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Now in its fifth year, 2017 Homeowners Survey finds over 250,000 fewer non-homeowners aspire to own their own property.86% of aspiring homeowners say the key barrier is house prices, up 3% on previous year.
- The ability to save for a deposit and availability of homes are also cited as major issues amongst aspiring homeowners
- HomeOwners Alliance observes that drop in aspiration coincides with the political rhetoric and policy agenda on housing cooling
Over 250,000 non-homeowners appear to have given up on the dream of owning their own property in the past year alone, according to a new study. The 2017 Homeowners Survey, an annual study conducted by the HomeOwners Alliance and BLP Insurance into the concerns, views and issues affecting British homeowners and aspiring homeowners, found that for the first time in five years, there has been a drop in the number of non-homeowners who aspire to own.
In 2013, 65% of non-homeowners aspired to homeownership, with this number increasing every year and peaking at 73% in 2016. But this year, the numbers have fallen for the first time, back to 71%. This equates to around 253,166 people across the country who have given up on ownership in the past 12 months. The stats mirror the rise of the government’s flagship Help to Buy programme launched in 2013 and is now receding with the cancellation of the mortgage guarantee part of the scheme in 2016.
Five years on from the first Homeowners Survey, aspiring homeowners’ concerns about house prices, saving for a deposit and availability of homes are the biggest issues and are worsening with time. Among aspiring first-time buyers, 86% say house prices are their most serious concern (up 3% in the past year), with 85% citing saving for a deposit as a serious problem (up 1%) and 80% worried about the availability of homes (up 2%).
The findings also reveal a deepening housing crisis, with concerns rising in nearly all areas of the country. London is suffering acutely, but the problems are not contained to the capital. While Londoners are the most concerned with house prices (87% saying that they are a problem), this is also echoed in Wales (87%) and the East of England (85%). Similarly, availability of housing is a concern for Londoners (81%) but slightly more people in the South West (82%) also stated that it was an issue in their region. Elsewhere in the country, concerns were about being able to re-pay a mortgage, particularly in Yorkshire & Humber (68%) and Northern Ireland (68%).
Across the country, the number one concern among Britons remains the difficulty of getting on the property ladder in the first place. This was seen as even more of a problem this year (86% saying that it was a problem or serious problem) than last year (82%). While average earnings have increased 2.6% annually, average property price growth over the same period of 4.5% has out-paced this.
Commenting on these trends, Paula Higgins, Chief Executive of HomeOwners Alliance said:
“The HomeOwners Alliance has been tracking views of consumers for five years now, and these latest findings show that the housing crisis is deepening across the UK. This in turn is impacting on people’s aspirations to get on the property ladder. While we are used to stories about people not being able to buy a home until they are 40, the story has taken a turn for the worse with people increasingly giving up altogether on the dream of homeownership.
While aspiring homeowners’ concerns about house prices, saving for a deposit and housing supply grow, the change in political rhetoric around homeownership and a lack of new homes being built in the last year, plus the removal of flagship government schemes like the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee, appear to have had a negative impact on consumer attitudes. People are feeling less optimistic about their chances of buying their first property.
With the election approaching, it is vital that housing is placed at the forefront of the policy agenda and that whatever party is elected, it takes serious steps to address the growing concerns of aspiring homeowners.”
Commenting on the figures, Kim Vernau, Chief Executive Officer of BLP Insurance said:
“The housing crisis is worsening across the country. We are failing to deliver the numbers of homes required as a direct result of a lack of SMEs to develop over and above the numbers provided by the large house builders. The recent housing white paper from the Government proposes a wide variety of recommendations to the market for consultation, to address issues with planning and resource, with a distinct shift away from focusing solely on home ownership. This is a tacit acknowledgment that not everyone will be able to own their home.
“It is important that post the election result, the provision of housing is seen as a critical requirement and the results of government consultations prioritised into action. In the absence of this, the opportunity for aspiring new home owners to get on the housing ladder will only continue to deteriorate.”
There is some good news. Concerns are receding on issues such as negative equity and the ability to move up the housing ladder. Some 42% of UK adults say they are concerned about negative equity, compared to 44% last year, 49% in 2016 and 64% in 2014; after a steady increase in house prices. Alongside this, concern about the ability to move up the ladder has softened, down 4% in the past year to 58% (compared to 65% in 2014).
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THIS Is Us star Justin Hartley has stepped out with a sling on his right arm after making a big public display of affection with new girlfriend Sofia Pernas.
The shirtless star appeared outside of his home wearing a pair of red shorts and barefoot to collect a delivery and showed off his arm which was wrapped in a cast and placed in a sling.
It came after he was spotted outside the Southern California Orthopedic Institute where Sofia, 30, dropped her boyfriend off for a procedure.
She gave Justin, 43, a kiss goodbye and then returned a few hours later to pickup him up after a nurse pushed him out in a wheelchair.
Justin filed for divorce in November last year from his wife of one year, Chrishell Stause, citing irreconcilable differences and told the court he and Chrishell separated in July.
But his wife of two years denied that and said they separated on the date he filed for divorce on November 22.
Justin appeared on the Young and Restless as Adam Newman from 2014 to 2016 and Sofia joined the show in 2015, playing his girlfriend, Maria Sierras.
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“He just blindsided you?” she was asked.
“It’s just a lot all at once because everybody in the whole world knows,” she said, “I love him so much. This was my best friend. Who do I talk to now?”
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Discussion in 'Photography Beginners' Forum' started by chrisburke, Oct 2, 2008.
It was freakin cold, on a beach, in PEI.. but it turned out pretty good....
Nice shots! but these look a little underexposed. Did you just use natural light? Looks like it's a bit overcast.
oh it was very overcast.. we all were freezing (i also did family shots with the whole family) and yes, all natural light
If you shot RAW try to increase your exposure. Or if you plan on doing it again..take your flashes..or one flash and a reflector
Nice shots. Looks like a tough day to shoot on. Alot of the expressions look unnatural; I know you said it was cold, which could be the issue. It's hard to act natural when you're freezing. I like the pose on #1, but I would have liked you to be slightly lower to get more of their faces. That's just me.
Also, it looks like there something on either your lens of sensor. On picture #3, there's two milky circles; one below his left hand, and one above her head. They are also visible in picture #1, but less pronounced. I can't make them out on #2, but they could just be faint. Were you in water droplet territory? Maybe dust on the lens or sensor.
yea we were on a beach.. and it was kind of misty..
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Theres color cast on the three photos. Auto Color in Photoshop fixes this.
On #3, there are smudges above the womans head and on the males left hand. Looks like maybe something got on the lens here.
Use that flash next time - control your own light.
I did a simple white balance fix in GIMP (white balance is ALWAYS the first thing I check for with pics, so it's always my first attempt). I think it came out a tad better. But my monitor isn't calibrated either, so the color could still be off.
I think Rebecca's edit is a significant improvement.
I just tried the other two. With the other two, I actually had to do +20 Blue because their skin (especially hers) looked yellow to me on my monitor.
And, honestly, it still does, but I'm afraid to add anymore blue to it because I'm afraid it'll be too much and all the whites will end up looking blue.
I also adjusted a little in curves by lighting it up and doing some contrast.
His face still looks dark in this to me, maybe you could try dodging it some?
Color still looks a hair off to me, but the brightness is definitely better.
I'm too tired to comment on anything non-technical.
It could have used a reflector or a strobe, also her hair is really messy try facing them into the wind next time. Posing could use some work too. and the last image has drips of water or smudges or something on the lens.
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Gee, why wouldn't the U.S. want to drive the Arab world crazy by saying one thing and allowing another? Why would Obama want to mess up a sweet deal like that?
JERUSALEM — Senior Israeli officials accused President Obama on Wednesday of failing to acknowledge what they called clear understandings with the Bush administration that allowed Israel to build West Bank settlement housing within certain guidelines while still publicly claiming to honor a settlement “freeze.”
The complaint was the latest in a growing rift between the Obama administration and the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to move forward to achieve peace in the Middle East.
[...] The Israeli officials said that repeated discussions with Bush officials starting in late 2002 resulted in agreement that housing could be built within the boundaries of certain settlement blocks as long as no new land was expropriated, no special economic incentives were offered to move to settlements and no new settlements were built.
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Two mourned and cried. One confessed that she lied
They had no more to say
They had let an angel get away
She had slipped through their fingers when they weren't looking
Frail and delicate she slid easily through
They held eachother now for any form of strength
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I think we should create a new sub-reddit.
Anyway, I am still waiting for people to post terrible games like Mortal Kombat Special Forces, Rapelay, etc.
i just posted AOE1 .... i think your right we need a subreddit for "nostalgic gaming and foods". or just declare this game nostalgia day.
I am not saying it is bad, but I just wanted to collate them, so that I can see if there's any redditors pulling a funny out-of-the-place submission
this is a good idea....
Thought you wrote "Rapeplay"..
Well, the content is really rape play
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Nah man it was all about "Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight"
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aww man I loved making my own shit in that game and rolling around online with my creations.
Nothing like a game that loads client side config files for weapons, items and force powers =D
This was a fairly popular game. I'm sure you're not alone.
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NEWPORT CITY â€“ Each year, tens of thousands of people lose their lives to suicide. Saturday morning, over 100 people gathered in Gardner Park for the annual Out of the Darkness Walk, sponsored by The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
The purpose of the walk is to bring light to the issue of suicide, said Mary Butler. Butler spoke about her trip to Newport Saturday morning and seeing the sunlight in the night sky.
For more about the walk and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, read Monday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Sept. 9, 2013.
NEWPORT CITY â€“ Born in Harrisburg, PA, Bob Foster hit the ground running; his father had a job that involved a lot of transferring from state to state, until they finally settled in Buffalo, NY. Eighty three years later, Bob's still active as he works out two hours a day, six days a week.
Find out what keeps Bob running in Monday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Sept. 9, 2013.
DERBY â€“ Construction on the Louis Garneau facility on the Derby Road is underway.
Company officials announced in July that they planned to build a larger facility in Derby. Louis Garneauâ€™s U.S. headquarters will remain in Newport before the big move to Derby.
For more about this project, read Monday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Sept. 9, 2013.
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DERBY â€“ Local children's author Ray Perkins and Rick Dunlavey, owner of Dunlaveyâ€™s Black Belt Academy, are sponsoring a Family Fun Day to benefit cancer research. This event will feature Tae Kwan Do demonstrations, a bouncy house and slide, face painting by Donna Bousquet, a book signing, Wellness Center demonstrations (including board breaking), Jedâ€™s Cotton Candy, burgers and hot dogs, and some cool giveaways. Buy a book and get a complimentary two-week pass for the whole family to participate in Master Dâ€™s Black Belt Academy.
DERBY CENTER â€“ Every fall students return to school and get acclimated to a schedule of classes, lunch, study hall and physical activity. One routine that goes back generations is the fire drill. Students, faculty and administrators at North Country Union Junior High School participated in a fire drill Wednesday and quickly showed they were up to task.
For more of this story, read Friday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Sept. 6, 2013.
DERBY LINE â€“ The Derby Line Trustees hosted a joint meeting with the Derby Select Board for an update of the Elm Street water project. Wayne Elliott, from Aldrich and Elliott, presented the latest version of the entire proposal, which includes upgrading the water pipe on Main Street.
NEWPORT CITY â€“ Fire Chief Jamie LeClair will ask the city council Monday evening to hold a special bond vote to buy a new heavy rescue truck. The city purchased the existing truck, a used 1987 Pierce, 10 years ago. It carries equipment and firefighters to scenes. However, the truck is aging, is not reliable, and needs extensive repairs. The truck has 226,000 miles and 107,000 hours of driving on it. If it were a traditional over-the-road vehicle, it would have over a million miles, LeClair said.
For more of this story, read Thursday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Sept. 5, 2013.
JAY â€“ Jay Peak Resort was not accepted into the pilot program that would have allowed the resort to pay for extra officers at the Canadian/U.S. Port of Entry inspection station.
Visitors coming from Canada sometimes wait about a half hour or more at the North Troy Port of Entry on their way to the resort. Just over half of skiers at Jay Peak are from Canada, resort co-owner Bill Stenger reports. Stenger attempted to enter the pilot program, even though it would have cost him thousands to pay for more customs officers.
DERBY â€“ A college business plan evolved from a dream to reality as Matt Wright opened his second Sweet Scoops ice cream stand. Six years ago, the first Sweet Scoops was opened at the ice skating shack on the town green next to the junior high school in Derby Center; a second shop has opened in Vergennes.
Read Matt's story in Wednesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Sept. 4, 2013.
DERBY - The Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club of Derby received the 2012-2013 Vermont Association of Snow Travelers' Snowmobile Club of the Year Award at the Annual Meeting at Jay Peak Resort Aug. 10. The award is given to the club that demonstrated excellence during the 2012-2013 Snowmobile Season. It is the highest award given by VAST annually.
For more of this story, read Wednesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Sept. 4, 2013.

