Design Objectives & Technical Information
COMBAT RELIABILITY & SERVICE LIFE
The module box that contains the CMC trigger group is designed to keep side to side wall thickness as close to standard as possible. This means that if buildups of grease, grime, sand, powder residue, etc. occur, the internal parts still have the clearance to continue to function as the factory standard designs would function under these conditions. Had the internal geometry been closed in around the moving parts to center and/or contain the internal parts, it wouldn't take much to contaminate the parts, lose clearances and result in malfunctions. The stainless steel, sheet metal module is a very high-tech, close-tolerance, and critical component with +/- .001" tolerances in areas critical to function. A very high quality component that is not easy or cheap to make.
1.) THERE ARE NO SCREWS IN THIS DESIGN
No matter what methods are used to secure them, screws can and will come loose and we have done everything possible to avoid Murphy's laws
And we all know that when Murphy's laws strike, they will normally occur at the worst possible times. Using screws to attach the trigger module to the receiver, would not only offer no benefit, but it would also be very counterproductive to the design objectives. Nor would screws secured with adhesives add to the effectiveness of the mechanism. The CMC design purposely does not rely on any screws or adhesives that could in any way allow some part to loosen and cause a failure.
2.) THERE IS NO ADJUSTABILITY IN THIS DESIGN
If some well-meaning, unqualified human can tamper with a perfectly functioning mechanism, they will. We feel that we can't allow that, for people who put a premium on reliability and the huge majority who understand the disadvantages, wouldn't tolerate it anyway.
Adjustability means an additional part or parts would have to move in addition to the components that absolutely must have movement. Clearly, adjustable features would offer no benefit to reliability, but could definitely compromise reliability. Furthermore, do to the nature of the design, adjustability is not necessary.
Why is adjustability not necessary? The only valid reason we can see that adjustability would serve any purpose toward reliability in an AR-15 rifle, would be to ease and reduce the time during the installation of the old style trigger groups, where you begin with a bunch of loose parts. You see, the fact is, every different brand of AR-15 rifle receiver is more than likely built to a different set of nominal dimensions and tolerances, even when based on military specifications. To add to the problem, many AR-15 rifles are reverse engineered without any reference to the military prints. To make a precision set of individual parts to one recipe (the same geometry for every respective part) that would function reliably in every different brand of AR-15, is clearly and obviously unlikely. This is surely why we don't see a complete set of individual parts that will drop-in, without any fitting required, offered for sale.
So if you ignore the reliability factor and Murphy's laws, adjustability in a loose set of trigger group parts might be useful. But obviously, to maximize reliability it's best to have a set of non-adjustable trigger group parts installed by a qualified, experienced gunsmith who can fit, file, hone, check for safe and proper function, and then keep that group of trigger parts dedicated to the rifle they were fit to, exclusively.
3.) CONSISTENCY IS CRITICAL TO RELIABILITY
With the CMC drop-in AR-15 trigger you are buying consistency that narrows the only remaining proficient gunsmithing questions down to what AR-15 gunsmith is qualified to insert two pins and proficiently determine the results have yielded safe and proper function.
If you want to take any given trigger module out of one rifle and move it into another, and then again to another rifle, and so on, the same level of AR-15 gunsmithing proficiency applies; who can proficiently insert two pins and determine the results have yielded safe and proper function? The lower receiver has to be pretty far outside of the military specification geometry for the CMC drop-in AR-15 trigger module not to fit and/or yield safe and proper function.
TACTICAL GRADE QUALITY & TRIGGER PULL
We believe the necessary elements to match precise trigger control with a fire control system that will dependably function up to the highest standards are experience, knowledge, state-of-the-art design, testing, very close tolerances, precision manufacturing and quality control.
After years of producing and improving processes, and geometry; the newest generation of CMC drop-in AR-15 trigger modules have brought every element of what yields Tactical Grade quality, up to the most demanding levels.
TRIGGER PULL DYNAMICS
A clean, crisp trigger release and 3.5 pound nominal pull weight. Key elements to any trigger group that allows the shooter's performance to meet the potential of the firearms.
CMC's drop-in AR-15 trigger modules are factory set to a nominal trigger pull weight of 3.5 pounds. To most people, a truly clean, crisp breaking trigger pull set at 3.5 lbs. seems much lighter. If you know anything about the outstanding marksmanship demonstrated at the Camp Perry Championships by shooters using a minimum 4.5 lb. trigger then you will not have any doubts about what is possible with a 3.5 lb trigger pull.
OVER-TRAVEL & TAKE-UP
These elements are critical to the overall performance of a world class shooter, but are also important to any shooter who wants to demonstrate precision shooting.
Unlike traditional AR-15 trigger groups, one of the most spectacular elements of the CMC AR-15 drop-in trigger modules is that tactical grade over-travel and take-up can be accomplished with geometry and without the need for screws or other moving parts. Sure, some people have different preferences, but due to the many years CMC's trigger modules have been in production and the many thousands sold, customer feedback has made us very confident that the design of these products is such that take-up and over-travel is right in the sweet spot for both. And it won't change because it's done with geometry on not moving parts that can come loose (usually at the worst time).
1. Every component of the CMC drop-in trigger modules maintain tolerances of +/- .001" (one thousandth of an inch) or less wherever two critical surfaces engage or interface. The same tolerances apply to each and every hole location.
2. Surface finish is critical for obtaining that magic "feel" that is absolutely necessary with a tactical grade Quality trigger group. It's not easy and takes of a lot of time to develop an effective, precision tooling setup for producing mirror finishes on the components with critical surfaces as are incorporated in the CMC trigger modules.
How important is reliability to you? CMC's drop-in AR-15 trigger modules get their outstanding combat reliability and service life, and tactical grade quality & trigger pull without compromises like reduced sear/hammer engagement or using reduced power springs.
The cheap, easy ways to reduce trigger pull weights are by minimal sear/hammer engagement and reducing spring rates on the trigger return spring, and the hammer spring. But CMC's way of thinking is that the cheap, easy methods are very counterproductive to the objectives for this design. For one, reduced spring forces increase lock time (the time from when the trigger releases the hammer until the hammer strikes the firing pin) which reduces accuracy potential. Second, reduced spring forces can cause trigger groups to fail much easier in grimy, dusty and/or fouled conditions. Third, reduced spring force on the hammer causes light strikes of the firing pin on the cartridge primer. The potential for light strikes has two problems that are especially concerning in AR-15s; failure to discharge the round is the obvious problem, but also, if the rifle is fired a lot without cleaning (especially in nasty environments) fouling can cause light strikes to occur long before they would have with full power springs. Also, for those of us that like to go to the range and practice or shoot a lot, it's nice to be able to reliably use inexpensive military surplus ammunition, which can be done with the CMC trigger groups. However, for those of us that also like to do serious precision shooting with high quality ammunition, it's nice to know that you have a great tactical grade trigger pull that facilitates precision with very fast lock time. What are the benefits of settling for less?
Engagement – The amount of engage of the sear tip to the hammer cock notch is extremely critical for reliable function under varying conditions. The cheap and easy way to obtain reduced trigger pull weights is by reducing engagement to bare minimums. Maybe that's OK for bench rest rifles, match only rifles or rifles that are always kept clean and carefully handled, and reliability is not of grave concerns. However, the CMC drop-in AR-15 trigger modules are designed to be well-suited to all aforementioned usages without any compromises to reliability under all conditions of usage.
Springs – Another one of the cheap and easy ways to obtain reduced trigger pull weights is with reduced power springs. The springs used in CMC's drop-in AR-15 trigger modules are custom made using the finest music wire spring materials available and are spec'd out to replicate the forces of the springs used in military weapons. This means reliable discharge with inexpensive military surplus ammo, faster hammer lock time to maximize accuracy, and longer lasting reliability in various environments.
Surface Finishing – Other designs use reduced sear/hammer engagement and reduced spring forces to attain lighter trigger pull weights to make up for inferior production methods that can not produce the superior surface finish on engagement surfaces that CMC's state of the art production process achieves.
Materials – CMC uses only the highest grade materials and manufacturing processes available. Each one, the newest materials we are incorporating, the heat-treating specifications and some unique and additional processes not used before in these applications, are the results of intensive studies by a team of highly qualified engineers. No, we won't say exactly what makes all these elements proprietary or others would surely copy us as they have in the past. But we will tell you this:
Extreme Testing – To validate the engineering and design of the newest generation of CMC trigger modules, we implemented an extreme testing protocol. We commissioned an engineering firm to build a machine that replicates the cycle of an AR action. Using this machine, the carefully documented tests include 25,000+ round cycle testing of multiple groups, analyzing each component part and its critical dimensions several times throughout the course of the test. Then the same parts used in the 25,000 round testing, were live fire tested for 500 more cycles and checked again for failures. No cracks, fractures or failures of any kind were found. Therefore, every characteristic of the triggers groups undergo hundreds of thousands of rounds of cycle testing to ensure reliability before we ever release a design update.
Which AR-15 Rifles Are Compatible – The CMC drop-in AR-15 trigger modules are designed to fit any lower receiver manufactured to be within the standard military specifications for nominal dimensions and tolerances, except Colts® with sear blocks.
CMC does offer models of the drop-in AR-15 trigger modules that will fit Colt® brand rifles with larger (.171" diameter) than standard retaining pin diameters. It's always recommended to have an experienced and qualified AR-15 gunsmith to be the one to qualify safe and proper function of the trigger module.
SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED
You Can't Go Wrong - CMC will refund the purchase price of any unaltered drop-in AR-15 trigger module within 30 days of purchase. Offer applies to purchases direct from CMC or participating dealers only.
Products returned from dealers to CMC for credit must include proof of the customer's purchase. Refund offer does not include cost of shipping, handling, or other ancillary charges. Participating dealers are responsible for refunding their customers. CMC will be responsible for refunding the CMC dealer upon receipt of the returned products.


