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Yeah I just can't reckon how anybody gets the idea that our government would lie to us. there just hasn't been any hard evidence that's ever happened...
I love this one:
Cheney, almost in the same sentence, talks of the 16 Security Council resolutions Hussein had violated (necessitating, obviously an invasion of Iraq, but just a quick one) while discussing his support of the practice of waterboarding and other torture techniques which are against U.N. resolutions. I know we're immune to U.N. resolutions and all but, come on - these people are sadistic. And on the "lies" front, I love how gently and vaguely Cheney concedes that "that the original NIE was off in some of its major judgments" referring to the "intelligence" that was supposedly used to support this war in the first place. I trust these people... to serve themselves

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Learn the names for animal groups of the West Coast—a pod of orcas; a raft of sea otters—with celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers.
A Pod of Orcas is a gorgeous addition to Vickers’ award-winning series, which promotes language development in babies and toddlers. With bright illustrations and graceful rhymes, these sturdy board books will entertain babies, toddlers and adults alike as they learn about the West Coast and its animals.
Roy's father was a fisherman with the blood of three northwest coast First Nations' Tsimshian, Haida and Heiltsuk flowing in his veins. Roy's mother was a schoolteacher whose parents had immigrated to Canada from England. This unusual mixed heritage has had a strong influence on Roy's art. Roy studied traditional First Nations art and design at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art in Hazelton. Robert (Lucky) Budd holds an MA in history and has digitized many high-profile oral history collections including that of the Nisga'a First Nation.

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Take a Peek inside My Studio
I hope you’ve been having a great 2018 so far. I’ve been enjoying finally working from my new sunny studio. Yes there has been a surprising amount of sun flowing through the large window in my South London workspace!
The space is really tiny and it was important to both my husband and me that we have a sleeping option for the many friends and family that we are fortunate to have visit us throughout the year. Because of this we had to think carefully about what type of furniture the space could accommodate. We managed to fit everything we needed and I’m really happy with the result. It’s been such a massive improvement to finally have drawers, shelves, and a rail where I can hang my drying prints. Take a look!
PS. I’ve got something special planned for this month that I’m looking forward to sharing with you. Stay tuned for more info!

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The JOY FM presents at the Dothan Civic Center, for King And Country on Monday March 11th with their world tour, Burn the Ships. Two-time GRAMMY® award-winning Australian duo, for KING & COUNTRY, comprised of brothers Joel & Luke Smallbone, have recently released their much anticipated third studio album, burn the ships, a sweeping musical landscape that explores themes of new beginnings, forgiveness, hope, and love. The album’s soaring debut single, “joy,” held the No. 1 spot for consecutive weeks, marking the group’s highest debut on three Billboard charts. Their previous album, the gold-certified RUN WILD. LIVEFREE. LOVE STRONG., debuted at No. 1 on iTunes, and produced two GRAMMYs®, four Dove Awards, and a hugely successful 60-date arena tour. They have garnered four No. 1 hits, nine Top 10 hits, and had songs featured on the Emmys, Super Bowl, Sunday Night Football and other high-profile events, including performances on The Tonight Show, Today, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! In October 2016, the Smallbone brothers released the indie film inspired by their No. 1 hit of the same name, Priceless, about human trafficking.
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KARNATAKA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday inaugurate water supply projects worth Rs 2,500 crore at Shivamogga and Belagavi districts of Karnataka.
Implemented under the Centre's flagship 'Jal Jeevan Mission', the water supply projects will benefit more than 13 lakh people of the two districts, according to a press release.
On February 6, PM Modi laid the foundation stones for two Jal Jeevan Mission projects at Tiptur and Chikkanayakanahalli in Karnataka's Tumakuru.
The Tiptur Multi-Village Drinking Water Supply Project has been implemented at a cost of over Rs 430 crore, the release said.
The multi-village water supply scheme to 147 habitations of Chikkanayakanahlli taluk has been implemented at a cost of about Rs 115 crore.
The projects will facilitate the provision of clean drinking water for the people of the region.
On January 19, PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the Yadgiri multi-village drinking water supply scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission at Kodekal in the Yadgiri district of Karnataka.
A water treatment plant of 117 MLD was proposed to be built under the scheme. The project, which costs more than Rs.2050 crore, will provide potable water to about 2.3 lakh households of more than 700 rural habitations and three towns of the Yadgiri district.
The projects have been launched as part of PM Modi's relentless focus on the provision of safe drinking water supply in all households of the country, the release said.
The predominance of water supply projects is visible in most of the recent projects inaugurated by PM Modi across several states recently.
In October last year, Prime Minister Modi had inaugurated water supply projects in several areas of Gujarat, including Banaskantha, Junagarh, Rajkot, Vyara and Porbandar.
In Rajkot, he laid the foundation stone of two water supply projects. In Vyara and Tapi, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of water supply projects worth over Rs 300 crore.
In Jamnagar, Gujarat, he had laid the foundation stone for the Kalavad Group augmentation water supply scheme of Kalavad/Jamnagar Taluka and the Morbi-Maliya-Jodiya group augmentation water supply scheme, in October last year.
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Studies on the Extraction of Proteins from Red Kidney Beans. I. Improvement in Filterability of Aqueous Bean Extract.
Y. D. Yang, W. F. Wilkens, A. S. Hill, K. H. Steinkraus, and L. R. Hackler. Copyright 1970 by the American Association of Cereal Chemists, Inc.
It has been observed that the aqueous extract of red kidney beans was extremely difficult to filter. Attempts have been made to eliminate the difficulty in filtration of the bean extract through the use of some commercial good-grade enzyme preparations. Among the enzymes used, only Cellulase 36 and Rhozyme HP-150 were found satisfactory for this purpose. The improvement in filterability of the bean extract appeared to be a result of enzymatic breakdown of bean polysaccharides and oligosaccharides into simple, soluble sugar units. The enzymes were also capable of improving greatly the extractability of nitrogenous constituents from red kidney beans.

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The Jefferson Parish School Board Monday took the first step in what could lead to naming interim school Superintendent James Meza as the system's permanent leader.
Board President Michael Delesdernier presented a motion to overturn a vote in May -- before the board hired Meza a month later -- to make the interim superintendent ineligible for the permanent job. The motion also removes a provision limiting Meza's term to one year. The board will consider that motion Nov. 3.
Meza, retired education dean of the University of New Orleans, was hired for up to a year, charged with running the struggling school system while the board searched for a permanent leader.
Since then, a majority of board members have said they are pleased with Meza's reforms but believe he needs more than a year to put them into action. Meza, whose salary was set at $20,660 a month -- or $248,000 for the year -- said he would be willing to stay past June 30.
Delesdernier presented his motion, co-authored by the board's other eight members, after he and the rest of the board emerged from a 30-minute closed door session.
As part of the motion, he said, "Dr. Meza quickly implemented a vision to advance student achievement in our parish. He saw that change was needed and had a sense of urgency to address those students in need right away.
"I move that the acting superintendent be allowed to apply for the permanent position," he continued. "I move that the acting superintendent's term of 12 months be withdrawn with no time restriction."
Earlier in the meeting, consultants from Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates of Chicago delivered their first report on the search for a permanent superintendent. Their report, a "leadership profile" of what the next superintendent should look like, was based on a series of focus groups they conducted last month with teachers, principals, public officials, business leaders and other stakeholders.
Consultant Ben Martindale said only 35 people attended the meetings and 210 responded to an online survey. "For a school system this size, that is very low," he said.
As a result, the comments he received do not represent a cross-section of the community. Those who did participate said they wanted the next superintendent to embrace the need for change, be trustworthy, have experience running a large urban school system, be a good communicator and "be able to survive the political culture of the community."
Board member Mark Jacobs said he was disappointed that more people did not participate in the process.
"We made it a point to ensure that we have transparency throughout this process as well as an opportunity for parents, teachers, principals, students, business leaders, employees and taxpayers to come out and tell us what (they) want in the next leader of the school system," he said.
"This is disheartening, and I think the message to the community needs to be clear: we are trying our best to bring about change in the school system but we need your support, we need your comments, and we need the community at large to be more engaged," Jacobs said.
Whether Meza will be named the permanent leader is still up in the air. As of Monday night, the search is continuing, although most board members said they want Meza to stay past June 30.
Meza has already implemented several reforms, including giving principals more authority in running their schools, paving the way for more charter schools and laying off employees based on performance evaluations rather than seniority.
He also plans to overhaul the central office, saying it will reduce the system's top-heavy administration and bring services closer to the schools. He said he will launch the plan in January, with full implementation by June 30.
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Who doesn't love the Google Pixel phones with their amazing OS
Anyone who wants a headphone jack.
Anyone who remembers the price of Nexus devices.
Anyone that would like SD card support
Anyone who had Google nerf their battery saver settings...
Before the 2016 election.
Smartwatches are going to seriously need the ability to generate power from the motion of wearing them. Or an internal nuclear-decay power source. I really like the 360, but think we may still be a generation early on low-power screens and chips ...
I have a question. Will all the "fast" wireless chargers that list 10W compatibility with Samsung phones, also work at 10W with the Pixel 3?
No. For the Pixel 3 they must specifically be Pixel 3 compatible. That is the Pixel stand and possibly ...
Seriously, Motorola has 3 new devices. They only needed one.
Moto X design language and customization. Droid Turbo hardware including screen size and resolution, Nexus 6 pure android support and the 65 GB memory size availability. Put ...


