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What if new seeds could help farmers in Africa grow 30% more food?
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All of these innovations are in the works by our incredible partners and grantees.
Learn about exciting new projects we’re supporting, some based on cutting-edge science and others super low-tech and low-cost. In a few years, any one of them could be making life better for millions of people around the world—especially women and girls.


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RATESETTER expects to break even in the first half of 2019, excluding spending on investor advertising.
The peer-to-peer lender is currently in the red, but told investors at a Q&A session that the gap is closing in line with its forecasts.
“Reaching profitability is important but this is balanced with the importance of longer-term investment (i.e. we may choose to invest more in the short-term which will repay over the longer-term),” RateSetter said in a blog post on its website, summarising points covered during the Q&A session.
RateSetter was profitable in the financial years ended 2014 and 2015, but fell into losses since then, as it has invested in scaling up the business.
The lender spreads around half of its fees over the lifetime of loans, rather than taking all its fees upfront, which means it receives less revenue initially when a loan is written.
RateSetter said that this model provides a revenue stream into the future “which reduces pressure to write new loans solely for business revenue, and also aligns our interests with those of investors”.
Investors are currently funding between £60m and £70m of loans each month and the platform is seeking to grow these figures as the number of investors increases, although it said it does not set lending targets.
RateSetter also said it is considering launching a “progressive web app” for investors, which would automatically tailor the display to the type of device being used.
Read more: RateSetter hits £100m IFISA milestone

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Soluble dietary fibers have been shown to reduce total plasma cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol, the two important risk factors for coronary heart disease. Multiple mechanisms appear to be involved in the hypocholesterolemic response, and data indicate that the profile of operating mechanisms may vary considerably among different dietary fiber sources. The mechanisms which have been suggested include binding of bile acids and interference with their enterohepatic circulation, interference with micelle formation, and reduced hepatic cholesterol synthesis. An examination of hypocholesterolemic action of dietary pectin indicates that this effect is due to a shift of cholesterol from plasma to the hepatic pools.
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) produced by myeloperoxidase reacts with ammonia to form highly toxic ammonia-chloramine (NH2Cl) in vivo. We examined the abilities of various amino acids to compete with ammonia to form only mildly toxic chloramines with HOCl. Amino acid-chloramines (RNHCl) were generated by reacting amino acids with HOCl, and showed maximum absorption near 250nm. Glycine, taurine, and β-alanine readily formed hydrophilic chloramines with high absorption at 250nm. The ESR spectrum of HOCl changed to that of RNHCl by reacting HOCl with each of these three amino acids. Taurine and β-alanine inhibited vascular endothelium lesions due to active oxygen species generated by neutrophils that had been stimulated by opsonized zymosan and phorbol myristate acetate.
This study examines the susceptibility to lipid peroxidation of rat heart and testis microsomes, in relation to dietary vitamin A and/or E status. Four groups of rats were fed different levels of the vitamins. After a period of 8 weeks, lipid peroxide levels estimated by thiobarbituric acid method, fatty acid composition and vitamins A and E were measured in serum or in microsomes. In heart, lipid peroxide levels were enhanced in dietary vitamin E deficiency; linoleic acid 18:2 (n-6), arachidonic acid 20:4 (n-6), and docosahexaenoic acid 22:6 (n-3) were significantly decreased. In testis, dietary vitamin A deficiency significantly increased lipid peroxide production and decreased docosapentaenoic acid 22:5 (n-6) and 20:4 (n-6). Supplementation of the diet with both vitamins A and E significantly decreased lipid peroxide production but did not change the fatty acid composition. Induced lipid peroxidation increased in the heart of vitamin E-deficient rats and in the testis of vitamin A-deficient ones. Both in heart and testis, we found a good correlation between spontaneous and induced lipid peroxides and also between lipid peroxides and polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acid ratio. Besides, lipid peroxide production was well correlated with polyunsaturated fatty acids/vitamin A in testis and with polyunsaturated fatty acids/vitamin E molar ratios in heart. Membrane susceptibility to lipid peroxidation varied greatly according to dietary status and organ. Vitamin E seemed to be a more effective antioxidant for heart, and vitamin A, for testis. Supplementation enhanced the beneficial role of each vitamin.
The insulin secretion expressed in terms of plasma concentration in response to an oral glucose load (1.8g per kg body weight) in biotin-deficient male Wistar rats was approximately one-sixth that of pair-fed controls. However, the insulin content of the pancreas in biotin-deficient rats was no lower than that of control rats. The reduction in insulin secretion in the biotin-deficient rats was reversed to a significant extent by the simultaneous administration of biotin (1mg per kg body weight) with the glucose solution. This suggests that biotin may play an important role in the secretion of insulin from the β-cells of the pancreas.
Ageing is associated with greater susceptibility to nutritional deficiencies and to progressive senescence of the immune system. Ascorbic acid has been reported to have a corrective influence on the alteration of immunological functions that occurs during ageing. We examined the effect of a daily oral dose of ascorbic acid (20mg/100g body weight for 15, 30, and 60 days) on immune responses in young and old rats. A significant increase was observed in the total leucocyte count in both young and old rats after 60 days of ascorbic acid supplementation. When rats were fed the normal diet, the values of phagocytosis, nitroblue tetrazolium reduction test, and soluble immune complex were lower in the older animals than in the younger. On supplementation with ascorbic acid, an increase in all these immunological functions was observed, the increment being highly significant in old rats after 60 days of ascorbic acid supplementation. Hence, our results suggest that dietary intake of ascorbic acid influences the cell-mediated immunity during the ageing process.
When 10-week-old male BALB/c mice received whole-body irradiation with a sublethal 4-Gy single dose of 60Co γ-ray, the occurrence of leucopenia caused by the irradiation was lessened to some extent by subcutaneous injection of 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE2), one of catecholestrogens, given 3h before and 3h after the irradiation. Upon irradiation, the weight of the thymus was reduced, but the recovery of organ weight was markedly accelerated by subcutaneous injection of 2-OHE2. Light microscopic observation revealed that 2-OHE2 prevents the reduction by γ-ray irradiation of cortical and medullary volumes of the thymus. These results indicate that 2-OHE2 is a potent radioprotector.
The effects of simvastatin, a cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor, on plasma lipoprotein concentrations and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) secretion were investigated in the rat. The results showed that simvastatin did not significantly modify plasma lipid levels but did increase the cholesterol level of apolipoprotein E-rich high-density lipoproteins (+31%). The treatment significantly reduced total VLDL secretion (-26%), assessed by VLDL-triacylglycerol accumulation in plasma after lipolysis inhibition by Triton WR 1379. Since intestinal VLDL production, which was measured in rats fed orotic acid in order to block the hepatic secretion of lipoproteins, was not changed, we deduced that simvastatin reduced by 50% the hepatic VLDL secretion. Furthermore, whole-body cholesterol production, assessed by the sterol balance, appeared inhibited in the rat after long-term simvastatin treatment.

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I love blue alcohol inks so tag # 5 from 2007 was a fun one to do except for those splashes of alcohol ink. Tim made it look so easy. Not. My splashes are not so little. My snowflakes are made from inked parchment paper. Come and see who is playing at "Inkin It Up".
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1 pound extra-lean ground beef 1 bell pepper, any color, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained 2 cups thick &...
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Good things can happen when people, and communities, work together. That's why there is much excitement about a new mutual aid agreement being developed among fire departments in La Crosse...
(AP) A slow-moving storm has dumped at least 16 inches of snow on parts of Minnesota, blanketing the Twin Cities, making some rural roads impassable and leading to at least one fatal crash. The heaviest snowfall the Twin Cities has experienced in two years led to the cancellation of dozens of flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Sunday and caused hundreds of traffic accidents around the state.
Blizzard conditions, blowing and drifting snow made visibility so poor that the state Department of Transportation pulled snowplows off the highways Sunday afternoon in southwest and west Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported nearly 600 crashes by Sunday night. The patrol says one person was killed in a crash involving a semi on Highway 61 near Red Wing.
(AP) The state Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to help researchers with a deer mortality study early next year. The DNR is in the third year of a five-year research project examining causes of deer deaths. Each year the agency has relied on volunteers to help gather data in the field.
This time around the DNR is looking for anyone willing to spend a full day in the woods with biologists, checking traps, taking blood samples, performing ultrasounds on does and fitting deer with radio collars and ear tags before releasing them. Biologists plan to work around Winter and Shiocton in January, February and March.
Volunteers can sign up on the DNR's website or by calling project coordinator Mike Watt at 608-221-6376.
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text: Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Jean Jenneret and Le Corbusier in 1928, this is a signature piece of modern furniture. This version features a three-color hide seat cover with leather headrest. The chromed steel top rests on a welded base and adjusts to any angle, resting on rubber-wrapped supports. An authentic reproduction by Cassina, this retains manufacturer stamps and serial number. Manufactured in Italy and sold in New York City in 1980.