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Marketing Division, setup in July, 1978 is responsible for all marketing operations including planning, distribution, sales, farm advisory services, field warehousing, finance and administration. The marketing division started its "Seeding Program" in the spring of 1979 by marketing imported urea. With the commencement of commercial production in June 1982, the company started marketing of its own urea under the brand name "Sona". To meet the increasing urea requirements of the country a second plant was established which commenced commercial production in March 1992. The company is also marketing the entire production of DAP and granular Urea of Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd.(FFBL), formerly Fauji Jordan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. Now,The company markets not only Sona urea and DAP but also imported nitrogenous, phosphatic, potassic fertilizers and micronutrients.
In July 2002, a quantity of 0.6 million mt urea per year was added to the existing production by the acquisition of Pak Saudi Fertilizer Ltd. (PSFL). Today, the company is fully geared up and successfully marketing over 3.8 million tons of all fertilizers imported and produced by its plants every year.
When FFC came into the market with its production in June 1982, the other manufacturers namely Exxon Chemicals Pakistan Ltd (ECPL), Dawood Hercules (DH) and National Fertilizer Corporation (NFC) were already well established in the market. The brands of ECPL (Engro) and DH (Babber Sher) were considered premium brands in Sindh and Punjab respectively.
FFC had to face very tough competition from the beginning. This competition coupled with the huge surplus of urea in the domestic market posed a great challenge to the company in the initial years. The Government of Pakistan deregulated the trade and prices of nitrogenous fertilizers in 1986. FFC met the challenge by capturing the desired market share of urea and in the process, enhanced the image of its brand name, which has now become the number one brand in the country. During the period 1983 to 1986 when a large urea surplus existed in the country, FFC pioneered urea exports which not only helped in stabilizing domestic urea prices but also earned valuable foreign exchange for the country.
The Government of Pakistan deregulated the trade and prices of phosphatic and potassic fertilizers in 1993 and 1995 respectively. Subsequently, FFC pioneered self imports of phosphatic fertilizers and sulphate of Potash (SOP) as a result of which timely supplies of these fertilizers were arranged. Farmers were thus provided with quality product in bags with guaranteed correct weight and this brought about a very positive qualitative change in the phosphatic fertilizer business in the country. Today, the Marketing Division has the necessary expertise to handle fertilizer imports and exports. In recent years the agriculture research in the country has identified Boron deficiency in major crops grown in Pakistan. In order to meet this deficiency and to support company's endeavours to promote balanced fertilizer use, FFC imported Borax and launched it with the brand name Sona Boron. Efforts are also underway to manufacture and market Zincated urea briquettes to meet zinc deficiency particularly in the rice crop.
FFC believes in selling a programme rather than just a product. For this the company has adopted a customer oriented strategy, marketing quality products backed up by efficient and effective support services with emphasis on developing the market through practical and innovative farmer education.