China's forex reserves rise in November
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign exchange reserves rose to 3.1175 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of November, up 2.13 percent from a month earlier, data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed Wednesday.
The foreign exchange regulator attributed the increase in foreign exchange reserves to the combined impact of currency translation and asset price changes.
Affected by monetary policy expectations and macroeconomic data of major countries, the U.S. dollar index fell, and the prices of global financial assets climbed last month, the regulator said.
It added that China's foreign exchange reserves are expected to stay generally stable as the Chinese economy has maintained its recovery momentum.


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Possible Tooth Abcess Don't Want more AntibioticsBack last year I thought I was going to get a tooth abscess. I felt rough and I had a pain going up into my nose. I took antibiotics something I try really hard to avoid. Dentist said I needed root filling. Last one was 25 years ago (not same tooth) and I had nothing but trouble with it for years. Well had root filling and it has been fine. I am a bit run down, stressed, tired, and tooth is threatening again. Same kind of pain. What can I take to stop abscess forming thanks. I am 60 this year. Not on any medication. Arthritic otherwise pretty fit and well, albeit stressed and tired.
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Order the remedy in the Ethanol pack also referred to as Liquid Dilution in a bottle preferably with a dropper arrangement.
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Shaking the bottle hard is homeopathic succussion and this shaking must be done at least 6 times before sipping a capful of the bottle as prescribed.
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This page will be updated every time we get input from SF locals and aficionados.
Updated Thursday Oct. 16 at 6:00 pm Pacific Time:
More hotel recommendations:
Hotel Beresford, Hotel Andrews,Cornell Hotel de France, Hotel Golden Gate, Hotel Bijou, Elements Hotel, Hotel Carlton, Hotel des Arts, Hotel Adagio, Hotel Union Square, Hotel Cartwright. Yes, having too many choices can feel oppressive.
Updated Tuesday Oct. 14 at 5:30 pm Pacific Time.
I have spent about three hours over the weekend looking for a reasonably priced place to stay in San Francisco. I was initially sticker-shocked and paralyzed. Then the more I read, the more I saw that there indeed are reasonably priced options:
Tripadvisor.com only provides “dates available” for some hotels, most of which are rather expensive. However, Tripadvisor does not give the full picture of what’s actually available. Scroll down and go to the next page, to see that the site does provide reviews for many, many decently priced, convenient and probably nice or nice enough hotels that do not pay a commission to Tripadvisor, thus, their dates available do not show as available on the website. However, you can do a separate search for the hotel’s website or phone number, and book directly. Tripadvisor is still great and invaluable resource for reading reviews of these hotels. Yelp has good reviews, too.
Expedia and Orbitz list many SF hotels,but my impression of San Francisco is that there are many feisty small non-chain hotels that are refusing to pay commission to be listed. The proportion of hotels that must be individually, directly looked up seems high to me, as compared to hotels in other cities.
It’s worth looking up the rate both directly, at the hotel website, and on Expedia, Tripadvisor or similar third party site. Some hotel websites will yield a lower rate than the general travel website.
AirBnb: people rave about this. I received more thumbs up for this option from the SF locals. Worth looking into, particularly if you are traveling as a group. You can rent an interesting 2 or 3 bedroom. You can also rent someone’s spare bedroom for a great price. Also fun to look at photos and read reviews; some units are so copiously praised, seems like you can’t go wrong.
Berkeley has very decently priced motels in great, safe locations, $75, really. Just budget some BART travel time in. Some of these even have free parking included, if you are driving. Oakland, too, has lots of lodging.
Some San Francisco “motor motels”and “motor inns” also have parking included. They often do not appear in Expedia or sites like that. These tend to be located in the more residential parts of town. Even if you are not driving, the rates are far, far lower. Walk 1 or 2 miles to the conference or take MUNI. Save some money, see how the locals live and eat. One that got stellar reviews is the Geary Parkway Motel. $99! Royal Pacific Motor Inn, $95!
A UC Hastings professor says “[s/he] can’t speak to their quality, but hotels near UC Hastings include the Whitcomb Hotel, the Good Hotel, the Phoenix Hotel, and the Inn at the Opera.” Thanks, prof!
San Francisco also has lots of shared bathroom hotels, such as the Mosser, for decent rates. Like being back in college. Meet some interesting folks, possibly.
Also look into the youth (ok, elder for some of us) hostels that dot the Civic Center environs, where UC Hastings is located. Some have individual rooms, too.
A call out to those who know San Francisco well: do you have any hotel advice for the rebellious and thrifty? Please email firstname.lastname@example.org and we will post.
Thanks for reading.
Next topic: the Rebellious, the Luxurious, and the Decadent.