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On daily basis, everywhere in the world, hundreds of thousands of individuals begin their day by consuming espresso. Aaah! So good! Nothing like that first cup, proper?
There are numerous variations of this fashionable beverage which were tried and perfected over time, undoubtedly by you and other people you realize. In truth, the easy act of espresso consumption has really turn into an artwork type. Give it some thought: espresso drinkers routinely eat iced coffees, mochas, cappuccinos and actually a whole bunch of different varieties and recipes of this caffeine-driven energizer. Even for these individuals who desire decaffeinated espresso, the act of consuming espresso can also be an artwork that delivers the pleasing style with out the caffeine jolt whole bean coffee medium roast.
So then, is it shocking that the results of this love affair with the various flavors of espresso has led to espresso changing into one other ingredient in all kinds of cooking recipes? No shock in any respect. The result’s that these recipes are something however unusual! Maybe you aren’t the kind of one who will pour your morning cappuccino right into a meat loaf or baked bean recipe. Or freeze leftover brewed espresso in ice dice trays to make use of later as seasoning. Will it shock you to be taught that many high high cooks do that and rather more with espresso? Why? Due to espresso’s trace of bittersweet chocolate, contact of berry, whiff of roasted nuts and pink wine. These flavors and smells make espresso a unbelievable cooking ingredient.
How do cooks use espresso in cooking? For instance, they substitute brewed espresso (partially for probably the most half) for inventory or water in stews, sauces and even baked beans. Espresso grounds make a terrific dry rub. Espresso grounds seal within the meat’s juices and assist to caramelize it. The result’s a juicier and tastier piece of meat with a stupendous shade on the skin that makes the dish very interesting to the attention.
Nonetheless not satisfied? Let us take a look at some cooking with espresso 101 suggestions:
1. Pair espresso with flavors which are robust and flavorful equivalent to beef, pork or rooster. That is necessary. Espresso shouldn’t overpower the meat aroma and style; however improve it. A coating of espresso and different spices tenderizes a minimize of meat. Consequence: a extra succulent and engaging foremost course.
2. Espresso is, fairly merely, a spice within the kitchen. Cooks use rubs, marinades and sauces in cooking as a result of they add a tasty complexity to grilled meats and hold them moist. Espresso punctuates its distinctive style into soups, stews, and tomato sauce. By way of experimentation, you’ll be taught to make use of simply the correct quantity of espresso so as to add that particular taste that makes an unusual dish really unforgettable!
three. Use espresso in each floor and brewed types for cooking. Floor espresso is nice for rubs and marinades. Brewed espresso is the right addition to stews or sauces. It is sensible, would not it? It’s simpler so as to add brewed espresso to a sauce and stop issues with “grainy” sauces or marinades.
four. Have enjoyable cooking with espresso and do not be afraid about getting inventive with espresso! Use your favourite taste of espresso in your recipes. If you experiment with a brand new kind of taste style it brewed first to know its taste elements and select the correct quantity of espresso for the recipe. There isn’t any magic rule of thumb for what works or doesn’t work in “espresso delicacies.” Most common black coffees pair effectively with citrus, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, salt, garlic, ginger and pepper. Flavored coffees pair effectively with comparable flavors added to the marinade or sauce. For instance, pumpkin spice espresso will go effectively with a pumpkin soup or pie. Keep in mind, the concept is for espresso to reinforce the flavour of the dish you might be getting ready, to not dominate it.

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Anyone have any tips for power and speed on hard maple end grain? I’m just running a Jtech 7W…
You get to try it out. Every laser machine is different. I’ve done a lot of test slices, with the values written on top (speed power and focus height). The test pieces I then use as reference the next time I work with the same material but still have to fine tune it.
For example, there are almost never two similar types of plywood, one day you cut through just like butter, the next day you think your laser is broken because it does not cut through 4mm plywood …
But if you are completely out in the field, start with, for example, 25% power and 50% speed of your machine, use some leftovers and try your way. By the way, I’ve always been fine with finding the right parameter, it’s a sometimes interesting step in the whole process.
Good pleasure and good luck
Ok thank you. Was definitely going to run some test I was just looking for a good starting point. We will give it a test today.
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It's good to be king...again
Chris Symeon, Motorsports Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
Wearing his signature cowboy hat and sunglasses, "King" Richard Petty walked into Victory Lane at Infineon Raceway to congratulate his winning driver and take a swig of red wine as part of the victory celebration.
Kahne gave Petty his first win as a team owner in a decade, dating back to when John Andretti drove the legendary No.43 STP car to victory in the 1999 spring race at Martinsville. Kahne, who had never finished better than 23rd at Sonoma, held off points leader and six-time road course winner Tony Stewart on several late-race restarts to win the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
The 71-year-old Petty was all smiles on a sunny day in California's wine country, as Kahne's teammates A.J. Allmendinger and Elliott Sadler also finished in the top-10.
"It was one of those picture-perfect days," Petty said.
During the offseason, Petty Enterprises merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, with the organization renamed Richard Petty Motorsports. Petty, George Gillett Jr. and Ray Evernham share ownership in the team.
Richard Petty won as a team owner for the first time in a decade.
Petty Enterprises, founded by family patriarch Lee Petty in 1949, had been NASCAR's most-famed racing organization, winning 10 Cup championship and a record 268 races. The team ceased to exist after sponsorship for this year could not be found for Petty's No.43 and No.45 cars.
Meanwhile, Evernham - who guided Jeff Gordon to three Cup championships as his crew chief - created Evernham Motorsports in 1999, spearheading Dodge's return to NASCAR. In 2007, Evernham partnered with Gillett to form GEM.
Petty and Evernham now have limited roles with the team, which fields Dodges for Kahne, Allmendinger, Sadler and Reed Sorenson.
"To see Richard Petty in the winner's circle with us today, that was big," Kahne said.
Petty's story was a nice one, but it was Kahne that grabbed an equal measure of the headlines.
In notching the first victory for RPM, Kahne also snapped a 37-race winless drought. His last win came in June 2008 at Pocono, while driving for GEM.
Kahne moved to within three points of 12th-place Juan Pablo Montoya with 10 races remaining before the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship begins. The top-12 drivers after Richmond in September will qualify for NASCAR's playoffs.
Kahne made the Chase in 2006, finishing eighth in points that year.
"I think we have a great opportunity if we keep showing up and working as hard as we have been to make the Chase," Kahne said.
Despite the win, RPM continues to face financial difficulties, as the team recently made another round of employee layoffs due to decreased manufacturer support from Dodge. Chrysler's bankruptcy has forced Dodge to significantly cut funding to its teams.
Last month, Tom Reddin resigned his position as chief executive officer of RPM.
Despite tough economic times, Petty remains optimistic about his team's future.
"From a financial end we'll be there next week," Petty said. "We've got enough money to get to the next race."
After running next weekend at New Hampshire, the Sprint Cup Series will head to Daytona, where Petty will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his historic 200th and final win as a driver. He also holds the NASCAR records for most starts (1,185) and poles (126).
Petty said when the team merger was announced earlier this year that he wanted to get back to winning.
It happened on Sunday.
And a lot of fans were surely glad to see him back in Victory Lane.

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And This One's for You
When I am old, and even greyer than now –
finally, ‘thrown off this mortal coil’,
I wonder if they will stumble on these crazy,
ramblings of mine. Know
I was obsessed – one hundred percent,
incurably so, with this ‘poetry thing’.
Call it a ‘bug’, if you will. ‘Once bitten,
ever smitten’, puts it in a nutshell...since
the age of ten, or thereabouts. And,
how very much akin to playing piano,
writing was for me; creating harmonies,
chords, phrases, arpeggios – oft times discords,
for the effect; that short, sharp, shock. No
not what they’d call ‘proper’ composing;
writing music down in notes and staves.
Manuscripts, too tedious by far. ‘Playing by ear’ –
the cheats way out, but, nonetheless rewarding;
for me, if for no one else.
I’d like to think too, that people knew
how very much I loved you, and that these
demented scribblings were equivalent to Mahler’s,
or Beethoven’s Fifth, to your ear; celebrating
more, much more, than a passing fancy.

