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CIBC poll finds more self-directed investors are including exchange-traded funds in their investment portfolio
TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2015 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) is introducing, effective today, commission-free online trading on almost 2,000 ETFs until March 31, 2015 for all CIBC Investor's Edge clients. For all other online equity trades, CIBC Investor's Edge clients will continue to pay the low flat-rate commission of only $6.95.
"CIBC is continuing to make online trading more accessible for Canadians," says Marybeth Jordan, Managing Director and Head, CIBC Investor's Edge. "Many investors review and re-balance their investments during RRSP season, and this winter break from ETF trading commissions will help keep their trading costs low."
A recent CIBC poll found that among the investors surveyed, ETFs now comprise 10 per cent of self-directed investors' portfolios, compared to 3 per cent a decade ago.
"ETFs have expanded investment choices for investors and become one of Canada's fastest-growing investment vehicles," said Ms. Jordan. "The findings from our recent poll tell us that more self-directed investors are including ETFs as a key component of their investment portfolio."
Clients can visit the CIBC Investor's Edge ETF Centre to search ETFs and access detailed fund information and expert commentary.
In addition to commission-free ETFs and $6.95 flat-fee pricing, CIBC Investor's Edge offers other ways to save including:
- No administration fees on RESPs and TFSAs
- No additional charges on more than 2,000 mutual funds
- No-fee dividend reinvestment plan
Offer includes 1900 eligible ETFs; applies only to online trades and excludes leveraged ETFs. Minimum $100 order (in the currency of the trade). See full offer details.
All CIBC Investor's Edge clients pay $6.95 CAD or USD per online electronic equity trade. Trade options for an additional $1.25 per options contract. For full details, please visit the CIBC Investor's Edge Fees and Commissions page.
From September 19 to September 22, 2014, an online survey was conducted among 1,503 randomly selected Canadian adults who are decision makers for their discount brokerage or direct investing accounts and who also are Angus Reid Forum panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 2.5%, 19 times out of 20. The results have been statistically weighted according to region and gender. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
About CIBC Investor's Edge
CIBC Investor's Edge provides its clients with exceptional service, support and value. Clients benefit from online and telephone access to their accounts, and can trade on-the-go with the CIBC Mobile Brokerage App. CIBC Investor's Edge offers clients a wide range of accounts and investments, including stocks, ETFs, fixed income instruments, options, GICs and over 2,000 mutual funds, as well as online planning tools, and robust research and education resources.
CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution with nearly 11 million personal banking and business clients. Through our three major business units - Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Wholesale Banking - CIBC offers a full range of products and services through its comprehensive electronic banking network, branches and offices across Canada with offices in the United States and around the world. You can find other news releases and information about CIBC in our Media Centre on our corporate website at www.cibc.com.
SOURCE Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
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Asked in Dieting and Weight LossCarbohydrates and Low-Carb DietsFitness
How do low carb diets work?
May 10, 2009 6:13AM
Low carb diets work on the premise that by limiting your intake of carbohydrates, your body will be forced to burn fat as it's fuel source. Carbohydrates are what your body typically favors as it's energy source as the carbohydrate molecules are most easily broken down and converted to energy. Too many carbohydrates creates an over-influx of available energy and the body is likely to store this unused energy as fat.
Low carb diets do not allow for this to happen as your carbohydrate intake is insufficient for daily energy requirements. Your body will them go to it's stored energy (fat) supply to get you through the day. This is the basis of popular low carb diets such as the Atkins diet.
Many people believe that limiting your carbohydrate intake can be dangerous, however. Basic bodily and brain functions require easily converted energy to operate at their best and depleting your body of carbs can cause nausea, headaches and slower brain functionality.
A better diet to follow may be a low glycemic index diet, that allows slow burning carbs to fuel you throughout the day with minimal risk of body fat storage.
There are many diets that work that utilize the low glycemic index without the unpleasant side effects of depleting your body of carbs.

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How does an antibiotic influence your blood sugar
I’ve heard a little about this. It can slow down digestion w/ digestive upset, causing lows or delayed highs. I took it for an infected tooth, and it really improved my blood sugars after taking it for 10 days. Kept me from getting my husband’s strep throat too!