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Reserve bank of India (RBI) on February 07, 2019, passed a circular allowing Resolution Applicants to raise funds for repayment to lender under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process through External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy.
RBI in consultation with Government allows the resolution applicants under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) to raise ECBs from the recognized lenders, except the branches or overseas subsidiaries of Indian banks, for repayment of Rupee term loans of the target company under the approval route. Accordingly the resolution applicants, who are otherwise eligible borrowers, can forward such proposals to raise ECBs, through their AD bank, to Foreign Exchange Department, Central Office, Mumbai of the Reserve Bank for approval.
The amended ECB policy will come into force with immediate effect.
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Farm Bill- Policy Issues: Nutrition, Title I
Earlier this week on The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC- television), Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was asked about the minimum wage and noted that, “When you raise the minimum wage, you raise wages for 28 million Americans. About 50 percent of those Americans make less than $35,000 a year. A substantial percentage of those folks live in rural communities that I care deeply about. You raise those wages, you are absolutely going to move people out of the need for SNAP or as much SNAP as they`ve been currently receiving, the food stamps.”
Elaborating on the SNAP program, Sec. Vilsack noted that, “[B]ecause the recent farm bill, there was a conversation about potentially reducing food stamps by $40 billion. That didn`t go anywhere and it ended up being a very small reduction and many governors around the country are figuring out ways to even avoid that reduction…[S]ixty-six percent of people receiving food stamps are one of three types of individual. You`re either a child, a person with a disability, or a senior citizen. Add the 7 percent that are veterans, and you have nearly three quarters of the people receiving food stamps, not any politician is going to want to cut support for children, for senior citizens, for people with disabilities and veterans.
“And then when you realized that 42 percent of food stamp recipient families are earning some kind of wage, that only 8 percent of all food stamp recipients are receiving cash welfare, this is really about the working poor. That`s why raising the minimum wage will help move people out of SNAP and out of dependence on that food assistance program.”
And in a discussion on Wednesday at the Council on Foreign Relations, Sec. Vilack pointed out that, “[In] 1996, hardly anybody receiving food assistance was actually working. They were primarily on cash welfare, they were senior citizens, or people with disabilities.”
Sec. Vilsack added that, “Today, 42 percent of the households receiving SNAP have at least one person working. And those that aren’t working could very well be senior citizens or people with serious disabilities or children, and therefore, not likely to be able to work. In fact, two-thirds of all recipients are disabilities, senior citizens, or children.
“So we’ve seen a significant change of who it is who receives SNAP, so that today only eight percent of SNAP beneficiaries are receiving cash welfare. On 8 percent-92 percent are not. At the same time, the number of people in the SNAP program today who have no gross income and no net income has doubled.
“So you’ve got a situation where people are requiring SNAP because they are in the workforce and not making a lot. And you’ve got people that have been looking for work for a long time and don’t have any income at all who require help. And that’s one of the reasons why you’ve seen numbers increase.”
Also on SNAP participation, Sec. Vilsack noted that, “And the other reason you’ve seen numbers increase is because there’s been a concerted effort to reach out to people who have historically qualified for SNAP, but who have never received the benefits of the program because states have not done as good a job of reaching out to them and making sure that people are aware of the program.”
Sec. Vilsack was asked, “So what percentage of Americans were eligible to receive food stamps actually received them?”
The former Iowa governor noted that, “Today it’s roughly, almost 80 percent. When I became Secretary, it was about 72 percent. In 2002, it was just a shade over 50 percent. So there has been an increase in the numbers primarily because we’ve done a better job of reaching out to people historically of — always been qualified for the program, but never accessed the program because they didn’t know about it.
“And three states stand out in particular — when I became Secretary — Florida, Texas, and California all were underperforming in terms of participation in the program and we’ve had major efforts in all three of those states. And that has driven the numbers up.”
Also on the nutrition issue, a news release yesterday from Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) stated that, “On Thursday, Sen. Franken—a member of the Senate Education Committee—introduced the Expand School Meals Act, which would help to expand eligibility for free school meals to students who are currently offered reduced-price meals. Similar to other school nutrition proposals, this policy would be phased in over several years, starting by supporting states that are already offering more kids free meals.”
In other Farm Bill news, an update yesterday at the farmdoc daily blog by Ohio State University agricultural economist Carl Zulauf (“State Distribution of Direct vs. Net Crop Insurance Payments, 2004-2013”) indicated that, “The 2014 farm bill replaced direct payments with risk management programs. Moreover, a key farm safety net policy and political factor is the distribution of program payments by state. This post therefore examines the distribution by state of direct payments and net crop insurance payments for the 2004-2013 crops.”
The farmdoc update added that, “The 5 states with the largest share of direct payments over the 2004-2013 crops were Iowa (9.9%), Illinois (8.8%), Texas (7.9%), Kansas (6.5%), and Nebraska (6.5%). In comparison, the 5 states with the largest share of net crop insurance payments were Texas (16.7%), North Dakota (8.5%), Kansas (8.4%), Iowa (7.9%), and Illinois (7.5%). While 4 states appear in both lists, their shares differ, notably for Texas.
“A similar picture emerges when all states are examined. For 32 of 49 states (Alaska was not included), the crop insurance share was within plus or minus one percentage point of the direct payment share. Hence, for these states, the share of payment did not differ by much for direct and net crop insurance payments. Eleven states had a difference of 1.5 or more percentage points (a ‘+’ sign means insurance share exceeded direct payment share): Texas (+8.8%), North Dakota (+4.1%), South Dakota (+3.3%), Kansas (+1.9%), California (-1.8%), Louisiana (-1.9%), Iowa (-2.0%), Ohio (-2.1%), Minnesota (-2.9%), Nebraska (-3.0%), and Arkansas (-3.8%). These differences may be large enough to be a potentially meaningful shift in the distribution of payments by state, provided the future distribution of net crop insurance payments is similar to the 2004-2013 distribution.”
Tim Devaney reported yesterday at The Hill’s RegWatch Blog that, “Friday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules;” the update added that, “The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking to expand insurance coverage for pear producers, while at the same time reducing the program’s vulnerability to fraud.
“The USDA’s Federal Crop Insurance Corporation announced the proposed changes Thursday, which would go into effect during the 2015 crop year.
“‘Currently, pears that are knocked down to the ground by wind, or that are frozen and cannot be packed or marketed as fresh pears are considered culls,’ the agency wrote in the Federal Register. ‘The proposed quality endorsement will include all insured causes of loss, therefore, damage caused by wind or freeze will be covered.’”
Agricultural Economy- TPP (Japan), China, U.S. Drought
In his remarks earlier this week at the Council on Foreign Relations, Sec. Vilsack also discussed trade issues and pointed out that, “On the Trans-Pacific Partnership side, it is about access — market access. And the Japanese have a multitude of lines of tariffs in terms of market access to basic commodities and then products that are made from basic commodities. And they have a very powerful farming and agricultural interest in that country, which every government needs to be concerned about protecting.
“So they’ve taken a very hard line on market access. It makes it very difficult for us to enter into an agreement with the Japanese on all other issues if they continue to take a hard line on market access. The discussion and recent decision they made to have a separate agreement from Australia on beef, for example, suggests how difficult this is going to be because their tariff reduction for Australia was not all that significant, at least from our perspective.”
Sec. Vilsack added that, “So there is a possibility that we have an agreement. We have a possibility that there’s no agreement. There’s a possibility that we have an agreement but Japan is not part of it. And only time will tell which of those alternatives ultimately occur. But I would concur with you — bottom-line, it would be better for us to have a good agreement than no agreement. But it would be better for us to have no agreement than a bad agreement.”
Meanwhile, an update yesterday at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development reported that, “Japan has increased its trade-distorting support to farmers, according to new figures for 2010-2012 that the country has reported to the WTO.”
Yesterday’s update noted that, “Japan has traditionally been hesitant to liberalise its agricultural sector, which has created friction during the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. The US has been one of the most vocal advocates for increased agricultural market access in countries such as Japan, and many trade observers say this issue is the biggest hurdle for concluding the negotiations.”
Jonathan Soble reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, “An impasse between the US and Japan over import tariffs means Barack Obama’s visit to Tokyo this month looks unlikely to yield the prize that some had hoped for: the key to uniting a dozen Pacific Rim economies in one trade zone.
“Michael Froman, the US trade representative, left Tokyo on Thursday after two days of talks that failed to bridge what both sides described as significant disagreements over trade barriers, in particular Japanese import duties on agricultural products.”
The FT article noted that, “US negotiators appear resigned to Japan keeping some barriers on imports to rice, the most sensitive and protected of its agricultural products. But they have taken a tougher line on the other ‘sacred’ items – in part, they suggest, because powerful US farmers would kill any deal that did not give them much freer access to Japanese markets.”
Mitsuru Obe reported in today’s Wall Street Journal that, “Japan wants to protect its own farm products, including rice and beef, while the U.S. is demanding full access for its agricultural goods. At the same time, the U.S. is reluctant to cut tariffs on Japanese vehicles.”
The Journal article added that, “Further clouding the outlook is uncertainty over whether Mr. Obama will be able to gain ‘fast-track’ authority from Congress, which would enable the administration to conclude the trade talks swiftly and prevent Congress from inserting amendments. Senator Rob Portman (R., Ohio), who served as U.S. trade representative under former President George W. Bush, said he has heard from Japanese officials in Washington that Japan is reluctant to make big concessions without the fast-track legislation because of concerns that Congress could end up asking for more later.”
In other developments, Reuters writers Naveen Thukral and Niu Shuping reported yesterday that, “Chinese importers have defaulted on at least 500,000 tonnes of U.S. and Brazilian soybean cargoes worth around $300 million, the biggest in a decade, as buyers struggle to get credit amid losses in processing beans.
“Three companies in the eastern province of Shandong had defaulted on payments for shipments as they were unable to open letters of credit with banks, trade sources said on Thursday.”
Lucy Hornby reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, “A glut of soy in China due to severe outbreaks of bird flu is likely to reduce demand for imports this summer from the world’s largest consumer, with reports of defaults on some cargoes already rattling markets.
“China’s imports of soy, an important source of poultry and livestock feed, surged 33 per cent in the first quarter to 15.35m tonnes, customs data showed on Thursday.”
The FT article noted that, “Coupled with unexpectedly weak demand as bird flu outbreaks destroyed poultry flocks in Shandong, Zhejiang and other provinces, China is now sitting on excess stocks of soy. Weak soy meal prices put stress on soy crushers. At current spot prices, a crusher processing soybeans into cooking oil and soy meal would lose about $100 for each tonne processed.”
Meanwhile, Prudence Ho reported yesterday at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “The Chinese pork producer that bought Smithfield Foods Inc. in a landmark deal is planning to raise up to $5.3 billion from its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a term sheet seen by Wall Street Journal Thursday, in what could be the world’s biggest IPO in a year.
“The management of the company and bankers firmed up the deal structure for WH Group, formerly known as Shuanghui International Holdings, early Thursday morning. The pork firm is selling 3.66 billion shares, of which 20% are current shares from existing shareholders, in an indicative price range of 8-11.25 Hong Kong dollars each, it said in the term sheet.”
And in the U.S., Tom Lutey reported yesterday at the Billings Gazette (Montana) Online that, “Two Montana pig farms have been hit by a deadly virus that has killed millions of piglets nationally in less than a year.”
And an update this week at the U.S. Drought Monitor noted that, “Even with the delayed spring, the departures from normal precipitation for the year are starting to reach 4 inches below normal from southern South Dakota into eastern Nebraska as well as eastern and central Kansas. Drought conditions were expanded in southeast Nebraska so that D1 now includes the entire region. In South Dakota, D0 was expanded into the southern portions of the state and including all of north central Nebraska as well [related graph].”
A news release yesterday from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) indicated that, “On February 11, [Sen. Feinstein] introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act with Senators Barbara Boxer, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. The bill included provisions to help farmers, businesses and communities suffering from devastating drought conditions.
“In order to address Republican concerns, on April 1 a revised, bipartisan bill was introduced that removed direct spending from the bill and included provisions to help other Western states.”
Sen. Feinstein indicated that, “Any drought bill will require 60 votes to move through the Senate. Since the bill was first introduced in February, my staff has worked around the clock to find five Republicans votes necessary to reach that number. We are very close to 60, but we’re not there yet.”
Eric Morath reported yesterday at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “A drought in California and other parts of the U.S. has curtailed crop production.
“‘The drought may well drive up produce and milk prices in the U.S.,’ said Ricky Volpe, an Agriculture Department economist. ‘A very typical response is to see import prices rise.’
“The gain could be a leading indicator of escalating prices at grocery stores, he said.”
Regulations- GMO Labeling, Livestock Emissions
Reps. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) indicated in a column this week (“Keeping America’s food supply safe”) at The Hill Online that, “Every major health organization has determined GMOs have no health effects. Italian scientists recently reviewed nearly 2,000 different studies of GMOs — failing to find a single credible study indicating that GMOs are unsafe or different from foods grown without this technology.
“That hasn’t stopped opponents of GMOs, who have undertaken efforts in some states to use labeling laws as a way to malign your food and make life harder for farmers. These efforts are irresponsible, ill-informed, and would impact our ability to grow safe, affordable food for America’s families.”
Also yesterday, a news release from Sen. Mike Johanns (R., Neb.) stated that, “U.S. Sens. [Johanns] and Deb Fischer (R-Neb) and several of their Republican colleagues today called on the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop pursuing regulations on livestock emissions. If enacted, the new regulations could cost medium-sized dairy farms up to $22,000 and medium-sized cattle farms up to $27,000 annually.”
The release noted that, “On March 28, 2014, the President released his Climate Action Plan ‘Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions.’ The proposal calls on the USDA, DOE, and EPA to develop a plan in the coming weeks that would reduce dairy sector methane greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 percent by 2020. If this plan leads to heavy-handed regulations or mandatory guidelines, farmers and ranchers would likely face a steep increase in production costs. Currently, EPA is prevented from regulating GHG emissions associated with livestock production through an annual appropriations rider that expires at the end of each fiscal year.”
Timothy Cama reported yesterday at The Hill’s Energy Blog that, “Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) urged his colleagues to remove a corn-based ethanol mandate from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), saying the mandate hurts a diverse range of people and businesses including farmers, small engine users and restaurants.”
Reuters writer Rod Nickel reported yesterday that, “Three Canadian grain handlers said this week that they will expand facilities to handle the country’s crops, after a record-smashing harvest overwhelmed the transportation system.”
And a news release yesterday from the American Soybean Association (ASA) noted that, “The [ASA] emphasized the importance of addressing rail service issues and their negative impacts on soybean growers, at a public hearing before the Surface Transportation Board on Thursday.”
An update yesterday from the National Farmers Union (NFU) indicated that, “Today [NFU] President Roger Johnson testified before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) at a public hearing on service problems in the U.S. rail network. South Dakota Farmers Union member DuWayne Bosse is also scheduled to testify, and Montana Farmers Union and North Dakota Farmers Union submitted written testimony to the STB.”
And a news update yesterday from Sen. John Thune (R., S.D.) stated that, “Following the increased number of South Dakota shippers experiencing significantly reduced rail service, [Sen. Thune], Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today delivered remarks at a hearing before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) regarding the impact the disruptions in rail service have had on South Dakota farmers, ethanol producers, and other small business owners who relying on rail service.”