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Do you congratulate yourself for surviving to work regardless of a migraine that was hammering in the back of your head? Do you feel proud of not taking sick leave and working hard, no matter what?
Well, you shouldn’t. Going to work despite an illness is quite likely to cost your employer more than sick leave.
Employers’ enemy — absenteeism — has a sibling called presenteeism. And it shouldn’t be ignored. Not only for financial reasons, but also for employees’ health.
Not absent, but not present
Presenteeism occurs when an employee goes to work suffering conditions that prevent him or her from fully functioning. Presenteeism causes productivity loss, poorer health, increased likelihood of accidents, increased absenteeism in the future, and can cause epidemics when unwell employees spread their germs in the workplace.
Creativity drops down, and so does productivity. Depending on the illness, it will probably get worse without proper rest and treatment and will lead to longer sick leave than was needed in the first place. Also, high stress and presenteeism often walk hand in hand: people who are distressed are more prone to presenteeism.
I’m raising my hands up; I’m guilty. I’ve dragged myself to work in bad shape just to get kicked back home by my colleagues, secretly feeling like a decent employee. And I’ve seen many friends and colleagues repeating the same pattern. Live and learn.
It comes down to pressure
The need to be present can derive from various reasons. Working culture in an organization can be so powerful and motivating that employees want to work above and beyond, or it can be so negative, that people are afraid of taking sick leave.
Some people feel so irreplaceable in their jobs that they think they’re obligated to go to work, and others can’t financially afford to take a day off. In all of these cases, people usually feel pressured to be at work in spite of their illness.
Organization, working culture, and supervisors have the most significant role in preventing and decreasing presenteeism. The first step is to recognize the problem and admit that employees are working without their full capacity. Employers should develop a policy on presenteeism and absenteeism, and educate their employees about it.
Employers’ encouragement to focus on health and well-being, as well as an example that managers present are important aspects. So is sending sick employees home, or allowing them to work remotely.
Stress and presenteeism are a vicious circle
When a stressed-out person keeps pushing forward and doesn’t manage his stress at all, at some point his body will force the break. If he continues working with poorer health and lower productivity, his stress and overall condition are likely to get worse. An extended sick leave starts to look inevitable. If only he reacted earlier! Taking a mental health day starts to sound like a good idea.
Could health-tracking and digital health solutions provide some help to cope with presenteeism and absenteeism? Wearable health technology and mobile apps are growing quickly, and people are becoming more health conscious than ever. If our mind is stubborn and we don’t believe that it’s time to stay home and heal ourselves, maybe we’ll believe our stress-monitoring devices or other health-tracking solutions that will tell us the harsh truth.
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Well done Devra, Jeanette and Jesse — on your successful presentations at NASSS, that took place November 6-9, 2019 in Virginia Beach, VA !
Here they are:
Devra Waldman, “Aiming for (the) ‘green’: (post)colonial and aesthetic politics and implications of the production of purified environments in the making of a golf-focused community in Gurgaon, India”
Jeanette Steinmann, Brian Wilson, University of British Columbia, Lyndsay Hayhurst, York University, Mitchell McSweeney, York University — “Experiences of ‘safe space’: From a bicycle program to the road”
Jesse Couture, “Reflections from the ‘Strava’sphere: Preliminary findings from an ethnographic study of a social network for athletes”

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"What a long time it can take to become the person one has always been!"
"I first learned about vocation growing up in the church . . . I mean the idea that vocation, or calling, comes from a voice external to ourselves, a voice or moral demand that asks us to become someone we are not yet - someone different, someone better, someone just beyond our reach.
That concept of vocation is rooted in deep distrust of selfhood, in the belief that the sinful self will always be 'selfish' unless corrected by external voices of virtue. It is a notion that made me feel inadequate to the task of living my own life, creating guilt about the distance between who I was and who I was supposed to be, leaving me exhausted as I labored to close the gap.
Today I understand vocation quite differently - not as goal to be achieved but as a gift to be received. Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already possess."


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BASF expands its global capacities for butanediol and Poly THF
BASF is to increase its global capacities for producing the chemical intermediate 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and BDO derivative PolyTHF® (polytetramethylene ether glycol, PTMEG) within the next two years
The respective production capacity of BDO will rise from 535000 to 65000 metric t. In view to PolyTHF, BASF already announce a capacity increase in August 2022 from 185000 to 250000 metric t. The expansion is made to implement measures to boost efficiency and improve infrastructure. Thexy include investments in the double digit million EUR range to increase capacity for BDO operations at BASF’s Geismar, Louisiana (USA) site, and for PolyTHF at Caojing (PRC). Part of the capacity increase will be covered by a BDO and Poly THF plant at Korla (PRC). Thjese plants will be built by two joint venture companies established by VASF and Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. and the plants will be able to deliver 100000 metric t of BDO and 50000 metric t of PolyTHF. Take up of production is scheduled for 2015 and they will serve their customers in the Chinese market.
BDO is manufactured already for 70 years at BASF site in Ludwigshafen (D) Verbund site – the latter was initiated 30 years ago – by means of the Reppe process (acetylene based process named after its inventor, a BASF chemist). Other sites are located in Geismar, Luisiana (USA), Chiba (J), Kuantan, Malaysia, Caojing (PRC) and Ulsan, Korea. BDO and its derivatives are used for producing, plastics, solvents, electronic chemicals and elastic fibres. Starting materials are natural gas, butane, butadiene and propylene.

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Make Your Voice Heard
With the uptick in Omicron variant cases, Democratic-led states have re-implemented mask mandates on college campuses.
As Democratic officials often like to say, it’s imperative to “follow the science.” We don’t disagree in the slightest that science is important, but contrary to their argument, official statistics suggest that although there is an uptick in cases spurred by the Delta and Omicron variants, COVID deaths have plummeted substantially.
We believe that this is another excuse for Democrats to exercise control over our lives.
Add your name to our petition to stand up for Maine students!


But what if the network could serve as an enabler of greener computing? And what if cloud technology was a prerequisite for using the network to bring compute loads to sources of renewable energy for the creation of carbon neutral networks? Fact, not fantasy, this is the approach first developed by former CANARIE Chief Research Officer Bill St. Arnaud
and now underway in the GreenStar Network
where six computational nodes (clouds) are powered by renewable energy. In the accompanying video, Michael Geist, U of Ottawa professor and digital rights advocate discusses this project, his project (privacy in the cloud), and the potential for Canada to make use of natural advantages like clean energy reserves and cold climate to build a place in global cloud markets.


