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Existing home sales slid 4.9% in March after jumping the most in almost four years in February, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales of existing single-family homes, condominiums.
At the current pace, it would take 3.4 months to sell the homes on the market, compared with 3.2 months in December and 3.6 months in January 2017. The Realtors group considers a normal market at six to seven months’ supply. Single-family home sales fell 3.8% to an annual rate of 4.76 million, the lowest since July 2016.
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Toronto housing continues slowdown with August price drop Canada’s housing market continues to show strength overall, with a slowdown in a few urban centres, but it “may only be a matter of timing” before there’s a full-blown correction, warns an economist, reports Yahoo Finance. Capital Economics economist David Madani, known for his bearish.
Sales of previously-owned U.S. homes fell unexpectedly in January, to the lowest level in more than three years, but the National. median sales price increased 5.8% y/y to $240,500 Inventory of available properties fell 9.5% y/y to 1.52m, lowest for January since records began in 1999.
Hurricane-related defaults affect MGIC’s capital cushion Hurricane Maria Causes Further Dip In Interval ILS Fund Values. These funds dipped dramatically as Hurricane Harvey and Irma’s impacts on the United States began to become clearer, with the Pioneer ILS Interval Fund (MUTF: XILSX) dropping 5.2% in a day on the 8th september 2017, just prior to Irma’s landfall, and the stone ridge reinsurance Risk.Consumers expecting lower mortgage rates less optimistic about buying Disparity narrows between perceived and actual home values “People who devote the time and energy to being more self-aware are going to be more successful at work and in life,” Eurich said. But how can you bridge that gap between what you see and what.Both buyers and sellers are feeling less optimistic about the housing market than they were a year ago, according to Fannie Mae. The mortgage finance company, which compiles an index measuring.
The estimate of new houses for sale at the end of January was 301,000, representing 6.1 months of supply at the current sales rate. Last Wednesday, the National Association of Realtors released a separate report unexpectedly showing a significant decrease in existing home sales in January.
Sales of existing homes in the US fell below market expectations in March following solid performance the month before, pointing to ongoing weakness in the housing market. Sales dropped -4.9% vs.
U.S. Existing Home Sales Hit Bottom at 3-Year Low – NAR.. Sales of previously-owned U.S. homes fell unexpectedly in January, to the lowest level in more than three years, but the National.
Higher mortgage rates prove to be mixed blessing for U.S. Bancorp With the improvement in employment and continued low interest rates I would have expected the monthly figures on housing starts, new and existing home sales, and mortgage applications for purchase to.
Homes typically sold in 42 days, down from 50 days a year earlier 43 percent of homes sold in January were on market for less than a month. Existing home sales account for 90% of the market and are calculated when a contract closes.
Existing home sales, which make up about 90% of U.S. home sales, dropped 4.4% from a year ago, the 14th straight annual decrease. According to the NAR, there was a 10% drop from a year earlier in. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales unexpectedly fell in April amid persistent weakness in the lower-priced segment of the market, which has.


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When will the president level with America?
By Sydney H. Schanberg
Village Voice, August 19, 2003
Bit by bit, the truth about Iraq seeps out. It’s not a pretty sight — makes one wonder if the American voter will ever get tired of snow jobs.
After the 9-11 attack by Al Qaeda terrorists, most of them citizens of Saudi Arabia, we were told, endlessly, by President Bush and his war cabinet that Iraq, not the Saudi kingdom, posed an “imminent” threat to the security of the United States.
Now that the war has been over for more than three months and our military forces have not yet found any evidence of an imminent nuclear, chemical, or biological threat (though they may still find evidence of such weapons), the White House has changed its story. Dramatically.
The threat, the Bush people now say, may not have been imminent, but 9-11 changed everything about our national security and made a preventative attack on this rogue nation more immediately necessary. We could not wait, goes the new “message,” until Iraq had all these doomsday mechanisms in place.
Thus, their new “message” is that this was not a war of necessity but a war of choice — an opportunity created by the need to prevent a repeat of the 3,000 deaths of 9-11. It was a chance, they say, to excise a vile dictatorship, replace it with a nascent democracy, and thereby bring peace closer in the volatile Middle East. (Doesn’t this sound a great deal like nation-building, a policy previously shunned by the president as anathema? As Anna’s King of Siam would say, “Is a puzzlement.”)
What would have happened if they had shared this revisionist “truth” with us in the first place? Well, the president might not have received the popular support for a war of “choice” — a preemptive strike. That’s probably why he felt the need to hype the facts and scare Americans into a more jingoistic mood.
Supporters of Bush and the war call this kind of talk the bile of partisan politics. They say that with Saddam Hussein removed from power, Iraq will be a better place, and maybe the democratic urge will spread to other Arab nations. We all hope so, but there’s no way to tell now amid the violent and messy stew of the war’s aftermath.
There’s a lot this president didn’t level with us about. He didn’t acknowledge — and still hasn’t — that his panning for the aftermath was weak, nearly nonexistent. Did the White House think an Eden would magically materialize out of the smoke and debris of “shock and awe”? Though “major combat” has ended, American military personnel are still being killed regularly by snipers and ambushers, at a rate of about two soldiers every three days. (The Pentagon publishes regular casualty figures, but one thing they don’t tell us is how many of the dead are suicides. There are always suicides when troops are sent far from home to where all things are unfamiliar and you don’t speak the language and there is real difficulty — and stress — distinguishing enemies from friends.)
There’s no definitive way to measure whether Bush’s distortions and deceptions are more persistent or serious than those of previous presidents, all of whom at times withheld truths from the public. What is clear is that this president has created an apparatus to control information that leaves his predecessors’ image-making machines in the distant dust. His administration has continually blocked the release of information about everything from how it arrived at its energy policy to the seriousness of the air quality at ground zero in Manhattan after the 9-11 attack.
Perhaps the most written-about episode of information distortion was the shameless game the Bush White House played with those documents that purported to describe an Iraqi attempt to buy fissionable uranium ore from Niger. The documents were forged — and virtually every agency in the intelligence community had confirmed they were forged. In response to a request from Vice President Dick Cheney’s office, the CIA and the State Department sent Joseph Wilson, a former U.S. ambassador to Gabon, to Africa to check out the uranium “story.” He returned to Washington in March 2002, and reported that the documents, which had also been obtained by British intelligence, were indeed fakes and that there was no evidence of an Iraqi attempt to purchase uranium from Niger.
Nevertheless, months later, senior Bush officials, in their effort to get a war resolutions from Congress, were reportedly telling closed meetings of congressional committees that the Niger report was genuine and serious. This played a definitive role in overcoming Democratic opposition, and the resolution breezed through Congress on October 10 and 11, 2002.
Then on January 28, in his 2003 State of the Union address, Bush made the following statement: “The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.”
Since nothing was known to the public about the Wilson mission to Africa or the documents being fake, there was no immediate reaction to the president’s claim about Iraq and uranium, though in hindsight it was an astonishing 16-word sentence.
But then ex-ambassador Wilson, who was astonished, wrote an op-ed piece for The New York Times describing his findings in Africa and his immediate report on them to senior officials in Washington. This article appeared in July. That’s when the political storm erupted. Had the president lied knowingly? Why didn’t any of his aides or Vice President Cheney catch the gaffe?
The president’s first comment blamed others: “I gave a speech to the nation that was cleared by the intelligence services.” Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser, was more specific with her finger of blame, saying, “The CIA cleared the speech in its entirety.” She did not explain why she or her staff had missed the false information.
CIA director George Tenet, reading the Bush/Rice tea leaves, immediately fell on his sword. In a statement, he said, “I am responsible for the approval process in my agency…These 16 words should never have been included in the text written for the president.”
No one in the White House has been able to offer a compelling explanation for how all this could have happened, considering that three-and-a-half months earlier, reviewing the draft of another Bush speech about Iraq — to be delivered in Cincinnati on October 7 — the CIA directed the White House to remove a mention of the Niger-uranium tale. So the president’s coterie men had been alerted long before the State of the Union address.
There’s more. Eleven days after Tenet took the blame, the deputy national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, stepped forward and said it was all his fault. He said he had received the CIA warning memos about the Cincinnati speech in October, but didn’t have any memory of them when the issue surfaced again in the State of the Union speech. “I should have asked that the 16 words be taken out,” he said. “I failed in that responsibility.”
Some of this sounds like a Three Stooges movie. But some of it sounds like people caught in the headlights.
The most important thing to remember is that none of this could have taken place if hard-liners like Cheney and the Pentagon’s civilian leadership and possibly Bush himself hadn’t been playing with the truth to bring the war they wanted to fruition.
The other important thing is whether Americans will care at the polls next year that their president told them so many whoppers to get his way.