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Researchers identify health benefits of dark chocolate RESEARCH
A study presented at the 247th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) shows the exact reason why consuming dark chocolate has health benefits.
According to the researchers, certain bacteria in the stomach eat the chocolate and ferment it into anti-inflammatory compounds that are good for the heart.
"We found that there are two kinds of microbes in the gut: the 'good' ones and the 'bad' ones," explained Maria Moore, an undergraduate student at Louisiana State University and one of the study's researchers. "The good microbes, such as Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria, feast on chocolate. When you eat dark chocolate, they grow and ferment it, producing compounds that are anti-inflammatory."
When these compounds are absorbed by the body, they lessen the inflammation of cardiovascular tissue, reducing the long-term risk of stroke. The other bacteria in the gut are associated with inflammation and can cause gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation. These include some Clostridia and some E. coli.
The team tested three cocoa powders using a model digestive tract, comprised of a series of modified test tubes, to simulate normal digestion. They then subjected the non-digestible materials to anaerobic fermentation using human fecal bacteria.
Cocoa powder, an ingredient in chocolate, contains several polyphenolic compounds such as catechin and epicatechin, and a small amount of dietary fiber. Both components are poorly digested and absorbed, but when they reach the colon, the desirable microbes take over. "In our study we found that the fiber is fermented and the large polyphenolic polymers are metabolized to smaller molecules, which are more easily absorbed. These smaller polymers exhibit anti-inflammatory activity," said John Finley, who led the research.
Probiotics may help protect against high blood pressure
A study conducted by researchers at MIT suggests that microbes in a probiotic could reverse the effects of a high-salt diet and protect against high blood pressure. !
Vitamin D halts autoimmune diseases
The term “Rheumatology” originates from the Greek term “revma” (“current”), a derivative of the verb “reo” (“circulate”) which designates a movement towards a direction. !
Higher salt intake may increase risk of CVD in those with kidney disease
A study published in JAMA shows that high sodium intake may increase the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).!
Dietary fiber may play important role in ‘successful aging’
A study published in The Journals of Gerontology shows that eating the right amount of dietary fiber from breads, cereals, and fruits may protect against disease and disability as we age.!

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Hello, dear readers! WE WENT SWIMMING TODAY! 😀 It was amazing! I hope to get some photos at the pool sometime soon. 🙂 Before I begin, I’d just like to thank everyone who has participated in The Blog Treasure Hunt. Despite a few issues, it’s been a big success! Also, THANK YOU to Megan and…… Continue reading A Girl and Her Dog – A Photoshoot

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This is my first time reading anything by this author. I found the story line a little strange since it is about a 17-year-old boy and his friends I understand this is a background story that leads into future Jack. For this reason I will try one more book. The story and plot over all were good and well written.
Review from And Then She Was Gone →

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Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez decreed a 30-days extension of the ban on layoffs and suspensions to protect employment amid the pandemic.
Argentina To Impose New COVID-19 Restrictions Starting May 22
Adopted in March 2020, the layoffs' suspension prevents employers from dismissing employees without just cause or on grounds of lack or reduction of work and force majeure.
Cabinet's Chief of Staff Deputy-director Cecilia Todesca said the ban had shown "very good results" regarding the protection of employment and companies' capacities.
Between 2019 and 2020, the unemployment rate within the Argentinean economically active population (EAP) increased from 11.3 percent to 13.9 percent, which represents the highest figure in the last decade.
The meme reads, "We are already in Havana with President's advisor Cecilia Nicolini to learn from the Cuban health authorities and researchers about the progress in the development of the Abdala and Soberana vaccines."
Only 43.7 percent of the EAP managed to access jobs with full rights, 13.9 percent of this group was openly unemployed, and 14.5 percent was subject to unstable underemployment, including temporary or unpaid work.
In 2020, at least 46.4 percent of employed people lacked contributions to the social security system, while 32.4 percent in this social segment did not have health coverage through a mutual or prepaid health insurance company.
As of Friday morning, Argentina had reported 3,663,215 COVID-19 cases and 76,135 related deaths.