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Sudden Infant Death Sydrome
Unfortunately, there is no known cause of SIDS, so people can only rely on statistics to understand the risk factors associated with the underlying problem. There are a few factors that we, as parents, can control to reduce the chances that SIDS will occur. These controllable factors include exposure to secondhand smoke, sleeping in any position other than the back, and overheating can all contribute to the incidence. Keeping a child away from smoke is pretty cut and dry, but there are some that disagree with sleeping on the back to keep the head from becoming flat in the back. Fortunately, the more time the child spends out of the crib and baby/car seats, the lesser chance there is of that occurring regardless. As far as overheating, it is very important to keep the room temperature at the point where pajamas will keep a child happy and comfortable, and no excessive use of blankets or multi-layered clothing is necessary.
Some of the other statistics related to SIDS are startling, as they relate to family makeup. We know that the peak age for SIDS to occur is roughly at the 2-3 month old mark, and it is more common in boys than girls. Also, babies of African American descent, Native Indian descent, and Native Alaskan descent have higher rates of SIDS for some reason. Family health is also important; mothers can exhibit several risk factors that seem to create higher rates of having a child die from SIDS. Mothers who experienced minimal weight gain during pregnancy, mothers under 20, and mothers with a history of STD’s, drug use or smoking also had higher rates of SIDS occurrences.
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WHEELING - After defeating a team that did not throw the football at all last Friday night, Wheeling Park spent this week preparing for an opponent that relies heavily on an aerial attack.
Invading Wheeling Island Stadium on Friday night will be perennial Pittsburgh City League power Brashear, the alma mater of former West Virginia University great Major Harris.
In losing 32-28 to Slippery Rock High School in their season opener, the Bulls nearly pulled out the victory behind the passing arm of quarterback Russell Page. The 6-foot 3 Brashear ace completed 14 of 23 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns. He also scored the Bulls' other TD on a short run.
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Eric Banks (1) and Wheeling Park will welcome Brashear to Wheeling Island Stadium on Friday.
Page's main target was speedy wideout DeShaun Roberts, who had four catches for 125 yards and two scores.
''It is like going from one extreme to the other," Patriots coach Chris Daugherty said. ''Their offense is a lot more like St. Clairsville than Bridgeport and this be a good test for our secondary.
''Page throws it pretty well. Brashear's receivers do a good job of catching and running with the football. We want to do a better job of tackling than we did last week and make sure they don't get anything easy against our defense."
The matchup against Brashear also should be interesting because the two teams have a lot of similarities. Both operate out of a basic 3-5 defense and, according to Daugherty, the Bulls have some skill people that can run with Park's impressive burners.
The Patriots also will be looking to get their record over the .500 mark after splitting the first two decisions of the year.
Daugherty's club rebounded from the 47-27 loss to powerful St. Clairsville to hang on in the final minute and post a 14-13 victory against the rush-happy Indians from Bridgeport High School.
Park led 14-0 at halftime but ended up hanging on by its fingernails until the final seconds when the Indians missed a 32-yard field goal that would have changed the outcome. Another key to the squeaker victory came after the Indians' second touchdown when junior Max Steinman blocked the attempt for the game-tying extra point.
''Our special teams really helped out," Daugherty explained.
Except for one punt that didn't even make the line of scrimmage, the Patriots' kickoff and punt teams repeatedly put Bridgeport in situations where it had to drive the ball the length of the field.
Although Bridgeport dropped from Class AAA to double-A this season, Park still expects to receive some extra bonus points in the SSAC ratings from the hard-earned victory.
''A lot of people up here underrate them but Bridgeport is really, really good," Daugherty said. ''I believe they will finish 8-2 or possibly 9-1."
Over the previous three season, Bridgeport posted a startling 29-1 regular season record, including a trio of narrow wins over the Patriots. After having a possible game-winning return of a kickoff for a touchdown by a penalty in the closing minutes of the 2009 contest at Bridgeport, Park lost the next two games on field goals with 20 and 2.2 seconds, respectively.
Daugherty's main disappointment last week was Park's inability to put any points on the scoreboard after halftime.
''We didn't have the ball a lot in the second half and just six possession the entire game," Daugherty noted. ''Bridgeport made some nice adjustment but they weren't anything we hadn't seen before."
Bryce Ingram had another solid game carrying the football for the Patriots, rushing for 84 yards and one touchdown during his 18 carries. Quarterback Zach Phillips was sharp, completing 7 of 8 passing attempts for 105 yards, including one impressive first-down completion of 19 yards to Quashad Pugh.
''He is going to be really good," Daugherty said in praising his still-maturing quarterback.
Park did get some good news injury-wise when x-rays reportedly came back negative on sophomore Theo Blackston's arm. It was first feared that he had a broken arm but now it is likely that Blackston will be able to play tomorrow night. He has been seeing a lot of time of both sides of the ball, including sharing fullback carries with the hard-running Geremy Paige.
Keeping Paige on the field has become a major concern as the solidly-built 5-10, 200-pound has missed valuable time during the first two games because of problems with leg cramps. He turned in 12 tackles and registered a quarterback sack.
When Paige was missing from the defense, it made things much easier for both St. Clairsville and Bridgeport to move the football.
Also likely to see his first action of the season is two-way lineman Markieth O'Neal, still trying to recover from a preseason injury. O'Neal's presence will provide additional strength defending the run. He is another player that is expected to be a major contributor on the Park defensive front.
Friday night will be the Patriots third straight home game to open the season. They will hit the road the next week's playing at University and Brooke before returning home to host John Marshall on Sept. 28.