Wow, I hadn’t thought about an ab improving bg because of an infection making it high.
But, that aside, I don’t think the drug itself does anything to my levels. I usually end up taking a course of cipro each year and zithromax each winter.


Emergency measures intended to allow people to vote in the days immediately following Hurricane Sandy violated state law, concludes a highly-critical report released today by the Rutgers School of Law in Newark. The study said those measures—which included allowing people to request mail-in ballots by fax and email—led to mass confusion, overwhelming many county clerks on election day. According to Penny Venetis, the co-director of the Constitutional Rights Clinic at Rutgers School of Law-Newark who authored the report, the internet and fax voting hastily put in play by the state in the wake of the storm was not only was illegal, but also left votes vulnerable to online hacking. “Internet voting should never be permitted, especially in emergencies when governmental infrastructure is already compromised,” she said in her report. A spokesman for Gov. Chris Christie, however, said the law school’s findings ignored everything the state did in making sure as many people as possible had an opportunity to vote under what were extreme circumstances. “The truth is that as a state, we were dealing with a disaster and catastrophic damage,” said the spokesman, Michael Drewniak. “We should be lauded for what we were able to do.”
The November 2012 Presidential election, which came just eight days after Sandy struck New Jersey on Oct. 29, knocked out power to 2.4 million homes and businesses in New Jersey. The superstorm displaced an estimated 161,000 families, damaging or destroying thousands of homes. At the same time, polling places across the state—many in public buildings with no power or in some cases, no walls—were no longer available to voters.
Five days before Election Day, the Secretary of the State and New Jersey’s top election official—Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno—began issuing a series of emergency voting measures to allow the vote to proceed on schedule. The report noted those measures included an extension of the deadline by which ballots would be processed, an expansion of the hours of operation at polling sites, and notification to the public about changes in voting procedures.
But Venetis said other measures, including Guadagno’s unilateral implementation of email and fax voting made voting severely vulnerable to fraud and violated state law. “You can’t vote by internet. You can’t ask people to send their Social Security numbers through the email without secure servers,” she said. “You can’t implement something as an emergency measure that is clearly illegal.”


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By Hunt, Arlene
A fast-paced gangland thriller from one of Ireland's best-loved and grittiest crime writers - Ireland's Martina Cole.
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You're young. You're in love. You're in terrible danger ... A completely unputdownable thriller from Amazon chart bestseller Arlene Hunt. 'The woman's body lay on the bed, hair fanned out in a golden halo, blue eyes open. On the table stood an unmistakable sign: a bouquet of brig...ht yellow roses...' On a freezing January morning, a young couple is found dead in their cottage in the quiet Dublin suburbs. When Detective Eli Quinn arrives at the scene his stomach drops. It's the second double homicide in as many months where the killer has left a bunch of yellow roses. Tucked between the thorns is a little card, with an image of a broken heart. There's no doubt the killer is trying to send a message, but what do the flowers mean? And can Eli figure out the killer's motive, before they strike again? Utterly gripping, fast-paced and nail-bitingly tense, this serial killer thriller will keep you up reading all night. If you love Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott and Patricia Gibney, you won't be able to put this down. What readers are saying about Arlene Hunt: 'A great thriller that is extremely well written and will keep you on the edge of your seatwhile giving you food for thought. Highly recommended.' Bloomin Brilliant Books 'Oh my! The tension builds and builds. What a powerful and edge of your seat ride!' The Book Club 'This is an astonishing thriller of mammoth proportions and I cannot praise it highly enough!' Little Bookness Lane 'This book needs to be finished in one sitting ...Jessie had a lot of grit and was a strong main character. Caleb was a true sociopath. Put these two characters together and you are in for a real treat. My first book by this author and definitely it won't be my last. Highly recommend reading this. But clear your calendar because you won't be moving until you finish.' Laura's Book Reviews 'Caleb is one amazing character and really showed just what evil could be like. Truly a great book and I will definitely be reading more from this author.' SeRead more
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University of Alaska Fairbanks student Genoa Sullaway is one of eight graduate students announced as a 2022 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship recipient. The NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship program provides support for future fisheries scientists.