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More Than Words: The Evolution of Modern Book Design
We know we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but the fact is we often do. The design of a book can often convince us to read it. It calls out to us from the bookshelf or Kindle page.
It was only in the 20th century that book cover design became a critical detail in how a publisher markets a book. Publishers turned to fine artists and commercial designers to come up with the “look” for a book. For the most part, these were modernists, already deeply engaged in the artistic revolution that was happening in typography and fine art. The influence of the Bauhaus and European commercial art had found its way to the United States, and in turn, began transforming American product design.
The influence of the Bauhaus and European commercial art had found its way to the United States, and in turn, began transforming American product design.
In 1924 Charles Scribner’s publisher Max Perkins commissioned artist Francis Cugat to create the cover art for The Great Gatsby, which inspired the author to write it into the book.
Consider The Great Gatsby, possibly the most iconic American book cover design in history. Designed by little-known artist Francis Cugat (the only book cover he ever designed), it is said that when F. Scott Fitzgerald saw the completed gouache painting, he immediately wrote his publisher, Max Perkins: “‘For Christ’s sake, don’t give anyone that jacket you’re saving for me. I’ve written it into the book.”
But not everyone shared Fitzgerald’s enthusiasm. Ernest Hemingway told Fitzgerald that the cover was “garish” and looked like a “bad science-fiction novel.” He allegedly removed the jacket before reading the book.
For the most part, it was relatively rare for a book’s designer to get any credit for their work, but they were instrumental in helping publishers reach new audiences, especially when a book went into paperback.
At top, a set of three covers by Alvin Lustig. Below, covers by modernist Roy Kuhlman, who created covers at Grove Press.
Roy Kuhlman, Alvin Lustig, and Germano Facetti (who headed design at Penguin) each found ways to create compelling works of art that just happened to be the cover of a book.
That probably wouldn’t be said of Wendell Minor, who was enlisted to design the cover of Peter Benchley’s 1974 book, Jaws. In a review of the finished work, one editor described Minor’s drawing of a shark as looking like “a penis with teeth”.
By the time the book came out in paperback, it had been successfully revised by illustrator Roger Kastel to include a much more realistic shark, and a more erotically drawn woman swimming above it. The image also became the now-famous movie poster.
With Jaws, artist Wendell Minor was entirely literal in illustrating the fear of a giant white shark. But for S. Neil Fujita, his philosophy was predicated on the subliminal, as with his famous cover for The Godfather, which became the symbol of the franchise.
In the case of The Godfather, the marionette became the unmistakable signature of the Godfather franchise.
Generally speaking, most graphic artists don’t agree with illustrating the obvious (like Jaws), rather, they distill the essence of a book’s story down to something more abstract.
S. Neil Fujita famously did that with the covers of both Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood and Mario Puzzo’s The Godfather. Like the many jazz album covers he designed, Fujita believed abstraction was the best way to communicate the lynchpin of a story; but in the case of The Godfather, the marionette became the unmistakable signature of the Godfather franchise.
Wunderkind designer Chip Kidd created some of the most iconic book jackets of the 1990s, using a mix of mediums and using typography as an emotional tool.
In the early 1990’s designer Chip Kidd became the Golden Boy of the publishing world for such books as Donna Tartt’s The Secret History (one of the first books to feature an acetate cover overlay), Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park (with the dinosaur silhouette that was later incorporated into the movie poster), and the books of David Sedaris. “A book cover is a distillation. It is a haiku of the story,” says Kidd, who rarely breaks this rule.
“A book cover is a distillation. It is a haiku of the story.” — Chip Kidd
But let’s face it, sex – or even the faintest suggestion of it – sells, and plenty of graphic designers have found ingenious ways to allude to it with their cover art.
Designer Jon Grey managed to make a buttonhole look like a vagina for the cover of Alissa Nutting’s 2013 book, Tampa, whose subject matter is far more explicit. Others went Full-Monty such as the designer of Irving Welsh’s Porno. There’s nothing subtle about an inflatable doll.
By the 2000s, photographic imagery became more prevalent and books like Porno and Tampa raised the bar on sexual suggestion.
But it is Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial 1955 novel, Lolita which has garnered the greatest number of cover designs of all time. When the book was first published, it had the most ascetic cover design possible, even the font seemed chaste – perhaps a way to disguise the sordid story inside. It wasn’t until Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film version of the book that the covers began to feature Sue Lyon’s famous heart-shaped glasses.
There exist more than 185 covers of the controversial novel, Lolita. But when the book was released in 1955, its prurient subject matter deemed it worthy of the most chaste cover imaginable (lower center.)
Over the course of the 66 years since it was published, Lolita has racked up 185 covers from 36 countries – and counting. There’s even a book about it, The Story of a Cover Girl: Vladimir Nabokov’s Novel in Art and Design, by John Bertram and Yuri Leving.
In the end, though, we have a certain respect for minimalism; the purity of just a title and the author’s name on the cover.
Penguin Books became famous for its decidedly simple cover designs, many with nothing more than the author and title. They were an instant success and at one point, could even be purchased from a vending machine known as the Penguincubator.
From the 1930s until the late 1960s, Penguin books made that their signature with volumes featuring just three bands of colour and a crisp, Gill Sans typeface. Designed by a 21-year old designer on the staff of penguin, he unknowingly created a brand so iconic that even today, the Penguin paperback remains as distinctively British as Harrods’s, Aston Martin, and Marmite.
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Country-by-Country Reporting Obligations
UK legislation has been amended to adopt country-country (CbC) reporting obligations following the OECD’s review into Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS).
What is CbC?
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are now required to annually report key financial information for each jurisdiction in which they do business. The aim is to increase the tax transparency of MNEs. Jurisdiction must report information including revenue, profit, income tax, total employment, capital, retained earnings and tangible assets.
When will the first report be due?
The UK rules apply to accounting periods commencing on/after 1 January 2016. The CbC report is due 12 months following the end of the accounting period. For example, entities with a December period end must report by 31 December 2016. The filing deadline would be 31 December 2017. HMRC will issue late filing penalties.

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A film that enlarges on humanity’s capacity to foul its own nest, and to ignore it. Made by a joint team of Canadian and Croatian animation artists, the film transmits its warning with unflagging humour, imagination, movement and design. It consists of 14 shorts, as well as comical segments—played by actors—that introduce and serve as transitions between the animated pieces. The film comments on our responsibility, on a global scale, to conserve what is left of our vital resources and usable environment.
MAN THE POLLUTER, Don Arioli, Hugh Foulds, Chuck Jones, Wolf Koenig, Kaj Pindal, Frank Nissen, Pino Van Lamsweerde, Milan Blažeković, Zlatko Bourek, Nedeljko Dragič, Boris Kolar, Aleksandar Marks, Vladimir Jutrisa, Dušan Vukotić & Ante Zaninovič, provided by the National Film Board of Canada


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Posted By Kathleen David on July 29, 2013
Catching up on things.
I forgot to mention in my travel log (the previous entry) that we had dinner with Maggie Thompson and Mark Evanier, which we had done the previous year. We decided that we are going to make this a regular event for us at the convention since we have so much fun getting together and sharing a good meal.
I am sure I am forgetting a lot of other things that happened there. It was a rather busy weekend.
We got home very early on Tuesday morning having taken the red eye. We got home and I power napped since I hadn’t really fallen asleep on the plane.
Wednesday we went into NYC to catch a couple of plays that weren’t Caroline appropriate. The first was The Book of Mormon. I went in knowing basically what I had seen on the Tony Awards broadcast and the TV ads. The writers are the powerhouses behind South Park so I knew what kind of humor I might be walking into.
I very much enjoyed it. It had heart and that surprised me. It also was not as mean spirited as they have been on South Park and there were only a few shock jokes in the whole thing. They were helped by the Avenue Q crew to take their songs and ideas and craft it into a musical. If you don’t mind religious jokes and occasional scatological humor, this is a musical I can highly recommend to you.
For the evening we went and saw Christopher Durang’s newest play Vanya and Sasha and Masha and Spike. I expect this one is going to have a very long life in regional theater. It is one set and the roles are mostly for older actors. We saw it with the original cast and enjoyed ourselves very much. Having done probably one too many Chekov plays than is good for me, I could see where the structure was going from the moment you had two characters looking over a pond and morning for their unlived lives. Unlike Chekov, you find yourself laughing a lot. Cast was top notch. David Hyde Pierce stole the show in the 2nd act with a brilliant monologue about the lack of collective consciousness due to our modern world. Top notch Durang all the way around. I think people forget that Sigourney Weaver started on the stage. She is a fellow YSD alum. And she had serious stage chops. Kristine Nelson holds her own on stage with the others but she is a veteran of the boards. The next generation is represented as well and very well. I expect to see them in many shows to come.
Caroline came home last night and we are happy to have her back. This morning was back to pretty much normal. Today Bob and Mike come over and we get Mystery Trekkie hammered into shape. The opening sketch is funny as always and we wondered why we hadn’t gotten to this episode before.
This weekend is Shoreleave and I hope to see my friends there. Then onto DragonCon at the end of August.
I am grateful for Caroline’s safe return.