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Sept 9 – First stop on the way to South Dakota. Vegas. Bloody hot here, hanging in the air conditioning for a bit before venturing out to explore.
Sept 10 – Our abode for the evening. A Flying J truckstop @ Willard Bay, Utah. Just across the street is the Great Salt Lake, and some nice mtns out the front window. Grass for the puppy and it’s free:)
Sept 11 – Made it to Gros Ventre camp outsite of Jackson Hole/Moose, WY via Idaho and the beautiful Snake_River. One of our favorite places.
Here’s the welcome bull moose hiding in the trees in Gros Ventre camp:
Our sweet dog, Poppins, at the campfire that evening:
Sept 12 – Was a bit chilly and rainy, but got out for a walk around the campground and the Gros Ventre River:
Along this walk we came upon a bull moose in the brush a little too close for comfort for me, but he was very non-plussed with us, and after checking us out a bit, ignored us. 🙂
Beavers wanted a dam — right here!
Nice cloud wrapped view of Grand Teton at the end of the walk:
Sept 13 – Took the ferry at Jenny Lake in Teton Natl Park to the Hidden Falls trail. Several years ago we hiked around the lake to Hidden Falls from the visitor center. This one was much easier:
Caught a cool looking rainbow effect on the horizon on the way back to camp:
Had a nice simple supper-picnic along the upper Snake River Overlook tonight 🙂
Sept 14 – Walking around the Gros Ventre campground with Poppins, came across the momma and 2 baby meeses meandering around the camp. Coolest thing ever. Lunch in the valley just past Kelly, with the Teton Range in view
Sept 15– Rain and wind most of the trip from Gros Ventre/Jackson/Teton to Casper, WY. Saw 3 pair of bears along the way. Caught this one just before our diesel engine made it meander away like the others…
Sept 16 – Left Casper, WY, drove thru Thunder Basin, and logged in at Beaver Lake Campground in Custer, South Dakota
Sept 17 – Sept 23 In and around Custer SD
On the 19th we went up to the top of Mt Coolidge Lookout and Fire Tower at the southern end of the Black Hills and Custer State Park. It’s around 6,000′ with breath taking 360 degree views. You can see the Needles, Badland, Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse with binoculars. It was built in the 40’s by the CCC (one of the MANY wonders we saw built by the CCC):
On the way down the mountain, we came across a herd of “wild” mules in the park. I say “wild” in parenthesis because they seemed quite happy about the cars stopping and the several people that were feeding them. This guy came right up to my window
as we were trying to pass some of the people who shouldn’t have been feeding them!
…as well as the random bison cruzin the road…
Then on to Mt. Rushmore. Stunning views before you even get to the park. Thank goodness the government hadn’t shut down prior to our visit.
And, once in the park – just amazing
Back at camp, my little buddy (one of the many living and well loved at the campground) was waiting for a treat! 🙂
On Sept 20 we toured Wind Cave Nat’l Park: We went 225′ under ground. The cave was found in the late 1800’s, and they still haven’t mapped the entire place. Beautiful “boxwork“.
Along the topside of Wind Cave Nat’l Park lots of Prarie Dogs and bison cruzin’ around:
On the 21st we visited the largest “in situ” mammoth dig site in the world. Such a great tour, just amazing history and everything is so well preserved! Mammoth Site at Hot Springs, South Dakota
Also had a great greasy spoon lunch, and quite possibly the best french fries ever, at Dale’s in Hot Springs! 🙂
Went back to Rushmore afterward to hike around the area a little closer, got some up close and personal shots of the inside of the presidents’ nostrils (which I will spare you from). Greg really liked the art deco lights they had at the viewing area:
The trees grow right out of the rocks around here:
On the way out of Rushmore, we saw this big guy on the side of the road:
Then we drove along Needles Hwy to enjoy some spectacular scenery along a challenging road with hairpin turns and tunnels! Would have been a blast in the Mini Cooper we just sold!!
This is called the eye of the Needle. Very popular with climbers 🙂
The VERY NARROW tunnel to get to/from the eye on Needles Hwy.
Some more great pics of Needles here from climbers.
A herd of longhorns on the drive down the mountain:
On our last day (9/23) in Custer we took a picnic lunch to a beautiful spot called Horsetheif Lake
Sept 24 Left Custer, SD for the Badlands of SD for one night. Complete change of scenery.
Here’s our spot for the night.
That afternoon took a hike around the Fossil and Castle Trails.
Came upon a bighorn resting in the shade along Castle Trail.
Sunrise at Badlands the next morning:
Sept 25 This morning we met a really nice couple, Virginia and Roger, with a beautiful 1992 Country Coach Concept ( which Greg zoomed in on quickly 🙂 ). They’re planning a trip to San Diego in the next couple of months and we hope to get together with them again. Roger is a professional speed skater and they travel around to his races. These people are in GREAT shape! 🙂
After a chat, we headed out from Badlands to Spearfish, SD to catch some changing of color! Along the route to Spearfish was the town of Wall, SD, which apparently is quite well known for a drug store which has become almost a block long in itself. Of course we had to stop and visit Wall Drug, it has a great story behind it, and was a fun stop.
Once at Spearfish, we set up at a very nice park called Elkhorn Ridge in Spearfish for a few days, and had a nice lightening/thunder and hailstorm that afternoon/evening!
Thurs, Sept 26 – On a recommendation from the campground office, we took the scenic drive loop through amazingly beautiful RoughLock Falls, around Spearfish, Deadwood, and Lead,
wih an excellent lunch at Lewie’s! Highly recommended it if you get the chance!
Cold storm came through tonight – – here’s a “before the storm” shot: (we had a perfect spot at this campground! #111)
Fri, Sept 27 – A snowy, cold day – 34 degrees. Perfect for a visit to Devil’s Tower, WY
No dogs allowed on the trail up to the tower – – Greg and Poppins stayed below in the wet and cold….
Sat, Sept 28 – Beautiful, clear day in Spearfish. We et out for the museum, didn’t find it, and wound up at a small street fair in old downtown Spearfish. Great little country block party with a band, lots of food, and nabbed some fresh, homegrown vegetables! 🙂
That afternoon, picked up Poppins and went back to RoughLock Falls for a picnic. This place is freakishly beautiful:
Part of the film “Dances With Wolves” was filmed at our picnic spot: (yeah, I cut off the left side of the signpost)
Sun. Sept 29 – A very windy, warm day. Hung out at camp and got some cleaning and laundry done, and a couple of nice walks with Poppins. Beautiful sunset that night.
Mon. Sept 30 – Figued it was time to head south as a huge storm was coming in from the Pacific Northwest. Turns out the Spearfish/Rapid City South Dakota area was to get 4-5 feet of snow from this storm. Us Southern California wimps wouldn’t have made it!! 😉 Made our way to Cheyenne, WY today.
Tue. Oct 1 – Nice tour of the Cheyenne State Historical Museum, and afternoon around Holliday Park in the middle of town. Very pretty small town.
Wed, Oct 2 – Left Cheyenne, WY around 9:15am. Arrived at Tiger Run RV park in Breckenridge, CO around 1pm. This is our second visit to this park, we just love it, and the entire Breckenridge area.
Thu, Oct 3 – Drove down Hwy 9. Took a little walk around what seemed like the top of the world. Hoosier Summit along the Continental Divide at around 11,000 feet:
right next to a teeny town called Alma, with a catchy name for the liquor store:
Stopped back in Breckenridge proper for a great lunch at Kenosha, then a little shopping for a sweater at Goochi Poochi and Me as snow is expected tonight. 🙂
Walking around the RV park after:
Fri, Oct 4 – It snowed last night! Not too much, just enough to make it pretty. Poppins’ first time in the snow, she really seemed to like it. 🙂
Sat, Oct 5 – It wasn’t expected, but we got more snow overnight here in Breckenridge. More than the previous night! So beautiful.
Put the PAWZ booties on Poppins to help with the cold. Still had ice stuck to the hair on her legs, but her pads were nice and dry. 🙂
Sun, Oct 6 – Got ready to head out of Breckenridge (reluctantly) by 8am. Started up the coach and the slides wouldn’t retract. The awnings wouldn’t roll in over the slides – they were frozen. We’d seen a couple of coaches the day before on walks around the park and noted their slides were retracted early in the day … being the well-worn nomads we are, we figured they weren’t staying in their coach that evening … come to find out that the *smart* travellers know to bring the slides in if cold/snow/frost is coming that night and you want to leave early the next morning because THEY’LL FREEZE! Chalk this up to a lesson well learned – – check with us on our planned Alaska trip next year to see if we remember! 😉
Caught some snow on my phone: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pxu3lv7jrdkqs52/SnowingBreckenridgeCO.MOV
After waiting for some sun to hit the awnings, Greg climbing on the dangerous, icy roof and scraping, wacking the awnings from below with a stick, and running my blow dryer on high on them for a couple of hours, we were able to get both slides in and secure and on the road at 11:30. On our way south to Moab, UT to avoid more of the storm coming in from the west.
Mon, Oct 7 – Arrived at Moab Rim Campground around 4:45 pm. Just gorgeous – surrounded by cliffs and red mountains.
Let Poppins rest after the drive (she’s still not liking the actual moving of the vehicle), and Greg and I drove up to Dead Horse Point State Park. Yeah, it’s pretty amazing.
Picked a rock and had a great picnic lunch with a view:
We asked a couple of park rangers if we’d be ok taking our all wheel drive Honda CRV back down the to Moab along the dirt road past the Gemini Bridges. One said “it’s a little sandy in places so as long as you’re comfortable driving in sand”… and the other said “oh, yeah – no problem, rental cars go on that dirt road”. So, we went. Took pictures up to the point where WE ALMOST DIED, SLIDING OFF A CLIF, WHEN THE WHEELS SLID UPON BRAKING! We’ll rent a 4×4 next time…
Tue, Oct 8 – After a beautiful walk on the trail, behind the campground along Moab Rim, we were off to Monument Valley. Arrived at Gouldings Campground around 12:30pm.
This place has lots of history, from the couple who founded the place to the John Wayne movies filmed there. 🙂
We set up camp, and drove over to Gooseneck State Park. Wanted to check it out as apparently you can dry camp up there. We’re absolutely going to have to plan a short stay there sometime in the future!
Then took a drive thru the Valley of the Gods The pictures don’t do it justice…
Wed, Oct 9 – Got up this morning and took a hike thru the box canyon just across the way from the camp.
Trying to get the echo – – it was all fun until a few rocks started falling, we were out of there pretty quickly after that! 😉
Then we took the rough drive thru Monument Valley on Navajo Tribal land.
Poppins was happy to get out of the bumpy ride for a bit at one of the view points along the road.
Loved looking up at this from the RV window at camp:
Thu, Oct 10 – Had an extremely windy, rainy night here at Gouldings. The campground is in a valley where the wind just funnels through. Talking with some other campers, they were worried they were going to be blown over a few times. We have red, clay colored dirt in every single possible crevice of the RV and car – – and it’s amazing how much of it made it inside! It’s just everywhere. Headed out around 9:15am, south toward Prescott, AZ via Flagstaff. Had some ice and snow along the way in Flagstaff:
Arrived at Point of Rocks camp in Prescott around 3pm. We like this little park.
Fri, Oct 11 – Our last full day before heading back to San Diego tomorrow. Hiking on the boulders and over to Watson Lake is so much fun here.
In the afternoon we headed into old downtown Prescott. The town has a beautiful central park and shops along historic Whiskey Row. Since we had Poppins with us, we decided to get pizza and salad to take back to camp this evening, and boy are we glad we did! Bill’s Pizza is seriously good eats! Can’t wait to go back here again.
Sat. Oct 12 – Set out from Point of Rocks Park at Prescott Lakes, AZ for San Diego via Congress, AZ to get the coach weighed, took a wrong turn thanks to an incorrect entry into the Garmin, and ended up on a very narrow, winding, mountainous road along Hwy’s 96 & 97 toward Bagdad, AZ which is right before Nowhere, AZ. Found our way back to 8 West, via 10 and 78, after looking at the hard copy atlas!
After almost 5 weeks on the road – this was the only time we had gotten lazy and didn’t cross reference the routes against the hardcopy Atlas. We learned a lot on this trip, and this was certainly one of the lessons we’ll keep in mind as we head out on the next journey tentatively planned for Alaska end of April 2014! 🙂
Deb, Greg, and Poppins
9 thoughts on “Sept 9 – Oct 12, 2013 San Diego to western South Dakota and back”
Great pics of your trip! Thanks so much for sharing! Looks like the solar panels were enough to keep up with most of your needs. I’m ready for your Alaska blog!
I got teary-eyed looking at the amazing pictures and you write beautifully! Thanks for sharing this great adventure, it almost felt like I was there.
Hi Sandy – Yeah, she writes as good as I make Martinis! (Pretty good in a picture too…)
Looking forward to seeing you soon…
And Sandy – She says next time you drive down the goat trail, as she remembers you driving skills coming back from TJ!
(On Edit – This is in regards to Jeff’s comment, dang thing keeps getting indented under Sandy’s! Probably a UNIX thing:)!)
You can never have enough power. I have my eye on some new tube HiFi, and just for Deb, some new speakers…. Those tubes suck power as fast as I uncork a Silver Oak!
Great photos! What a beautiful country we live in. It sounds like you made a right turn, instead of a left at the Kirkland intersection coming down the hill from Prescott. Great story about the slide-outs. Looking forward to your next adventure.
You nailed it Mark! I entered the right stuff into the GPS, it just gave bad directions – and I should have known better. Deb was so good about it, as she really hates curvy, high drop off, narrow, no shoulder or guard rail roadways. After 90 minutes of agony, I stopped singing, and she felt a bit better….
How amazing. Thank you for posting so many pictures. Everything looks fantastic except the ALMOST DYING part. LOL No more sand driving for you!! I love you guys and miss you so much! Can’t wait to see more.
Now Crystal – No way was she going to die then, she had chocolate cookies waiting for her back in the RV:)! And she did gppd, learning that skidding front wheels ‘don’t turn’ in the direction you point them… Of course, many a mountain sheep is in therapy after seeing first hand her drive that day!
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Richmond captain Trent Cotchin, Hawthorn veteran Shaun Burgoyne and West Coast star Elliot Yeo are set to return from injury in round 11 of the AFL season.
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Melbourne were quick to claim underdog status for their clash with AFL ladder-leaders the Western Bulldogs, but Marcus Bontempelli is expecting a hot contest.
Wilshere rejoined the Cherries in January and played 17 times for the club, scoring twice. Bournemouth reached the play-offs but were beaten by Brentford.
England’s pace bowler had elbow surgery last week.
Controversial cross-code footballer Israel Folau has accused the QRL of discrimination as his bid to return to Australian rugby league gets ugly.
Slavisa Jokanovic is on the verge of a return to English football following talks with the Blades hierarchy after emerging as their first choice to replace Chris Wilder.
Canberra Raiders have defended their decision to immediately release 'good person' George Williams from this contract, insisting sometimes decisions have to be made that benefit the club and not the player.
Sunday's Round Three Super Rugby Trans-Tasman game between the Highlanders and Rebels has been moved from Queenstown to Sydney.
'You'll never walk alone!' - Alberto Moreno taunts Manchester United with Liverpool song after Europa League triumph
The Villarreal defender, who spent five years at Anfield before returning to Spain in 2019, has been revelling in victory over the Red Devils
Pochettino was sacked by Daniel Levy in 2019 after a five-year stint at the club that had seen them involved in two Premier League title races and reach the Champions League final.
Spain's media are celebrating on Thursday after Villarreal emerged victorious in an enthralling Europa League final against Manchester United in Poland.
Reports in Spain claim Real are at the front of the queue and will have priority over whether they sign Haaland because of the relationship between Hans Joaquim Watzke and Florentino Perez.
Lance Franklin is keen to play on after his nine-year deal ends, but is relying on one big factor to ensure it happens.
The Belgian has thrived under Conte, scoring 64 times in 95 appearances for Inter, and has thanked him for helping turn his career around in a heartfelt message to his former boss.