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This tale of a small girl’s excitement is a book to enjoy as birthdays loom. We are introduced to Rosie, hoping for a very special birthday present, but we see the action from the point of view of the present itself… which is inside a large yellow box with a slit. Out of the slit peer two anxious eyes. Whilst Rosie is keyed up with excitement about receiving her very special present, yellow box is over-anxious. Will he live up to her expectations? Might Rosie prefer a magical bird, or a juggling rabbit… or a hundred dancing mice? The illustrations clearly show his fears. Meanwhile Rosie is too excited to eat party food, telling all her friends about her special present. We see what the friends imagine it to be… and yes, each one thinks the present could be something akin to their own dressing-up clothes. The illustrations here give lots of opportunity for discussion, about the dressed-up characters as well as desired gifts. The special present at last shows himself to Rosie, but not in a conventional manner, with every drawing showing the delight of both the unveiled yellow-box-contents and Rosie. Being told he is the best present ever, the little kitten is cuddled and christened Max. So ends the best birthday ever, but it is only the beginning of a very special friendship for Rosie and Max.
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Whilst we all moan and groan about certain types of people and their behaviour on a plane, thankfully, for the most part, we are all pretty clued up on the etiquettes of flying, or so we think.
Chinese airlines however, have recently put together a somewhat bizarre list of things that will get you banned from ever flying again should you think of doing them. Bizarre becaue we think, 'who would do that?' well… the list was put together because these things have all happened not so long ago.
Here's the ten things you are simply not to do in China (or anywhere for that matter!)
1. Blocking the airline counters, security lines or gates
This first prohibited deed came about following an incident last year in Bangkok wherein Chinese passengers, apparently angry about the delay of their flight to Chongqing, blocked the airline counter. The passengers apparently starting singing the Chinese national anthem as a sign of protest.
2. Rude or violent speech/conduct inside the airports or airplanes
Although this may have come about from many instances, in one example, last year a Chinese passenger in economy class on a United Airlines flight caused a massive scene when demanding to be changed to first class.
3. Acts of violence or threats towards the cabin crew
The friendly staff in the sky are there to offer you complimentary beverages and assist you in ways that will make your trip more enjoyable. They are not, however, there for you to pour hot water on when you find fault with their service, like a passenger did on a flight from Bangkok to Nanjing last year.
4. Ignoring the instructions of the cabin crew
For most passengers, disregarding instructions from the crew by doing things like unfastening your seatbelt or using your cell phone during takeoff or landing might get you a stern warning. However, the CATA now reserves the right to keep you off airplanes for life if you decide to break the rules!
5. Opening the emergency door or cockpit without permission
They are called “emergency doors” for a reason. Declaring you want to disembark before others and needing to breathe fresh air while the plane is moving to a gate is definitely not a valid explanation.
6. Breaking through the gate in an attempt to board
When you refuse to pay the additional fees for excessively heavy carry-on luggage and try to forcibly board the plane by breaking through the gate, you are going to get seized by the airport staff. And get a ridiculous warning made about your behavior for everyone to read.
7. Destructive acts in the airport facilities and of airport equipment
Two years ago, after missing his second flight of the day, one passenger blew his top anddestroyed a bunch of airport equipment before being arrested. Not only would you be blacklisted for this one, you’d probably be banned from even entering that airport as well.
8. Making false bomb threats
Calling in five bomb threats in quick succession and forcing five different planes to make emergency landings probably isn’t the best way to complain about a company you are dissatisfied with. The Better Business Bureau is almost certainly a superior avenue for your dissatisfaction.
9. Entering the ramp areas, runways, or taxiways
Three years ago, passengers who were angry about flight delays broke onto the runways in Shanghai and Guangzhou in protest of them before being restrained. Forget blacklisted, those actions could potentially get you killed.
10. Acts that bother other customers or interfere with the duties of the flight staff
Calmly letting your child defecate in the aisle when someone else is using the toilet is not only bad airplane etiquette, it’s bad everyday etiquette as well. There are plenty of other instances that this warning could apply to, but that one takes the smelly cake.


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CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio, May 3, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Fulton Books author Tiffany K. Smith, a writer with a master’s degree in education and a full-time teacher, has completed her most recent book “The Adventures of Mr. Fluffybottoms”: a creatively told story where a fluffy dog lists all the seemingly trivial things in life that bring him joy and make him appreciate the world to its smallest details.
Smith shares, “This was written during the pandemic of 2020. It is from the eyes of a white, fluffy dog named Mr. Fluffybottoms. In this first journey, Mr. Fluffybottoms highlights what he loves about his days at home with his family, including car rides, observing nature, being cozy on the couch, and eating all his favorite foods. He takes you on an adventure through his day-to-day life, reminding everyone that it is the simple things in life that are truly the most important. Mr. Fluffybottoms will warm your heart as he journeys through this story with his explorer hat and red heart on his collar.”
Published by Fulton Books, Tiffany K. Smith’s lighthearted illustration follows the escapades of Mr. Fluffybottoms exploring the little things in life that make his heart full.
It’s a swift and fun read for children of all ages!
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Maybe you’ve seen what some agronomists call a yield pyramid. It includes key factors for yield, with the most important one filling the longest box at the base and building to a shorter box at the top of the pyramid.
“If we’re building that yield pyramid today, I believe we put emergence in the longest, supporting box at the bottom,” says Bill Lehmkuhl, a Minster, Ohio, farmer and consultant. He operates Precision Agri Services Inc.
Other important keys to setting the table for good corn stands include singulation, spacing and plant population. “Uniform emergence is where we must start,” he emphasizes. “The goal should be uniform emergence of the entire field within 24 to 36 hours. Otherwise, you wind up with plants which either produce only a half-size ear or no ear. If a corn plant doesn’t produce an ear, it’s a weed.”
The correct amount of downforce on planter units is critical to uniform emergence, Lehmkuhl says. “With adequate, uniform down pressure on row units, you get uniform depth, and if you have uniform depth, seeds should be in uniform moisture conditions,” he explains.
“Uniform moisture should result in seeds germinating at about the same time,” he continues. “If they germinate within a few hours of each other, you will get uniform emergence. It all starts with downforce.”
Enough downforce to ensure uniform depth in moisture without so much pressure that you create soil compaction means finding the happy medium, he says. That’s why there is currently a large amount of interest in systems that adjust downforce row by row. Precision Planting introduced DeltaForce to accomplish this hydraulically a few years ago. Some planter manufacturers use the Precision Planting system, while others use their own version of a hydraulic solution to control downforce independently on each planter unit.
“It’s critical to get it right and not create sidewall compaction,” Lehmkuhl says. “When the third crown root emerges from the seedling, it must get out of the trench and not be hemmed in due to soil compaction.
“If it can’t get out of the trench easily and it turns hot and dry early, plants will struggle. Too much downforce is one reason why those sidewalls may be compacted and not allow roots to penetrate easily.”
Monitor seed placement
Assuming each row is planting at the same depth because you set the controls for the same depth can be a costly mistake, Lehmkuhl says.
“We’ve even found differences in depth placement of five-eighths inch to three-quarters inch on various rows of a new planter when every row was set at the same factory setting,” he notes. “It’s even more likely as planter parts that contact the ground wear. We recommend taking time to dig in each row and check seed placement.”
The best way to know if you’re managing downforce correctly and setting the stage for good emergence is to watch the reading for ground contact displayed on many modern planters. “If you’re getting 100% ground contact on each row, you have better odds for placing seeds at the right depth,” Lehmkuhl says.
An automatic downforce control system is even more crucial for high-speed planting, he adds. “You need enough downforce on each row to maintain 100% ground contact traveling at speeds up to 10 miles per hour.”


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Phrases like “I see dead people” are embedded deeply in cultural imagination by now, but the “you’re seeing things” premise is getting a little old in horror. The ghosts almost always turn out to be real, and even if they’re not, the illusion is nearly always limited to them. But in Mike Flanagan’s new film, “Oculus,” the illusion is all around you. You can no more trust the reality of the ghosts than that of a shattered bowl or an apple.
“Oculus” straddles the childhood and adult experiences of Kaylie (Karen Gillan) and Tim (Brenton Thwaites) with an antique, sinister mirror called the Lasser Glass. Recently released from the mental institution where he has spent the better part of his youth, Tom struggles to understand the role that the mirror played in his father’s grisly murder of his mother years ago. When Kaylie recruits him to help her document the mirror’s supernatural powers on camera, the siblings must come to grips with the reality that memory and technology may be no match for the glass.
Despite its ultimately predictable plotline, “Oculus” intelligently engages with the intersection of sight and technology as a fresh contribution to the horror genre. Considering its place in a genre that is experiencing a booming renaissance, “Oculus” is a standout mainly thanks to its sheer originality.
One of the film’s best accomplishments is its technique of overlapping flashbacks with contemporary action. Notoriously hard to get away with, the combination of flashbacks with the present are fluidly presented in this film. It seems clear that Flanagan and his writing partner, Jeff Howard, took the idea of a sibling rematch against their ghosts and pushed it further in the best way, cleverly making the most of the overlap between the children and their adult selves.
Even the film’s brief flashes of horrific images are ones we haven’t seen before—granted, it is clearly drawing on conventions set down by films like “Psycho,” but the attention paid to sights and sounds, light and space, indicates a fresh look at tropes of which there has been little retooling.
It is this kind of sharp reinvention that defines the triumph of “Oculus”—it is indeed hard to believe that Flanagan can display such a rich awareness of the genre while simultaneously kneading it into new shapes and patterns.
But the film’s particular success lies in its firm grasp on the intersection of vision, cameras, and reflections. For Kaylie, cameras are both a perfect tool for documentation and a means by which to check one’s sense of reality and illusion. But as the power of sight becomes increasingly destabilized over the course of the film, so too does technology, and one’s reflection, like a camera image, is transformed into a three-dimensional space with depth.
Frats, Kegs, and Protest: The New Dartmouth Tradition?From the mouths of activists on both ends of the political spectrum, the most common word used to describe the
Living the Nightmare--Up CloseT HE LUNATICS are running the asylum these days, and lunacy is its own reward, sanity the only true crime.
Water Poloists Pound Dartmouth in OpenerThe Harvard water polo team romped to a 17-12 victory over a game Dartmouth squad at the IAB pool last
Bill Flanagan Wants "Clean" Campaign In Fight With Sullivan for City CouncilWilliam (Call me "Bill") Flanagan wants a clean campaign fought on impersonal issues in his hurly burly fight with Michael
‘The Haunting of Hill House’ Manages to Both Scare and Stir Emotions


What is STAAD.Pro?
StaadPro stands for 3D structural analysis and designing software. This Software is widely used Software for civil Engineering designing and analysis. This Software reduces our manual calculation and time. Now Bentley launch a upgraded version STAAD.Pro Connect Edition which help to Engineers’ perform detailed analysis and design for any size or type of structure faster than ever before.
STAAD pro is basically an analysis & design software. Analysis of 3D structures is a quite complex task if you do it manually, But STAAD pro helps you to design a 3D model of your structure easily with simple input the data and loads according to provisional codes and give you result of analysis. It can also use to design the part of structure design using a international design codes. This software has become a very integral part of structural engineering. They help us to design safe & well engineered structures as the software does most of the tedious work & the engineer has more time to look into the conceptual part. These are also other software like ETABs, SAP2000, etc which are also good.
STAAD.Pro V8i includes some new and enhanced features which has made the analysis and designing process easier. In the latest update STAAD.Pro v8i is introduce lots of new feature one of them ISM with this help you can import or export projects from STAAD.Pro.
What Can Do STAAD.Pro?
Design and analysis of structural models –
Quick and easily design whole project including foundation of structure spread footing, pile footing, plinth, column, beams, decks, slabs, openings, columns, walls, braces. Automatic changes applied on sections, plans, elevation and also in reports efficiently and reduce our work and time and analysis tasks and produce practical system and component designs that are document ready.
Generate design loads and load combinations –
Apply the load as code-prescription wind and seismic loads to the structure using built-in load generators. Automatically detect and co-relate with loading parameters according to the structure geometry, and selected building code provisions without separate manual calculations.
Slab and foundation designs –
Design the slabs and foundations by specialized applications Staad foundation that are integrated with the master analysis model. Create and design the foundation’s calculations and reinforcing drawings and add the design information in BIM models by using ISM.
Design and Analyse load –
Design and analyse the structure for various loading conditions, such as gravitational load (Dead load and live loads, snow load,), in combination with lateral loads (Wind load and Earthquake load) as well as loads with time history creep, shrinkage, and expansion at connection.
Execute with seismic requirements –
Design the structure for seismic load-resistance framework, calculate the seismic loads or wind load according to the relevant load code. Consider these forces in the design of elements that affect with lateral forces (frames and the larger structural system).
Design lateral resisting frames –
Design comprehensive lateral resisting frame accordance with building-code checks for earthquake and wind loads on braced frames and moment frames. StaadPro calculate the quick result for safe and reliable designs for designing structure.
Design and analysis with finite elements –
Design and analysis of complete building structure precisely and efficiently using specified finite element analysis.
Import section shapes created in DXF –
In Staad.Pro quick link available to import metric(MKS unit) or imperial (unit in Inches and feet) custom-defined section profiles detailed in DXF drawings. In other words this section is define regular shapes with simple key dimensions or pick from a range of standard libraries.
Integrate steel connection designs –
Staad.Pro is best software for designing of structural steel connections. perform your work within a single integrated environment. Simply collect the information data from the 3D analysis of member such as sizes, shapes and and applied load and input the details to the steel connection design application. RAM connection is offer to reuse the information and reduces the time of repeat the work required when the structure changes.
Generate section property reports –
Through Staad.Pro we can easily analyze the section properties of structure and easily produce detailed reports on your custom section profiles.
Generate structural design documentation –
Produce structural design detailing including required plans and elevations that are required to read the design. Any applying changes on 3D model are automatically updated in the documentation.
Export your structural model and design results from StaadPro to another like Revit, AutoCAD and synchronize on cloud storage. Quickly share the structural model, drawings, and information with the other one.
Features of STAAD.Pro
Smoothly handle your Building Information Modelling workflow by using a physical model in StaadPro. Share synchronized models with multi-discipline team for collaboration and deliver safe with cost-effective Designs.
- StaadPro supports over international (Including US, Britain, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Norway, Finland, Sweden, India, China, Euro Zone, Japan, Denmark, and Holland) design codes for different materials such as steel, concrete, timber, aluminium, and cold-formed steel structures.
- Bentley provide flexible StaadPro options according to different work field of companies and user because every user has different requirements.
- StaadPro – This is the most basic STAAD option including FEM analysis and physical modelling.
- StaadPro Advanced –The StaadPro connect is most advanced and latest option for more complex analysis and give faster and accurate solution.
- Structural Enterprise – This is the limited edition (Compact version). It is the a single a cost-effective license.
- StaadPro automatically convert your physical model into an analytical model. Using Finite Element analysis user can design for seismic effect on structure.
- Collaboration with multi-discipline team members with cloud and also with personal devices laptop, mobile applications (View and edit models of any size from mobile devices) via local hosting within team members / Designer, Revit.
1. OpenStaad Macro Editor
OpenStaad is the name for set of functions enabling engineers’ access StaadPro internal function that have been produced to allow user of StaadPro to obtain result from a StaadPro analysis by using the OpenStaad results object as well as its graphical commands to create StaadPro models data b using the OpenStaad software object. OpenStaad, offer user can use programming language (like C, C++, VB, VBA, FORTRAN, Java and Delphi) to tap into Staad’s database and seamlessly link input and output data to third-party applications. You can also automate repetitive tasks or commands in StaadPro by creating your own customized macros with a full built-in VBA editor.
2. Analytical Modelling
Analytical model creates to analyse the structure. Analytical model can be created using specific command the ribbon-based user interface, by editing the command file or by importing several other files types like .dxf, cis/2 etc. The model geometry can even be generated from the data of macro-enabled applications (like Microsoft Excel, MicroStation etc.) by using Macros.
3. StaadPro Physical Modeler
StaadPro Physical Modeler used for design the physical modelling to simplify and visualise realistic modelling of a structure. Beams and surfaces are placed in the model on that scale which they would provide in the realistic at the time of construct the structure
4. Steel AutoDrafter
Steel AutoDrafter work is take out planar drawings and material from a structural steel model which is prepared in StaadPro software. The Steel AutoDrafter converts the analysis model into working design drawings. It produces excellent quality plans, sections and projected views of their steel structure in any of the orthogonal directions.
5. STAAD Building Planner
STAAD Building Planner is inbuilt in main software that enables absolute generation of structure models that can be analysed and designed thereafter in the program itself. STAAD Building planner is use to defining the visual data information such as geometric information, making changes in the shape and size of structure component are operate by just simple step in this workflow.
Staad.Beva is use for the design of multiple loading rules and enforces bridges. Established the adverse effect due to complex load application and designed against. To obtain the maximum design effects, designers have to try many loading conditions on a trial and error basis.
7. Advanced Concrete Design(RCDC STAAD)
RCDC Staad is design the detailing of advance conrete engineering software. RCDC application workflow is process of delivers the analysis to design & detailing, drawings, estimation and report. This is operated outside the StaadPro user interface, but requires a model and results data from a suitable analysis. Using RCDC application user can be used to design the Pile Caps, Footings, Columns and walls, Beams, Slabs.
8. Advanced Slab Design? – RAM
The Staad.Pro advanced slab design is an integrated tool that works from within the Staad.Pro interface. Advanced slab design mode enables concrete slabs defined with or without holes to be designed using the RAM-Concept or ADAPT-Builder software. Concrete slabs can be defined, and the data can be transferred to RAM Concept. The data passed into RAM Concept includes the geometry, section and material properties, loads and combination information, and analysis results.
9. Seismic Mode
Seismic analysis is fundamental requirements of any structure. Seismic analysis / wind load analysis has been provided to ensure that the structures can sustain the lateral loads without failure or crack on building.
Limitation of Staad.Pro
- No any provision for brick masonry work.
- In Staad.Pro we can’t estimate how much materials used in construction.
- To use Staad.Pro you have to knowledge of designing codes, and also required knowledge of structural topics (Strength of Material, Structural analysis, steel design, concrete design in LSM as well as WSM) of civil engineering.
- Not for costing and estimating.
Keyboard Shortcuts of Staad.Pro
|1. Exit the programs.||Alt+F4|
|2. Opens the help topic for the current input command.||F1|
|3. Select all the contents in the current input file.||Ctrl+A|
|4. Copy the current selection to the clipboard.||Ctrl+C|
|5. Open the Quick Find tool to search the document.||Ctrl+F|
|6. Open the Quick Replace tool to find and replace strings in the document.||Ctrl+H|
|7. Highlight all occurrences of a typed string.||Ctrl+I|
|8. Delete the current line.||Ctrl+L|
|9. Start a new input file.||Ctrl+N|
|10. Open an existing STAAD input file.||Ctrl+O|
|11. Open the Print dialog.||Ctrl+P|
|12. Save changes made to the current input file.||Ctrl+S|
|13. Reverse the order of the previous two characters before the cursor.||Ctrl+T|
|14. Paste the clipboard contents at the cursor location.||Ctrl+V|
|15. Cut the selection from the document to the clipboard.||Ctrl+X|
|16. Undo the last redo action.||Ctrl+Y|
|17. Undo the last action.||Ctrl+Z|


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Shrinebuilder Live In Chicago
I had the esteemed privilege of catching this show on a last minute, “Oh shit, I totally forgot this show was this weekend!” moment. The Empty Bottle is one of the best places to host a show with a group such as Shrinebuilder, one of the most epicly epic heavy metal supergroup lineups every formed. It’s like Thor, Zeus, Odin, and Batman (all badasses and metal as fuck) formed a group and played a show in your neighborhood dive. Good times. Tight tunes. And the quote of the evening goes to Dale Crover at the end of the near 1.5 set with, “That’s all the songs we know. Go back out and pay to come back in.”
It was a 2 set night…
Here’s some live footage I caught on my shitty phone that likes to pretend it’s an iPhone.


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The recent Government shutdown was a damn joke…but it does not have me laughing. Politicians can be so self-serving that it literally makes me sick. But if you think it’s over and “back to business as usual”…think again. You can bet that their egos will certainly get in the way again once this temporary fix plays out in January.
It angers me to think about the thousands of government worker’s and American citizens, who were affected by their lack of commitment to a resolution. Politicians certainly did not stop their paychecks from flowing in, but left Gov employees sitting on the sidelines, without seeing a dime during this time. How ridiculous is that?
My mom visited the Social Security Administration office during the shutdown. One devastated employee shared some shocking news while they chatted. Did you know they were required to work WITHOUT pay during the shutdown? And vacation time went out the door! One employee had planned a trip earlier in the year and was told she could not go and had to work for FREE! How pathetic…did any of Congress cancel their plans? Not sure…but we know THEY collected a check.
How can this be? As a real estate agent if I don’t sell a home….NO check! When will they change this insane system where they can get paid even when their job is NOT done? This is something in need of addressing ASAP…if not, we will find ourselves in the same situation time and time again. I am a strong believer in NO PAY for NO WORK DONE and FIRE the slackers.
Let’s face it, they held the Obama Health Care Act hostage…but at the cost of “the people”. Whether you love it or hate it, health care reform has been in process long enough for them to get their s%#@ together. If they wanted to stall it, they should have gone about it another way and MUCH SOONER. Why wait until the last day to begin scrambling…how insulting.
It really enrages me and I am certainly not alone. Most Americans (Republicans and Democrats) can definitely unite on this statement…the Government shutdown was a joke but no one is laughing. One thing is for sure…they better get it done the next time or will find less tolerable U.S. residents.
Are they trying to create another recession or better yet a complete COLLAPSE of the United States? Well, it surely feels that way…what do you think? Post your comments and chime in!


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PITTSBURGH -- The Reds' 13 proved to be unlucky for the Pirates. As a result, the battle for home-field advantage in the National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser is going down to the season's final day. Left-hander Brandon Finnegan muted the Pirates' bats Saturday to give Cincinnati a 3-1 win, ending the Reds' longest losing streak since 1945 at 13 straight.
The Pirates retain a one-game lead over the Cubs heading into Sunday's 162nd game. In the event of ending the regular-season deadlocked, the Cubs hold the tiebreaker by virtue of an 11-8 edge in head-to-head play, thus would host the Wild Card Game at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night at 8 ET.
PITTSBURGH -- Reds manager Bryan Price will return to the club next season, general manager Walt Jocketty announced Saturday.
Price has one year remaining on the three-year contract he signed following the 2013 season, when he was promoted from pitching coach to replace Dusty Baker. Speculation about Price's future had loomed throughout the season as Cincinnati struggled. The Reds snapped a 13-game losing streak with Saturday night's 3-1 win over the Pirates to improve to 64-97.
PITTSBURGH -- Two streaks of great length ended Saturday night during the Reds' 3-1 victory over the Pirates. Joey Votto's streak of reaching base safely was snapped at 48 games, and Cincinnati's losing streak finally stopped at 13 games.
It doesn't take an advanced degree to figure out which streak Votto cared more about.
Votto named nominee for two 2015 Esurance MLB Awards
By Mark Sheldon
SAN FRANCISCO -- Reds first baseman Joey Votto is a nominee for two 2015 Esurance MLB Awards, as announced Tuesday. Votto is up for the categories of best Major League player and also best everyday player.
The Esurance MLB Awards annually honor Major League Baseball's greatest achievements as part of an industry-wide balloting process that includes five components, each of which accounts for 20 percent of the overall vote: media, front-office personnel, retired MLB players, fans at MLB.com and Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) voters.
The Pirates and Reds will wrap up the regular season Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. Cincinnati may not have much left to play for, but there is much at stake for Pittsburgh heading into the postseason.
With their loss Saturday night, and the Cubs' 1-0 win over the Brewers, the Pirates must win their 3:05 p.m. ET season finale against the Reds -- or hope the Cubs lose to the Brewers -- in order to secure home-field advantage for Wednesday's National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser. The game is available to stream free out of market on MLB.TV, presented by AT&T. Blackout restrictions apply.
PITTSBURGH -- It's not that Joey Votto wasn't cognizant of Reds history or Pete Rose's place in it, but tying one of his records wasn't something the first baseman wanted to relish on a cold, wet Friday night.
Votto reached safely for his 48th straight game, tying Rose's 1978 Reds record.
PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates had to come from behind to stay ahead. They did that in dramatic fashion Friday night, when Starling Marte's two-run homer in the 12th inning gave them a 6-4 win over the Reds at PNC Park, after the Bucs trailed, 4-0, into the bottom of the third.
Pittsburgh's 11th walk-off win trimmed to one its magic number over the Cubs to clinch the home field for Wednesday night's National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser. Another win by the Pirates or loss by Chicago will make PNC Park the Wild Card site for the third straight October. However, the Cubs own the tiebreaker over the Pirates so the game will be at Wrigley Field if the teams end up with the same record. Saturday's game at 7:05 p.m. ET is available to stream free out of market on MLB.TV, presented by AT&T. Blackout restrictions apply.
PITTSBURGH -- Veteran Reds catcher Brayan Pena will be heading to the large unknown of the free-agent market after the season. Pena took to Twitter on Friday to let fans know his top preference was to remain in Cincinnati.
The prospects of the 33-year-old Pena being re-signed by the Reds seem diminished, however. Primary catcher Devin Mesoraco is expected to make a full recovery from hip surgery. In Mesoraco's absence, rookie Tucker Barnhart joined Pena to form a strong catching tandem. September callup Ramon Cabrera also made a positive impression.
CINCINNATI -- Brandon Phillips fell and couldn't get up in time to avoid an out on Thursday. Stuck in a losing streak, the Reds are trying to pick themselves up as a group, but are finding it hard to put themselves into positions to win.
Thursday's 5-3 defeat to the Cubs extended Cincinnati's losing streak to 12 games and its record to 63-96. The last time the team lost this many games in a row was Sept. 10-22, 1993. The No. 1 film at the box office then was "The Fugitive," starring Harrison Ford. But this current team isn't running away from its struggles and continues to try to work out of it.
CINCINNATI -- The Cubs continued their bid to host the National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser by posting a soggy 5-3 win Thursday afternoon over the Reds, who lost their 12th in a row.
Austin Jackson smacked a three-run home run and Anthony Rizzo added an RBI double to back Jason Hammel, who scattered five hits over five innings for the win in his final regular-season start. Cubs manager Joe Maddon planned on shortening Hammel's outing, but he didn't tell the right-hander until after the fifth.
"I was surprised," Hammel said. "I think the only way I wouldn't make a stink about it was that I felt so good."
CINCINNATI -- In the moments soon after a rough conclusion to his 2015 season, it was difficult for Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani to see the positives from his rookie year. But from the club's perspective, it was a year in which it saw a lot to like.
After he retired his first eight batters in a row Wednesday night, with six strikeouts, DeSclafani was touched up for five earned runs and eight hits over five-plus innings in the Reds' 10-3 loss to the Cubs.
CINCINNATI -- Jon Lester struck out nine, Austin Jackson drove in a career-high five runs, and Starlin Castro had four hits, including a sixth-inning leadoff home run and RBI double, to lift the Cubs to a 10-3 victory Wednesday night and hand the Reds their 11th straight loss.
The win put the Cubs within 2 1/2 games of the Pirates for the top National League Wild Card spot and home-field advantage in the one-game playoff on Oct. 7. The Pirates split a doubleheader against the Cardinals on Wednesday, with St. Louis' second-game win clinching the NL Central.
CINCINNATI -- The Reds, who have had their worst struggles of the season during the final stretch of games, were forced to play Wednesday night vs. the Cubs without their two best offensive players in Joey Votto and Todd Frazier.
Votto's streak of games in which he's reached safely was put on hold for at least a night. The Reds' first baseman was rested, a decision based on health that manager Bryan Price originally indicated was possible following Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Chicago.
CINCINNATI -- Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton had successful arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder Tuesday. He is expected to need four to six weeks of recovery.
"That's a great timetable, realistically," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "A couple of weeks in a sling and then some more strenuous rehab, I'm sure, then getting back and doing some baseball-related stuff."
CINCINNATI -- Until Joey Votto stretched his career-high streak of reaching base safely to 46 games by walking during his final plate appearance on Tuesday night, the Reds' first baseman seemed poised to finally come up empty during a 4-1 loss to the Cubs. There was even a question of whether Votto was feeling well enough to finish the game.
There was no question, however, that Votto was frustrated after Cincinnati dropped its season-high 10th straight game to fall to 63-94.
CINCINNATI -- Reds pitcher Jon Moscot, who is working his way back from a dislocated left non-throwing shoulder, will throw in the bullpen on Wednesday -- his first time on a mound since having surgery.
Moscot began a throwing program on flat ground a couple of weeks ago.
CINCINNATI -- The Cubs continued their tuneup for the postseason Tuesday night as Miguel Montero smacked a two-run double to back Dan Haren in a 4-1 rain-delayed victory at Great American Ball Park, handing the Reds their 10th straight loss.
Montero's hit came in a four-run first against rookie Josh Smith. Haren, who has said he will likely retire after this season, gave up three hits over 7 1/3 innings, striking out six. The veteran right-hander was making his first start since Sept. 18, and he was able to do some fine-tuning during side sessions, which helped.
Catcher breaks Reds into hit column in 8th inning against Nationals' ace
By Jacob Emert
WASHINGTON -- Max Scherzer was going in the wrong direction.
As a game gets deeper and the pitch count rises, a starter is supposed to lose command and his velocity should drop. Instead, as the game flew by in Cincinnati's 5-1 loss to the Nationals on Monday, Washington's ace was only getting better.
WASHINGTON -- Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer almost put himself in the record books Monday afternoon, coming within five outs of his second no-hitter of the season in a 5-1 victory over the Reds at Nationals Park. Scherzer allowed one run on two hits with 10 strikeouts and three walks over eight innings in a makeup of a game that was to be be played on July 8.
Had Scherzer completed the no-hitter, he would have become the sixth pitcher to accomplish the feat twice in a season (including the postseason). The last to do it was Roy Halladay in 2010. Scherzer pitched his first no-hitter on June 20 in a 6-0 victory over the Pirates.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All theTime. He also can be found on Twitter @WashingNats. Jacob Emert is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
CINCINNATI -- Hours later, the clubhouse carpet remained damp. The room smelled of beer. Players rolled in late, grins on their faces. And then they returned to the business at hand.
Among the oddities in the Mets' post-clinch lineup Sunday were seven bench players, including out-of-position veterans Kelly Johnson at shortstop and Anthony Recker at first base. For the postseason-bound Mets, it hardly mattered. Their replacement team steamrolled Cincinnati, 8-1, sending the Reds to their eighth straight loss and capping a perfect 7-0 record against them this season.
CINCINNATI -- After giving thought to letting him pitch again before the season ends, the Reds decided to shut down Raisel Iglesias for the remainder of 2015. Iglesias made his final start on Sept. 13 vs. the Cardinals, but he was taken out of the rotation after that because of right shoulder fatigue.
Lefty reliever Sean Marshall, who hasn't pitched at all this season because of shoulder issues, was also shut down.
CINCINNATI -- The celebration of reaching the postseason was something the Reds enjoyed more frequently not very long ago. From 2010-13, they reached the playoffs three times with two National League Central titles. On Saturday, on the heels of a 10-2 defeat to the Mets, Cincinnati had to watch another team feel that euphoria.
It was the Mets who clinched their division, their first NL East crown since 2006.
CINCINNATI -- Since 11:43 p.m. ET on Oct. 19, 2006, the moment that Adam Wainwright's curveball dropped into Yadier Molina's glove and the Cardinals advanced to the World Series, the Mets began yearning for this. Three thousand, two hundred and sixty-four days passed between champagne baths for the Mets, longer than all but three big league teams. They lost their way at times; their photo albums depicted an historic collapse, then a more modest one, then a half-dozen consecutive losing seasons.
CINCINNATI -- As he works his way back from Tommy John surgery, Reds pitcher Homer Bailey has been throwing for the past few weeks. Not only does his right elbow feel good, it just feels good, in general, for him just to be throwing again.
"You have no idea," Bailey said on Saturday. "There were a couple of weeks right before I started throwing that I could do anything and everything I wanted to, except for throwing. We always want what we can't have, right?"
Reds first baseman extends run to 42 games with RBI single in 8th, chasing Rose's 48
By Andy Call
Special to MLB.com |
CINCINNATI -- Joey Votto continued his pursuit of one of Pete Rose's franchise records Friday night when he reached base for the 42nd consecutive game during the Reds' 12-5 loss to the Mets at Great American Ball Park.
Votto was hitless in his first three at-bats before an eighth-inning RBI single off New York left-hander Eric O'Flaherty. That hit extended Votto's streak, which surpassed his previous career high of 41 in 2010. He also drew a walk in the ninth inning.
CINCINNATI -- For the first time in nine years, the Mets will play beyond their 162nd game.
They assured themselves that much Friday with a 12-5 thumping of the Reds at Great American Ball Park, fueled by Noah Syndergaard's 7 2/3 dominant innings and Lucas Duda's twin three-run homers. Combined with Washington's loss to the Phillies, the Mets' win ensured at least a tie atop the National League East, priming them to clinch the title outright as soon as Saturday.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDiComo and Facebook, and listen to his podcast. Andy Call is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
CINCINNATI -- One of the Reds' primary objectives this offseason will be finding reliable bullpen help that can hold games together in the middle innings. That has been one of the challenges faced this season.
Cincinnati has lost five straight games, with three losses on the watch of relievers. Thursday's 6-4 defeat to the Mets came when lefty reliever Manny Parra struggled to get left-handed batters out while allowing three runs in the seventh to snap a 3-3 tie.
CINCINNATI -- Already improbable, the notion of a Mets collapse has become near-impossible. New York all but sewed up the National League East with a 6-4 win over the Reds on Thursday at Great American Ball Park; combined with the Nationals' loss earlier in the day, it grew the Mets' division lead to 7 1/2 games with nine to play while dropping their magic number to 3.
"It's fun," said Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, who knocked home the go-ahead run in the seventh. "That's the easiest way to describe it. You don't need a lot of adjectives: It's fun. This is a great group of guys and we're having a whole lot of fun right now."

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Ramadan is a holy month of fasting and spiritual reflection for Muslims worldwide, including more than 60% of Malaysians. During this month, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and engage in various religious activities, such as prayers, charity, and spending time with family and friends. Ramadan is also a significant period to boost sales in businesses, particularly those in Muslim-majority countries like Malaysia.
People tend to consume and purchase more during Ramadan. Merchants, restaurants, retail stores, and other places offering after-iftar programmes—the breaking of the fast—will see higher profit margins since 78% of people support local businesses. To help your business grow even further, this article will explore seven effective ways for businesses to boost sales during Ramadan.
1. Offer Ramadan promotions and discounts
Offering promotions and discounts is an effective way to attract customers during Ramadan. Over 90% of Muslims typically break their fast with iftar, often shared with family and friends. Businesses can take advantage of this by offering buy-one-get-one-free offers, discounted bundle deals, or gifts with purchases.
2. Create Ramadan-themed products and packaging
People will start looking for Ramadan-related items, especially for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations. So, another effective way to appeal to Muslim customers to boost sales is by creating Ramadan-themed products and packaging.
You can offer dates, which is traditionally eaten to break the fast; to prayer mats and lanterns that are commonly used during Ramadan. Additionally, businesses can create special packaging that features Ramadan greetings or designs, such as crescent moons and stars.
3. Increase social media and online presence
Many Muslims spend more time online during Ramadan, browsing social media and shopping online. In 2020, online retail sales saw a 50% increase in the third week of the holy month.
If you are already on social media, take advantage of this by creating Ramadan-themed content, such as posts featuring iftar recipes or daily reminders of the importance of charity during Ramadan. As a 28% increase happened in Malaysia for recipes and video tutorial searches, you can insert relevant hashtags in your content, such as #RamadanMubarak or #EidMubarak.
4. Extend business hours
Muslims typically break their fast in the evening, so they may prefer to shop or dine out later at night. Businesses can extend their hours by opening earlier in the morning or staying open later at night. This can be particularly effective in boosting sales for restaurants and cafes, which can offer special iftar menus and extended dining hours.
5. Partner with local mosques and organisations
Many mosques hold iftar events, which businesses can sponsor or provide food for. Businesses can offer donations to local charities or organise fundraisers to support those in need during Ramadan. These partnerships can help businesses to build relationships with the Muslim community and increase brand awareness.
6. Personalise customer experiences
By personalising their customer experiences, customers will be able to feel appreciated. For example, businesses can offer customised gift wrapping or personalised messages on products to make customers feel appreciated.
More importantly, try offering personalised recommendations or special services to customers based on their preferences or needs as well. Personalising customer experiences can help businesses boost sales by standing out from competitors.
7. Focus on excellent customer service
Even though 91.7% of Malaysians are actively using social media and the Internet to find information, word-of-mouth marketing is still crucial for promoting a business. However, Ramadan is a busy and often stressful time for Muslims, so they may be more sensitive to poor customer service.
Businesses can train their staff to be more patient and understanding during busy periods, such as iftar and Eid al-Fitr. Businesses can also offer special services, such as delivery or pick-up, to boost sales.
There are many effective ways for businesses to boost sales during Ramadan in Malaysia. Businesses must focus on excellent customer service, from offering Ramadan promotions and discounts to personalising customer experiences. That way, businesses can attract more customers and build stronger relationships with them. We encourage businesses to implement these strategies and wish them success in boosting their sales during Ramadan and beyond.


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By far the biggest attack on him has been about his perceived sexual orientation. They claim that he is gay (or homosexual because they love to use the word SEX) and because of this fact he should have recused himself.
So I finally read an article that sums up the whole story really well. Here is a snippet from the Miami Herald:
According to this line of ``thinking,'' a homosexual may competently judge a traffic dispute or an assault charge, but not anything having to do with, well . . . being a homosexual. For that, you need a judge who is as straight as the crease in George Will's pants.
But there is a hole in that ``logic'' wide enough to dance the Rockettes through. Every individual is a compilation of culture, experience, opinions, emotions and personal biases, so every judge brings baggage to the table.
But we trust a judge to put that baggage aside and decide an issue on its merits. You don't ask him to recuse himself unless something he has said or done suggests a conflict of interest.
Walker's critics judge him biased not because of something he's said or done, but because of something he supposedly is. By that logic, we must consider every heterosexual judge who ever ruled against gay rights as biased. Indeed, that reasoning would require women judges to recuse themselves from cases with women plaintiffs, Jewish judges to abandon cases with Jewish defendants, white judges to leave cases tried by white lawyers.
Nor is that remote and abysmal possibility what's most offensive here. No, what truly rankles is the implicit suggestion that only straight people can fairly and dispassionately judge when and if gay men and lesbians should be granted equality -- and that straights have an unquestioned right to make that judgment.
You know they are getting desperate when the harshest critique they can give the judge is that "he's gay." What about the FACTS people?

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Author Notes: Inspired by Heidi Swanson's Quinoa Cornbread recipe and the garden stands across Eastern North Carolina, this cornbread is more like a dessert than a side, though I’m sure it would be great paired with a fresh, fruit filled salad. It’s sweet, fruity, and creamy with a slight crunch from the quinoa. —Mary Catherine Tee
- 1 tablespoon butter, for skillet
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup coarse yellow cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
- 2 large eggs
- 1.5 cups quinoa, cooked
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar (honey works here, too)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups milk
- 1.5 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and place a rack in the top third. Butter a 10-inch oven-proof skillet or equivalent baking dish. Once the oven has preheated, place buttered skillet on oven rack and heat for about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and fresh basil.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, quinoa, and melted butter until well-mixed. Add the sugar, salt, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla and stir again. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until the batter comes together. It will be very thin. No need to fear.
- Take skillet from oven and layer sliced strawberries in the bottom. You’ll want to work quickly so the skillet will stay hot when it’s time for the batter to be poured in.
- Next, pour the batter over the strawberries.
- In a spouted measuring cup, mix cream and vanilla. Pour the heavy cream into the center of the batter. Do not stir. Carefully (you don’t want to spill because the batter's really loose) place skillet in the oven and check after 45 minutes.
- The skillet bread is done when the top becomes lightly browned and the center just set. If it’s not set after 45 minutes, cook for 5-10 minutes more, checking occasionally.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Berry Recipe


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Secretary of the DBT, K. VijayRaghavan elected a foreign associate of the USNAS
The Secretary of the DBT, Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan on 4 May 2014 elected a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (USNAS).
The Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan on 4 May 2014 elected a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (USNAS).
Dr. VijayRaghavan is one of 21 new foreign associates elected in 2014. He had joined a select group of Indians which includes the former NCBS Director, Obaid Siddiqi; National Research Professor C.N.R. Rao, evolutionary biologists Raghavendra Gadagkar and Madhav Gadgil, and aerospace engineer Roddam Narasimha.
Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honours a scientist can receive.
- In 1998, K. VijayRaghavan was conferred with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology award by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
- In 2006, he was awarded the J.C.Bose Fellowship
- In 2012, he received the H K Firodia Award for his original contributions to the field of life sciences, particularly to developmental biology, genetics and neurogenetics.
- In 2012, he became Fellow of Royal Society.
- In 2013, he was awarded with Padma shri by Government of India.
He set up a laboratory for Drosophila developmental genetics. He worked to establish and develop the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), which is now one of the leading laboratories for research in biology in India.
He worked on the brain-muscle interface and how cells and individuals make decisions that lead to their merging their identities to achieve an effective system function.


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RICHARD REEVES: Pakistan's predicament predictable
Sun | Opinion
The last time Pakistan got India really mad, that would be in 1972, this is how it ended:
The military dictator of the moment, that would be Gen. Yahya Khan, was sitting in a hole just dug behind the commander in chief's house at army headquarters in Rawalpindi with a couple of sandbags over his head to protect him against Indian bombs.
He had only one companion, Sultan Khan, his foreign secretary, and he asked his chief diplomat when he thought the Americans, led by his friend Richard Nixon, would come to save them.
Nixon loved Yahya Khan, a gruff, Scotch-drinking man who liked to tap a cavalryman's crop against his leg, and had helped the American president make the contacts that led to his historic trip to China to meet with Mao Tse-tung.
But, of course, the Americans never came. Neither did the Chinese, who were pledging undying loyalty to Pakistan. They meant verbal and diplomatic loyalty, but Khan misunderstood.
In fact, Khan misunderstood most everything, including what happened just before he climbed into his earthy new bomb shelter. He had been meeting with the U.S. ambassador, who was trying to tell him he was on his own, when the ambassador was literally pulled away by his military attache. That would be the famous pilot and Air Force Gen. Chuck Yeager. "We've got to get out of here right now,," Yeager said.
Why? Yeager explained that for some fool reason Khan had ordered a few of his planes to attack airfields in India. Probably Khan thought a few explosions would persuade Nixon to send in the Marines. Now, said Yeager, the Indians are going to send in bombers and the Pakistanis were going to send up their entire air force to dogfight. When the Pakistanis landed to refuel, the Indian bombers would turn for home, but a second Indian wave would arrive and destroy Pakistan's air force while it was all on the ground with empty gas tanks.
And that's what happened. Pakistan, which is to India as Canada is to the United States, lost half its country in a couple of weeks. What is now Bangladesh used to be East Pakistan, but the Indians invaded, capturing hundreds of thousands of Pakistani troops sent from Rawalpindi, in West Pakistan, to reverse the result of elections in which East Pakistani separatists had predictably won every seat in the national Parliament, giving them political control over both wings of divided Pakistan.
Well, times have changed. The current military dictator, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, is as charming as Yahya Khan and a lot smarter. He has only half as much country, but he does have nuclear weapons - though there is some question over who has control of them. And, because of those weapons, the Indians will very possibly attack to try to get them before the Pakistanis use one or two. That prospect was headlined last weekend in London's Sunday Telegraph under the astonishing headline, quoting an Indian general: "India Can Afford to Lose 25 Million People. But Could Pakistan?"
It is more likely that Pakistan could lose everything. All this was perfectly predictable. To be immodest, even I could do that - and I did in an October column called "The Indian Scenario." That was based on the almost certain probability that the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan would drive the Taliban and al-Qaida into Pakistan - where else could they go? - and that movement might destabilize Pakistan or even make it into a new base for unholy Holy War. That would leave India with the choice it faces now: Trust to Musharraf, the United States and luck to prevent the use of the nuclear missiles pointed at them from Pakistan, or go into Pakistan and try to take them out.
So here we are, on the brink of massive war and at the mercy of a deluded general thinking, as did Yahya Khan, that the people of his country love him and will follow him anywhere. They don't and they won't.
Pakistan may be more of a country than Afghanistan, but it is in some ways in worse shape than it was when it was created 55 years ago - as the Muslim counterpart to Hindu India - by the British as they fled South Asia at partition in 1947. In those 55 years, Pakistan has been unable to establish democracy or any kind of truly legitimate government. It has not educated its people much beyond feudalism, and it still believes itself the equal of India, which it is not, never was and never will be. God help them.
Yes, the United States is the "Great Power," as they say on radio and television here in France. But what do we have power over? Not Musharraf, not Pakistan and not events to come.
We had to retaliate after Sept. 11; we had to cater to Musharraf. But it is becoming more and more obvious that we do not know what will happen next or what use to make of our great power.
Reach Richard Reeves, editor and columnist for New York magazine and Esquire, at c/o Universal Press Syndicate, 4520 Main St., Suite 600, Kansas City, MO 64111.


Department of Parks
Shore Clean Up, Aviation Weekend Planned at Rough River Dam State Resort Park on Sept. 11
FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. – Rough River Dam State Resort Park will be busy on Sept. 11 with two special events – one on land and the other in the air.
The park will celebrate National Public Lands Day early and cleanup the lake shore for the Trash Bash 2010 Lakeshore Cleanup. Participants will be provided lunch, entertainment and prizes afterward. The cleanup, hosted by Friends of Rough River Lake, will begin at 8 a.m. CDT and the festivities will wrap up around 2:30 pm. To register, meet at one of these boat ramps on the morning of Sept. 11: Axtel, Brown’s Hideaway, Cannon’s Point, Cave Creek, Eveleigh, Indian Valley, Laurel Branch, North Fork, Peter Cave and at the State Park.
Grand prizes will include travel packages, golf packages and a Schwinn bicycle. The park needs your help to make Rough River Lake a cleaner place to visit!
For more information contact Sheila Jones at Rough River Dam State Resort Park (270) 257-2311, Wendy Pohl, park ranger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (270) 257-2061 or Gillie Hust, Friends of Rough River Lake Inc. at (270) 257-0744.
The other Sept. 11 event is the 36th Annual EAA Sport Aviation Weekend. Fly or drive in and see all types of aircraft -- homebuilts, antiques, classic, production and ultralights. Enjoy the camaraderie, activities, Saturday night dinner and banquet, awards and door prizes. Wing camping is also available. For more information contact Sheila Jones, Rough River Dam State Resort Park, 1-800-325-1713 or Barry Bannon at 502-633-5935. You can also find more information about this event at http://kyeaasportaviation.tripod.com/index.html.
Beautiful lake views enhance the appeal of Rough River Dam Lodge. Each of the 40 rooms features private patios or balconies and overlook the lake. Rooms are available by late afternoon. The park also has cottages, a full-service restaurant, hiking trails, a 9-hole golf course, playgrounds and recreational programs.
The resort is on KY 79. From the Western Kentucky Parkway, exit on KY 79 north from Caneyville or exit on KY 259 N at Leitchfield and travel to the park via KY 54 from Leitchfield. Driving south, take KY 79 south from Hardinsburg and US 60.
The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 51 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges -- more than any other state. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our website at http://www.parks.ky.gov


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For many years the standard work on the life of Wyatt Warp was the biography by Casey Tefertiller. I read that book several years ago and accepted most of what it had to say, then with further investigation—mostly by reading others’ research—I found that for all it’s usefulness Tefertiller’s account had some flaws. Some of that was just the problem of separating fact from legend, some of it was tall-tale repetition just for the sake of a good story. Others have tried to square the account of Eyatt Earp, especially his mythical gunfight at the OK corral.
Allen Barra’s Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends does much to correct misconceptions and beat back mythology. It is not a biography by any stretch of the imagination. One will learn little of Earp’s pre-Tombstone, Arizona, career, and not too much about his post gunfight experience. What you will find, however, is a first rate analysis of the gunfight, the nature of the feud with the Clanton clan, the nature of the “Cowboys” and their activities in southern Arizona, and the complex interrelationships of the Earps and other power centers in Tombstone.
What we find with Barra’s finely grained analysis is an assessment of a clear-eyed, even-handed, set of brothers who made their way to the far southwest to pursue the main chance. Barra’s discussion of Wyatt Earp peals back much of the veneer of a figure that has become a caricature of considerable debate and controversy. While Earp will remain a controversial figure into the foreseeable future, Barra’s work helps to draw out some key points about him and the Tombstone experience.
The Earp brothers—Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, James, and Warren—found their way to Tombstone in 1879, proceeded to develop businesses, and tried to get rich in a mining boom town. Their investments in several mining claims and water rights brought them into conflict with Frank and Tom McLaury and Billy and Ike Clanton, Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill Brocius, and a few others. A few drunken brawls only raised the level of the feud. Doc Holliday, a friend of Wyatt Earp, also came to Tombstone and with his arrival the principal actors in the gunfight were present.
Barra makes much of the fact that despite this rivalry, it wasn’t really a blood feud, at least not at first. There had been a succession of altercations between these two groups for months, but Wyatt Earp was gambling with some of those on the other side of the gunfight only a few days beforehand. Moreover, the gunfight was really about a weapons violation in Tombstone. In April 1881, the Tombstone city council passed an ordinance prohibiting anyone from carrying firearms in the city limits. Anyone entering town was required to leave their weapons at any livery or saloon where they could pick them up when they left town. This was an interesting ordinance that the Second Amendment defenders would probably not appreciate, but it was because the Clantons, McLaurys, and others failed to do so that the Earps and Holliday confronted them, demanding that they give up their weapons. This was what caused the shoot out.
The gunfight, taking place on October 26, 1881, probably lasted only about 30 seconds and those analyzing it have concluded that only about 30 shots were fired. It was a close-range affair, with Vrgil, Wyatt, Morgan, and Holliday armed with shotguns on one side and Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on the other. Billy Clanton and both McLaurys were killed, while Virgil and Morgan Earp were wounded.
The Earps were brought before a judge and exonerated, but this led to an escalation of violence thereafter. Virgil Earp was ambushed in Tombstone on the night of December 28, 1881, and was hit by three loads of double-barreled buckshot. He survived but lost an arm. The next March Morgan was murdered. Wyatt Earp went on a rampage to avenge this action, exactly what had happened after the OK Corral gunfight when friends and relatives of Billy Clanton and the McLaury’s had done. These revenge killings ended in the deaths of three other men thought to be responsible for the attacks on the Earps. The next month Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday left Arizona Territory, in April 1882, and traveled to Colorado.
Overall, Inventing Wyatt Earp is a creditable analysis of a well-known, but poorly understood, story. Allen Barra’s book is well-researched and written, convincing, and entertaining. Most are aware of Wyatt Earp but probably know more about the mythical figure than the actual man. One caution, and this is not a major problem regardless of how irritating it was, this book is so poorly edited that it really distracted from the reading experience. It was riddled with typos and poor grammar, misspellings, and the like.


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The banking industry can – and must – do better as it relates to securely enabling limited access to third-parties on behalf of their customers. Account aggregators like Yodlee and Intuit – and the myriad of other products built on top of Yodlee and Intuit aggregation services – rely on customers sharing their account credentials for the service to work. Banks know this and in many cases are active participants in enabling the services provided by account aggregators. And yet, this very fact contradicts many bank’s security recommendations and, in some cases, their own terms and conditions. For example, one of the top 5 U.S. banks has the following their terms and conditions for online banking:
You agree to … keep your passcode secure and strictly confidential, providing it only to authorized signers on your account…
Another top 5 bank’s terms and conditions state:
You agree that … in circumstances where locations of the Website require identification for process, you will establish commercially reasonable security procedures and controls to limit access to your password or other identifying information to authorized individuals.
How many of Mint’s more than 10 million customers are breaking these terms and conditions? Is it really reasonable for banks to expect that customers are abiding by these terms when they themselves enable customers to so easily violate them? How would an average consumer banking customer even know how to “establish commercially reasonable security procedures and controls”?Read on →

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