Fellows work with two mentors during their fellowship year, one from the fellow’s university and one from NOAA Fisheries. Genoa will work with Dr. Lauren Rogers at the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle and Dr. Curry Cunningham at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Sullaway’s PhD research focuses on understanding marine processes affecting Western Alaskan Chinook salmon productivity.
Western Alaska Chinook salmon are important to the subsistence culture and food security of indigenous peoples in the region, yet fish abundance has been declining for over a decade. Sullaway’s research to better understand survival rates for these declining populations will help inform local, state, and federal management for subsistence fisheries and bycatch limits in groundfish fisheries.
As part of her fellowship, Sullaway will participate in a yearly NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Research Symposium, which this year will take place concurrently with the annual American Fisheries Society meeting in Spokane, Washington. At the symposium the fellows have a chance to network, present their research, attend professional development workshops and learn about job opportunities.
Genoa said, “My ultimate career goal is to be a research scientist for NMFS and conduct research that informs ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) in the rapidly changing Northern Pacific Ocean ecosystem.” Alumni of this fellowship typically find careers with NOAA Fisheries, fishery management councils, and other agencies or academics related to fisheries. The NMFS-Sea Grant fellowship directly addresses the need for career development opportunities in this specialized field.
“The NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Program gives fellows the chance to contribute to current sustainable fisheries management challenges while advancing their scientific and technical skills,” said Ginny Eckert, Alaska Sea Grant director. “The fellowship attracts highly qualified students from across the United States and we are excited to see a University of Alaska student selected through this competitive process.”
Eligible applicants are working towards a Ph.D. in population dynamics, ecosystem dynamics, resource or environmental economics, or a related field such as wildlife biology, fishery biology, natural resource management, marine biology, quantitative ecology, applied mathematics, applied statistics, or simulation modeling. Fellowships are awarded in one of two fields of study–marine resource economics or population and ecosystem dynamics. Applications for 2023 will be released this fall.

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The Justice Department has decided to seek a $135 million budget rescission that would immediately wipe out federally funded juvenile justice programs and law enforcement grants to state and local governments, according to internal government documents.
In what is likely to be one of a flood of cutbacks prompted by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget-balancing law, senior Justice Department officials have decided to eliminate their two major grant programs rather than make reductions elsewhere in the department.
As with other rescissions to be unveiled with President Reagan's budget next week, Congress may refuse to go along. Rescissions of fiscal 1986 funds cannot take effect unless Congress approves them within 45 days. The grant programs have been popular on Capitol Hill.
Shelters for runaways, drug-abuse centers, delinquency prevention efforts and research are among programs that would lose federal funding if the $70 million Office of Juvenile Justice Programs is eliminated. The administration has tried without success to abolish the office in the past.
The $60 million Bureau of Justice Assistance, which includes many of the training and research programs of the old Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, is also highly valued by state and local officials and private researchers.
Both divisions are supervised by Assistant Attorney General Lois Haight Herrington.
Spending for both has been frozen for nearly two months, sparking loud protests. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), chairman of a juvenile justice subcommittee, told Attorney General Edwin Meese III in a letter that the freeze is "a slap in the face to Congress," which outlawed executive impoundments of funds in 1974 after budget battles with President Richard M. Nixon.
The Office of Management and Budget, in an internal document, said the juvenile justice program "has already accomplished its major program objectives," such as "separation of adult from juvenile offenders." It said the justice assistance grants "fund projects that are beneficial only to particular states or local communities, and should, therefore, be funded by those communities."
Senior Justice Department officials regard the programs as a marginal but often controversial.
For example, liberals have widely criticized a $734,000 grant for a researcher's study of Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler magazines and whether they play a role in juvenile delinquency. Conservative activists denounced a grant for a group that provides help to shelters for battered women.
But groups ranging from the National PTA to to the American Probation and Parole Association have written to Congress in support of the juvenile justice program.
Specter has said he plans to push a resolution soon to disapprove the rescission so the spending freeze, which has left many grant recipients in limbo, can be lifted.