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Sons Of Afghanistan Program Starts Off With A Bang Of Disingenuousness
When a policy rollout begins with a series of misrepresentations, you just know that policy is totally superawesome and its architects have total confidence in its wisdom and success. To boot, the Sons of Afghanistan tribal-militia pilot program in Wardak Province got brought up at Geoff Morrell’s Christmas-eve-day Pentagon press conference. Here’s how the Pentagon’s in-house news service (shudder) described it:
Afghanistan’s government is preparing a pilot program in community policing that’s expected to debut in the near future, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
“Community policing”? If this were a police action, do you know who would be taking care of it? That’s right! The police. But I suppose “a pilot program in recruiting and arming tribal militias” might raise some objections, so out come the euphemisms.
But it gets worse. Morrell apparently denied that the war is going badly.
“That’s not the case at all,” Whitman emphasized. “And, that’s unfortunate. I think that any number of our commanders have said we’re not going to fail, and we’re not failing in Afghanistan.”…
Is Christmas Eve actually Iraq-In-2006 Nostalgia Day at the Pentagon? I’ll reserve judgment until I see the actual transcript, but this is dangerously close to denying the basic, on-display reality that Afghanistan has gotten way worse over the past two years. I thought we were done with this sort of crap in the Gates era.


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Madrid is known for its cultural and artistic heritage, lively nightlife, and a dynamic culinary scene.Take a break from Madrid with a short trip to Boca del Asno in Valsain, about 1h 10 min away. And it doesn't end there: stroll around Parque del Retiro, admire the natural beauty at Real Jardin Botanico, hunt for treasures at Mercado San Miguel, and contemplate the long history of Royal Palace of Madrid.
To find other places to visit, photos, traveler tips, and more tourist information, read our Madrid vacation planner.
New York City, USA to Madrid is an approximately 12- hour flight. You can also do a combination of bus and flight; or do a combination of train and flight. The time zone difference when traveling from New York City to Madrid is 6 hours. Traveling from New York City in September, expect slightly colder with lows of 59°F in Madrid. Finish your sightseeing early on the 11th (Fri) so you can travel back home.
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In Namibia, the SIM card registration campaign was launched on January 1, 2023 and is supposed to last 12 months. It was preceded by a national consumer awareness campaign which lasted six months.
The campaign to register SIM cards for Namibian mobile phone subscribers is facing some “ major challenges ” which are slowing down the process with just a few months to go. According to data released by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN), only 795,991 SIM cards had been registered as of June 15, 2023. This represents a registration rate of 29%.
According to the regulator, challenges facing telecom operators include resistance from local authorities to allow the establishment of registration points; power outages in remote areas that interrupt the automated check-in process; lack of customer interest in SIM card registration; the provision of inaccurate information by customers; non-possession by subscribers of identity documents or proof of residence…
It was on January 1 that the Namibian authorities launched the SIM card registration campaign, which is planned to last 12 months. After this period, the regulator will deactivate unregistered SIM cards, preventing their owners from “ using communications services ”. Furthermore, new subscribers are required to register their SIM cards at most three after purchase to avoid deactivation.
First announced in October 2021, this initiative is in line with the “Communications Act” published by the government in March of the same year. Ultimately, it will make it possible to combat cybercrime in Namibia and improve the effective regulation of the national technological landscape.
“ Operators will only need the information required by the regulations, namely the customer’s name, usual residential address and their Namibian identity card, passport or other official identity document issued by the government of ‘another country. Customers who voluntarily choose to provide their biometric data are invited to do so ,” recalls CRAN.