While the state waits for the key elements of Premier Jay Weatherill’s $550 million energy plan to be built, SA Power Networks has revealed that it will install 200 megawatts of back-up generation by December 2017.
With a state election looming in March, Weatherill says he’s hoping to have a centrepiece of yesterday’s plan – Australia’s “largest” battery – installed by summer, and hasn’t entirely ruled out the “unlikely” prospect of a new gas-fired plant being built this year.
However, the Government is taking no chances on a pre-election power shortage, with distributor SA Power Networks being asked to supply conventional back-up – possibly diesel-powered – in time for summer.
In a statement provided to InDaily, SA Power Networks said the plan’s timing was challenging.
“SA Power Networks has had preliminary discussions with the State Government and is pleased to support its plan to install temporary generation by 1 December 2017 to support energy supply for the community next summer,” a spokesman said.
“We will assist the government to procure and install 200MW of generation at yet to be finalised locations and ensure safe connection into the SA distribution network.
“While the 1 December 2017 goal is challenging and will require early identification of sufficient generation; suitable sites; and expedited approvals from government, regulatory and energy market bodies; we are focused on assisting in delivering improved generation supply options for the people of South Australia.”
The spokesman said the generation was likely to be spread across a “few” large sites.
Weatherill agreed today that next summer would be a challenge for the state, particularly with the imminent closure of Victoria’s Hazelwood coal-fired power station.
“Absolutely and we’ve got Hazelwood closing which will put a lot of pressure on Victoria’s capacity to assist,” the Premier told FIVEaa.
“We want to be less reliant on Victoria and New South Wales and we’ve got to act immediately. This plan will start rolling out from today and you’ll see further announcements throughout the course of this week.
“You’re right though – summer’s gonna be difficult. We want the battery there before summer. If I can get the generator here before summer that’d be great but that’s gonna be tough.”
The two key elements of Weatherill’s plan, announced yesterday, include funding Australia’s “largest” battery to store energy from South Australia’s renewable power generation, and the construction of a government-owned $360 million gas-fired power plant.
While that plant is designed to be in place “as soon as possible”, the plan flagged temporary measures to fill any gaps in supply during extreme peaks.
These measures are likely to be anything but green, with diesel generation one choice under consideration by SA Power Networks.
Weatherill said today the interim options could include diesel-powered generators, but may also be hybrid gas.
The costs would be revealed in the State Budget.
“We’ll be asking SA Power Networks to essentially provide for that; now how they meet that need is a matter for them,” he told ABC radio. “We’d prefer it to be as clean as possible, but it may be a hybrid generator which uses gas or other technologies.”
When Tasmania faced a power crisis last year, caused by low dam levels affecting its hydro-electric scheme and its interconnector to the mainland being out of action, it brought in 100MW of diesel generators at a reported cost of $11 million per month.
Opposition Leader Steven Marshall said burning diesel fuel was part of Weatherill’s energy plan.
“Hidden inside the book that Jay Weatherill is walking around clutching to his chest is a plan to burn huge amounts of diesel,” he said.
“Labor’s plan to ship in massive diesel generators is an admission that the electricity generation mix in South Australia is wrong.
“It’s an expensive measure that doesn’t appear to have been properly accounted for in their half a billion dollar proposal.”
Meanwhile, Weatherill hasn’t ruled out the new gas-fired plant being in place by next summer.
“That’s unlikely but we’re … given some very, we think, heroic estimates about how quick it should be,” he said. “We don’t necessarily believe them but some people are telling us it could be that quick.”
The plant would need to be built near both gas supply and a large transmission network.
“There’s any number of locations – we haven’t selected a site.”
The Government announced this morning that it was pushing ahead immediately to procure “Australia’s largest battery” through its new $150 million Renewable Technology Fund.
A two-week Expressions of Interest period has opened, with the Government seeking an Australian or international company to build, operate and maintain the battery which must have a capacity of 100MW and “be operational in time for this summer”.
Billionaire Tesla boss Elon Musk has already expressed interest in the project, along with local companies such as South Australia’s Zen Energy.
Weatherill today indicated that Tesla might have an edge, saying the high-profile giant’s reputation could be a bonus for South Australia.
“The criteria that we’ll be using to consider this is, of course, its (a company’s) technical capacity to do the job, second to get in place by summer – we want it here as soon as possible – and thirdly we will be considering some of the collateral benefits,” he told a press conference.
“So industry development – if people are talking about setting up factories here and creating South Australian jobs, the reputational benefit of having a company that’s of the significance of Tesla coming here to South Australia could be a consideration. All of these things will be weighed up and put into the tender process.”
He said that while he’d “love” to see a South Australian company win the tender, there would be other opportunities for local businesses through the Renewable Technology Fund.
Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis said the grid-scale battery would store renewable energy “24 hours, seven days a week”.
“If the wind is blowing in the middle of the night, we can use that power when people wake up,” he said.
“The State Government is setting ambitious timeframes to build Australia’s largest grid-scale battery, but we believe these timeframes are achievable.”
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text: This is a condition mainly seen in cats and the smaller breeds of dog. It is a minor infection of the gums with chronic inflammation which can result in the removal of teeth in extreme cases. It may be necessary for your veterinary surgeon to de-scale the teeth to remove any tartar that has built up and this should be followed by regular cleaning of the teeth, using Roast Dinner Toothpaste, to keep the teeth and gums healthy. Give Garlic & Fenugreek tablets at the treatment dose to relieve the infection and continue this at the maintenance dose for animals that may be susceptible to this condition. Tartar which forms on the teeth encourages bacteria to infect the gums and Homeopathic Fragaria 3C should be given as this is effective in both reducing and preventing tartar build up. For encrusted teeth, give one pillule daily for a month to softens existing tartar and make it easier to remove. Thereafter, give it once weekly to prevent future build-up and the need for de-scaling. As animals with gingivitis may find it difficult to eat, there may be a resulting loss of appetite and Malted Kelp Tablets can be given to stimulate the appetite following treatment. Gingivitis may occur as a consequence of a more serious condition and therefore if it persists or becomes acute, always consult your veterinary practice for advice.


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Originally aired: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
TOP FIVE AT FIVE - Saturday Night Live" ridiculed Barack Obama's poorly reviewed debate performance. Jimmy Fallon lampoons Mitt Romney in "Mister Romney's Neighborhood,". Seattle has a problem, Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched an effort called "See It, Send It" that asks businesses and tourism professionals to send descriptions and photos to elected officials of activity that they say makes both visitors and locals feel unsafe. There's a scandal with legendary Hulk Hogan who involved in a sex tape with Hulk having sex with Heather Clem, the ex-wife of his best friend, Bubba the Love Sponge, who gave Hulk permission to get busy with his then-wife. Tom Hanks gave the Nerdist Podcast an exclusive interview after they gave him a 1934 Smith Corona typewriter and asked if they could speak one-on-one for an interview.


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Important Considerations While Extracting Baby Teeth
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Babies are sweet, cute and a ball of joy. However, as they start growing, parents find themselves in a fix, especially when the baby is beginning to lose teeth. Baby’s teeth are as delicate as they are so let’s discuss some things to keep in mind when babies lose teeth.
What not to do?
Before we ask you to look up the internet with “family dentist near me”, remember not to pull out your baby’s teeth on your own. This is the first important thing to be considered by any parent, unless you are a dentist, of course, does not have the correct knowledge to pull out teeth. For babies and toddlers, unless the tooth falls out on its own, you will need to get in touch with a dentist.
What to do when your children have lost teeth?
Ask the Child to wiggle it out
Since your child knows how loose the tooth is and how uncomfortable with it, it would be best if your child tried to pull it out. As a parent, if you yanked the tooth free, you may cause your child to feel a lot of pain. Apart from this, yanking the tooth out could lead to bleeding. Ask your child to use their fingers and tongue to loosen it out.
Give your Child an Apple
This is a common trick that parents use when their child is about to lose teeth. If looking up the internet for a professional dentist is not all that you want to do, then you can always offer an apple to your kid. If the tooth is loose enough, the tooth would simply stick to the apple when your child takes a bite.
Do Not Wait
Usually, children can simply choke on the tooth. One of the most common occurrences, your child may swallow the tooth. Once the tooth is loose enough, the tooth may come out while they chew on their food. So don’t wait for this situation to happen with you take your child to a dentist from the moment you feel the teeth are about to come out.
Permanent Tooth Pushing the Baby tooth out
At times, the permanent tooth begins to push the baby tooth out. In such a case, your child may not even go through the stage of a loose tooth. What’s more is that, when the permanent tooth begins to push the baby teeth, your child will be in pain. To make sure that your child is not uncomfortable, you should find a dentist nearby or take your child to your family dentist to find help.
Apart from the above-mentioned points, if your child pulls the tooth out on their own accord, and starts to bleed, you can make use of gauze to stop the bleeding. Make use of wet gauze and hold it above the spot of bleeding with pressure for a few minutes.
However, just to be sure that your child is not in pain or uncomfortable, you should take your child to a dentist the moment you know your child is about to lose baby teeth.
Do you travel with your whole family? Do you usually bring your dogs or other pets when travelling? If your answer to these questions is yes, you might consider hiring a camper van when going to Scotland. Heading to the amazing scenic views in Scotland requires a vehicle that lets you relax while travelling. Your vehicle must have fully-equipped parts that will suit your needs as you enjoy the Highlands of Scotland. Some of the reasons why hiring a camper van is beneficial when travelling in Scotland are as follows: Read more
We are all used to living with the gadgets and devices that make life easier. Cell phones, computers, microwaves, routers and other essential technology are now commonplace, and we could hardly survive without them. But many people are unaware of the dangers these gadgets present. Read more
After battling with yourself for some time, you finally admitted that you need the help of a mental health expert. As such, you decided that you will have your first counseling session. It’s a big step on your road to recovery. You can never achieve your desired goal unless you start by admitting to yourself that you have a problem. Read more