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Hear Dave Grohl play Foo Fighters rarities with Norah Jones on her podcast
The Foo Fighters frontman has previously collaborated with the jazz singer on the song ‘Virginia Moon’, which appeared 2005 album ‘In Your Honour‘. The duo performed a cover of the song in the podcast below. They also paired up for a cover of ‘Razor’, which was taken from the same album.
Jones also joined Grohl on a duet of ‘Flame Twin’, taken from her 2020 album ‘Pick Me Up Off The Floor’. The pair interpolated Nirvana‘s ‘In Bloom’ towards the end of the cover as well.
Grohl also played Foo Fighters classics ‘Everlong’ and ‘The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners’, both taken from the seminal album ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’. He also performed ‘Statues’ from the same album, which has rarely been played by Grohl before.
In recent news, Grohl appeared on Conan O’Brien’s podcast to talk about the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s last album ‘In Utero’. There, he expanded upon why he didn’t feel “conflicted” about Nirvana’s financial success despite their DIY punk roots: “I think the reason why I didn’t feel personally conflicted was because I knew the band hadn’t done anything outside of our true selves to get there,” Grohl told O’Brien.
The Foo Fighters are currently on tour, where they have invited several special guests to perform with them. In Austin City Limits, Shania Twain made a surprise appearance to perform ‘Best Of You’, whilst the Foo Fighters joined The Breeders on stage later to cover Pixies‘ track ‘Gigantic’.

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Indian Bank Balance Check – Are you visiting the nearest Indian Bank branch or ATM to check your account balance? Well, you’ll be glad to know that you don’t need it. The premier public sector bank offers a range of innovative banking services, which allow you to do balance inquiries and more from the comfort of your home or office. Read on to know how you can check the available balance in your Indian bank account through various methods including missed calls, SMS, net banking, and mobile app.
Indian Bank Balance Check
- 1 Indian Bank Balance Check
- 2 Simple Ways to Check IB Bank Account Balance
- 2.1 IB Balance Enquiry via Missed Call Banking Service
- 2.2 Check Indian Bank Balance via Internet Banking
- 2.3 Get Indian Bank A/C Balance via Mobile Application
- 2.4 Indian Bank Balance Status via SMS
- 2.5 Check Indian Bank Balance via Toll-Free Number
- 2.6 Get IB Bank Balance via Debit Card using ATM Machine
In 2020, Allahabad Bank was merged with Indian Bank and both the bank users can use similar steps to check balance. Indian Bank is one of the largest nationalized banks in India. The headquarter of the bank is located in Chennai and it is owned by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The bank has over 100 million customers across India with 6,004 branches and 5,428 ATMs and cash deposit machines. Indian Bank is also one of the handful of banks globally that are equipped with information systems and security processes certified with ISO 27001:2013 standard. It has 227 foreign correspondent banks in 75 countries. To check the Indian Bank account balance, account holders have to call the Indian Bank balance check mobile number. For this account holders should follow the steps given below.
About Indian Bank
Indian Bank is a public sector bank operating in India. The bank offers a range of products and services to all account holders such as savings accounts, fixed deposits, loans, credit cards, and many more. Indian Bank provides various methods to check account balance as mentioned in this article below. With a major presence in India as well as outside the country, the bank offers a robust set of services to its millions of users including SMS Banking, Internet Banking, App Support, and much more. In this guide, we will see how you can check your bank account bank balance using various methods like missed call service, SMS banking, app, online portal or internet banking, toll-free number and finally using ATM machine.
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Simple Ways to Check IB Bank Account Balance
Indian Bank provides a net banking facility to its account holders using which account holders can access their account and various banking services without visiting the bank branch. Account-holders can opt for the Indian Bank net banking service and register while opening an account with the bank. After successful net banking registration, account holders can check their Indian Bank account balance by following the steps mentioned below. To register for SMS Banking and Internet Banking facility, you can visit the nearest bank brand and fill out a form. Tick the boxes like Mobile Banking and SMS Banking and also add your mobile number. Your number will be configured for mobile alerts. Within seven working days, the pin-mailer will be delivered.
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IB Balance Enquiry via Missed Call Banking Service
- dial 8108781085
- After a few rings, the call will end automatically.
- After the call ends, you will receive an SMS from the bank with your Indian bank account balance.
Check Indian Bank Balance via Internet Banking
- Visit the Indian Bank Internet Banking website
- Click on “Login for Net Banking”
- Enter User ID, Captcha Code, and select “Login”
- After logging in, click on the “Account” tab on the left menu
- Once you click, the account summary will be displayed along with the current account balance.
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Get Indian Bank A/C Balance via Mobile Application
- Download and Install Indian Bank Mobile Banking Application on Android or iOS
- Complete the registration process on the app with Mobile Number, MPIN, Password
- Once you have valid login credentials, tap on the Login
- Enter User ID and M-PIN
- Tap on “Accounts”
- Under the Accounts tab, your account balance will be displayed.
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Indian Bank Balance Status via SMS
- Send an SMS to 9444394443
- Type “BALAVL <space> Account Number <space> MPIN” (E.g BALAVL 989898989 5555)
- After SMS validation, you will get an SMS from the bank with your remaining balance
- Similarly, you can get your last three transaction details by sending “BALAVL <space> Account Number <space> MPIN” to 9444394443.
Check Indian Bank Balance via Toll-Free Number
- Dial 1800 425 00 000
- Select your preferred language
- The IVR will let you know your account balance as soon as you select the appropriate option.
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Get IB Bank Balance via Debit Card using ATM Machine
- Insert your Indian Bank ATM card into the machine
- Enter your ATM PIN
- Select the “Balance Enquiry” option
- Check balance and complete transactions

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How Old Is Prakash Raj? Prakash Raj Birthday
Prakash Raj was born on March 26, 1965 and is 57 years old now.
Birthday: March 26, 1965
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Prakash Raj - Biography
Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai on 26 March 1965) is a polyglot Indian film actor, film director, producer, thespian and television presenter who is known for his works in the South Indian film industry, and few bollywood films. He acted in back-to-back stage shows for ₹300 a month in the initial stages of his career when he joined Kalakshetra, Bengaluru, and he has 2,000 street theatre performances to his credit.
He has played a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonist and, of late, as a character actor. Prakash, as an actor has won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for Mani Ratnam's Iruvar, a National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) for the Telugu film Antahpuram, directed by Krishna Vamsi in 1998 and a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2007 for his role in Kanchivaram, a Tamil film directed by Priyadarshan. As a producer, he has won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada for Puttakkana Highway, directed by his long-time theatre friend B. Suresh in 2011. Prakash was also the host of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi during the show's second season.
Prakash Raj married actress Lalitha Kumari in 1994. They had two daughters, Meghana and Pooja, and a son, Sidhu. The couple divorced in 2009. Prakash Raj claims that he is an atheist. He married choreographer Pony Verma on 24 August 2010. They have a son, Vedhanth.
Several Kannada organisations staged protests in front of theatres since they felt that some of the dialogue in a scene in the Hindi film Singham, starring Ajay Devgan and Prakash were derogatory against the Kannadigas. The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) had demanded the deletion of all "objectionable" dialogue from the movie. The screening was stopped in major centres of Karnataka. The controversial scene starts off with Prakash threatening Ajay that he would bring 1,000 people from the Karnataka border to thrash him. Ajay (who plays Bajirao Singham, a Maratha), retorts that one lion would suffice to shoo away a thousand dogs. The controversy assumes significance in the backdrop of the decades-old border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Kannada protesters also felt that Prakash, being a Kannadiga should have told the team that it is not right. Prakash reacted to it to the Kannada and the Telugu media by saying: "I am a Kannadiga myself and I love my mother tongue Kannada. I'm very proud of my community and would never deliberately do anything to hurt my people. How would I allow conversations that provide pain to people of Karnataka in any movie in which I am cast? There is nothing controversial about the dialogue. I am a Maratha in the movie, the controversy has started just because I am a Kannadiga and I used the word 'Karnataka border' in the film because the villain in the film stays in Goa, the Karnataka border."
Finally the dialogue was removed, and the whole team of Singham including the director, Rohit Shetty, the production house "Reliance Big Entertainment" and Prakash apologised to all the Kannadigas; the issue was resolved.


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Manchester City says the club will not be furloughing employees at the taxpayer’s expense after a number of Premier League clubs took advantage of the British government’s scheme to fund non-playing staff during the coronavirus epidemic.
Liverpool became the fifth Premier League club to announce a furlough, accessing the government’s job retention scheme, which means the public purse will cover 80 percent of wages.
Liverpool announced a £42 million ($51 million) pre-tax profit in February.
Liverpool’s opponents in last year’s Champions League final, Tottenham, have also used the furlough option, along with Newcastle, Norwich and Bournemouth.
Britain’s Press Association said City’s stance was approved and staff informed before Liverpool’s position became public.
“We remain determined to protect our people, their jobs and our business whilst at the same time doing what we can to support our wider community at this most challenging time for everybody.”
Liverpool, who are topping up the remaining 20 percent of salaries, were criticised by former players Jamie Carragher, Dietmar Hamann and Stan Collymore.
Gary Lineker, speaking to the BBC on Sunday, also appeared to question the clubs’ actions.
But Liverpool fan group Spirit of Shankly supported the club’s move.
“The use of the furlough scheme maintains that commitment (to treat staff fairly) and it ensures that all lower-paid staff who run a variety of contracts will continue to receive 100 per cent of their wage. That’s got to be seen as a positive,” the group said in a statement.


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Kettering's life in photos
The city of Kettering, Ohio is amazing: austere and vibrant at the same time, modern and full of historical sights. On the photographs of the city, you can view the history of the settlement and modern images that will not leave anyone indifferent.
Best selection of photos
The site's photo gallery contains over 100 photographs of Kettering, her beautiful views, houses, and attractions, taken by locals, tourists, and photographers. Most of all in Kettering they take photographs of sights:
- Kettering School
- Young people in the art museum
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Under each photo, you will find a description of the property and important notes.
Also in the photo gallery, you can find many photographs of the unique nature, people, architecture of the city. All photos on the site are brilliant photographs that perfectly convey the charm of the city.
Section "Kettering's Photo" on our website
On this page, you will find photos of Kettering uploaded by our tourists, as well as photo albums dedicated to this city. You can view Kettering's photos from our media library, such as photos of Kettering's landmarks, photos of streets, museums, etc.
To view the photo album of a particular attraction, you need to go to the appropriate section on the property page or use the navigation under the heading Kettering's Photos.
After a quick registration, all photos can be added to favorites to quickly find what you like. The convenient green Download buttons allow you to download images without any additional clutter.
All the photos of proud Kettering published on the site are presented in high quality, we hope that this will help you to better know the beautiful city in the USA.
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For those who want to appreciate the beauty of the city and see its most picturesque natural places, be sure to see the photo of Kettering on our website, and then book a ticket and come to Kettering for a visit. Be sure to grab your camera! Perhaps you will see Kettering with different eyes, and your pictures will add to the collection of Kettering's photos on our website.

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Use of Force
Fri, 2006-08-11 02:51 — Gumby
I'm liking the Use of Force stories. I'm not in law enforcement, but I have a bouncer or story or two I might contribute sometime.
I have a two part question.
First of all, what would situation would constitute an officer using force, or crossing over to deadly force? What would make an officer use non-lethal force tools (nightstick, pepper spray, etc)? Is this department policy, or a matter of choice.
Secondly, assuming that police officers were more trained/comfortable in unarmed combat, would we see more use of it, as oppossed to an escalation of force?
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From Google to Facebook, Instagram to YouTube, TikTok to Tinder, there are 1000s of different platforms on which you can advertise online. The question is no longer if you should advertise online, but how you should advertise online.
Finding your voice
All great digital campaigns start with a clear message. Whether you’re having a sale, doing a giveaway or just want to create awareness about your brand, this message is at the core of everything that you create.
A campaign without a clear message loses attention quickly and struggles to draw valuable interactions from your desired audience. Much like a drunk man rambling at a bar, no one is going to listen if you have nothing valuable to say.
Once you have your message, you need to find your audience. This will change how you talk to them. Much like in traditional media, the way in which you would talk to young adults is different from how you would talk to retirees.
Once you have your message and your audience, you’re ready for the next step.
Finding your idea
Coming up with a great creative idea can be like catching lightning in a bottle. It requires no small amount of skill, luck and trial and error. It’s very unlikely that your first idea will be the best one, but don’t let that stop you.
If you often find yourself getting stuck for ideas, there are a couple of easy tricks to help. Firstly, try talking to someone else about the idea. A fresh pair of eyes is often all that is needed to break through a mental block.
Alternatively, you could turn to an expert and reach out to a Digital Marketing Agency. Marketing agencies specialise in coming up with creative solutions to problems. It’s their job to understand your brand and bring your ideas and dreams to life.
Don’t forget who you are
Once you’ve found your idea, it’s time to write your ad copy. When writing, don’t forget who you are. This may sound odd, but it can be very easy to get lost in trying to relate too much to your audience. Whilst it is important to connect with your audience, being genuine is the best thing you can do.
So just be yourself: an ad from a surf company shouldn’t be stiff and robotic; an ad from an investment company shouldn’t be too casual. Play to your own strengths keeps your brand consistent!
Maintaining consistency across platforms and campaigns is also very important and can be the difference between a successful and unsuccessful campaign. If you are quoting one price on Facebook and another on Google, your customers won’t know what to believe.
If in one campaign you’re speaking like a teenage surfer and the next you’re talking like a 40-year-old mum, consumers are not going to connect the two ads to the same brand.
If this is all sounding like a lot to keep in mind, or you want to simplify the process try working with an expert! Digital Marketing Agencies are experts at bringing ideas to life, whilst maintaining your brand’s image and consistency across multiple channels. If this sounds like the solution you’ve been looking for, why not get in touch with HGB at firstname.lastname@example.org, one of Hamilton’s leading digital marketing experts!


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Dell Virtualization Solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 using PowerEdge R820
To ensure data center efficiency while also reducing costs, savvy organizations are turning to virtualization – but how can you deploy multiple SQL Server 2012 databases on a virtualized environment without compromising on performance?
This white paper describes the advantages of consolidating Microsoft SQL Server database application workloads to a virtualization environment, and introduces a server platform that can help you drive success. Read on now to learn:
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I'm rather skeptical. Like I said, it seems to be the same, only with a much more loose individual action, which wasn't a major problem anyway since that was usually the case as it was.
Most of them are either combined or condensed, and there's not much added in, except for the clause of back-punishing users.
Which, obviously, I don't like.
The escalation policy was also one that was supposed to be
already in place. It's jsut it was never really used.
So, the only practical change made was that now, people can act completely by their own desire. But, like I said to Val, >>>/pony/957929>". If the argument is that biases won't matter because it balances out, then allowing any mod to act in an individual capacity by their own judgement alone is going to mean a biased individual can act based on that bias without any mediating force."
Add to that, it ensures a much less consistent enforcement of the rules, ala old Ponychan under Orange way back in the day, where nobody really knows what to expect until someone gets banned for something.
It's certainly possible
that this'll mean some of the issues I've had'll be adressed, but, if it is, that'll be because a very small bit of the staff're free to engage those particular issues as they believe necessary. The problem is, other staff who felt these issues were completely without merit or value'll also be able to completely dismiss them. Meaning that, theoretically 20% of the time something to address my issue'd actually happen.
Otherwise, the problem of inconsistency comes to play.
And, to be quite honest, inconsistency is not something I'm okay with, even if it would be to my benefit. It's why I, for example, rather strongly opposed Manley's political ban.
No user should be subjugated to a rule or standard not enforced on the others.

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TruePulse would like to acquire NT7X05CA and NT9X10CA for the Nortel DMS-100.
NT7X05CA, HECI code ENCEAFA, is a PERIPH REC LDR for a Nortel DMS-100. Perhaps more clear is that it is an XPM (XMS-based Peripheral Module) Flash EEPROM Pack. You may also be familiar with the unit as a Genband NT7X05CA.
NT9X10CA, HECI code ENI2BBB, is a 60Mhz BRISC for Series 70 SN for the Nortel DMS-100. You may also be familiar with the unit as a Genband NT9X10CA.The NT9X10CA Series 70/EM60 BNR reduced instruction set computer (BRISC) CPU card provides increased performance over the NT9X10AA CPU. It also maintains Series 70 performance for large software loads. The NT9X10CA CPU card can replace the Series 50/60/70 BRISC CPU and the NT9X13 cards. The NT9X10CA card also requires the replacement of the RTIF cards with the NT9X26GA card.
The NT9X10CA processor card, the NT9X26GA RTIF card, and the optional NT9X14FA memory card are designed to be used together. The NT9X10CA CPU card functions only with the NT9X26GA RTIF paddle board and the optional NT9X14FA extended memory card.
The Nortel DMS-100 is a Class 5 voice switch, which provides telephone service to customers, and as such is concerned with “subscriber type” activities: generation of dial-tone; handling of network services such as advice of duration and charge.
Genband, now Ribbon Communications, no longer supports the DMS-100.
In addition to the NT7X05CA and NT9X10CA, we are interested in other Nortel DMS-100 circuit packs. Furthermore, we are looking for circuit packs for other Nortel platforms, such as the Optera Connect DX, OME 6500, S/DMS TransportNode OC-48 NE and the OM 3500. We are your Nortel central office equipment specialist!
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These films highlight how documentary film is essentially a form of storytelling; they also show how much the story changes depending on who is able to tell it. Shameless Propaganda is a critical examination of the Canadian origins of documentary film. Everything Will Be is a beautiful observational documentary that explores the dramatic changes wrought by gentrification in Vancouver’s Chinatown through the stories of the area’s residents.
72 min. | 2014 | NFB
FILMMAKER: Robert Lower
Sunday, March 22 | 1:30 pm | Theatre 4
This feature film examines its own genre, the documentary, which has often been called Canada’s national art form. Released in the year of the National Film Board’s 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower’s take on the boldest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history (1939-1945) in which founding NFB Commissioner John Grierson saw the documentary as a “hammer to shape society”. The films produced until 1945 by the NFB are distilled here for the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave us and looks for the Canada we know today. What he finds is by turns enlightening, entertaining and unexpectedly disturbing.
85 min. | 2014 | NFB
FILMMAKER: Julia Kwan
Sunday, March 22 | 3:30 pm | Theatre 4
This feature documentary by Sundance award-winning director Julia Kwan captures the subtle nuances of a culturally diverse neighbourhood – Vancouver’s once-thriving Chinatown – in the midst of a transformation that plays out across many ethnic enclaves in North America. The community’s oldest and newest members offer their intimate perspectives on the shifting landscape as they reflect on change, memory and legacy. Night and day, a neon sign that reads “EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT” looms over Chinatown. Everything is going to be alright. The big question is – for whom?
Film subject and Vancouver artist Ken Lum will be in attendance to introduce the film.


Advantage Arms Glock Conversion Kit
Advantage Arms Glock Conversion Kit
A few months ago I attended the RSKTKR class hosted by ITS Tactical learning a vast number of new skills. One of the common themes at the class was practice, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. There are many ways to practice drills, the most obvious method being live fire.
Another practice method is setting up a range in your garage and using an airsoft or paintball gun (hopefully write about at a later time).
The biggest issue with live fire training is the cost of ammunition is so expensive. Although I have found a local company (in Texas) that has the lowest prices for S&W .40 ammunition, it’s still pretty costly (about $230 per 500 rounds) and reduced hazard ammo for the range that’s the same grain as my carry ammo.
So the next option for live fire drills is to purchase a .22LR conversion kit. There are several different kits mostly are unique to the gun you may use. I use a Glock22, actually two, one for the house and one that I carry everyday.
Glock conversion kits are only offered by one company, Advantage Arms, who also manufactures a 1911 conversion kit . Shortly after taking Doc’s advice, I began the search to acquire a .22 conversion kit for my Glock. I started my search at the Advantage Arms Website. I thought it was odd that they would no longer sell the conversion kit online, rather only through resellers still listed the MSRP.
After checking some local shops and ranges that I shop at, I found one at Cheaper Than Dirt’s brick and mortar store. Although I paid $30 more than the published price of $269.99 by Advantage Arms, I shelled out $299.99 for the conversion kit. Lets do the math, I go to the range about twice a month and fire 200-300 rounds per trip, the kit would pay for itself in roughly two trips to the range (at least that’s the way I justified to my wife).
After purchasing the conversion kit I finally got some free time to go out to my favorite range On Target and try out my new money saver out. Changing out the slide and barrel out is super easy. Basically you field strip the Glock, remove the slide, and reattach the conversion slide. very easy.
So loading up the conversion clip , I was ready to go. First shot fired, second……jam!
After clearing the gun and inspecting, the first shell never ejected. So I tried again with the same result. As disappointed as I was, I packed back up and finished out with the standard barrel.
Later I went to the Advantage Arms Website FAQ and went through ensuring that I prepped the kit properly, used the right ammo and ensured that the slide hook engaged correctly.
Feeling better about another attempt, I was off to the range for a second time, where I had the same results!
Hoping I just had a lemon. I emailed Advantage Arms, several times. No response. Maybe my email got filtered into a spam folder? So I called. I left a few messages stating that I was having issues and described that I had followed all posted corrective procedures listed on the FAQ of the Website with no success. After about a week I tried again and only received a rapid busy signal.
I also contacted Cheaper Than Dirt, who pushed me to contact Advantage Arms. Not wanting to admit that a manufacturer could be that terrible, I decided to give it one more shot and try another type of ammo. I went back to “On Target” to give it another go I purchased some CCI Mini-Mag 36 grain rounds.
Using the success of finding the right combination of conversion kit to ammo, I ran about 200 rounds with no issues. The barrel performed really well keeping a very tight grouping (sorry no pics, you’ll have to take my word for it). More importantly, without the effect of recoil to worry with I was able to make some shooting corrections with my aiming.
There are many more benefits to a 22LR conversion kit than just cheap ammo with live fire drills. If you spend a lot of time at the range a 22LR conversion kit is recommended no matter what the make, Glock, Kimber, Sig, it doesn’t matter. It’s less expensive, will improve your marksmanship, and its fun to shoot.
Follow up all 22LR shooting by at least 100 rounds of carry rounds or at least the same grain to reinforce the modifications and adjustments learned during the 22LR rounds.
If you buy the Advantage Arms kit for the Glock or 1911 don’t be shocked by the void of customer support.
Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming Matt Jones as an ITS Contributor, Matt is the VP of Antenna Products and an ITS Plank Owner.