David McGoldrick, Teddy Bishop and Tommy Smith all back in training for Ipswich Town
- Credit: Picture: Steve Waller
David McGoldrick, Teddy Bishop and Tommy Smith have all returned to training this week, but Myles Kenlock remains sidelined ahead of Ipswich Town’s Championship match at Preston on Saturday.
Forward McGoldrick has missed the last four games with a hamstring problem, while midfielder Bishop has missed the last nine with an ankle injury.
“They both trained really well on Tuesday and Wednesday and will travel to Preston,” said McCarthy. “Didzy (McGoldrick) was excellent yesterday – we’ve missed him.”
Centre-back Tommy Smith, who has been out since early September following back surgery, has also returned to training.
“He’s nowhere near playing yet,” said McCarthy. “I think he’ll play in an Under-23s game on the fourth of February.”
Meanwhile, left-back Myles Kenlock remains sidelined with the calf injury he sustained at QPR. “He’ll be another two or three weeks,” said McCarthy.
Luke Hyam (knee), Adam Webster (ankle), Giles Coke (knee) and Jonny Williams (shoulder) remain sidelined.
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Crisp-tender veggies and soy sauce are combined with linguine noodles in this colorful main dish. "I got this recipe from a radio program several years ago," recalls Sara Tatham of Plymouth, New Hampshire.
“Fresh asparagus is a rarity in our small town, but when I find it at the store, I make this colorful stir-fry,” says Judy Stashko of Mayerthorpe, Alberta. “Even folks who don’t like asparagus will enjoy this.”
Sauteed bits of garlic and shallot, plus a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds, turn ordinary beans into something special. Keep the recipe in mind for your garden crop in summer, too. —Deirdre Cox, Kansas City, Missouri
A colorful stir-fry shared by Gloria Warczak comes together in no time with leftover long grain rice. "This is one of our family favorites,” Gloria relates from Cedarburg, Wisconsin. "It's quick and easy and takes just minutes to prepare."
Here's a fun way to jazz up wild rice. Soy sauce and chicken bouillon add plenty of flavor, while celery, mushrooms and water chestnuts help dress it up. "My husband and two adult children love this delicious side dish," comments Joyce Bodle, Enumclaw, Washington. "It's convenient, too, because you can make it a day ahead."

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Three Factors That Determine Your Risk for Lyme Disease
I was reading a reading an NPR article yesterday on Ticks and Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine your risk of infection. Of all the different ticks out there and all the new diseases they are discovering from tick bites of which Lyme disease is the major one, there are only 2 ticks that transmit Lyme disease. They are the blacklegged tick or deer tick and the Western Blacklegged tick. The blacklegged tick is found throughout the US east of the Rocky Mountains and the Western Blacklegged tick is found west of the Rockies.
One of the main factors is early detection of the tick, since Lyme transmission can be prevented if tick is removed within 24 hours. The Rid-a-tick patch can help with this. The Rid-a-tick medical patch ensures the full removal of the ticks head from its host, person or pet. The patch suffocates the tick and it has to pull its head out before it suffocates and then it is stuck to the patch for easy disposal or can be put is a zip lock bag or container to be sent off to see if it carries Lyme. Read more on the other factors on the attached link.
Read NPR Article: Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection https://n.pr/2JOTlDS
Lyme’s Disease & Tick Removal
Lyme’s disease and other disease from ticks are a big issue these days. Each year there are over 300,000 new cases of Lyme’s disease and the number is growing across the country. Precaution and awareness are big steps in helping prevent the many diseases from ticks.
Choosing an Organic Herbicide
SummerSet AllDown has an alternative Organic Grass and Weed Killer solution to the much used Toxic Roundup or Glyphosate used in agriculture and home use today.
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Good News on Fall Treatments
The City of Seaside Oregon was having problems with blackberries in their parks and promenades throughout the city. The plants grew tall and would scratch people and pets who were walking on the boardwalks. The city prefers not to use synthetic chemicals that harm the environment. Plants received an application of AllDown and a reduction of blackberry plants was noticed.

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Chevrolet may have exited NASCAR if the sanctioning body didn’t agree to redesign race cars and make them more relevant to consumers.
NASCAR president Mike Helton and Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick said Saturday that they had talks with the U.S. automaker that made it clear things needed to change for it to remain involved in the sport.
However, GM North America president Mark Reuss said Chevrolet never threatened to leave NASCAR. “We’re not going to walk in and threaten we’re going to leave anything. We’re going to have great conversations about what we’re going to do, so that’s the way we’ll approach it,” Reuss was quoted as saying by NBCNews.com.
Helton and Hendrick do believe Chevrolet may have pulled out had NASCAR not developed the new Gen-6 car that resembles those sold in showrooms. „Chevrolet backed us in a corner and said, `Here’s what you guys need to think about doing’ and causing us maybe to react a little bit ahead of our own schedules. But it worked, and it worked well,” Helton said at the unveiling of the 2014 Chevrolet SS.
Rick Hendrick confirmed Helton’s comments. “I think Mark Reuss said that if we can’t be relevant, we don’t race. So we had a lot riding on that. I think that’s when everybody started talking, and Ford and Toyota. But Mark pushed the button with NASCAR, and I’m glad he did. It’s sure paid off,” Hendrick said.


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Apparently, little blue boxes can come with a lot more than just a sparkling ring. Billions more, actually. With the acquisition of Tiffany & Co. for his prestigious LVMH group and its stable of heritage brands, Bernard Arnault shelled out $16.2 billion in the largest luxury deal ever. In the process, he may have also set himself on track to become the world’s richest person, unseating both Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
According to Forbes, Arnault’s personal net worth jumped $2.1 billion from Sunday amid news of a finalized deal between LVMH and Tiffany & Co. Though it only represents a 1 percent increase, the deal brings the magnate’s personal wealth valuation to a staggering $106 billion. Arnault and his family own a whopping 47 percent of the group which holds Louis Vuitton as its crown jewel and largest cash cow
Gates currently has a net worth of just under $107 billion and Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person at the time of publication, has a net worth just over $110 billion, according to Forbes. If the deal with Tiffany leads to greater interest in the brand overall with increased revenue to match, it stands to reason that Arnault could soon dethrone Bezos. The trio may be in a tight race the likes of which few can truly understand. The next wealthiest person, Warren Buffet, is roughly $20 billion behind at $86 billion.
The deal with Tiffany & Co. comes after weeks of intense speculation and publicity. Despite its lofty reputation, Tiffany has struggled to stay relevant in recent years amid sluggish sales and the emergence of online shopping. Time will tell if Arnault—who built his reputation acquiring and reinvigorated luxury brands ranging from Louis Vuitton and Dior to Berluti and Hermès—can work his magic once more with the venerable jeweler. One thing is sure: few will bet against it.


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I am loving putting together special themed lunches for Ella now that she is in a part-time kindergarten program. It’s a special way to let her know that I love her in the middle of her day, and she likes picking out her weekly theme as a way to still exercise some control over her day.
Last week, she asked for an Owl Lunch Box, and this is what I came up with.
Now you may notice that Ella’s lunch is not a “litterless” lunch – I allow her to pick out as many things at the grocery store as she is years old (so 4 grocery items because she’s 4) and while I sometimes make alternative suggestions for things that she picks out, I never veto anything.
Right now, she’s very interested in snack-sized treats, and since it is helping make her transition to school a bit more exciting, I’m allowing it. Not to mention, it’s easier for little hands to open some of these containers that re-usable ones (even if you do practice opening and closing lids).
Her healthy owl lunch box consists of:
- a chicken and cheese sandwich on pumpernickel bread
- I used a straw and a larger circle (cannoli tube) to cut out eyes from a scrap of deli chicken
- I used a heart cookie cutter to shape the owl’s body
- I then used the heart cookie cutter to cut out the wings of the owl
- Finally, I cut a square of cheese for the owl’s beak
- The owl’s eyes, beak, and wings are attached with a dab of mustard, but you could easily use butter instead
- a “nest” of Veggie Straws
- owl cheese crackers
- Lil’ Dippers cookie sticks
- Blueberry Applesauce
- Sliced Nectarines
- Yogurt Drink (we often wash out the containers and refill them with Kefir)
I’ll soon be putting together a central page for all of our fun lunch box ideas, but for now, be sure to check out my Lunch Box Ideas Pinboard and pin this for later!


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“What in the world?” The explorer, Richard Archbold, held the binoculars to his eyes. “I can’t believe it. Russ, do you see what I see?”
The pilot squinted out the window and nodded. Below them, in the huge valley along the river, lay small tan circles that could be nothing except grass-roofed huts. “I see them,” he said. “It’s not our imagination. Those are houses, all right.”
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After that, I hope you’ll enjoy the book with your family when it comes into publication.


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His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister of Malaysia Ismail Sabri Yaakob held an official talks at the Amiri Diwan on Tuesday.
During the talks, they discussed aspects of developing joint cooperation, especially in the fields of economy and investment, in addition to exchanging views on the most prominent regional and international issues.
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Chief of Amiri Diwan HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Minister of Municipality HE Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi attended the session.
On the Malaysian side, it was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Saifuddin Abdullah, Minister of International Trade and Industry Mohamed Azmin Ali, Minister of Rural Development Mahdzir bin Khalid, and Deputy Minister of Works Arthur Joseph Kurup.
On this occasion, HH the Amir hosted a luncheon banquet in honour of the Prime Minister of Malaysia and the accompanying delegation.
The Malaysian PM had arrived earlier at the Amiri Diwan, where he was accorded an official reception.


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Letter to the Editor: Readers urge Kulp to address gun safety
Concerned citizens of the 69th assembly district are asking Rep. Bob Kulp to withdraw his sponsorship of Senate Bill 169 and to represent the welfare of his neighbors with a “no” vote on this bill.
For those who do not know, Bill 169 permits older high school students to carry loaded weapons on school property and makes it legal for felons and domestic abusers to purchase and own certain guns by changing the definition of “firearms.” If Mr. Kulp chooses to receive money and advice from the National Rifle Association, we urge him to use the lobby’s considerable resources toward areas benefiting Wisconsin families — firearm safety, harm reduction, and preservation of the state’s sportsman tradition — rather than making the jobs of teachers and police officers more difficult and dangerous.
Ruth Albee, Lisa Boero,
Dorothy Chaney, Jodi Chojnacki,
Joe Chojnacki, Marian Greenburg,
David Kim, Bruce Krawisz,
Linda Melski, Christy Rens,
Alpa Shah, Milind Shah, Roma Shah,
Karen Shulman, Kajal Sitwala,
and Ann Stevning-Roe

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Neat, firm and nutty, Jersey Royals are traditionally the first potatoes of the year, with a special place in the food calendar as a herald of spring and of better weather. We explore the background of this most special of spuds.
Jersey Royals were first cultivated by local farmer Hugh de La Haye, who in 1878 divided up the 15 sprouting eyes on a particularly large potato he had bought between himself and his friends. The following spring they produced a large and early crop. One of these plants produced nothing but kidney shaped potatoes. It was a complete fluke discovery, but a popular one. De La Haye nurtured the plant with the unusual shaped and early crop, and it duly became known as the Jersey Royal Fluke – Jersey for the place, Royal for the quality and Fluke for the origin…
Now Jersey Royals make up 50 per cent of the island’s agricultural income, but the methods of planting, growing and harvesting remain largely unchanged. Christine Helio has been farming the potato since she was 14 years old. “The first Royals are planted from early January,” she says. “It’s all hand work as it’s too dangerous to use tractors. You can’t afford to get it wrong.”
The distinctive potato is planted every year on Jersey’s steep southeast facing slopes known as côtils. Planting is phased every week from January to March to meet demand, but with the island having had its wettest winter for 50 years, and its coldest Easter since 1894, the challenge of planting and harvesting has been and continues to be even greater this year.
The potatoes have European Union Protected Designation of Origin status, which means they have to be grown in Jersey, and that the seed stock has to come from the Jersey crop as well. The way the land is fertilised is also unique. Farmers use seaweed, known as vraic, collected from the beaches during the autumn high tides. “It’s a natural fertiliser, which definitely has an effect on the flavour,” explains William Church, of the Jersey Royal Company Ltd.
Growing them on steep slopes means it’s not possible to use machinery to harvest the potatoes, even if the farmers wanted to. “No one would choose to grow on steep slopes. It’s very labour intensive,” says Church. So hundreds of seasonal workers are employed to bring the crop in as soon as spring arrives. Starting at the higher slopes, the earliest potatoes are small, slightly immature and much more delicate, so they need to be handled gently. As the season goes on, the more mature, slightly larger potatoes from lower down the slopes where the landscape isn’t as steep are harvested.
It’s the traditional methods of farming, which are often passed on through three or four generations which give this particular vegetable its remarkable shape and flavour. “Jersey Royals are by far the best tasting salad potato,” says Helio. “Their flavour is unique.” Church agrees: “The potato has a very distinct, sweet and nutty taste, with a waxy exterior. When you boil Jersey Royals, they remain intact whereas other new potatoes have a tendency to fall apart. It’s the king of potatoes!”
HAVING TATERS LATER? TRY THESE ROYAL RECIPES:
Herb-roasted Jersey Royals with Cucumber and Paprika Dip
A seasonal take on a classic snack to serve for family and friends, these potatoes make a great seasonal nibble to serve with drinks.
- 1kg (2lb 4oz) Jersey Royals, scrubbed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 100g (4oz) low fat Greek-style yogurt
- 300g tub light soft cheese with garlic and herbs
- ¼ cucumber, finely chopped
- ½ tsp paprika, plus extra for sprinkling
Cook the Jersey Royals in lightly salted boiling water until almost tender – about 10-15 minutes. Drain well.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C, fan oven 180 degrees C, Gas Mark 6.
Tip the Jersey Royals into a roasting pan and add the olive oil, rosemary and thyme. Season with a little salt and black pepper, then toss to coat. Roast for 25-30 minutes, until browned.
Meanwhile, make the dip by mixing together the yogurt, soft cheese, cucumber and paprika. Serve with the Jersey Royals, sprinkled with a little extra paprika.
Jersey Royals, Salmon and Broccoli Bake
Slice and cook Jersey Royals to top this easy-to-make fish bake. This is a great recipe for using up Jersey Royals that youíve cooked the day before.
- 750g (1 1/2lb) Jersey Royals, scrubbed
- 1 head broccoli, broken into florets
- 300g (10oz) skinless, boneless salmon, cut into chunks
- 2tbcp cornflour
- 300g (10oz) low fat soft cheese
- 4 tbsp milk
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh dill or parsley
- 25g (1oz) butter
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cook the Jersey Royals in lightly salted boiling water until just tender ñ about 15 minutes. At the same time, cook the broccoli in a small amount of boiling water for 5-6 minutes. Drain well.
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C, fan oven 170 degrees C, Gas Mark 5.
Put the salmon chunks into a bowl and add the cornflour and some seasoning. Toss together to coat the salmon lightly, then transfer it to a 1.2 litre (2 pint) baking dish. Add the broccoli florets.
Beat the soft cheese until smooth, then beat in the milk and chopped herbs. Pour over the salmon and broccoli.
Slice the Jersey royals and arrange them on top of the salmon mixture. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with black pepper. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the Jerseys are lightly browned.
Pile the crushed potatoes and top with the cod and a pile of the reserved bacon. Pour over the dressing and serve.
Read the piece as it appeared on flavourfirst.org here

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Taking a cue from the online adult entertainment industry, one of the few industries that has actually made money on the Web, the International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus announced an ambitious new Web initiative at its annual meeting in Minneapolis on July 25.
Called OfficialTravelInfo.com, or OTI for short, the new Web site will serve as a front door for all convention and visitor bureaus and tourist boards across the globe, staking their claim as the "official" source of destination information to tourists and professional planners alike on the World Wide Web. It's an attempt to compete with the for-profit dot-coms such as Travelocity,which have already established an e-commerce platform, according to William Hanbury, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau. He's spearheaded the OTI effort along with William Peeper, president of the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Peeper quoted from an article in Upside magazine that says the adult entertainment industry has been successful because its members learned to cooperate (they actually send customers to each others' sites), attack the search engines, and ensure repeat business.
Hanbury admitted that, "We just don't know the correct model yet," for the OTI e-commerce revenue stream, although bureau members eventually will get some piece of that revenue pie.
IACVB has identified seven technology partners to operate the OTI subsidiary corporation, which will ultimately license software applications to each bureau at a much lower cost than each could buy individually. These partners include MEIsoft.com, Naviant.com, StarCite, cvent.com for meeting management software; and Passkey.com, to provide housing
fast facts When Paul Kordis, a former human resources manager who bills himself as a specialist in the effects of change, took the stage for his keynote address at the recent Computer Events Management Association Summit 2000 (see lead story, page 13), he had audience polling devices with him. Here are the questions he asked and the responses he received:
"What is your biggest problem right now?" * Too few resources and too little support - 35%
* Not enough time - 31%
"If things keep going like they're going now, I will ... " * Look for another job 28%
* Stay where I am, but burn out in 12 years 23%
* I'm toast now 12%


text: Purpose Airline business management is set on airworthy strategy. Airline sustainability depends upon corporate-based airworthy strategy as airworthiness is the base to any airline business management and strategy. An airline can ensize its corporate sustainability if it has airworthiness strategy and risk management. The main condition to survive in the airline business is to maintain airworthiness with the fleet, maintenance and corporate-risk management. Aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) has a dual role in aircraft maintenance system as the source of failure in maintenance process via his volatility and unmanageable qualifications and secondly source of manager of maintain airworthiness of the aircrafts in airline. Situational awareness of managers about both limitations and qualifications of human factors is vital determinant to the decision-making process in aviation. Although continuously improving in related literature, one of the biggest weaknesses of the current methods of AMT error or performance is that the ability to model the reciprocal effects of the factors affecting the fault is limited. For this reason, this study aims to develop an analytic network process (ANP) model that takes into account the effects of mutual dependences among factors.


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Located in Abilene, Courtyard Marriott Abilene is in a shopping district, minutes from Mall of Abilene, and close to Kirby Lake. This hotel is within the vicinity of McMurry University and Dyess Air Force Base.
Make yourself at home in one of the 100 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while 32-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a television in the lobby.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar. Dining is also available at a coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Abilene? This hotel has facilities measuring 1600 square feet (149 square meters), including conference space. Free self parking is available onsite.
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Spacing: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time: N/A
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
On Jul 7, 2012, eukofios from Vancouver, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:
I bought this plant by mail order in 2001 from a company in S. Carolina. It was about 6 inches tall at the time. Now, 2012, it is about 8 or 9 feet tall. I prune it somewhat every winter. It survived all winters here in Vancouver WA, Zone 8b. The coldest was 15 F. It was slow starting from such a small plant. This variety is easy to grow from dormant cuttings, usually a foot to 18 inches long. I forgot to water a potted one for a few months one summer. Even though it dried out, it grew back again. It's fairly prolific. It gives a fair summer (breba) crop in July, and a fall (main) crop in Sept or Oct. I lose some of the Oct figs because they mold before I pick them. That's likely due to short rainy days here in the fall. The summer ones are the best. The figs are medium size, like an apricot in size, black outside and maroon inside. Very tasty. I like this fig very much, and recommend it for this area.
On Jun 15, 2008, goofybulb from El Paso, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
I've had one Petite Nigra for almost a year now. It's a healthy little fig, a bit too young to fruit. It didn't mind the heat and humidity Miami has to give. I'm looking forward for fruits.
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, New Market, Alabama Queen Creek, Arizona Lafayette, California San Jose, California Sebastopol, California Casselberry, Florida Miami, Florida Raleigh, North Carolina Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Corpus Christi, Texas Pilot Point, Texas Seattle, Washington Vancouver, Washington


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[目的] 遵循黄河流域生态保护和高质量发展国家战略（简称“黄河国家战略”）赋予黄河流域水土保持工作的新使命，分析黄河流域水土保持面临的重大挑战，旨在为黄河流域生态建设的高质量发展提供参考。[方法] 基于“黄河国家战略”的需求，结合长期的野外考察和学术研究成果，对新时期黄河流域水土保持发展战略目标的转变进行了重点分析和探讨。[结果] 新中国成立以来，通过70 a余的持续治理，黄河泥沙显著减少，流域生态环境明显好转，但目前仍存在一些问题：①空间治理不均衡，局部地区水土流失依然严重；②人工植被系统空间结构雷同化，生态系统不稳定；③缺乏景观格局优化配置，难以有效解决黄土高原生态系统由“绿”变“稳”的问题；④生态治理的功能性机制性问题凸显，影响水土保持的可持续发展。新时期的水土保持肩负着高质量发展根基的新使命，其本身也面临着战略定位和发展方式的转变，以及传统理论内涵和理念更新的重大挑战。因此，迫切需要研究严重制约生态治理效益与生态经济协同发展提质增效的关键技术难题，以及促进新时期黄河流域水土保持事业发展的对策。[结论] “黄河国家战略”的实施必将大大推进黄河流域水土保持事业的发展。黄河流域生态治理研究应着力解决高质量发展中生态保护治理的一系列关键科技问题，将水土保持战略目标由低标准大面积治理转向精致和精准治理，提升水土保持在推动黄河流域高质量发展中的地位和作用。
[Objective] According to a new mission given by the national strategy of ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin (abbreviated as “Yellow River National Strategy”), the major challenges faced by soil and water conservation were analyzed in order to provide references for the high quality development of ecological construction in the Yellow River basin.[Methods] Based on the requirements of the “Yellow River National Strategy”, combined with long-term field investigations and academic research results, the development goal of soil and water conservation in the Yellow River basin in the new era was analyzed and considered.[Results] Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, through more than 70 years of management, sediments of the Yellow River has been significantly reduced, and the ecological environment of the basin been improved obviously. However, there are still some problems: ① The imbalance of spatial management, and soil erosion in some areas is still serious; ② The spatial structure of artificial vegetation system is similar, and the ecosystem is unstable; ③ The ecosystem construction lacks the optimal configuration of landscape patterns, which makes it difficult to solve the transformation of the vegetation ecosystem on the Loess Plateau from “green” to “stable” effectively; ④ The functional and mechanism problems of ecological governance are prominent and affects the sustainable development of soil and water conservation. Soil and water conservation in the new era shoulders the new mission of high-quality development, and it is also facing the change of strategic positioning and development mode, as well as the major challenges of updating traditional theoretical connotations and concepts. Therefore, it is urgent to study the key technical problems that seriously restrict the coordinated development of ecological management benefits and ecological economy, and to promote the development of soil and water conservation in the Yellow River basin in the new era.[Conclusion] The implementation of the “Yellow River National Strategy” will greatly promote the development of soil and water conservation in the Yellow River basin. Researches on ecological management of the Yellow River basin should focus on solving a series of key scientific and technological problems of ecological protection and management in high-quality development. The strategic goal of soil and water conservation should be changed from low standard and covering large area to delicate and accurate management, and to enhancing the role of soil and water conservation in promoting high-quality development of the Yellow River basin.


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- Combination ratcheting wrenches: 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 mm (metric only)
- Wipes clean easily
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Breakfast At Morehampton Townhouse
At Morehampton Townhouse we are very proud of our traditional Irish breakfast and
it's our pleasure to serve this daily.
- Choice of Kellogg's & Kelkin Cereals
- Flahavans Porridge
- Fresh Fruit Salad
- Selection of Fruit Juice
Traditional Irish Breakfast
All items on our breakfast menu are included in your price if you booked B&B Rates.
- Bacon and Premium Pork Sausage
(Our Bacon & Sausage are supplied by Donovan's Family butchers from Rathgar Village in Dublin.
The Donovan's are members of the Craft Butchers of Ireland).
- Grilled Irish Tomato
- Heinz Baked Beans
- Eggs (Fried, Scrambled, Poached or Boiled)
- Homemade Brown Bread / Brown or White Toast
- Fruit Salad / Natural Yogurt & Honey
- Mixed Seed - Pumpkin / Sunflower
- Dried Fruit Mix
- Breakfast Tea, Herbal Teas & Freshly Brewed Coffee
If you reserved Room Only Rates the follwing prices will apply.
Continental Breakfast - €6.50 per person /
Traditional Irish Breakfast- €9.50 per person.
Continental breakfast is available from 7:30am / Full Irish Breakfast is available from 8:00am.
Breakfast is served daily until 9:30am (Monday to Friday mornings) and served until 10:00am (approximately!) on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Should you have any special request we are very happy to assist you, simply email us


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This is the outline I worked from for this video:
- First up, You Lost The Game. Don’t worry about it.
- Consensually accepting a nonconsensual boundary.
- Minimal interface.
- Engaging with as little game as possible
- What is the goal you are pursuing here?
- Inclusion in an in-group. You are a game player.


STUDENTS using the Twitter and Facebook internet services are being offered advice about loans.
The Student Loans Company (SLC) is set to run a series of real-time regional surgeries for those going to university this autumn.
Advisors will be on hand to answer Yorkshire students’ questions on Thursdays May 12 and 19 between 4 and 6pm. New students need to apply by May 31 and returning students by June 30.
Student Loans Company spokesman, Andy Topham, said: “Our contact centres are open every day, but many students prefer to use social media channels to ask questions and get real-time answers.”
Web addresses to use are Facebook.com/SFEngland and twitter.com/sf_england


Add an option for stricter OpenVPN ssl/tls+user auth checking
Currently, we don't verify that the common name of the certificate matches the username being used for login. This means that if someone has a valid server certificate, they can then use any valid username/password combination to get into the server. This may be good for some scenarios, but in more strict environments it wouldn't be acceptable.
We should add a checkbox on the OpenVPN server configuration for this scenario to allow users to enable the more strict checks.
The auth-user-pass-verify script we have could read this setting and run the test before querying the backend authentication server.