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Sometimes it just has to be something sweet. Gummy bears and chocolate are tasty, but not really healthy. Do you have to do without it now? Of course not! But at least it is healthier - with fruit leather.
Very few people know fruit leather, but the snack is super tasty and also healthy. And the best? It's easy to do yourself. Fruit leather consists of fruit puree that is dried in the automatic dehydrator or alternatively in the oven. It doesn't get its name because of the consistency in the mouth, but rather because of its appearance. So don't worry - fruit leather is much more reminiscent of soft fruit gums.
If you have got an appetite and want to try the snack, you can find easy-to-understand instructions for a delicious fruit leather made from strawberries and bananas in the GRÜNELIEBE video set above. If you do not have a dehydrator, you can easily use the oven. However, make sure that you put a wooden spoon or something similar between the oven door. This is the only way the moisture can escape and the fruit leather is created.
Have fun trying and snacking !!!


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Jaime Glasser is a Downtown Mesa artist and is working to make Downtown Mesa a great place to live, work and play through community activation. She is working to establish a non profit Mesa heART Studio to foster an inclusive community through the arts in Downtown Mesa and volunteers on the City of Mesa Parks and Recreation Citizen Advisory Board, the Mesa Urban Garden and R.A.I.L. Mesa CDC. Jaime was a triathlete in the past and a veterinarian. She left her practice 15 years ago due to illness. Jaime lives in the Second Street Historical District in Downtown Mesa and has cheered her friends and visitors every year along the Phoenix Marathon Course since it has been run through her neighborhood.
She is determined to return to running by running the half at the 2018 Mesa Phoenix Marathon to celebrate her 60th Birthday and gratitude for life in her beautiful hometown.


HNT supply comes from mining with a compatible Hotspot that both mines HNT and creates network coverage for IoT devices. We gather the rates of major crypto exchanges on the market onscreen and let our users compare and choose whatever option they like the most. We don’t add any fees over the partners’ rates, which makes the exchanges via SwapSpace profitable. The exchange time is no longer than at any of our integrated services starting from 10 minutes.
HNT. Helium has a capped max supply, while none of the HNT tokens were pre-mined. Although new HNT is mined to reward Hotspots, this is balanced against the HNT that is burned to generate Data Credits in a Burn-and-Mint Equilibrium token model. The inflation rate decreases over time, ensuring that the total supply never exceeds 223 million.
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They are available to download as smartphone or desktop apps and can be custodial or non-custodial. With custodial wallets, the private keys are managed and backed up on your behalf by the service provider. Non-custodial wallets make use of secure elements on your device to store the private keys. While convenient, they are seen as less secure than hardware wallets and may be better suited to smaller amounts of HNT or more novice users.
Forbes stated that its report is based on leaks of internal documents, transaction data, and interviews with former employees of the blockchain project. Forbes wrote that the wallet reportedly earned 455,000 HNT from mining rewards, worth $25 million at HNT’s peak price, and $2 million today. Helium had attracted controversy in the weeks leading up to the proposal, with some questioning the network’s revenue potential. Prominent investors defended the startup, saying it was still building infrastructure and that revenue would come later.
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The Forbes report stated that one of the wallets in question was linked to the wife of Helium CEO Amir Haleem. In August 2019, each Helium hotspot mined an average of 33,000 HNT per month, a far cry from the average of 2 HNT per month being recorded today. According to the report, Helium’s community spent around $500 million on mining equipment. According to the report, one of the wallets is connected to the Helium’s CEO wife. Once the migration is completed, a new version of the Helium Wallet App will be available, the network said. The history of the previous blockchain will still be available to the public.
- Hotspots without neighbors earn less as they can only mine HNT for data transfer and are unable to have their beacons verified.
- With little network usage, community grievances and a diminishing crypto price, Helium is now trying to sell its community on a whole new network.
- The network finally went live in 2019, intending to resolve common issues noted in the sector of IoT, like privacy.
- It only continues a recent trend of downward action for Helium’s HNT, which is currently the biggest loser among the top 100 coins ranked by total market cap.
- Fixed in value, DC are created by ‘burning’ HNT, reducing the total supply to achieve a Burn and Mint Equilibrium.
So it emerges as a giant that produces a flawless and most reliable ecosystem, an eclectic integration of a cross-chain infrastructure, and sustains as a robust platform for applications across industry. It is no surprise that investors put faith in cryptocurrencies mainly for their value of trust. That stems from the fact cryptocurrency news litecoin that Helium works around a lot to benefit communities, creating partnerships and alliances at a non-profit level. Another factor that might have caught the eye of bulls is the Helium Pro app that launched in early September that purportedly makes it easier to mine HNT, which we reported on at the time of its launch.
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By July 2021, more than 100,000 hotspots were online, though HNT rewards were steadily declining. The bet that crypto could convince regular people to build a grassroots telco for IoT devices seemed to pay off at the start. Users earned tokens when their hotspots processed data or validated other devices, and some early hotspot owners reported bounties worth tens of thousands of dollars per year. Helium celebrated the success of one young entrepreneur, the son of investor Arul Murugan, who claimed that his suite of hotspots generated $100,000 worth of rewards in one year alone.
Is Helium a cryptocurrency?
Among the cryptocurrencies making headlines this week is Helium (HNT -4.97%), an intriguing blockchain-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) play. This network, which allows users to install Helium hotspots and receive decentralized 5G wireless network coverage, made a big announcement on Tuesday.
Proof-of-Coverage is a unique work algorithm that uses radio waves responsible to validate Hotspots are providing legitimate wireless coverage. For this validation work, Hotspots can earn HNT by verifying network transactions, adding new blocks to the blockchain, and performing other tasks. Based on our HNT token forecast data, investment in Helium at the current price levels might be profitable; yet, never invest without doing research. There should not be any heartbreaks nor any exaggerated expectations required if you invest thoughtfully and do your own suitable calculation.
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Once the migration is complete, a new version of the Helium Wallet App will be made available. Additionally, the Helium layer 1 blockchain history will remain public. Users will be able to access the new application by updating their current wallet app. HNT holders can also use other wallets within the Solana ecosystem, such as Phantom or Solflare. Helium isn’t the first crypto project to have made lofty promises, only to leave the people who bought into them feeling shortchanged. Neither Andreessen Horowitz nor Tiger Global appeared in this early insider group.
- Online wallets or web wallets are also free and easy to use, and accessible from multiple devices using a web browser.
- The Helium network is secured through the use of the Proof of Coverage protocol which relies on network participants to ensure network stability through mining.
- Although there are thousands of cryptocurrencies addressing a wide range of use cases, there are still relatively few that are tapping into the new sector of Internet of Things.
- At the time of writing, Helium blockchain had a block creation time of 60.51 seconds.
- HNT. Helium has a capped max supply, while none of the HNT tokens were pre-mined.
Helium’s goal is to prepare IoT communication for the future, identifying inadequacies in current infrastructure from its birth in 2013. Hotspots that monitor and report Proof-of-Coverage activity of other Hotspots receive a portion of HNT depending on how much activity they’ve witnessed, and cloud banking payments solutions the reward scaling of the Challengee. Hotspots on the network are randomly and automatically assigned Proof-of-Coverage tests to complete. Below are the Hotspot models that have so far been approved by the community and the Manufacturing Oversight Committee, which governs vendor onboarding.
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“This thing was set up to enrich the founders and early supporters at the expense of everyday people who bought hotspots thinking they were going to bring value.» In addition to HNT, users pay transaction fees in a separate token called Data Credits, which are not exchangeable and tied to individual users themselves. Helium is a decentralized blockchain-powered network for Internet of Things devices. If you would like to know where to buy Helium at the current rate, the top cryptocurrency exchanges for trading in Helium stock are currently Binance, XT.COM, MEXC, Bybit, and FTX. HNT is distributed to Hotspots that transferred data from devices on the network. The amount of HNT is allocated proportionally based on the amount of data a Hotspot transferred.
What gives HNT value?
HNT is a cryptocurrency earned when Hotspots provide and validate wireless coverage and transfer device data over the network.
Expert investors of cryptocurrencies always plan for the long term rather than the short term. We predict based on our forecast that the HNT price might hit the $54.57 mark by all means. This is equivalent to the price prediction done at the end of the year 2021, which shows Helium price has full potential to sustain and consistently grow even litecoin price chart in adverse conditions. All these factors have been put in principle by one answer – the Blockchain. No wonder this is an outcome of years-long thinking, strategizing, science, and technology- all combined together. With time came cryptocurrencies on the digital roadmap with date-set milestones and then manifested the genesis of Helium.
The company also appears to have exaggerated the nature of some of its partnerships. In July, Mashable and The Verge alleged that Helium had overstated its relationship with corporate clients Salesforce and the electric scooter-share Lime. Hotspots earn a share of HNT for participating in Proof-of-Coverage and validating their peer’s wireless coverage. The amount each Hotspot earns depends on how often it is directly involved in Proof-of-Coverage activity. While the above schedule states approximately 240,000,000 HNT will be produced, year one of the blockchain only produced around 43,000,000 of the target 60,000,000 due to some slow block times. The Helium blockchain uses three distinct token economic concepts to ensure HNT supply is both plentiful for network needs but also relatively scarce, with a known maximum.