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AN ONLINE SEMINAR ORGANIZED TO INFORM ATO MEMBERS ON TRADE, INVESTMENT AND COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PALESTINIAN MARKET.
A "COOPERATION PROTOCOL" WAS SIGNED BETWEEN ATO AND JERUSALEM ARAB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
ATO PRESIDENT BARAN: "WE ARE WITH YOU WITH ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE FOR STRENGTHENING THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY, ENDING THE OCCUPATION, ESTABLISHING PEACE AND PEACE."
April 9, 2021- The "Information Seminar on Cooperation Opportunities with Palestine", which was held with the joint organization of Ankara Chamber of Commerce, the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Ankara, and the Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jerusalem (JACCI), was held online. Before the seminar, ATO Chairman of the Board Gürsel Baran and Jerusalem Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Kamal Obedat signed the protocol for the development of commercial cooperation between the two countries. Palestinian Ambassador of Ankara Faed Mustafa has also attended the program.
Speaking at the opening of the seminar, ATO President Baran stated that the foreign trade between Turkey and Palestine was at the level of 120 million dollars as of the end of 2020, and that although this figure increased by 58 percent compared to 2019, it is still at a low level. Baran said, "As the professional organizations of the traders of our two countries, we need to increase this number. I hope today's meeting will be successful and our commercial relations will both develop and deepen." Stating that they aim to support the strengthening of the Palestinian economy, Baran said, "As our President has expressed at every opportunity, Turkey has never turned its back on the Palestinian cause and will never turn its back.
Stating that Turkey and Palestine have ties dating back centuries, Baran said, "Beyond the close relationship between our states, we, as the Turkish nation, see the Palestinian people as our brothers." Noting that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's "One Minute" appearance at the Davos Summit in 2009 went down in history as the clearest indicator of Turkey's sensitivity to the Palestinian cause, Baran said, "We are with you in your struggle for an independent, contiguous and sovereign Palestinian state whose capital is East Jerusalem. We know the economic, political and geographical conditions of Palestine. We want to support you as much as we can. In this context, we take it as our duty to develop mutual trade relations and even reduce the imports of Palestine."
Reminding that TOBB BİS Organized Industry and Technology Zones Company, which is a subsidiary of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), is working to establish an organized industrial zone in Jenin, Baran said, "This organized industrial zone will play an important role in reducing dependency on Palestine's foreign trade" he said.
Speaking at the opening of the seminar, Palestinian Ambassador Faed Mustafa pointed out that the day is a special day due to the signing of a protocol between the Chambers of the Capitals of the two countries, and said, "Jerusalem, one of the parties, has a special place in the hearts of all Muslims. On the other hand, Ankara is a city with international influence, not only in Turkey but also in the region. Having agreements between the two capitals is considered the mother of all agreements." Noting that Palestine and Turkey are sister countries, the Ambassador said, "The countries have deep historical ties, their past was common, their present will be common and their future will be common."
Jerusalem Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Kamal Obedat stated in his speech that the pandemic affected Palestine as well as the whole world, and said that Jerusalem paid the highest price due to the cessation of visits during the epidemic process. Explaining that before the month of Ramadan, cheap and discounted shopping opportunities were given in the old Jerusalem region, Obedat said that on this occasion, workplaces were also provided. "We want to bring movement to Masjid al-Aqsa, which was stagnating during the Corona period," Obedat said.
After the speeches, Baran and Obedat signed the cooperation protocol between the two Chambers, which includes articles aimed at improving cooperation. At the seminar, presentations were made to ATO members about the Palestine and Jerusalem Economy, Tourism and Hotel Management, Construction and Information Technologies Sectors.
INVESTMENT AND COOPERATION INVITATION TO ATO MEMBERS FROM THE AMBASSADOR OF CUBA
INITIATIVE FOR COMMERCIAL COOPERATION WITH SRI LANKA FROM ATO
THE OPINIONS OF GÜRSEL BARAN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF ANKARA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE ECONOMY JOURNAL
ATO'S GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS BOOK IS INTRODUCED
AMBASSADOR FOR MALTA VISITED ATO PRESIDENT BARAN
ATO PRESIDENT BARAN MEATO PRESIDENT BARAN MEETS ONLINE WITH MOLDOVA AMBASSADOR H.E. DMITRI CROITORETS ON-LINE WITH MOLDOVA AMBASSADOR CROITOR
ATO PRESIDENT BARAN: "WE ARE ON BOARD IF YOU TRADE WITH TURKEY
TURKISH-AMERICAN BUSINESS WORLD COMES TOGETHER
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By partnering with Aqoba, which is a payment services provider capable of dealing with insured accounts, Bitcoin-Central has gained the ability to offer Euro-based accounts to people who want to trade in Bitcoin exchange and helps protect their funds in the case of a collapse.
Essentially: Paymium, the company behind Bitcoin-Central has partnered with Aqoba, which is a registered PSP–this enabling Bitcoin-Central to hold money in payment accounts (which differ from bank accounts.) Although, it should be noted that this also means that Bitcoin-Central can associate accounts with debit-cards.
As an exchange, Bitcoin-Central has a lot of reasons to want to allow people to store currency in accounts alongside their Bitcoin wallets. This greatly increases the liquidity of exchange capability and reduces the number of fees needed to transfer currency between holdings and thus allows Bitcoin-Central to let customers hang onto more money each time they make an exchange.
It’s important to note that the protection for balances only extends to Euros held by Paymium (through Aqoba) but not Bitcoin balances. This is because Bitcoin isn’t a recognized federal currency under the law and therefore it’s a commodity and not a currency; as a result, the protection only extends to the Euro-accounts. For this milestone, it need not extend to the Bitcoin accounts, simply having safe-haven currency accounts is more than enough to make a notable splash.
This capability is a significant step for an exchange and the BBC article quotes Vitalik Buterin, technical editor of Bitcoin magazine.
“The more we see governments and banks being willing to deal with Bitcoin, the more comfortable a lot of organisations are going to be making the step forward themselves,” he said.
Bitcoin still growing up, but this is a giant leap towards broader acceptance
Over the past year, the Bitcoin economy has been growing into numerous sectors. We’ve seen the rise and fall of exchanges, we’ve seen growing pains, crashes, and even several heists—an instability that doesn’t look good to potential retailers and investors. The financial industry itself thrives on reputation and stability and outfits such as banks, credit card companies, and the like hold customers because they believe they can trust the mechanisms that exchange their money.
By partnering with Aqoba, Bitcoin-Central have put themselves much closer to showing the sort of stability that retailers and services providers want. In fact, with insured money-accounts they can act a lot more like Paypal does and enable people to accept and exchange Bitcoins rapidly with less concerned about fluctuating prices or current valuation; furthermore their earnings will be protected while they wait to withdraw them.
If we see more exchanges similar to Bitcoin-Central take this step–combined with the APIs and financial services that court retailers and service providers—it’s very likely that more groups will start accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment and that will no doubt be a watershed event for the cryptocurrency.

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Therapy offers clients an opportunity to have a consistent space to prioritize your mental health. My experience as a fat, Jewish, white queer woman informs how I interact with the world. My training and experience in social work provides a widened lens to view mental health distress as part of systems of oppression, shame, and rage.
I created this practice, mk therapy, in order to provide a space that believes in affirming and celebrating queer and trans identities. I specialize in working with fat identified folks who are in recovery and healing from fatphobic familial and cultural structures. I have additional interests in working with people coming into queer and trans identities later in life, intergenerational and ancestral trauma, as well as religious and spiritual trauma.
Our unique internal worlds also impact our mental health and the intuitive ways in which we navigate trauma and life challenges. It is my belief in embracing the complexity of our individual and collective identities that informs my style of therapy.