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Nice Reviews Ruger 10/22 15rd Magazine 22lr Ruger You can order Ruger 10/22 15rd Magazine 22lr Ruger after check, compare the prices and check day for shipping. Some people are are interested Ruger 10/22 15rd Magazine 22lr Ruger on the cheap price. While the item could possibly be priced similarly at different shops.
Ruger 10/22 15rd Magazine 22lr Ruger.
This genuine Ruger® factory magazine with Ruger® logo has been tested and has proven to feed as reliably as the standard BX-1™ 10-round Ruger® rotary magazine. BX-15™ magazines will work with any factory original Ruger® 10/22® rifle, SR-22® rifle, and 22 Charger™ pistol.
Big Book Catalog, Issue:71, Page:180
SPECS: Fits - Ruger® 10/22® Rifles, SR-22® Rifle and 22 Charger™ Pistol.
Baking Lacquer Liquid Brownells.
Tough Bake-on Finish Lets You Create Great Color Combinations, Mute Stainless Steel, Or Finish Those "Unbluable" Guns
Many guns and parts out there can’t be finished with the old standard finishes like hot salts bluing, rust bluing or nickel plating. Including, those late Winchester 94s; engraved, or gray finished receivers; or low-dollar guns whose owners don’t want to pay for the expense of traditional finishes. For all those uses, plus as a fast finish for internal parts or shop tools and fixtures, liquid baking lacquer and your airbrush provides a fast, tough, economical alternative to other methods. Baking Lacquer delivers a finish that resists scratching, chipping, oils and solvents, plus corrosion. Available in: Matte Black and Gloss Black. O.D. Green, Earth Brown, and Coyote produce a matte, non-reflective finish that can be combined with Matte Black to produce camouflage patterns. Parkerizing Gray is a dark, matte gray that closely matches Brownells Parkerizing for easy restoration of military firearms and accessories. Dark Parkerizing Gray is darker to match parkerized guns that show years of age, use, and oil. Stainless Steel Gray is a light, metallic-silver gray that approximates the look of bead-blasted stainless steel. Make the job easier with the Paasche H-Set Airbrush Kit.
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AR-15, Issue:04, Page:076
Big Book Catalog, Issue:70, Page:399
SPECS: 8 oz. (237ml) or 16 oz. (473ml) cans.
3.5-10x40mm Vx-3i Scopes Leupold.
America's favorite riflescope just got better. VX-3i brings legendary Leupold Gold Ring performance to a new level. Twilight Max Light Management System provides maximum brightness in all colors and intensified contrast across the entire field of view. Dual Spring Precision Adjustments perform with match grade precision. The easy turn power selector can be quickly turned, even with gloves on while watertight seals ensure fog free performance for a lifetime.
Big Book Catalog, Issue:69, Page:274
Remington 700 Armorer&039;s Kit Brownells.
Essential Tools For Professional Remington 700 Work
Indispensable collection of tools includes everything you need to service Remington 700s. The kit includes hex wrenches for your scope mounts and rings, a torque wrench for the guard screws and there’s even a bench mat to protect the gun while you work on it. Plus, because of the amount of work the bolt assembly does, it requires frequent cleaning, disassembly, and service. Several of the tools give you a mechanical advantage to make that process simple.
Big Book Catalog, Issue:71, Page:463
3xmag Magnifier Aimpoint.
Rugged, No-Fail Sight Systems For Hunting, Target Shooting & Tactical Applications
ounts on a rail directly behind any red dot sight; provides additional 3X magnification for increased definition to engage smaller targets at extended ranges. Can be removed instantly for CQB applications or to be used as a convenient hand-held magnifying monocular for better initial target identification. Durable rubber housing improves gripping surface and shields the module from damage caused by shock. Mounting or dismounting will not change point-of-impact of your sight. Internal adjustments allow alignment with your pre-zeroed sight.
AR-15, Issue:11, Page:097
Big Book Catalog, Issue:71, Page:277
High-Speed Steel Cutting Kits For Lathes - 3/8 Turning Kit Brownells.
Tool Holders & Inserts For Turning
Tooling kits include hardened steel toolholders and high speed steel inserts for turning, threading, profiling, and cut-off work. Inserts are T-15 High Speed Steel (HSS) hardened to Rc 65-67, then finish ground on all sides. They deliver excellent slow speed performance, precision interrupted cuts, and a smooth finish on stainless steel, Inconel, Monel, exotic metals, and plastics. Square shank toolholders and boring bars are CNC machined from 4140/4142 steel bar stock, hardened to Rc 48-50, and then black oxide coated to resist corrosion. Includes two ¼" square shank bars, one right hand (RH) bar and one left hand (LH) bar, a 3/8" shank boring bar, plus two CEMW-2-1.5-1 boring bar inserts and three CCMW-2-1.5-1 square shank bar inserts.
Big Book Catalog, Issue:71, Page:450
SPECS: One right hand bar, one double-ended left hand bar, .375" shank, 3.5" long, double ended for 50° side cutting edge angle, boring bar, .375" shank, 5" long, .188" wide, full length flat, .365" minimum bore. Boring Bar Inserts - two T-15 HSS CEMW-2-1.5-1 inserts, 20° positive, .250 IC, .093 thick, .110 hole, .146 opening, .015 radius. Right/Left Bar Inserts - three T-15 HSS CCMW-2-1.5-1 inserts, 7° positive, .250 IC, .093 thick, .110 hole, .146 opening, .015 radius. Includes two MS-1152S screws, four MS-1153 screws and one T-7 wrench.
Ar-15/m16 Keymod Free Float Super Slim Rails Parallax Tactical Llc.
The Parallax Tactical Keymod Free Float Super Slim Rail is an extremely durable, drop in rail for your rifle. It has been manufactured for optimum ergonomic comfort. Utilizing a thin rail section compatible with any standard keymod accessories, the Parallax Tactical Keymod FFSSR is able to offer strength, ergonomics, and value which are unmatched. The Keymod FFSSR also has the ability to take any Magpul MOE rail accessory on the 45 degree slots and with 10-32 holes on the top rail, can mount Sling Studs and future accessories. Includes barrel nut, screws and optional shims for spacing.
SPECS: Material: 6061 T6 Aluminum, Weight: 13", 12.1 oz and 15" 13.4 oz including barrel nut and screws, Outside Diameter: 1.52", Inside Diameter: 1.35.

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- Tyne Tees
Cleveland Police have confirmed that Deputy Chief Constable Derek Bonnard has been dismissed from the force for gross misconduct.
In a disciplinary hearing, six counts of gross misconduct were upheld against Derek Bonnard.
These stemmed from an investigation carried out by the Independent Police Complaints Commission after a referral from Cleveland Police Authority in August 2011.
Derek Bonnard continues to deny strenuously any wrongdoing.
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A North Yorkshire town has joined together to build a performing arts school from a stockroom in just six weeks' time.
A look ahead at the forecast for the Tyne Tees region.
Children's heart surgery in Newcastle will need to meet much tougher standards under new plans.


Cerner Corp. to Acquire Siemens Health Information Technology Unit
August 05, 2014
Cerner Corp. said it has agreed to buy Siemens AG’s health
information technology business unit for $1.3 billion in cash.
As part of the agreement, Cerner and Siemens will enter
into a three-year strategic alliance building on Cerner's health IT business
and Siemens's medical devices and imaging, the company said.
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter and
add more than 15 cents to Cerner's adjusted per-share profit in 2015 and more
than 25 cents in 2016.
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New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher, New York Jets offensive tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson and former Jets quarterback Ray Lucas, a Harrison native, were at Harrison High School yesterday to announce the winner of the “Eat Right, Move More” contest.
Harrison was among six winning schools in the state that received a check for $5,000.
Ferguson helped present the check then talked to students about achieving one's dreams, answered their questions and gave away autographed items.
The school plans to purchase a refrigerated salad bar with the money.
The “Eat Right Move More” program is a partnership between the Jets, the Department of Agriculture and the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council. The goal is to encourage school children to eat healthy lunch food in the cafeteria and become more active.
|Jets players visit Harrison High School to award money for Eat Right, Move More contest|

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Price realised HKD 500,000
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A VERY FINE WHITE JADE 'WEST CHAMBER' PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, carved in shallow relief with a pair of dragons to the top, on one side depicting two figures beside a pavilion with a chess board and a man atop a wall, all within a terraced garden setting with rockwork and pine trees, the reverse with inscription, the stone of an even white tone
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high
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The inscription comes from a novel by Wang shifu 'Dream of the Western Chambers', Book three, chapter three.
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Episodes: 10 (hour).
TV show dates: June 22, 2017 — August 24, 2017.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: host Rita Ora, architects Nick Carter, Emma Bunton, and Tim Mosley (a.k.a. Timbaland), and musical director Adam Blackstone.
TV show description:
A competitive reality TV series, the Boy Band TV show features still undiscovered singers facing off to become part of the next music phenomenon. The series covers the odyssey of the young, male contestants facing off to prove they deserve a place in the country’s next hit boy band. The members who make it through the season finale will, as a band, receive a Hollywood Records recording contract.
British singer-songwriter Rita Ora hosts the series, with music producer Timbaland, Backstreet Boys vet Nick Carter, and Spice Girls alum Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) serving as architects of the next boy band. Alan Blackstone — who has worked with Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, and Justin Timberlake — is musical director.
Although thousands of singers audition, only 30 contestants are selected to face off in the season premiere. By that episode’s end, Timbaland, Carter, and Bunton have eliminated 12, leaving just 18 spots in a total of three bands.
Each subsequent episode features a new theme, and the architects shuffle the members around to find the best combinations to perform on live TV. The architects then offer critiques on their performances and place two contestants up for elimination.
Those singers go head to head in the solo survival song round, and home viewers vote to save their favorite. In the season finale, the five man band is announced and performs their new single for the first time.
Episode #10 —
The final eight contestants learn their fate as America’s top five vocalists are revealed. After proving week after week that they have what it takes to become a part of America’s next great boy band, the winning five are awarded with a recording contract with Hollywood Records and perform their new single “Eyes Closed.”
First aired: August 24, 2017.
What do you think? Do you like the Boy Band TV series? Should it have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?


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The world around us is transforming into the starkly unimaginable. Spacial and sensory understandings are breaking down and the universe we see every day becomes more and more the hideous reflection of our collective unconscious, both familiar and unknown. Pop-Surrealist painter and illustator Alexis Price creates a vivid and provocative body of work that encapsulates this contemporary phantom duality. Self-cannibalizing twins, hermaphroditic archetypes, twisted amputated physiological human forms, grotesque and profane taboo, shapeshifted part-human/part-animal beasts and cosmic alchemical symbolisms populate her artworks dancing alongside lush rainbows and
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How much does an Executive Officer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for an Executive Officer in the United States is $44 as of September 26, 2019, but the salary range typically falls between $36 and $52. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. View the Cost of Living in Major Cities
An Executive Officer (CCE) is generally a person responsible for running an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization. In many militaries, an Executive Officer, or "XO", is the second-in-command, reporting to the commanding officer. The XO is typically responsible for the management of day-to-day activities, freeing the commander to concentrate on strategy and planning the unit's next move....
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Dimino: Clinton and the Hispanic employment crisis
Hillary Clinton finally acknowledged during a recent town hall meeting that the Affordable Care Act is leaving many Americans stuck in part-time jobs. Although these workers are ready and eager to hold full-time positions, Clinton said President Obama’s signature law has built-in “unfortunate incentives that discourage full-time employment.”
Despite her warning, Clinton still fervently supports the Affordable Care Act, even claiming recently “it’s working” as intended. That should frighten many of the over 10 million Hispanic Texans. And with the Affordable Care Act’s mandates coming into effect this month for businesses with over 50 employees, more Hispanics will fall victim to the “unfortunate incentives.”
Hispanics began to lose ground professionally in the years since the Great Recession. The rate of Hispanics working part-time “for economic reasons” — meaning due to a lack of full-time jobs — doubled as the recession took hold.
It has yet to return to its pre-recession lows. The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics job numbers show 4.73 percent of Hispanics still facing involuntary part-time employment. Hispanic females face an even higher 5.83 percent.
By contrast, the rate of involuntary part-time for the non-Hispanic population was roughly 3 percent.
This gap wasn’t always so noticeable. In a recent study conducted for the LIBRE Institute, called “The Hispanic Worker through the Great Recession and Recovery,” I observed the wide disparity between Hispanics and non-Hispanics becoming the new normal as the Affordable Care Act took hold. In fact, during the four months leading up to the employer mandate taking effect in 2015, the rate of Hispanic involuntary part-time work skyrocketed 20 percent.
This trend toward part-time work is especially hurting young Hispanics, who desperately need solid employment opportunities that lead to a long-term career.
A recent Viacom-sponsored study found more than six out of 10 Hispanic millennials were involuntarily working part-time or looking for full-time work in the immediate aftermath of the Affordable Care Act’s implementation. And 23 percent of Hispanic millennials reported having their work hours reduced, compared with just 14 percent of non-Hispanics.
Fewer work opportunities mean bad news for this community.
Home ownership represents the American Dream for many Hispanics, yet one study by the Demand Institute showed that 2.5 million Latinos who seeking to buy a home by 2020 won’t be able to.
With that in mind, when Clinton acknowledges the Affordable Care Act is causing a shift to part-time employment, she should also acknowledge how especially harmful that is for Hispanics.
Federal mandates, with their “unfortunate incentives,” won’t help them find long-term work.
Clinton should start by bringing attention to other reforms needed to level the playing field, such as the occupational licensing laws she’ll encounter in Texas.
These laws require job-seekers to pay fees and spend many hours in training for jobs they’re often already qualified to perform. Texas licenses at least 34 professions, many of them jobs favored by Hispanic entrepreneurs. It’s just another set of barriers for this community.
A champion for the Hispanic community should focus on tearing down such barriers rather than reinforcing them. If Clinton truly wants to be a champion for Hispanics, she must advocate policies that free up the full-time jobs paving the road to the American Dream.
Carli Dimino is the policy director for The LIBRE Initiative and its sister organization The LIBRE Institute.


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Visit Worcester a beautiful Cathedral and University City with a fascinating history of industry, a wealth of interesting architecture, top class sports teams and venues, an unrivalled selection of high street names and independent boutiques and a vibrant programme of events.
An interesting and fun place to live and visit. Whether you are a first-time visitor or a local born and bred, you will discover plenty of things to do in Worcester.
Eat, sleep and visit this breath taking city with the best places to stay, eat and relax in. Find the best restaurants, sleep in the best hotels and bed and breakfasts, discover what’s on in Worcester.
Find the best restaurants and places to eat, discover award winning food and drink establishments offering outstanding foodie experiences.
Enjoy the best indoor activites and outdoor activities.
Take a short break or holiday in Worcester and stay in high quality accommodation offering self catering get aways.
Visit Worcestershire a great destination for family fun with lots of attractions, great events and action-packed outdoor activities.
In the south are the Cotswolds and their enchanting stone-built villages and heart-lifting rural scenery.
And to the west is the Malverns; dark, brooding hills that rise suddenly over the valley of the River Severn that courses north to south down to the Bristol Channel.
Worcester is the main city with its cathedral and medieval charm, and to the north of the county is Worcestershire’s 19th-century industrial legacy, at restored mills and canals.

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In Berkeley and Oakland, there’s a burger on just about every corner. Here are nine of the best.
Archive for September 29th, 2011
This fall Jacques Pépin publishes his newest cookbook, Essential Pépin, and gives his hungry fans over 700 of his favorite recipes culled from his six decades as an apprentice cook, professional chef, and cooking school teacher. Get information about the TV series premiering on KQED Oct. 15 and view the just launched Essential Pépin website.
The eighth episode of season six features these restaurants: DOSA on Fillmore (San Francisco), Sapore Italiano Ristorante (Burlingame) and Gather (Berkeley). Leslie’s shares wine tips about alternative packaging trends.


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Steven Ma, who has not released music album for a long time, went to various radio stations (tn: CRHK, RTHK, Metroradio) to plug his new song "心照" of his hifi superior quality (发烧碟) upcoming album in June.
When asked if he will return to TVB? He did not deny the possibility, Steven says: "Presently, I don't know how to answer. In any case, until I actually signed the contract, I don't want to talk about it." Even though he has not disclosed his direction, he admits the possibility of his return to TVB is high, he says: "Whether for Catherine Tsang or for TVB, in any case they brought me up." But he stresses that even if it occurs it would be for a per series contract only.
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Basically what I'm picturing is a slight variation of the usual model that relies on flux pinning (a.k.a quantum locking) to resist damage. The swarm has a macroscopic "core", some sort of electromagnetic field generator with an accompanying power source that directs the movements of simplistic superconducting nanomachines, allowing the swarm to flow like a liquid but also become rigid and nearly indestructible via flux pinning.
Additionally, the swarm expands not by the nanomachines themselves converting raw materials into more nanomachines, but by macroscopic manufactories smaller than the core but still visible to the naked eye that are hidden within the swarm. They're fed raw materials via some sort of mechanical peristalsis that they then convert either into more nanomachines for the swarm or additional manufactories to keep up with the processing needs of the swarm. Because of this method of construction, the swarm's growth is still frighteningly fast, but also limited by the surrounding environment, and definitely not exponential.
Finally, because of the nature of the method by which the swarm both moves and becomes invulnerable, it is immune to EMPs smaller than the field that coordinates the movements of the swarm.
Does this all sound scientifically plausible? Would it pass muster as hard sci fi? If so, how hard? I want to stick on the more realistic side of things here, even if the idea of city-destroying gray goo somewhat stretches the imagination.
EDIT: The goo takes on a number of different forms. At first it crashes to Earth as a meteor, then washes onto shore as a sort of thick carpet riding on the back of a tsunami, and then once the moss-like carpet has had time to grow it starts turning into a fuzzy, semi-subterranean blob-like mass, with cillia extending like branches from the main mass as the larger body slowly engulfs entire cities or regions like an amoeba, trapping everything inside. After it's finished with that phase, it assumes a starfish like shape and begins budding into many relatively smaller centipede-like bodies which crawl across the countryside in various directions, consuming everything in their path and leaving behind seeds for new swarms.


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And a first look at the ‘Codebreakers’ bonus mission
Here’s footage of tactical gameplay in The Bureau: XCOM Declassified to go along with the usual news that, yes, post-release DLC is happening. The August 20 launch on Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3 isn’t exactly right around the corner, but someone deemed today to be the day to talk about such things. Declassified‘s “narrative-driven” add-on will arrive first on Xbox 360.
That’s actually all there is to it for now. There’s also going to be a side mission named “Codebreakers” for folks who pre-order the game. A government facility tasked with intercepting and decoding transmissions has gone radio silent, and it’s up to your squad to figure out what went wrong. Yep, that sounds suitably optional. Find screenshots for this mission below.


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Bitcoin’s strength over the last few days has now hit a wall as the dollar threatens to break to the upside, with EURUSD falling 0.41% as of 11:00 am BST and GBPUSD falling 0.21%.
US players have been selling USD on rallies recently, as US and UK Inflation data has surpassed expectations. This has helped BTC, but every time we see USD fall, traders have been willing to buy USD based on raised Covid concerns: A dampening of economic sentiment and raised inflation expectations.
This has slowed Bitcoin's advance and given us a quiet trading session, as well as a lack of news: The dollar is now front and center as we look for BTC to launch another pass at $50,000.
Additionally, Bitcoin's strong correlation to emerging market currencies, RMB and INR, remains intact, with 4 hourly correlations remaining north of 80%. Hong Kong residents have been piling into China’s RMB at a rate unseen since 2014 (before China’s shock devaluation). Equally, expectations of a strong India manufacturing-led recovery is keeping INR Bid.
Both these RMB and INR flows, despite the USD strength vs EUR, JPY, and GBP, are supportive of an underlying emerging market and what should be a positive BTC sentiment during the next few weeks.
Watch out for extreme USD buying versus EUR, JPY, and GBP, which could trigger some speculative shorting and profit-taking in BTC.
The golden cross yesterday has pushed Bitcoin to a high of $48,467 on the day. TA gave us an edge finally, and we saw follow through price action to the upside. Bitcoin support is seen at $47,045 , $45,235, and $44,150, with overhead resistance at $50,315, $52,925, and $57,000–$58,000.
Bitcoin is reasonably stable in comparison to some alt coins (Algo+8%, Matic +8%, Sushi +18%, and ETH +6%, trading to its highest high in a week). The Total Market cap today is back up to $2.2tn, with DJIA 34,814 +0.68%, and gold holding $1,775 support.
Price action remains positive as we broke through the topside of the parallel rectangle. Intraday resistance is at $49,400 and $50,315. A classic X-A-B-C-D pattern is forming, with a target of $51,775 which is the 0.886 retrace of the El Salvador high then dump to swing low. Retail investors have been sidelined from recent moves and may be forced back into the market as alts drive a buying frenzy. We will see if Bitcoin respects the TA.
There is no change on the longer timeframe, as the MACD is in positive territory and the RSI is at 56%. Support is seen at $42,600 and $40,000, with resistance at $51,100 and $57,145.
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It looks like crypto isn’t correlated to traditional markets, at least not during this past session.
Investors aren’t ready to give up on equities yet.


After being publicly criticized for weeks without being given a chance to defend himself, Police Chief Peter Abbott addressed the Police Advisory Panel Monday night.
Abbott spoke for an uninterrupted 20 minutes, speaking about morale in the police department and officers’ involvement in minority communities. Abbott ran down a list of his actions and achievements, at times sounding like he was on a job interview.
On the subject of morale, something the Police Advisory Panel has questioned often, Abbott said he could not control the economy that forced layoffs and could cut pensions. But he said an agreement was just reached with the police union on career advancement.
Other things he said positively affect morale are the annual Medal Day, in which officers are recognized for heroic acts; posting on a bulletin board letters of praise that the public writes; his daily interaction with officers; being awarded a stimulus grant that saved 10 jobs in the department; and the creation of a system to train officers for new jobs.
“Lack of movement was the top concern (among officers), so we created posts to diversify training,” he said.
The chief has also been criticized for his officers’ handling of minorities.
“I’m very proud of the relationships I have made in Newtown,” said Abbott.
He listed actions both he and his officers have taken in the North Sarasota community, including financing youth programs through the law-enforcement trust fund, making Fredd Atkins Park safer through the use of surveillance cameras, holding a monthly staff meeting in that park, meeting regularly with Booker High School student groups, sitting on the board of the Newtown Economic Development Board and daily walking beats, in which Abbott occasionally takes part.
“It’s one of the best days for me,” he said.
Several Police Advisory Panel members have been critical of Abbott. They have cited officer surveys conducted in 2007 and 2008 that showed low morale was a result of Abbott disciplining his favorite officers less severely than others and a lack of communication about department policies.
Abbott said policies are always communicated electronically to all officers and then reinforced by supervisors. And he vehemently denied the claims of favoritism and said that all discipline was handed out evenly.
“The officers have worked very hard, and I want to say I appreciate them,” said Abbott. “Most people in the city appreciate them. Can we do it better? Yes. Are we willing to do it better? Yes.”
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Skerries Sea Pole Memorial
This project was a personal project developed through community interaction with a number of local stakeholders. We wished to restore and implement an old sea rescue pole as a sea memorial and we took charge of the poles restoration and development of memorial plates and information plaques to commemorate lives lost at sea locally in the Skerries and Loughshinny area of North County Dublin. In making the Stainless steel laser engraved plates a lot of local research had to be carried out to find out names of families, origins, boats... and intrigingly how the boat sank. In Sept 2013 President Micheal D. Higgins opened the Pole at a ceremony in the town, attended by local representatives,RNLI,Coast Guard, Air Corps, Navy and families and school children. This project required a huge amount of historical research into sea losses and represents the longest list of sea losses off the Irish Coast of many nationalities both colse to the shore and out to international waters.

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BAY AREA REPORT -- SOUTH BAY / Search Suspended for Monterey County Man
Published 4:00 am, Monday, December 18, 1995
A search for a 48-year-old delivery man who has been missing for more than a week was suspended yesterday, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Department.
The search for James T. Baldwin began Wednesday morning after U.S. forest rangers found his truck in Los Padres National Forest about 25 miles south of Big Sur near Prewitt Camp. Using a bloodhound, searchers scoured the region but could not find Baldwin.
Baldwin's car keys were on the dashboard and the truck's battery was dead but there was no evidence of foul play. His girlfriend, who reported him missing, said that he had personal problems but was not suicidal, according to Pacific Grove police.
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Baldwin is 6 foot 1, weighs about 180 pounds, has a light brown ponytail and is balding. He was last seen wearing Levi's jeans, Army boots, a faded blue sweatshirt, a tan jacket and a green cap.
Anyone with information about Baldwin's whereabouts should call the sheriff's department at (408) 648-3143.


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BY NOW, ALL ENROLLED ACTUARIES have submitted Form 5434A to the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (JBEA) to renew their enrollments. As part of that renewal, you must certify that you have met the JBEA’s continuing education (CE) requirements.
Is that enough? Probably not.
EAs who belong to the Academy, the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) and its ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries (ACOPA), the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA), and the Society of Actuaries (SOA), and who issue statements of actuarial opinion (SAOs), must meet the Academy’s Qualification Standards. An SAO is any communication to a principal that expresses an opinion based on actuarial principles and on which the principal is expected to rely. An enrolled actuary who signs a Schedule SB or MB, for instance, is issuing an SAO. So how does an actuary meet the Qualification Standards? There are two components. The first is that the actuary must meet basic education and experience requirements. Under these requirements, an actuary must:
- Be a member of the Academy, a fellow or associate of the SOA or the CAS, a fellow of the CCA, a member or fellow of ASPPA, or a fully qualified member of another member organization of the International Actuarial Association; and
- Have three years of responsible actuarial experience, which is defined as work that requires knowledge and skill in solving actuarial problems; and
- Be knowledgeable, through examination or documented professional development, of the law applicable to SAOs, as defined in the Code of Professional Conduct.
Enrolled actuaries are deemed to meet the basic education and experience requirement of the general Qualification Standards in the pension practice area.
The second component of the Qualification Standards is that an actuary must meet its CE requirements. And there are some differences between those CE requirements and CE requirements of the JBEA.
Under the Qualification Standards’ CE requirements, actuaries must complete 30 hours of relevant course work each calendar year. Of those 30 hours, three must be on professionalism topics and six must be participating in organized activities in which you interact with other professionals (conferences like the Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, for instance). Acceptable unorganized activities include participating in study groups, in-house training sessions, and actuarial Listservs; also, reading laws and regulations that relate to retirement plans, or other books and articles on relevant technical or professional topics.
Under the JBEA, enrolled actuaries must complete 36 qualifying CE hours over a three-year period, triennially (the latest period ended on Dec. 31, 2013). As with the Qualification Standards, a qualifying hour of CE is 50 minutes. While the JBEA must approve all organizations providing CE programs, in most instances JBEA approval meets requirements set by the Qualification Standards for a formal program. The JBEA also gives credit for writing peer-reviewed articles, leading discussions in JBEAapproved formal courses, and serving on JBEA examination committees. Of the 36 qualifying hours, 18 must be spent on “core” subject matter-content that’s integral and necessary for the satisfactory performance of pension actuarial services. Programs that explain the calculations and consequences of issuing an adjusted funding target attainment percentage (AFTAP), for example, are considered core. Non-core courses cover topics that enhance an enrolled actuary’s knowledge, including courses on economics, finance, investments, computer programming, and risk theory. Of the 18 core hours, two must be focused on ethical standards.
Must all enrolled actuaries complete the Qualification Standards’ CE requirements? The answer is an extremely qualified no. Only enrolled actuaries whose practice is limited to certifications on government forms-including filing Schedules SB or MB, forms for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC), and certifications to the PBGC for a standard termination or the AFTAP-are excused from the CE requirements of the Qualification Standards.
For the vast majority of enrolled actuaries, I believe this exemption doesn’t apply.
Why? Because if an enrolled actuary performs services that aren’t covered under the exemption, then he or she is subject to the annual 30 hours of CE required by the Qualification Standards. Any actuary seeking to avoid those 30 hours of annual CE would have to steer clear from many of the services that enrolled actuaries routinely offer, including:
- Providing actuarial services to nonERISA plans, such as government, non-qualified deferred compensation, and church plans;
- Communicating the maximum taxdeductible contribution to a principal;
- Ascertaining the cost effect of a change in plan design, such as the cost effect of establishing a plan;
- Determining the effect of a merger or spinoff;
- Providing actuarial testimony, such as in marital disputes or other litigation matters;
- Calculating accounting information under the accounting standards codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board;
- Computing benefit restrictions under the top-25 rule in Section l.40l(a)(4)-5.
And this list isn’t exhaustive.
A Cautionary Tale
Consider, for instance, an enrolled actuary who has relied on the exemption and is asked by a client to determine what the cost impact might be for a change in a retirement plan’s benefit structure. If he or she has met the Qualification Standards’ CE requirements, then-and only then-may he or she respond. An enrolled actuary who doesn’t have enough qualifying hours of CE must decline to answer or enlist the services of another actuary who has the required hours of CE. While this could spark client concerns about his or her competence, the other option-responding to the request, despite not having enough qualifying CE hours-is worse. By responding, that actuary is in violation of the Code of Professional Conduct and subject to discipline.
Is it really that difficult to meet the CE requirements of both the JBEA and the Qualification Standards? I don’t think so. If an enrolled actuary annually attends 12 hours of formal (JBEA-approved) core programs, of which three hours are programs dedicated to professionalism/ ethics, reads regulations on retirement plans or other books and articles on relevant technical topics, and participates in study groups or logs into an actuarial Listserv for 18 hours each year, he or she will have met both standards.
When any actuary takes on an assignment, he or she must do a little soul-searching: Do I truly believe I’m qualified to tackle this task, even if I’ve met the Qualification Standards and am an enrolled actuary?
Everyone relishes a challenge. But many times it’s what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. I’m not saying you shouldn’t branch out into other areas. But you need to take measures to ensure that the assignment is done properly. This may require thorough research, working under the guidance of another actuary, or having your work peer-reviewed by another actuary. The CE requirements in the Qualification Standards and those set by the JBEA all serve a common goal: ensuring that the services provided by actuaries are done with skill and with care.
RICK BLOCK, an associate of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the Academy, a member of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, and a member of the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline, is chief actuary for Block Consulting Actuaries Inc. in El Segundo, Calif.

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Thankyou to everybody who came to our first ever A-Z FILES Fashion Awards, it was absolute honour to welcome 400 guests to view collections from eight selected emerging designers.
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Cape Verde islands: Philippa Clarke explores the 'European Caribbean'
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AIDSRide Organizers’ Business Model, Mission Criticized
Since 1994, Pallotta Teamworks, a for-profit fundraising company, has staged bike rides to raise money for AIDS services and vaccine research, but some criticize that "too much" of the raised funds go toward company expenses or are used to "satisfy Pallotta's fees for organizing and staging the events," the Southern Voice reports. Pallotta Teamworks produces AIDSRides in Washington, D.C, Massachusetts, Minnesota and California, and AIDS Vaccine Rides in Montana, Alaska and Canada. This year, Pallotta hopes to raise more than $4 million for AIDS vaccine research from the vaccine rides using a new business model that company officials say should raise more funds and increase the proportion going directly to beneficiaries. The money for the vaccine rides will be divided between vaccine researchers Dr. Irvin Chen at the AIDS Institute at the University of California-Los Angeles, Dr. David Ho of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and Dr. Rafi Ahmed of the Emory Vaccine Center.
Complaints and Compliments
Under the current system, beneficiaries provide Pallotta with "seed money" for the rides to cover "logistics and overhead expenses." At the conclusion of the event, the organizations receive their initial contribution along with a percentage of the profits that can "var[y] widely depending on the size, expenses and success of an event." Norm Bowling, senior vice president for business and public affairs at Pallotta, said the amount received "hinges on turnout." But this business model has led some participants to complain that they were "led to believe they would see more money than they actually did" (O'Briant, Southern Voice, 4/26). A low return on a Pallotta-sponsored AIDS Ride in Texas in 1998 prompted 10 agencies to drop out of the fundraiser the following year. The 1998 ride netted only a 15% profit (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 2/24/99). In 1997, the company was fined $110,000 by the state of Pennsylvania for "misrepresentation," but admitted "no wrongdoing" in the settlement. This year the company says its events, including the vaccine rides, should bring in $135 million, of which 60% will go to charity. "We hope that fundraising costs will not exceed 35% of the total contributions," Bennett Weiner, COO of the Wise Giving Alliance division of the Better Business Bureau, said. Bowling said that because Pallotta's events "do more than operate as simple fundraisers," the Wise Giving standards "don't necessarily apply" to them. "These are events of some epic proportion which garner a lot of visibility for the cause and ... they have a tremendous impact on the people who participate in the events," he said. Jacqueline Fine, program administrator at the Emory Vaccine Research Center, which received $1.1 million from the Alaska ride last summer, said that Pallotta is a "for-profit organization and that is never hidden ... We would not have received this money without their efforts."
A New Model
For this year's AIDS Vaccine Rides, Pallotta has adopted a new business strategy. Independent financing for start-up costs was obtained from a lender instead of from the beneficiaries. Bowling said the new approach will allow the company to remain more in keeping with its desire to be "characterized or seen as a production company." Bowling added, "We are really in the business of transforming experiences and human potential events, and in order to go in the direction we wanted to go, we saw that we need[ed] to finance our own events." The model will allow the company to "branch out" beyond AIDS- and breast cancer-related events, its current "main focus," but the company did not specify to which issues (Southern Voice, 4/26).


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The Supreme Court on Friday, ruled same-sex couples nationwide in the United States to have a constitutional right to marry!
While this landmark decision that sweeps away all the state bans on gay unions, LGBT Flag’s six rainbow colors have become the most powerful image all around the globe. So we decided to put our signature on the subject by decoding these color codes and celebrate our fans and friends in the US and worldwide.
About the Rainbow Flag
The rainbow flag, commonly the gay pride flag and sometimes the LGBT pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements.
Designed by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978, the design has undergone several revisions to first remove then re-add colors due to widely available fabrics. As of 2008, the most common variant consists of six stripes, with the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The flag is commonly flown horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow…READ MORE
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