On July 1, the president’s Council of Economic Advisers released The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Seventh Quarterly Report. The report made clear that the only real growth and impact of the president’s stimulus package was on the national debt, and did very little, if anything at all, to create jobs.
The Weekly Standard summarized the report stating, “the ‘stimulus’ has added or saved just under 2.4 million jobs — whether private or public — at a cost (to date) of $666 billion. That’s a cost to taxpayers of $278,000 per job.”
In other words, the Weekly Standard went on to report, “the government could simply have cut a $100,000 check to everyone whose employment was allegedly made possible by the ‘stimulus,’ and taxpayers would have come out $427 billion ahead.”
A reverse stimulus was not part of the plan, but goes to show that government meddling in the economy in no way aids a recovery.
“This proves that over the past few months, the economy would have saved and created more jobs with no government involvement than it has with it,” says Bill Wilson, president of Americans for Limited Government (ALG). “The ‘stimulus’ has done nothing but prevent the U.S. economy from recovering.”
Despite the reported erroneousness of the “stimulus” act and despite the fact that under the law spending was set to end in June, that end has yet to be seen.
On June 15, the U.S. Department of Labor set aside $800 million for the state of California from the “stimulus” package so it could continue to pay out unemployment insurance. The state boasts an unemployment rate of 11.7 percent, higher than the national average, and apparently cannot afford to continue to pay unemployment insurance for all those without jobs.
But how can unemployment still be a problem when Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that unemployment insurance creates jobs faster than any other program? In July of 2010, Pelosi is quoted as saying, “Let me say that unemployment insurance… is one of the biggest stimuluses (sic) to our economy. Economists will tell you, this money is spent quickly. It injects demand into the economy, and it’s job creating. It creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name.”
Would she say that same thing today? After all, Obama’s promise made in 2009, that if Congress passed the “stimulus” package unemployment would not rise above 8 percent, has yet to be fulfilled. In fact, it has been 28 straight months now that the unemployment rate has been at or above 8 percent. Paying all those unemployment benefits took a lot of taxpayer money and did nothing to help the economy — short term or long term.
Instead, what resulted from Obama’s highly touted “stimulus” plan are high unemployment, bankrupt states and about one million destroyed private-sector jobs. Of course America gained 450,000 government jobs and $1.65 trillion in debt in this past year alone out of the deal.
But that’s what happens when the government pumps money into a system — picking winners and losers.
“Obama has prolonged the recession he swore to pull us out of,” says ALG’s Wilson. “Obama has been given everything he wanted — everything he said would turn the economy around. The ‘stimulus’ has failed. Now is the time for a new direction for America, before we go bankrupt trying to ‘stimulate’ it.”
Rebekah Rast is a contributing editor at Americans for Limited Government (ALG). You can follow her on Twitter at @RebekahRast.


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Same boat here. A few years ago I finally settled on a round that I like (Federal 165gr trophy copper 30-06). It seems like that particular option might even be discontinued. I have not seen that box once (even online) since this business started. I have other boxes of other stuff. I can buy other boxes of similar stuff. But I like what I shoot, have enough to get me through this fall. If I were to make a switch to something similar, I'd like to buy a box of new stuff and see how it shoots before deciding to stock up on it, but with flakey availability it seems like that doesn't make sense. For now, I'm gonna shoot what I got left only for hunting and shoot up some of that other stuff for practice/checking zero.my only hunting rifle is a 30-06
I have been stressed about having enough ammo for this fall since finishing up last hunting season. Luckily one of my friends parents in co springs has a huge stash and pulled out some 165 grain for me.
I honestly have a lot of 30-06 ammo, but I don’t have enough of anyone one weight to re sight in and feel like ive got enough left for a season.
"Improving" suggests that you occaisionally find them. Have you been able to find large rifle primers lately? I have not laid eyes on a single one since this nonsense started. I'm ok for this season, but worried about next year, unless I can find some damn CCI 200's...Supply of factory 30-06 seems to be getting better but still tough. Anything in 165 gr is very rare. I suggest reloading. Seems to be a fair amount of 4350 powder and Hornady cup and core bullets available. Primers are tough to find but improving.