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Here’s your Canadian Atheist Weekly Update for to .
I should’ve put money on this, because I knew something like this was going to come out. The background for this story starts in the House of Commons, when NDP leader Jagmeet Singh put forward a motion to condemn systemic racism in the RCMP, asking for unanimous agreement. It should have been a no-brainer, given the current social and political climate, and all that’s come to light thanks to the Black Lives Matter protests; who wouldn’t condemn systemic racism in the RCMP. Well, one guy, as it turns out: Bloc Québécois House Leader Alain Therrien. Why on earth would he oppose the motion? Because he says he doesn’t believe systemic racism exists in the RCMP. No, really. I mean, at this point even the RCMP admits they have a systemic racism problem, which is saying something. But somehow, Therrien just ain’t seein’ it. So, Singh called him a racist, and it turns out that being a racist is perfectly fine Parliamentary behaviour… but pointing it out… isn’t, so Singh was ejected from the House. Now, thus far, all of this isn’t really in Canadian Atheist’s wheelhouse, but, in a reveal that shocked precisely nobody, PressProgress discovered that Therrien isn’t just a racist… he’s also an islamophobe, too. Should’ve put money on it. The only thing that’s surprised me about this, somewhat, is how hard Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet is doubling down on defending Therrien. But then, Québec is apparently that magical little corner of the world where racism doesn’t exist. The fact that they merely appear to be the most virulently racist part of Canada? Well, that’s a complete mystère!
🤦🏼 Okay, here’s the thing with the Catholic Church and this (STILL!!!) ongoing rape scandal. I’m actually a very forgiving person, who – as a humanist – believes that people are generally good… but just sometimes… flawed; a lot of “evil” in the world really just comes from people trying to do the right thing, but finding themselves way out of their depth, and thus fucking up catastrophically. There was even actually a point, in the earliest hours of the scandal, where it was possible to believe that the Catholic Church was still essentially good (I mean, if you ignore pretty much everything else about the Catholic Church, which, for the sake of argument here, let’s do that for now); where the scandal was really just a few “bad apples” in the bunch, with local leadership just out of their depth on how to deal with such heinous and incomprehensible crimes, and due to the complex, stratified structure of the Church – with each diocese fairly independent and self-governing – no one really had a grasp on the scale of the problem. (To be clear, I am not apologizing for those who not only covered up for the crimes of rapists, but who actually put those rapists in other positions where they could rape others. Fuck those people; they should be charged criminally along with the rapists.) There was a point where it was possible to say that the Catholic Church had horrifically fucked up… but it was just human failings – mistakes upon mistakes – and they could, in theory, learn from their errors, and eventually redeem themselves. But as time has gone on and the scandal has continued to expand and evolve, that’s no longer the case. The news cycle has become almost depressingly predictable: 1) some Catholic diocese is discovered to have harboured a rapist in their midst, and covered for them; 2) the diocese profusely apologizes, says they will do better, and promises to cooperate with authorities; 3) the diocese refuses to cooperate with authorities, saying they’ve revealed all the crimes, so there’s nothing else to see; then 4) the investigation by the authorities reveals more rape went on that the diocese knew about but was covering up. Back to 1. After the fourth or fifth (HUNDREDTH!!!) time this happened, even my expansive forgiveness has been strained past the breaking point. At this point (actually, far before this point, but I haven’t seen many people spell it out this bluntly), the Catholic Church deserves no further charity or respect. They should be assumed by default to be lying at all times, and every accusation of inappropriate behaviour by their clerics should be assumed to be true by default. They should be required to wear body cams at all times when with their congregation, and their private computers should be subject to random, unannounced inspections to check for kiddie porn. Oh, and it should no longer be called a “church”; it should be called a “rape club”. Members of the congregation should be asked: “So how was the sermon in rape club this week?” Or: “Didja get through Sunday’s rape club without being molested? Lucky you!” And we should keep this up until the last of the flock is finally shamed enough to leave, or – at least – until the cycle above finally stops at 2.
Every year around Human Rights Day (December 10th), Humanists International publishes their Freedom of Thought Report, one of the most important and extensive reports on the rights of secularists, humanists, atheists, and freethinkers around the world. This past Thursday, HI (oh, I just realized that acronym! love it!) published a sort of addendum or extension to the Freedom of Thought Report, called Humanists at Risk: Action Report 2020. This report is a less “scientific” study of discrimination against freethinkers than the Freedom of Thought Report… but is actually, in a way, more interesting for that. Rather than focusing on statistics or on qualitative analysis of a country’s laws, this report actually goes to the streets to talk to freethinkers in eight countries, to ask them… what is it like to be a freethinker in that country. What are their actual experiences? They cover a fairly diverse set of countries and experiences, from Columbia to Pakistan, and tell the stories of dozens of fellow freethinkers… some of them, unfortunately, told posthumously. I think it’s well worth the read, for being less of an academic overview of discrimination against nonbelievers, and more of a personal look into what some of us are living through.
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An accessible overview of select robust methods for data reduction, this book covers exploratory data analysis, dimension reduction techniques, and sample reduction techniques. Emphasizing the practical application of the methods and interpretation of the results, theoretical details are kept to a...
To Be Published April 20th 2015 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
Drawing on the authors’ extensive research in the analysis of categorical longitudinal data, Latent Markov Models for Longitudinal Data focuses on the formulation of latent Markov models and the practical use of these models. Numerous examples illustrate how latent Markov models are used in...
Published October 29th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC

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These 12 Easy Baked Egg Recipes Are a Lazy Cook's Dream
Baked eggs might look fancy, but they're a breeze to make. For these baked egg recipes, you just crack them straight into a baking dish, skillet, or even a bread boat, along with a host of savory ingredients, and pop them into the oven to bake. That kind of easy prep makes them perfect for everything from lazy mornings for two to almost effortless brunch parties.
Chef John's Shakshuka
"This North African one-dish-meal is so fast, easy, and delicious," says Chef John. "Be sure to cook your sauce until the veggies are nice and soft and sweet. Once the eggs go in, you can finish covered on the stove, or just pop the pan into a hot oven until they cook to your liking."
"This Mexican-inspired shakshuka is a tomato-y, one-skillet poached eggs dish that's full of all the flavors you expect from Mexican recipes," says Candice. "Diced tomatoes, onions, and smoked peppers, plus cumin, chili powders and Spanish paprika. And together, they make this one hearty meal to feed a crowd from one skillet. Serve with warmed corn or flour tortillas and butter-fried hominy."
Whole30® Baked Eggs in Marinara Sauce
"An easy and quick breakfast recipe. No fuss, no muss," says SheLovesPaleo. "Use your favorite marinara and make sure any jarred variety has no added sugar to keep it Whole30 compliant. Serve with a breakfast salad and some plantain home fries."
Chef John's Baked Eggs
"If you enjoy huevos rancheros, you will love this," says Chef John. "The way the spicy sauce mingles with just barely set eggs is very similar, and when you start scooping this up with toasted chunks of bread, it gets borderline magical."
Individual Baked Eggs
"A very easy idea with a minimum of fuss or muss for any number of people," says Spokes. "Individual baked eggs surrounded by a strip of bacon, and topped with a square of cheese. These eggs take on a very pleasing flavor just by baking instead of cooking them in the more conventional manner. Great not having splatters all over, and being able to do 12 or more eggs at one time."
Mom's Baked Egg Muffins
Add this bacon, egg, and toast cup to your collection of easy brunch recipes. Muffin tins are lined with bread and filled with crumbled bacon, an egg, and a sprinkle of cheese, then baked. "Super yummy and works for a morning breakfast dessert food if you add a little extra maple syrup on top," says bakedsmiles.
Avocado Baked Eggs
"I had these clever breakfast treats at a brunch gathering," says recipe creator sonjagroset. "They are easy to make for just two people or for a crowd. You can double or triple this recipe for a crowd. I use a muffin tin to hold each avocado half if I am making several of them."
Oeufs Cocotte (Baked Eggs)
Recipe creator chatoune says, "Oeufs cocotte is a French way of baking eggs in a water bath in the oven - you can add other ingredients as well but ham and cheese is one of the easiest variations. Oeufs cocotte taste best served hot with toast or strips of bread to dip in the egg yolks." The lovely thing about this recipe is you can make as many individual portions as you wish at one time.
Paleo Baked Eggs in Avocado
Reviewer Theresa_l says, "Loved this — put grape tomatoes next to avocados in the pan to hold them in place. The roasted tomato was great with it. Added fresh cilantro at the end instead of parsley - but this is an awesome combination!"
Baked Deviled Eggs with Asparagus
"I have chickens and tons of eggs. This is an awesome recipe to use the eggs up! I didn't have ham spread, so I chopped up ham and added alittle mayo instead. Flavors melded well. Got really good reviews from the rest of the family." —Maria D
Eggs in a Basket
"I had these for breakfast (right out of the oven) AND lunch (at room temp) today and they were very tasty. I don't have a large (6 muffin) muffin tin so I used ramekins instead. It took about 11 minutes for the egg whites to set up and then I turned the oven to broil and let them in an extra minute on broil before removing them to add the cheese as runny egg whites freak me out!" —Kim's Cooking Now
Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread)
"With a cheese-stuffed crust and an egg baked into the center, this boat-shaped Georgian bread is so fun and versatile, there's only a matter of time before it's delivered to every home for pizza night and ordered from every brunch menu the morning after. They take a little finesse but the payoff is well worth it; after all, what more could you want other than cheesy, soft-while-chewy bread dipped in its own bed of runny egg yolk and molten cheese?" —Chef John

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from Felix Richter, Statista.com
by Mathias Brandt
Twitter presented its latest results yesterday, revealing that its active user count had risen 18 percent to 302 million.
The company further revealed that 80 percent of users access Twitter via their mobile device. Sales increased 74 percent year on year to $436 million. However, it wasn’t all positive news for the micro-blogging platform. Between January and March 2015, $162.4 million has been lost from the company’s books. Stock declined 18 percent on Tuesday as investors reacted with tremendous disappointment.
This chart shows the number of active monthly Twitter users.
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This elegant watch features a round dial and a leafy pattern on the inside. It is perfect for any occasion and will complete your look with style and class.
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Traffic: Wissing confident in the combustion dispute
Wissing confident in the combustion dispute
In the dispute over new cars with combustion engines, the Federal Minister of Transport urged that cars powered by e-fuels should also be allowed to be registered after 2035. Now there seems to be some progress in the debate.
In the dispute over the future of new cars with combustion engines, the Federal Minister of Transport shows himself Volker Wissing confident that a viable solution will now be found. The FDP politician told the German Press Agency that they had consulted closely with the EU Commission and, after careful consideration, submitted a constructive proposal for a solution. “We assume that this not only satisfactorily answers all content-related questions, but also the legal ones.”
Wissing added: “The approval of newly registered vehicles with internal combustion engineswhich are fueled exclusively with synthetic fuels, nothing should stand in the way even after 2035.” It is now expected that the EU Commission will issue a corresponding declaration, name clear time targets and initiate the process for corresponding legal acts.
On Thursday evening, the ministry sent a letter in reply to the latest proposed solutions from the EU Commission sent to Brussels, according to government circles in Berlin. At the beginning of the week, their proposals had become known. Accordingly, the authority defined a draft of criteria for the approval of new vehicles that are exclusively operated with CO2-neutral fuels.
The background is a fundamental agreement between the European Parliament and EU states, according to which only zero-emission vehicles will be allowed in the EU from 2035 new car may be allowed. However, Germany is urging that new cars with internal combustion engines that run on e-fuels – i.e. climate-neutral artificial fuels that are produced with green electricity – be permitted after this. A confirmation of the agreement by the EU states, which was planned for early March, was therefore initially prevented by Germany.


Population inversion due to charge-exchange interaction of plasma jets from plasma focus with residual gas
College Park, Md. [u.a.] / APS, American Institute of Physics (1998) [Journal Article]
Physical review / E, Statistical, nonlinear and soft matter physics
Koshelev, K. N.
Sidelnikov, Y. V.
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"Making Homemade Ginger Ale" with the Grounded Goodwives-Zoom
Wednesday, August 186:30—7:30 PMZoomBigelow Free Public Library54 Walnut St., Clinton, MA, 01510
Come meet the Grounded Goodwives (a.k.a Velya Jancz-Urban and Ehris Urban) via Zoom when they come to the Bigelow Library to teach us how to make homemade ginger ale and demonstrate how to make your own delicious almond and vanilla extracts.
If you have ever had the opportunity to be part of a presentation by the Grounded Goodwives you know what a special treat you have in store for yourself. If you've never been to Grounded Goodwives presentation, then rest assured you will be informed and entertained. This mother and daughter team are chock full of fun facts, and healthy life-changing advice, presented in an entertaining and fun-filled way. Supplies will be provided for making your own homemade ginger ale.
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Grafting of poly[styrene-co-N-(4-vinylbenzyl)-N,N-diethylamine] polymer film onto the surface of silica microspheres and their application as an effective sorbent for lead ions
Version of Record online: 4 OCT 2013
Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume 131, Issue 6, March 15, 2014
How to Cite
2014), Grafting of poly[styrene-co-N-(4-vinylbenzyl)-N,N-diethylamine] polymer film onto the surface of silica microspheres and their application as an effective sorbent for lead ions. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 131, doi: 10.1002/app.39973, , and (
- Issue online: 20 DEC 2013
- Version of Record online: 4 OCT 2013
- Manuscript Accepted: 12 SEP 2013
- Manuscript Received: 3 JUL 2013
- National Science Foundation of China . Grant Numbers: 60871007 , 61171061 , 61001053
- natural science foundation of Hunan Province . Grant Numbers: 10JJ2049 , 12JJ4082 , 13JJ9012 , 2011NK2006 , 2013RS4028 , K1106007-11
- Hunan University of Technology . Grant Numbers: 2012HZX05 , 2012HZX28
Additional Supporting Information may be found in the online version of this article.
Figure S1. The 1HNMR spectrum of N-(4-vinylbenzyl)-N,N-diethylamine monomer.
Figure S2. The DSC thermograms of the linear poly[N-(4-vinylbenzyl)-N,N-diethylamine] polymer synthesized via free radical polymerization.
Figure S3. The TEM images of the PS-co-PVEA microspheres.
Figure S4. The TEM images of the recycled silica@polymer sorbent.
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text: View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of "Cause I Love You No More" on Discogs. Check out Cause I Love You No More (Escanor Radio Edit) by e-Love on Amazon Music. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Listen to Cause I Love You No More on Spotify. e-Love · Single · · 8 songs. Listen to Cause I Love You No More (Alster Lounge Chill Out Vocal Mix) by E-Love, Shazams. Find out at which radio station you can hear E-Love - Cause I Love You No More. E-Love - Cause I Love You No More (Alster lounge chill out vocal mix) (1 песня) скачать или слушать онлайн бесплатно. Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry) (COPY) Lyrics: For all the years that Ive known you baby / I can't figure out the reason why lately / Youve been acting. I ain't no superman, I ain't no holy ghost. I'm just the one that keeps you up at night you love the most. I'll be your strong man, I'll be your west coast. Cause I Love You No More (Ollix @ E-Love Radio Edit). 2. VORSCHAU. Cause I Love You No More (Escanor Full Vocal Remix). "No More 'I Love You's'" is a song written by British musicians David Freeman and Joseph Hughes and originally recorded by them as the Lover Speaks.

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Black Diamond Mercury Mitts
If you’re in search of reliable warmth and protection for years to come, the Black Diamond Mercury mitts are the answer. These highly durable men’s ski mittens utilize BDry inserts and Pertex Shield fabric to provide waterproof, windproof protection. When combined with the removable liner, featuring robust 340 g PrimaLoft Gold insulation and high-loft fleece lining, the result is a ski mitten that provides maximum warmth, breathability, and weatherproofing for dry and comfortable hands in any condition. Remarkably dexterous thanks to 4-way stretch fabrics, and offering great grip and feel from the supple goat leather palms, the Mercury Mitts from Black Diamond are designed for alpine snow sports of all varieties.
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David Kimball, Head of environmental and natural resources department, Gallagher & Kennedy PA
What are the legal requirements companies must deal with regarding their electronic waste? Currently, there are no federal requirements that mandate companies to recycle their electronic waste. Likewise, there are no requirements for companies to recycle their electronic waste in Arizona. However, there are some general requirements that may apply to companies that generate electronic waste.
For instance, if the electronic waste exhibits a hazardous waste characteristic, federal or state laws such as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act may apply, unless the electronic waste meets one of the potential exemptions or exclusions.
What should companies look for in the firms it is uses as recyclers? Companies should review a recycler’s environmental record to see how well they comply with environmental laws, such as RCRA. A company’s past record will be indicative of its future compliance with any electronic waste regulations that are likely to be imposed by the state or federal government in the future.
How has electronic waste recycling changed in the past five years? Electronic waste recycling has become a significant issue in the past five years as a result of new technology that has forced millions of televisions, computers, keyboards, mice and cell phones to become obsolete. The amount of waste generated by these now obsolete electronics is staggering, and very little recycling is being performed.
The federal government has adopted a number of programs to encourage the reuse and recycling of electronics. Many states also have begun adopting the federal programs or looking at other ways to encourage the recycling of electronic waste and reduce the amount disposed (of) and thereby reduce the potential environmental impact.
What’s the biggest issue businesses should know about recycling their electronic waste? There are a number of substances of concern in electronic waste, including lead, used in TV and computer monitor glass and cathode-ray tubes; mercury, used in flat-panel monitor bulbs; cadmium, used in batteries; and brominated flame retardants, used in plastic cases and cables.
Some electronic waste may be characterized as a hazardous waste due to the presence of these substances, which could pose serious environmental issues if not properly managed.
What records do companies need to keep when disposing of electronic waste, and for how long? There are no specific recordkeeping requirements specifically for electronic waste. However, if it is considered hazardous waste, then the company would have to comply with any applicable record keeping requirements under RCRA.

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Victoria Beckham doesn’t want her reunited fellow Spice Girls singing their old hits, as it would make her feel “sad”.
Although Beckham (Posh Spice) and Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) have declined to take part, Geri Horner (Ginger Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice) and Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) are working together again.
Singer turned fashion designer Beckham, 42, told The Sunday Times that she wished the trio well: "Of course, as a new group, I do."
The question is – will their material be new? On Access Hollywood in July, Melanie Brown announced: "We’ve been in the studio kind of experimenting with some different sounds and stuff like that but nothing to be able to share just yet." But the three members involved, whose website calls them “GEM”, haven’t ruled out singing Spice Girls songs.
Beckham has now made her views clear: "I do think they should sing their own material though, because what we did in the Spice Girls was so special. If they sang Spice Girls songs I think I might be a bit sad.”
She went on: “I think I learnt a lot from the Spice Girls, most importantly how you can have everything one minute and then lose it the next. "I've been given a second chance, so I'm not going to lose it again."
Beckham's ex-bandmate Chisholm, the other non-participator, has also revealed why she decided not to take part in this reunion, saying "something didn't feel quite right and I had to follow my gut".
"There's a lot to be said for bowing out on a high note," she told Love magazine earlier this year. "The hardest part for me was letting people down, the girls, the fans, civilisation?! Unfortunately something didn’t feel quite right and I had to follow my gut."
Chisholm also said, having been against the 2007 reunion, that she was happy with the band’s performance at the 2012 Olympic Games: “I was talked round and it was the right thing to do, we had a great time and then we played at the closing ceremony for the Olympics in 2012. That to me was where [the Spice Girls] should have been laid to rest. Sometimes you just have to say no."
Beckham also told the Sunday Times that she hates appearing on the red carpet: "I just can't wait to get down the carpet and be done with it. I don't know if it's the years of being photographed and the criticism, but I just feel exposed and vulnerable and uncomfortable, and I can't be myself."

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Construction work began this week on the Avenue R Complete Streets and Safe Routes to Schools project designed to bring needed improvements along Avenue R from Sierra Highway to 25th St. East.
The $13.3 million, federally funded project will widen Avenue R, create walkable routes with sidewalks; install class II bike lanes; increase overall safety for all road users; improve signalized intersections; and will aesthetically enhance the corridor.
Improvements will also be made at the intersection of Avenue R-4 and 11th Street East (the entrance to Tumbleweed Elementary School).
Construction will take up to two years to complete and will be phased to limit road closures along Avenue R. Motorists should expect traffic delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes.
“The Avenue R corridor is one of our city’s main thoroughfares and these improvements have been a long time coming,” said Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer. “We have worked hard to acquire the funds needed to bring it up to the standards in terms of safety, access, and function that our residents need and deserve.”
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Most of us grow up with some notion of soulmates: this concept that there is a person out there, crafted from the same mold or perhaps even the same soul. Someone out there whom we connect with, far past the looks and the charm and the common interests. A person who speaks equally to our hearts, our brains, our bodies, and our spirits.
Our soulmate, our proof that Plato was right: that we are one half of those magnificent creatures that once frightened Zeus. And that, upon finding the other half of us, we become a force as great as the ancient gods.
And most of us are told that – because this pairing happens on such a divine level – we are guaranteed to meet, fall in love, marry, and create a life with that mate.
But what we forget is that – regardless of how spiritual we feel we may be – we are still creatures of Earth. We are bound by the parameters of the physical world: three dimensions, linear times. We are governed by things like geography, biology, chemical makeup. Synapses and chemical reactions and our own mortality.
Maybe you met your soulmate at the right place, at the right time, and – through the ups and downs, the ebb and flow – you created and lived and shared this life together with them.
But maybe you don’t.
Maybe you met your soulmate at the wrong place. The wrong time. Too young, too old. Too early, too late. Perhaps there were inner demons that made being together impossible. Perhaps one or the other person made a mistake that there was no going back from.
Perhaps addiction defined the relationship. Perhaps cancer cut things short. Perhaps one day, barely breaking ground in your relationship, you receive the phone call no one wants. A car crash. A bomb went off. A mugging gone terribly wrong.
What they neglect to mention in the fairytales is that this physical, natural world is tough, and there’s no guarantee for happy endings, or happy anything.
Sometimes your soulmate arrives in a flash, and leaves just as soon.
Sometimes your soulmate is not your lifemate.
And that is when the definition of soulmate changes. Gone are the “happy ever after”s and holy matrimony. Instead, we come to recognize that our soulmate has bigger purpose than kisses on Valentine’s Day.
Our soulmate is a force in and for our lives. Their presence elevates you, puts you on the path you were destined to be on. Helps you become more you – and usually without even realizing that they did. Your soulmate resonates so deeply that you can’t help but be affected energetically.
Your soulmate is an awakening, a rebirthing, an understanding. Your soulmate gives you insight into your own soul and solidifies the things that needed to be solidified. The presence of their soul highlights the cracks along yours and gives you a chance to heal, gives you a chance to rise up.
Their connection reminds you how connected you are, with everything. Your resonance with them resonates out, fortifying the parts you need fortifying, shifting the parts you need shifting, evolving in all the ways you need evolving.
A soulmate is a reminder of your own soul.
And that’s when you realize that you are surrounded by soulmates. These ties to your soul, people you swear were almost thrust into your life by divine force. People who shape you in one way or another. People who unknowingly put or keep you on the path you were destined for. People who remind you of your heart, your spirit, your purpose on this planet. People who shed light on the wounds that need healing. People whose very presence helps you heal.
Some who will be in our lives from beginning to end. Some who come in only for a very specific purpose and then are gone. But all have a vital impact.
And through these countless soulmates and lifemates, we slowly build up a pretty wonderful life for our souls.

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Through out the school year my daughter is sent home with a monthly calendar which shows all the birthdays for her teachers, so I wanted to come up with a gift that would be useful and inexpensive since there are 6 teachers at her preschool and it's best to keep the gift universal (in my opinion ~ I grew up with a sister!).
This is what I came up with...
Here is what you will need (spray paint and heart cut out not included in this picture)...
Here is how they are made...
I started by place a piece of tape across the jar and then centered my heart cut out (which I cut using my Cricut) on the tape. I then took a box cutter and cut around the heart cut out. Then I took off the heart cut out and pealed off the tape so all that was left was the heart-shaped tape.
Next comes the spray paint! As always, I used my favorite Rust-Oleum 2X Ultra Cover spray paint and I used a flat finish for this project.
I sprayed the entire outside of the jar, including the bottom and when it was dry I pealed off the heart-shaped tape.
Next I attached the wire handle.
I used 22 gage Florist wire because that's what I had on hand, but any thin wire will work.
I started with one strand around the top of the jar in order to have something to attached the handle to.
Then I attached the handle. I looped it around one side of the jar and twisted it close on the other side.
(tip: when you cut off the ends of the wire, be sure to press them down as flat as you can so they don't stick out, for safety purposes!)
Lastly, I added the final touches...
I tied twine (or jute) around the top and popped in the candle and ta-da....it's done!
These can be great Christmas gifts too...just an idea!


On Friday, August 12, at the Embassy of Germany in Moscow unknown hung a banner reading “Sie, sind Leute krank im Kopf” (“you People are sick in the head”) and the logo of the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle reports “gazety”. DW previously published a picture of the Russian cartoonist Sergei Elkin on the topic of banning Russian athletes to the Paralympics in Rio. After this, the Deputy head of the Duma Committee on labor, social policy and veterans Affairs Mikhail Terentiev demanded that the journalists an apology.
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On February 22, 2012, a hearing officer of the Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) , (Massachusetts), held that a public school district need not produce copies of evaluations and assessments of classmates of the Student at issue in a BSEA dispute. In In re: Student & Danvers Public Schools, BSEA #12-3302, Hearing Officer Sara Berman used her authority under Rule VI (C) of the BSEA Hearing Rules to protect the evaluations and assessments of Student’s peers and
classmates from discovery. The ruling came as clarification of an earlier order relating to a
contentious discovery dispute between Parents and the District.
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How not to make a bath bomb
My bath bomb fail started out one weekday morning. My kids and I set up to try out a bath bomb recipe we found online, straight from the company who made the molds. I picked up all of the ingredients from the supermarket and set to work. We even used food coloring as it suggested and made, what would have been, some pretty creative bath bombs.
Where it all went wrong
In the bath bomb kit we have, there are 3 different size molds. However, in order to make multiple bombs of the same size, you have to take the bomb out out of the mold before making another. I followed the instructions, packed the ingredients in, tapped the mold and revealed beautiful bombs.
After I glanced at the bath bombs a few minutes later, I noticed that they appeared to be getting larger. Almost a half hour later they had nearly completely fallen apart. I took the mix and re-packed it back into the mold. However, even though I tried to let one dry in the mold for a few hours, it expanded and collapsed again.
Total bath bomb failure.
Disclosure: I received a product sample to facilitate this failure and this post contains affiliate links.
Bath bomb recipe (if you don’t want your bath bombs to hold together)
Ingredients (from the company)
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup citric acid
1/2 cup epsom salts
1 tsp. water
2 tsp. essential oil or fragrance oil (avoid minty oils)
3 tsp. olive oil or similar vegetable oil
a few drops food coloring (any color)
I’m working on getting this right! I did order a set of 12 bath bomb molds so I can encase these and allow them to dry longer. Apparently, this mix is too oily and too wet and missing some key ingredients. In addition, I’ve received a lot of feedback about what to change in the recipe and plan on taking another go at this soon. I will post updates for you!
I do plan on getting this right!


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Stories For Boys Who Dare To Be Different Book offers a welcome alternative narrative. It is an extraordinary compilation of 75 stories of famous and not-so-famous men from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and innovator in his own way, and all going on to achieve amazing things.
Boys will be boys or so the meaningless saying goes. Because what if you're a boy and you love ballet? And what if you've always dreamed of being a scientist but you can't see anyone who looks or sounds like you, and who has left a legacy in the form of microscopes and Bunsen burners for you to follow? This is the book for boys who want to know about the lives of those heroes who have led the way, changing the world for the better as they go.
A beautifully illustrated, evocative and inspirational book of amazing stories of amazing people, that will delight sons and nephews, and give them the courage to be themselves.
This book is hardback and measures 19.6 cm x 25.1 cm x 1.4 cm


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Siege Hero for Android is very popular and thousands of gamers around the world would be glad to get it without any payments. And we can help you! To download the game for free, we recommend you to select your phone model, and then our system will choose the most suitable apk files. Downloading is very simple: select the desired file and click "download free Siege Hero apk", then select one of the ways you want to get the file. Just a few easy steps and you are enjoying full version of the game for tablet or phone!
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“Now, since right observes it, the new kept possess obtained this new culture battle and you may controls the fresh media, the brand new colleges, Hollywood as well as the degree out of everybody’s students,” claims Jonathan Haidt, an effective psychologist during the Nyc School who knowledge politics and you will morality. “Many of them think that they are the subjects, they are fighting right back up against powerful and you can oppressive forces, and their animosities was associated with you to definitely worldview.”
Robbie Sutton, a beneficial psychologist at the University of Kent from inside the The united kingdomt, presented first findings at the SPSP one to touch on the situation out of and that attitude is more justifiable. He discovered that people who endorsed denialist conspiracy concepts regarding the climate alter (age.grams., “‘Environment change’ was a misconception advertised by regulators because the an reason to boost taxation and you will control mans freedom”) was basically probably be compared to those who recommended warmist conspiracy theories (e.g., “Political figures and industry lobbyists is forcing scientists in order to downplay the risks from weather changes”) to want to help you censor, surveil and you will punish weather researchers, whereas warmists were probably be than simply denialists to want so you’re able to discipline and you will surveil climate change skeptics. However they are this type of emotions just as hazardous? Many people would state that’s a subjective question, but it’s difficult to disregard the research, as an instance, one Exxon have undetectable their expertise in environment transform for decades, and undeniable fact that your most recent Republican management provides placed brand new constraints to the Environmental Cover Department boffins. Who is more susceptible, and supported by scientific research: Exxon otherwise environmental experts?
Irrespective of who has got the greater number of dangerous intolerance, the stark reality is that people have trouble taking together. How to proceed? “Perhaps one of the most uniform an easy way to raise tolerance is contact for the other side and you can sharing sensation of working on an objective,” Brandt claims. He ways beginning with anyone next-door. “Individuals benefits from safe communities, a stimulating social ecosystem and you can reputable snowfall removing,” according to him. “In the event the liberal and conventional locals can find an easy way to work together towards regional height to alter their areas and you may teams, it might help to increase threshold various other domains.” (When you can come across a neighbors of your reverse team, that is.)
Education’s suppression out-of expressed prejudice implies a community out of governmental correctness in which people don’t feel at ease sharing its mejores aplicaciones de citas para Android real emotions to possess fear of reprisal-precisely the sorts of attitude conservatives complain about
Progressives you will understand the conservatives about records to be towards the wrong top, but conservatives might feel the same manner concerning progressives means ahead of the instruct. Taking everyone onboard on top of that was hopeless, in case we express a common sight, actually partially, possibly we are able to at the least remain on the fresh new songs.
CORRECTION: This post might have been up-to-date to help you mirror one, within the an analysis from the Spencer Greenberg, new getting rejected off political correctness is actually one of the biggest predictors from voting getting Donald Trump immediately after team association, perhaps not the largest predictor.
Since the predict, conservatives have been far more discriminatory than liberals into the liberal groups, and you will liberals had been more discriminatory than just conservatives into the old-fashioned groups. Conservatives’ discrimination is actually motivated of the its higher traditionalism by liberal groups’ visible pass of its values. Liberals’ discrimination are motivated of the their straight down traditionalism and by conservative groups’ obvious admission of their valuesplicating issues, conservatives very valued care about-reliance, and therefore weakened its discrimination into liberal teams, possibly as thinking-reliance was on the independence to believe otherwise do what one to desires. And you will liberals extremely respected universalism, and this weakened the discrimination towards the conservative teams, more than likely since universalism espouses enjoy of all.
Within the a newspaper imminent for the Psychological Research, Brandt desired to resolve people questions because they build anticipate models in order to estimate just if somebody’s political feedback perform raise positive or bad feelings regarding the a target class, in addition to precisely how much, and and that regions of the group inspired those people emotions many.
Steeped anyone, Christians, boys, whites while the cops carry out fundamentally seem to have so much more electricity now than immigrants, gays, blacks, the indegent and you will goths
However, while the a culture, we’ve conformed that certain types of address, like threats and dislike message, will be scorned. There clearly was an argument becoming generated one to old-fashioned attitude really does a lot more damage than just liberal attitude, because aim more vulnerable anyone. Look at the prior to list of teams maligned because of the liberals and you can conservatives. According to Brandt, “We understandably received a variety of pushback as soon as we advise that bias into Christians and conservatives was bias.” To a lot of it’s simply standing so you can bullies.


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aminolevulinic acid(ALA) [ah-me″no-lev″u-lin´ik]
δ-aminolevulinic acid; a precursor of porphyrins and hemoglobin; serum levels of this acid are elevated in lead poisoning and urinary levels are increased in some porphyrias. The hydrochloride salt is used as a topical photosensitizer in the treatment of nonhyperkeratotic actinic keratoses.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
aminolevulinic acidOncology A drug used in photodynamic therapy which is absorbed by tumor cells and activated when exposed to light, killing the cells. See Photodynamic therapy.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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Technical Recruitment Solutions have been recruiting for technical staff in permanent positions since our establishment in 1996. In these 21 years we have seen various trends and changes in the manufacturing, trades and services industry but 2017 was a year of dramatic change in hiring trends. With accelerated innovation in materials and production, automation and global competition it’s becoming increasing difficult to stay ahead of the market. Read more
Trends and news in the recruitment industry and across all sectors we cover.
New Zealand generates much of its wealth from its agricultural activities, but at what cost to the land?
Concerns about farming and the environment are not a recent development. Damage to the South Islands high country were first investigated by a Parliamentary commission of enquiry back in 1920. More recently, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment linked a number of environmental issues to intensified farming.
The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment reported last week that online job ads were up 9.2% this year compared to previous years, presenting good news to job seekers. Especially in construction.
Cheese, butter and milk powder manufacturing has been picked in the top five of 200 New Zealand industries to perform well this year, according to global business intelligence company IBISWorld.
It seems that many young New Zealanders do not see the manufacturing industry as a viable career option. After examining the exciting and technical path that the industry is currently taking, there seems to be an obvious trend. The industry is growing towards the youth of our nation and infiltrating schools and universities around New Zealand. Read more
According to industry group, CCNZ (Civil Contractors New Zealand), the construction industry in New Zealand will require another 30,000 workers by 2019 as the construction industry is expected to grow 4.7%, which is twice the national growth rate, by 2019. Read more
Its a great time to be a job hunter in New Zealand! The Strength of the employment market in New Zealand continues according to the 70,000+ vacancies that were listed on Trade Me Jobs in the second quarter of 2017. Read more
For a small island nation of 4.5 million, New Zealand punches above its weight in many ways. We pride ourselves on our international sporting accomplishments, our “no8 wire” Kiwi ingenuity and knack for cracking tough global markets. One tough market is the construction sector where change is accelerating more than ever and local NZ business are right at the front-end, driving the revolution. Read more
It has been a busy winter for New Zealand’s technical sectors and Maintenance Engineers are in high demand for a number of our clients. Opportunities exist across several industries including Food/FMCG, as well as heavy industry, manufacturing and service. Our friendly team of specialist consultants have a great mix of roles across both islands. Click on any of the links below, if you are interested: Read more
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It’s no shock that Karges Media loves a good video production collaboration, and this project was no exception. Brecht Vanthof of Saltwater & Chaos brought this project to our producer, Julie Karges. As creative director of the project for Summerset Grills, Brecht was also excited about the collaboration and to see this come to fruition. This project featured three locations – Venice, Malibu and the high desert, a full crew, actors, a horse, and of course the star of the show… the beautifully crafted grills. These grills are really so spectacular, that they made our job easy.
Enjoy this 60 second video… spoiler alert… it will make you hungry!
Here are some behind the scenes photos of the video production, Julie snapped with her phone.


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Meyer Friede was born in 1821, in Kassel, Germany.
In 1838, Meyer Friede journeyed to America, at the age of 17.
In 1844, Meyer Friede settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where his sister Mariana lived with her husband, Louis Bauman.
Meyer Friede joined the L. Bauman Jewelry Company firm.
In 1883, Meyer Friede entered into a partnership with Morris Eisenstadt and Benjamin Altheimer to create the Eisenstadt Jewelry Company.
Meyer Friede was President of this company until his death in 1888.
From 1859-1862, Meyer Friede served in the Lower House of the Missouri General Assembly.
He was an abolitionist, who spoke out in support of the Union’s opposition to slavery.
Meyer Friede was the first Jewish legislator in State of Missouri.
During the 1870s, Meyer Friede served as Commissioner of the Municipal Charitable and Penal Institution.
In 1847, Meyer Friede became a founding member of Congregation Emanu El, which eventually became B’nai El Congregation.
Friede was on the Board of Trustees and also served as President.
Meyer Friede was also a high ranking Mason.
Meyer Friede died in 1888.
He is buried in the New Mount Sinai Cemetery and Mausoleum in St. Louis.
- Ehrlich, Walter. Zion in the Valley: The Jewish Community of St. Louis. Volume 1. Columbia, Mo: University of Missouri Press, 1997.
- Schwartz, Ellen Jane Freund. Freund Family Chronicles. 1992. http://home.earthlink.net/~anschwartz/personal/genealogy/freund/chronicles.htm
Samantha Silver is Curator of this Meyer Friede Exhibit.
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A senior Iranian general on Monday announced that the country’s armed forces successfully tested a precision-guided, medium-range ballistic missile two weeks ago, the state-run Tasnim agency reported.
“We test-fired a missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres and a margin of error of eight meters,” Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi was quoted as saying at a Tehran science conference.
The eight-meter margin means the “missile enjoys zero error,” he told conference participants.
The general went on to say that 10 percent of Iran’s defence budget has been allocated to “research projects aimed at strengthening defence power,” the report said.
According to reports,
Under a nuclear deal signed last year between world powers and Iran, ballistic missile tests are not forbidden outright, but are “not consistent” with a United Nations Security Council resolution from July 2015, US officials say.
According to the UN decision, “Iran is called upon not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology,” until October 2023.
Read more at Times of Israel

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