Virginia was to receive $926,000, Maryland $704,000 and the District of Columbia $225,000 this year under the program.


WW2 JAPANESE CONVERSION PARATROOPERS BAYONET/KNIFE
This Japanese paratroopers bayonet has been converted from a Type 30 Bayonet as a last ditch effort to supply the paratroopers with bayonets during the last stages of WW2and is rare within its own rights. This type 30 bayonet is typical of the ones during the later part of WWII. As the war progressed, and the tide turned against the Japanese, the production of both rifles and bayonets were simplified for speed of production. This bayonet has the square type pommel, the blade is unfullered and has been shortened, the handle is held in place with 2 rivets, and was issued in a specially made scabbard with the paratroops emblem stamped into it.
This is a rare piece and an excellent example of a last ditch Japanese paratroopers bayonet. Dont miss it.


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Pentaho Hires Execs for Open Source Big Data Growth
In the second major news item this week involving corporate growth at an open source Big Data vendor, Pentaho has announced three new executive hires. Their addition, the company says, will help it to expand development of its Big Data analytics products as well as drive increased revenue growth.
These executive additions to Pentaho’s North American operations follow on other recent hires earlier this month by the company in France, Germany and Britain. They are part of the company’s strategy “to continue to accelerate its big data product and platform development as well as its high revenue growth,” according to a statement. The hires also reflect Pentaho’s active engagement “in the race to the top of the Big Data integration and analytics field,” according to CEO Quentin Gallivan.
To read the entire article, please click on this link http://www.thevarguy.com/2013/03/20/pentaho-hires-execs-for-open-source-big-data-growth/

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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of doorknock.
“Major flood warnings for Gippsland, Victoria's east districts as rivers swell SES crews doorknocked parts of Bairnsdale in Victoria last night as a major flood warning remains for the Gippsland town.”
“Residents in low-lying areas of Bairnsdale were doorknocked yesterday after rainfall of up to 137mm was recorded in the Mitchell River catchment, where the flood warning is in place.”
“Police and SES crews have doorknocked every home in St George to let people know the situation and that they have to leave.”
“Police and SES crews doorknocked every home in St George to let people know the situation.”
“Police doorknocked the street asking residents if they had heard anything in recent days.”
“About 400 homes in low-lying areas of the city have been doorknocked to make sure people know another peak is on its way.”
“Forensic police also scoured the house, while police doorknocked nearby homes.”
“A number of houses were doorknocked before police found the child in the company of his father.”
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Ken Berry, the actor best known for F Troop and Mama’s Family, died on December 1, 2018, at age 85. Now, other actors are coming out of the woodworks with memories of the beloved actor and performer. Carol Burnett, actress and comedian has said that Berry had no ego and he was one of the sweetest souls she knew.
She also said that she doesn’t think even he knew how talented he was. Berry was mainly known for acting in several popular shows, but he was also a dancer and singer. Burnett told The Hollywood Reporter that “A lot of people only know him from F Troop or Mama’s Family, but he was a phenomenal song-and-dance man. He was funny, he was sexy — he was the whole ball of wax.”
Carol Burnett Looks Back
Burnett and Berry first met in 1960 when Berry was on The Billy Barnes Review. In 1967, Burnett got her own special on television called Carol and Company and her guests included Rock Hudson, Frank Gorshin, and Ken Berry. When Burnett got her own show called The Carol Burnett Show, Berry was one of her favorite guests. He was on her show about 20 times during its 11-season run.
She fondly looks back at one of the spoofs Berry did on her show. He did a spoof of Fred Astaire singing “Puttin’ on the Ritz” which garnered positive attention from Fred Astaire himself. Burnett wasn’t the only one to remember Berry fondly.
Ken Berry’s Other Co-Stars Remember Him
Berry’s co-star on F Troop, Larry Storch, posted on Facebook: “Dear friends. We are sad to let you know our beloved Captain, Mr. Ken Berry passed away tonight. We just spoke with Jackie Joseph who confirmed the devastating news. We are at a true loss for words. Ken, we hope you know how much you were loved. Goodnight Captain. We miss you already.”