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Do you enjoy Harry Potter, A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, The Magicians, Lord of the Rings, or other stories about magic and magical worlds? Come to the Fogler Library Student Book Club, where we’ll be talking about fantasy fiction, discussing our favorite fantasy worlds, and sharing recommendations for fantasy books we love!
You don’t need to have read any particular book to join the conversation; you just need to be interested in fantasy stories.
About the Book Club
The Fogler Library Student Book Club is an informal gathering of readers where you can discuss your favorite books and share recommendations with fellow readers.Unlike many book clubs, you don’t need to have read any specific book to
Unlike many book clubs, you don’t need to have read any specific book to join the conversation. All you need is some reading experience (or interest) in the genre being discussed. Each discussion is free and open to all students, and you’re welcome to attend
Each discussion is free and open to all students, and you’re welcome to attend any and all sessions that interest you!
Fall 2017 Book Club Meetings
All meetings of the book club will take place in the Library Classroom from 7pm-8pm.
September 6 — Fantasy Fiction
September 27 — Biography
October 4 — Dystopian Literature
October 18 — Classic Literature
November 8 — Science Fiction


Motorists driving electric vehicles (EVs) now have a new place to recharge in Victoria’s Wellington Shire, thanks to the installation of a new 50 kW public fast charger in Yarram.
The charger at the Yarram Hub is the second in Wellington Shire, following the installation of the popular Port of Sale fast charger last year through Charging the Regions, with another 50 kW public fast charger soon to be installed in Heyfield.
To support the installation of the Yarram and Heyfield EV charging infrastructure, Council was awarded $73,000 through the Victorian State Government’s $5 million Destination Charging Across Victoria (DCAV) Program. Council also received $50,000 in funding for the Yarram charger via the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program under the previous Federal Government.
DCAV awarded funding to 32 applicants who plan to install 141 EV fast-charging stations within 116 high-use areas and tourist spots across Victoria by July 2023.
Wellington Shire Council Mayor, Ian Bye said the installation would benefit the growing number of drivers purchasing EVs.
“We know that more and more local people are realising the benefits of driving EVs, and the Port of Sale charging point has already proven to be very popular,” Mayor Bye said.
“Each charging point we install will give more confidence to people who are considering buying an EV, knowing they can recharge at several points across Wellington Shire.”
The Mayor said it would also encourage people visiting the region to stop at Yarram and recharge their vehicles.
“What better place than Yarram to pause while your car is charging, take a look around at the many attractions of the town, spend money in local shops, and of course grab a bite to eat or have a drink?”
Like the Port of Sale fast charger, the Yarram charging station is open source, meaning it will be accessible to drivers of all EV models.
Victorian Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio said “Victoria is leading Australia in transitioning to zero emissions vehicles, making sure no one is more than an hour away from an electric vehicle charger no matter where they live in the state”.
“The transport sector accounts for 25% of Victoria’s total carbon emissions, which is why we are accelerating the take-up of ZEVs as we reduce emissions by 50% by 2030.”
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the new EV charging station would be good for the visitor economy.
“As EVs become more popular having this established infrastructure will bring visitors to our region to enjoy local sights and spend their money in our local bakeries, cafes and shops,” Mr Chester said.
“The Yarram region has so much to offer and it is important we have infrastructure in place that encourages visitors to stop in town.
“The Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program ensures local projects that are important to the region are funded and this is an example of that.
“Well done to Wellington Shire Council for identifying the need for EV charging stations in our region to ensure visitors come here and know they will be able to access charging stations locally.”
Wellington Shire Council has committed to investing in a sustainable future with a strong focus on reducing emissions, as part of its Sustainability Strategy 2020-24.
Visit www.wellington.vic.gov.au/environment/electric-vehicle-charging for more information about EV charging around Wellington Shire.
The Yarram charger was installed by RACV Solar.
RACV Solar CEO, Andy McCarthy said it was an important piece in the region’s EV charging network.
“We are delighted to deliver this project for the Wellington Shire Council and help them bring to life their plans for a cleaner energy future, supporting EV drivers and local businesses alike,” he said.


Why you should buy a new Mac with an Nvidia GeForce GPU in 2018
Nvidia GeForce GPUs have been getting a lot of attention lately, thanks to Nvidia’s announcement of the new GeForce GTX 1060 and its upcoming Titan Xp.
But that doesn’t mean that Nvidia is about to disappear from the Mac gaming scene anytime soon.
Nvidia is making the new Macs with a GeForce GTX 1070 and 1070 Ti chips, which are both aimed at gaming.
The GeForce 1060 Ti has a 1060 CUDA cores and 1070 GPU, and will launch with a GTX 1070-class card.
The 1070 Ti has 8GB of GDDR5X memory, and the 1060 will have a 6GB version.
Nvidia’s Pascal architecture has been getting more and more attention recently, and it will be interesting to see how it performs in gaming.
We have to wait until next year to see the performance of the Pascal architecture, but Nvidia has said that it has “very good” graphics performance.
It’s also worth noting that Nvidia’s new GPU lineup will include both a GeForce 10 and 10 Pascal architecture chips.
It doesn’t appear to be a GeForce 9 or 10 GPU, but the Pascal 10 chip is supposed to have the same performance as the Pascal 9 chip.
There is a difference between Pascal 10 and Pascal 10 Pro chips, but we haven’t been able to confirm that.
Nvidia says that the Pascal lineup will be available in September 2018, but there is no official date for when that might be.
Nvidia will release two new GeForce 10 series chips for the Mac in September.
The Pascal 10, which has a 2.5GHz base clock and 1.5Gbps memory speed, will be the new chip.
The 10,967MHz base clock will give the chip a maximum of 7.3TFLOPS of performance.
The new 10,960MHz base speed will give a maximum 6.2TFLOPs of performance, and Nvidia is promising a maximum 2.8TFLops of performance for the 10,970MHz base frequency.
The 980 Ti is going to be the GeForce 10,990 series chip, which will feature a 2GHz base and 1Gbps speed.
It will have 2GB of RAM and a 2048MB of GDDR6 memory.
It is expected that the 980 Ti will be $100 cheaper than the 980.
We don’t know what Pascal 10 will be called, but Pascal 10 should be named the GeForce Pascal 10 series, since Nvidia says the new 10 series will be “competitive” with Pascal 9.
Nvidia Pascal chips will ship with 8GB and 16GB versions, respectively, according to Nvidia.
The Titan XP will be a new GPU based on the 10 series.
The 1080 Ti is a new chip with a 2Gbps core and 1GB of VRAM.
The 9,064MHz base and 3Gbps clock speed of the 980Ti should give it 4.6TFLPS of performance and a maximum memory speed of 512MB.
The 8,536MHz base is a 1Ghz base and 5Gbps of VRM, and this will give it 2.7TFLPs of performance per watt.
Nvidia has not announced pricing for the 980 or Titan XPs, but it is expected to be $180-$250 cheaper than its Pascal predecessor.


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Italian troops who are spearheading the new UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon have begun partolling in the south of the country. The first soldiers of an initial contingent of almost 900 soldiers landed this morning. Italy is to send around 3,000 troops in all -the largest single component of the new force which will deploy along the Israeli-Lebanese border.
The international force has been slow to arrive since a ceasefire in mid-August ended fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerillas. Difficulties in hammering out details of its mandate have been cited as the main reason. UNIFIL II, as it is known, is intended to deploy with an equal number of Lebanese troops as Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon.
France will also be a major contributor with an eventual 2,000 troops on Lebanese soil. Some French 250 soldiers are already in place. Among other nations Indonesia says it will send up to 1,000 troops by the end of the month. The force is expected to reach total strength of 15,000.


Just about everyone who knits has some scrap yarn. It's kind of inevitable. So, eventually, you're going to have some kind of collection of scraps. Maybe you have a small collection. Maybe you have a big collection.
The big thing these days is making a sock yarn blanket. And I admit, it's a great way to use up scrap yarn, especially fingering weight yarn. I've cast on one for myself. But maybe you don't want to knit a blanket. Then this is just for you!
Here are 10 ways to use your scraps without knitting a blanket: