start there.) If not, network for these resources. You might look for people directly or indirectly associated with specific universities. Barring that, you might instead network for people who have successfully negotiated that process already. That is, they graduated ten years ago and are now successful. Ask if they can help you understand the issues facing your intended target market. You may find your plan is not likely to succeed. This is okay since it saves time and lets you reshape the plan. You may find they are influential in the alumni association. This is wonderful as they may be perfect golden goose for your program. More likely you may wind up somewhere in the middle.
At any rate you will almost certainly find that your networking will be far more effective by changing your intent and your event.
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These earrings are won by Sherpa women, typically in Eastern Nepal. They are called variously mendog kogde (Daalder, 1999, p. 305) or godwari or marigold after the flower they resemble (Gabriel, 1999, p. 132). They comprise a thin repousse gold layer over a copper disk. Each is inset with two coral cabochons (spaces exist for two more cabochons on each.)
They are attached to the ear lobe via a thick post and in the pair here, a gold chain is added that is worn over the tope of the ear to support their weight. Small turquoise stones in black pitch form the centre of each earring.
A related pair is illustrated in Daalder (1999, p. 304) and in Hoek (2004, p. 180). Illustrations of a similar pair being worn by a Sherpa woman are published in Gabriel (1999, p. 114, 132).
Daalder, T., Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment: Australia, Oceania, Asia, Africa, Ethnic Art Press/Macmillan, 2009.
Gabriel, H., Jewelry of Nepal, Thames & Hudson, 1999.
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Van Keppel-Green Outdoor Dining Table
Light and airy, this simple table is an easy fit when less is more. This VKG piece is easy to care for with thick glass top and heavy steel frame. The minimal design pairs well with a wide range of chairs. Keep it simple or contrast with something softer or more dramatic.
Material: Glass, Enameled Steel
Dimensions: 84"W x 38"D x 29.25"H
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THE State of Mississippi has asked the biotech giant Monsanto to pay a total
of $1.9 million to three farmers who argued that the genetically
engineered cotton seed they had been sold did not live up to its billing.
Monsanto engineered the cotton to resist its herbicide Roundup, enabling
farmers to spray their fields and kill weeds but not the cotton. When some
Mississippi farmers sprayed, however, they found their crops were stunted, with
cotton bolls that fell off or were malformed
(This Week, 1 November 1997, p 4).
More than 50 farmers initially claimed damages. Most settled with Monsanto
and the distributors of the seed for what are believed to be modest sums. But
three stuck it out, filing claims with the Mississippi Seed Arbitration
The council has now ruled that the cotton is less resistant to Roundup than
Monsanto claimed. This ruling is not binding, however: if Monsanto and the seed
vendors refuse to pay up, the farmers may be forced to go to court.
Gary Barton, a spokesman at Monsanto’s headquarters in St Louis, Missouri,
says the company thinks that the combination of bad weather and the cotton
variety caused the losses. Because of an abnormally cool, wet spring, the cotton
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WASHINGTON — Dr. Jean W. Pape did not know what to expect in early January 2003, when he slipped away from his work treating AIDS patients in Haiti and flew to Washington for a secret meeting with President Bush.
Mr. Bush was considering devoting billions to combat global AIDS, a public health initiative unparalleled in size and scope. The deliberations had been tightly carried out; even the health secretary was left out early on. If President Bush was going to shock the world — and skeptical Republicans — with a huge expenditure of American cash to send expensive drugs overseas, he wanted it to be well spent.
“He said, ‘I will hold you accountable, because this is a big move, this is an important thing that I’ve been thinking about for a long time,’” recalled Dr. Pape, one of several international AIDS experts Mr. Bush consulted. “We indicated to him that our arms are totally broken as physicians, knowing that there are things we could do if we had the drugs.”
Nearly five years later, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — Pepfar, for short — may be the most lasting bipartisan accomplishment of the Bush presidency.
With a year left in office, Mr. Bush confronts an America bitterly split over the war in Iraq. His domestic achievements, the tax cuts and education reform, are not fully embraced by Democrats, and his second-term legislative agenda — revamping Social Security and immigration policy — lies in ruins.Continue reading the main story
The global AIDS program is a rare exception. So far, roughly 1.4 million AIDS patients have received lifesaving medicine paid for with American dollars, up from 50,000 before the initiative. Even Mr. Bush’s most ardent foes, among them Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, his 2004 Democratic challenger, find it difficult to argue with the numbers.
“It’s a good thing that he wanted to spend the money,” said Mr. Kerry, an early proponent of legislation similar to the plan Mr. Bush adopted. “I think it represents a tremendous accomplishment for the country.”
Announced in the 2003 State of the Union address, the plan called for $15 billion for AIDS prevention, treatment and care, concentrating on 15 hard-hit nations in Africa and the Caribbean. An enthusiastic Congress has already approved $19 billion.
Mr. Bush is pressing for a new five-year commitment of $30 billion. He will travel to Africa in February to make his case — and, the White House hopes, burnish the compassionate conservative side of his legacy.
Despite the effort, there are still 33 million people living with H.I.V., and the United Nations estimates that there were 1.7 million new infections in 2007 in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Critics, including Mr. Kerry, are particularly incensed by the requirement that one-third of the prevention funds be spent teaching abstinence, despite a lack of scientific consensus that such programs reduce the spread of H.I.V.
When a Ugandan AIDS activist, Beatrice Were, denounced the abstinence-only approach at an international AIDS conference last year, she received a standing ovation. Paul Zeitz, executive director of the Global AIDS Alliance, an advocacy group here in Washington, says the Bush program has been hamstrung by “ideologically driven policies.”
That assessment was echoed, in more diplomatic terms, by the independent Institute of Medicine, which evaluated the program in March. It called on Congress to abandon the abstinence requirement and to lift the ban on paying for clean needles for drug addicts, among other changes.
Yet the institute concluded that, over all, the program had made “a promising start.” And when they step back, even critics like Mr. Zeitz concede that Mr. Bush spawned a philosophical revolution. In one striking step, he put to rest the notion that because patients were poor or uneducated they did not deserve, or could not be taught to use, medicine that could mean the difference between life and death.
In Haiti, about 13,000 patients are now receiving anti-retroviral drugs. That is only half the estimated 26,000 who need them, but far more than the 100 being treated five years ago. “A huge success story,” Dr. Pape says, “beyond my imagination.”
In Uganda, a country already far along on its own AIDS initiative when Mr. Bush began his, 110,000 people are under treatment, and 2 million have H.I.V. tests each year, up from 10,000 treated and 400,000 tested before, according to Dr. Alex Coutinho, a top AIDS expert there. The money comes mostly from Pepfar, but also from a United Nations fund to which the United States contributes.
Dr. Coutinho said Ugandans were terrified that when Mr. Bush left office, “the Bush fund,” as they call it, would go with him. “When I’ve traveled in the U.S., I’m amazed at how little people know about what Pepfar stands for,” he said. “Just because it has been done under Bush, it is not something the country should not be proud of.”
The story of how a conservative Republican president became a crusader against global AIDS is an unlikely one. Mr. Bush ran for the White House in 2000 with what Joshua B. Bolten, his chief of staff, calls “a Republican’s skepticism about the efficacy of foreign aid.” He talked of letting “Africa solve Africa’s problems.” But a variety of forces conspired to put the international AIDS epidemic on the new president’s agenda.
Colin L. Powell, then the new secretary of state, was deeply troubled by demographics showing that in some African nations, AIDS threatened to wipe out the entire child-bearing population — a condition that could create instability, and a climate ripe for terrorism. Just weeks into his new job, he called Tommy G. Thompson, the new administration’s health and human services secretary.
“I said, ‘Tommy, this is not just a health matter, this is a national security matter,’” Mr. Powell recalled. They vowed to work together, and the president, Mr. Powell said, “bought into it immediately.” Yet, little was done at first, infuriating advocates like Mr. Zeitz.
By 2002, though, Christian conservatives, a core component of Mr. Bush’s political base, began adopting the cause. Jesse Helms, the conservative Republican senator from North Carolina, declared himself ashamed that he had not done more. Bill Frist, a physician who was then a Republican senator from Tennessee, was badgering Mr. Bush about the epidemic. So was Bono, the rock star. Generic drugs were slashing the costs for treatment.
In the spring of that year, Mr. Bush sent Mr. Thompson and the government’s top AIDS expert, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, to Africa “to try to scope out anything we could do in a humanitarian way,” Dr. Fauci said.
They came back and proposed $500 million to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the disease. The president approved, Dr. Fauci said, but told them to think bigger.
“He wanted to do something game-changing,” Mr. Bolten said. “Something that, instead of at the margins assuaging everybody’s conscience, might actually change the trajectory of this disease which, from the reports we were getting, was headed to destroy a whole continent.”
Mr. Bolten, Dr. Fauci and a handful of others spent eight months quietly planning. Inside the White House, Condoleezza Rice, then the national security adviser, favored the program.
But there was resistance from those who thought it “problematic to be announcing a lot of money for foreigners,” said Michael J. Gerson, Mr. Bush’s former speechwriter. Opponents waged an 11th-hour attempt to strip the announcement from the State of the Union address. Mr. Bush overruled them.
With the United States about to invade Iraq, some theorized that Mr. Bush was trying to soften the nation’s image. Not so, says Mr. Gerson, who calls the initiative “foreign policy moralism.” But he does see a link: “It fit a broader conception of his view of America’s purpose in the world, which included not just the liberation of other people, but their treatment for disease.”
The goals were ambitious: to treat 2 million people, prevent 7 million new infections and provide care for 10 million, including orphans and other children considered at risk, over five years, beginning in 2004 when the money became available.
The prevention targets will not be measured until 2010. But Dr. Mark Dybul, Mr. Bush’s global AIDS coordinator, says the program is on track to meet its goals. In addition to drugs for 1.4 million, the government says it has provided care for nearly 6.7 million people affected by the disease, including 2.7 million orphans and other children. Drugs provided to pregnant women have spared an estimated 152,000 infants from infection, the government says.
Some AIDS experts say the money could be spent more efficiently. Yet the fight is not over whether to reauthorize the program, but how. Much of the money has been channeled through American religious-based organizations, drawing criticism from people like Dr. Coutinho of Uganda, who say local control would cut costs.
Citing the current infection rate, advocates say $50 billion is needed, not $30 billion as Mr. Bush has proposed. Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is also calling for $50 billion, as is Dr. Coutinho.
“Unless Pepfar is reauthorized at a much higher level,” Dr. Coutinho said, “we are going to be in the business of playing God.”
At the White House, AIDS advocacy has become a family affair. Laura Bush made her third trip to Africa last year, and the president’s daughter Jenna chronicled the life of a young H.I.V.-positive woman in a new book.
Mr. Bush announced his trip to Africa in conjunction with World AIDS Day in November, quoting from Deuteronomy: “I have set before you life and death ... Therefore, choose life.”
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This is an old argument, and it suffers from certain well-understood weaknesses. First, the filibuster does not in fact require a supermajority to pass any bill. Instead, it requires a supermajority to proceed to a final debate and vote on passage. Second, it does not apply to “any contested bill” since the reconciliation process allows a significant category of budget-related bills to avoid the filibuster. Third, as Catherine Fisk and Erwin Chemerinsky note in a 1997 law review article on the filibuster, the Constitution is silent on the filibuster and on the voting requirements for final passage of a bill. Geoghegan argues that the presence of specific supermajority requirements in the Constitution (e.g., for ratifying treaties, overriding presidential vetoes and expelling members) means that all other actions must be taken by simple majority vote. However, Fisk and Chemerisnky point out that “[i]t is equally consistent with the text to read it as requiring supermajority votes in at least these instances, but leaving it up to Congress in other situations to decide the required vote margin.”
There is also a more fundamental analytical problem with a constitutional attack on the filibuster. It can be seen by asking how the Framers might have drafted a constitutional provision prohibiting supermajority rules such as the filibuster. They could have provided, for example, that “every bill receiving the approval of a majority of either House shall be deemed passed by that House.” But how would one determine which bills have the “approval” of a majority of the legislative body? There are an infinite number of possible bills that could be presented to the body for approval, and there is no way that a legislature could vote on all of them. And the fact that a legislative majority would be willing to vote for a particular bill does not mean that bill most closely reflects the majority’s preferences because the majority might prefer an alternative bill (or the alternative might be supported by an even larger majority).
Given these fundamental facts about the legislative process, there must of necessity be gate-keeping rules to determine which bills actually get presented to the legislative body for a final up or down vote. Such rules exist in the “majoritarian” House of Representatives, as well as in the Senate. A principal example is the committee system, which enables small minorities, or even a single committee chair, to block legislation that might be favored by a majority of the chamber. Similarly, in the House the leadership has nearly total control over the legislative agenda, making it almost impossible for any legislation it opposes to reach the floor.
Because there has to be a mechanism by which a legislative body sets its agenda and determines what bills will be considered for final passage, it is difficult to see how one would formulate a constitutional rule to prevent minorities from using this mechanism to block legislation that they oppose. One could provide, in a formalistic manner, that supermajorities cannot be required in a vote on final passage of a bill, but this would not prohibit the filibuster, which does not apply to votes on final passage. (Ironically, it would prohibit a House rule that requires a supermajority for passage of federal income tax increases—I will discuss the constitutional issues related to this rule in a later post).
Of course, if one had a means of defining a particular legislative measure that must be considered, it would be possible to require that this measure receive a final up or down simple majority vote. Thus, for example, the argument that the Constitution requires the President’s nominees to receive an up or down vote is at least intellectually defensible (although, IMHO, unpersuasive) because the President defines the measure through his nomination. This still leaves undefined the time period within which the final vote must take place, but one could argue that the Constitution requires that the vote take place within a reasonable time of the nomination. In the case of general legislation, however, there is no constitutional definition of measures that must be considered, nor a starting time for consideration, much less a time frame within which consideration must take place.
The Constitution does provide that the President shall “recommend” to the Congress “Consideration [of] such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient,” but it doesn’t require that the Congress actually consider them. That this is no oversight is suggested by the fact that the Framers elsewhere did direct Congress to consider certain measures. When the President returns a vetoed bill to the House from which it originated, Article I provides that such House “shall . . . proceed to reconsider it.” Similarly, if two thirds of that House agree to pass the bill, it is to be sent to the other House, “by which it shall likewise be reconsidered.” Interestingly, however, Congress has not interpreted this language to require an actual vote on overriding a veto, and, according to CRS, “[i]t is not unusual for Congress to make no effort to override a President’s veto if party leaders feel they do not have sufficient votes.”
In short, there is simply no intellectually coherent way to require legislative bodies to consider or pass all legislation that may be favored by the majority. Thus, the filibuster cannot be “unconstitutional” in the simple sense suggested by Geoghegan. There are, however, other and more substantial arguments about the filibuster, to which I will turn in future posts. | <urn:uuid:7b223aaa-c7cc-4862-822d-a8992bcdc5da> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | https://www.pointoforder.com/2010/01/21/the-filibuster-and-its-discontents-part-i/ | 2019-07-22T08:28:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195527828.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20190722072309-20190722094309-00438.warc.gz | en | 0.948627 | 1,126 |
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