Ken Berry was a kind & wonderful man, and one of the most talented performers I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with. He could do anything. I adored working with him. I love you, Ken & I’ll miss you always. #kenberry pic.twitter.com/fYzo0KsbpX
— Mitzi Gaynor (@TheMitziGaynor) December 2, 2018
Actress Mitzi Gaynor said on Twitter: “Ken Berry was a kind & wonderful man, and one of the most talented performers I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with. He could do anything. I adored working with him.”
I grieve the loss of my partner in Herbie – Ken Berry – RIP. pic.twitter.com/mCDEb8wTjM
— Stefanie Powers (@Stefanie_Powers) December 4, 2018
Lastly, his Herbie Rides Again co-star Stefanie Powers shared, “I grieve the loss of my partner in Herbie – Ken Berry – RIP.”
What do you think about these tributes to Ken Berry? Do you miss him? If you enjoyed this article, please SHARE with your friends who loved watching Ken Berry on television and miss him terribly!

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Every organization today is continually striving to be more efficient and sustainable, to reduce the energy they consume, the waste they create, and minimize their impact on the environment.
Saving energy and improving sustainability can be achieved through the small, incremental adjustments an organization makes in its production processes, and the types of powder coating it uses.
Spotlight on Interpon powder coatings
Saving energy starts with the products you use. Our constant desire to innovate has led to the evolution of a new generation of powder coatings that can cure at lower temperatures, reducing the energy you need, or achieve outstanding results in a single coat, minimizing the processes required and the energy consumed.
Our Technical Service team can help you to better understand how and where energy is being consumed, and whether it is being used efficiently. Working with Interpon helps customers optimize every stage of their coating process, from initial pre-treatment, through to curing and drying, to reduce avoidable heat and energy loss and maximize process efficiency.
The benefits of energy saving powder coatings
Every degree of temperature in your curing oven is adding to the amount of energy you consume. Using low-bake powder coatings enables you to either cure at lower temperatures or improve the curing speed, thus reducing the amount of energy you need.
Interpon’s low energy (Low-E) and High Reactivity (HR) ranges of powder coatings are specifically designed to reduce the energy consumed in the coating process.
- Interpon 610 Low-E is a powder coating that enables curing temperatures to be reduced by 30°C, and in doing so cut energy consumption by as much as 20%. Alternatively, it can improve your coating line productivity, curing up to 25% faster compared to a ‘standard’ powder coating.
- Interpon ACE Low-E is similar to Interpon 610 Low-E but specifically designed for Agricultural and Construction Equipment. It’s a lower energy powder coating topcoat that delivers corrosion protection when combined with a primer in ACE applications.
- Interpon 700 HR is designed specifically to deliver improved color, UV-light and heat stability in a hybrid epoxy/polyester powder coating that requires a lower curing temperature or shorter curing schedule than a standard powder coatings.
- As well as our Low-E and HR ranges, Interpon has also developed powder coatings that can achieve a high level of durability and performance but in a single coat:
- Interpon Redox One Coat is a corrosion protection solution that requires just a single coat to deliver optimum performance in a range of challenging environments. No primer or topcoat are required, reducing the application process and the energy required. Free from solvents and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), everything about a powder coating, its application and performance contributes to a lower carbon footprint.
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If you would like further advice on how to make the most out of our products and your processing lines, from optimizing the oven cure through to the balancing of the oven temperature, speak to one of AkzoNobel’s Technical Service teams.


Through its European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), the EU aims to support the structural transformation of its Eastern and Southern neighborhoods, promoting democracy, the rule of law, and successful market economies. Now, a decade after its launch, it is clear that the ENP is just not working.
At the onset of a crucial year for the EU, Carnegie Europe hosted an event to launch visiting scholar Stefan Lehne’s latest paper, “Time to Reset the European Neighborhood Policy.” The paper identifies the steps the EU’s new leadership must take to salvage the project, pull together its instruments and assets, and make a meaningful contribution to the stability and development of neighboring regions.
Lehne was joined by Pierre Vimont, executive secretary general of the European External Action Service, and Rosa Balfour, senior policy analyst at the European Policy Center. Anton La Guardia, EU correspondent for the Economist, moderated.


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The Hampton Roads region exported $28 million worth of goods and services to China in 1998, according to a report from the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. That's a 1,448 percent increase over the $1.9 million in goods and services that the region exported to that country in 1993.
Hampton Roads' figures compare with $51 million in exports from the Washington metro area, including Northern Virginia, and $33 million from the Richmond metro area. As a whole, Virginia exported $110 million worth of goods and services to China in 1998.
But China, the world's most populous country with 1.3 billion people, is only Virginia's 24th largest trading partner. Virginia in 1998 sent $558 million worth of goods and services to Canada, $451 million to Japan and $203 million to Mexico, according to the Wachovia Corp.'s Virginia World Trade Index.
The report from the Commerce Department, which supports expanded trade with China and supports granting China permanent normal trade relation status, did not include the value of Virginia's imports from China. However, Wachovia's Virginia World Trade Index said Virginia had a trade deficit of $3.5 billion with the world as a whole.


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In the vast realm of human-canine connections, there exists a special bond forged in the crucible of service, loyalty, and shared hardships. This is a tale of such a connection—one that transcends time and distance, a narrative of a soldier and his faithful military dog, brought together once again in a heartwarming reunion that exemplifies the enduring and unbreakable ties between man and his four-legged comrade.
The story unfolds against the backdrop of a military deployment that separated Staff Sergeant James Miller from his steadfast companion, a Belgian Malinois named Max, who had served alongside him in the line of duty for years. Their shared experiences, the unspoken understanding between them, and the countless missions undertaken side by side had etched an unbreakable bond.
Separated by duty, Miller and Max faced the harsh reality of being worlds apart. Years went by, each day marked by a yearning for the familiar presence of a friend who had seen them through the best and worst of times. But, as fate would have it, the day of reunion finally arrived—a moment that would not only be etched in their memories but also captured on video for the world to witness.
The video begins with anticipation, as Miller walks into a military compound, Max’s favorite tennis ball in hand. The atmosphere is charged with emotion as the two companions catch sight of each other from a distance. Max, sensing his partner’s presence, bounds towards Miller with unbridled excitement, his tail wagging vigorously, and a joyous bark escaping his eager lungs.
The moment they reunite is nothing short of magical. As Miller kneels down, Max showers him with affectionate licks, his eyes reflecting the depth of emotion that words fail to convey. The soldier, his stoic demeanor momentarily replaced by unfiltered joy, embraces Max, and the two share a tender moment that speaks volumes about the resilience of their bond.
The video, a testament to the enduring connection between soldiers and their canine comrades, resonates far beyond the realms of military life. It becomes a symbol of loyalty, love, and the unwavering support that these remarkable animals provide to those who serve their countries. Social media platforms light up with comments and shares, each viewer touched by the heartwarming reunion.
As Miller and Max walk off into the sunset, reunited at last, the story of their enduring friendship lingers in the hearts of those who witnessed it. It’s a reminder that amidst the challenges of life, the bond between a soldier and his faithful military dog stands as a testament to the enduring power of love, loyalty, and the unbreakable connection between humans and their cherished companions.


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Can I afford retirement?
Whether you are one year or 40 years away from retirement, the question that comes across most minds is “Can I retire?” There are many variables that come into play as each person pictures their retirement. Thinking through if you have saved enough, how much you’ll be able to spend or asking if you can take your dream vacation will all come up when thinking through your retirement. Our goal at TS Prosperity is to ask you the difficult questions that will make you think and help you be proactive in your journey to or through retirement.
How long will I be retired?
This is a difficult question as many people focus more on the question of “what date am I going to retire?” Do you see yourself taking a vacation every year, twice a year or staying at home? What if you have preexisting conditions or have a history of health risks in your family? Do you want to leave family/friends something when you are gone or have the last penny spent at the funeral? These are all questions to help you in determining the estimated amount and timeline that will best fit you. The longer you plan to be retired the more you’ll need to save, so this is a particularly important factor.
When should I take Social Security?
With this varying from person to person, we suggest you check the Social Security website. There’s a wealth of information from estimating what your life expectancy is from their data, how different ages of starting retirement affect the benefits you receive and if you have a spouse, how your benefits may work together. It’s important to review the income you would receive in retirement with Social Security as the Social Security portion could be taxed again. You can also read a previous TS Prosperity Group blog “Things to Know for Maximizing Your Social Security”.
What will my tax bracket look like?
When you have accumulated your wealth over the years, it’s important to see how taxes will affect your lifestyle. To see a current listing of the tax rates, go to the IRS website. This will provide you with the current rates which will vary in the future but give you a good guideline to go off of. What types of investments you have can have an impact on your tax bracket. If you have both traditional (pre-tax) and Roth (post-tax) income streams from investments, you can choose to take percentages of each to keep you from increasing your taxable income. The Roth investment income will not affect your tax bracket where the traditional investment income will.
How do I put this together? This is where we can help. At TS Prosperity, we have a financial planning tool called eMoney that can analyze where you are currently, where you are wanting to go and where you are at in attaining those goals. Remember, this is tailored to you so there are no right or wrong answers, just what fits your goals the best. To sit down and customize your financial future, please call 844-487-3030 to schedule an appointment.
At TS Prosperity Group, we IGNITE PROSPERITY® by helping our clients do more with their money. Whether it’s saving a little extra cash each month or accomplishing a long-term strategy, our goal is to help you transform your financial life. Call and schedule an appointment today, one of our team members would love to help you do more with your money at TS Prosperity Group. TS Prosperity Group is based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with clients across the midwest. For more information visit tsprosperitygroup.com or call 844-487-3115. #igniteprosperity
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Marines 'soon to control Tikrit'
TIKRIT, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Marines are likely to soon win control of Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, a Canadian journalist says, as sporadic firefights continue in the capital Baghdad.
A day after fighting Iraqis on Tikrit's outskirts, U.S. troops began to move into the city with "substantial force" about 6 a.m. Monday (0200 GMT), said Matthew Fisher, a correspondent for Canada's National Post who is traveling with the Marines.
Coalition forces assaulted Tikrit from the south, west and north and secured the presidential palace there, Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks of U.S. Central Command said Monday.
Troops have been searching Tikrit for remaining regime supporters, Brooks added.
"I think by the end of today the Marines will declare that this town in under their control," he said.
Fisher said that at that point, the U.S.-led coalition would be able to declare the war over. Fisher told CNN that he felt U.S. forces were "only minutes, maybe hours from saying this war is truly over."
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that Saddam's army had collapsed, and many of those still fighting against U.S. and British forces were from outside Iraq.
"In essence, all over Iraq, Saddam's forces have collapsed. Much of the remaining fighting, particularly in Baghdad, is being carried out by foreign irregular forces," Blair said in a statement to parliament Monday. (Full story)
The Marines had "massive air power" at hand in the battle for Tikrit, including F-18s and Cobra attack helicopters, Fisher reported. (Tikrit battle)
Al-Jazeera television crews showed low-flying U.S. Cobra attack helicopters sweeping over the city around 8:30 a.m. (0430 GMT).
Any plans for negotiations with local clan leaders to hand over the city were not immediately known, Fisher said.
Tribal chieftains told Al-Jazeera that Saddam's clan and the army had left the city days earlier, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that no organized resistance was visible in Tikrit.
In central Baghdad, Marines engaged in a firefight for more than two hours early Monday with gunmen holed up in a building near the Palestine Hotel, home for many international journalists covering the war, witnesses and Marines said. (Hotel firefight)
Marines said they took three men into custody whom they suspect of carrying out the shooting. Marines said the men were guards at a nearby club and had been hiding in a building next to a gas station on Firdos Square, across from the hotel.
Last week, Marines helped a crowd of Iraqis topple a large statue of Saddam in the square.
That the gunbattle was so close to a hotel full of reporters meant it received wide coverage, but CNN's Nic Robertson said it was just one example of the violence erupting in Baghdad in recent days as the U.S. military tries to gain full control of the city. (Tense capital)
Meanwhile, seven American POWs rescued by U.S. Marines said they were in constant fear they might be killed, Peter Baker of The Washington Post reported Monday. The seven are due to return from Kuwait to the United States on Monday or Tuesday. (POWs freed)
And 18 Kuwaitis apparently held prisoner in Iraq since the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait have been found alive in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi TV reported Monday.
• One of Saddam's half-brothers, Watban Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti, was captured while trying to escape across the border to Syria, a U.S. official told CNN. In the deck of playing cards distributed to U.S. troops to help them recognize fugitive leaders, al-Tikriti was the five of spades. The fate of Saddam -- the ace of spades in that deck -- is unknown.
• In Kut, southeast of Baghdad, Marines were reassessing the security situation Monday after taking administrative control of the city the day before, following days of negotiations with religious and civic leaders. Units were placed on high alert in case violence erupts.
• In Basra, British Central Command spokesman Group Capt. Al Lockwood said Monday that British troops were restoring law and order to the streets, mounting joint patrols in conjunction with local police officers.
• A U.S. military official said Monday that "indications are" a Patriot missile shot down an F/A-18C Hornet fighter that went down over Iraq on April 2, killing the pilot. Lt. Mark Kitchens told CNN's Tom Mintier the incident is being investigated.
• UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw called on Syria to cooperate over U.S. allegations it is harboring Iraqi fugitives or developing illegal chemical weapons. Straw said he was unsure whether Damascus had an illegal weapons program and that dialogue was needed with the Syrian government. Syria has denied the allegations, saying they were "misinformation" to divert attention from civil disorder in Iraq. (Trading blame)
• According to the latest figures provided by U.S. and British authorities, 148 coalition service members have died in the conflict. (Coalition casualties)
• The Iraqi government released no information on military losses, though U.S. officials have reported thousands of Iraqi military deaths. Before the collapse of Saddam's regime, Abu Dhabi TV, quoting official Iraqi sources, put the figure at 1,252. U.S. Central Command said more than 7,300 Iraqis were taken prisoner of war.
EDITOR'S NOTE: CNN's policy is to not report information that puts operational security at risk.


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The Art of Tablescaping
The Art of Tablescaping: Deck Out Your Table with the Queen of Theme
You can set your table - or you can 'scape it.
When Bugsy Drake stepped onboard the yacht as Second Stew on Bravo's Below Deck Med, she showed the world the magic of tablescaping. With the help of some unconventional centerpieces, a few artfully folded napkins, well-placed lighting, and a generous sprinkling of décor, tablescaping is the art of transforming a meal into an adventure that your guests will never forget. Bugsy's gorgeous, over-the-top themes have captivated guests and earned her legions of devoted fans. Now she's ready to share her passion and talent for creating unforgettable dining experiences, honed during nearly a decade working on the world's most exclusive yachts and private islands.
Featuring step-by-step instructions for building your own enchanting events, The Art of Tablescaping is packed full of inventive ideas and design hacks, on-the-job stories and lessons learned. Get inspired by some of Bugsy's most iconic tablescapes, from rustic outdoor gatherings to glam-as-all-get-out soirees, then follow her tips for getting your own party started.
You don't need to have the superpowers of a Chief Stew to make a simple dinner party into a lasting memory - just your creativity, a sense of fun, and a few tips from the Queen of Theme herself.
Makes a great gift!
Size: 9.9" L x 6.9" W x 0.7" H
# of pages: 224
Author: Bugsy Drake

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Christina Botbyl (NSRF International Facilitator) has co-authored with Kim Cofino of Eduro Learning the soon-to-be released book, Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership: A Guide for Educators, their Allies & Advocates. These two experienced women leaders in international education bring forth an impactful book that provides actionable steps for both aspiring and established leaders ready to support growing leaders in their school communities.
Featuring the experiences of over 70 successful female leaders in international, public, and private schools around the world — including NSRF Executive Director Michele Mattoon — the book offers interconnected stories about the realities of being a woman in K–12 school leadership today.
Women face distinct and unique challenges in pursuing a leadership pathway in schools; unfortunately, most of the obstacles facing women are hidden and only become visible when encountered on the journey to leadership. Chapters feature powerful stories woven together to provide takeaway strategies and address common themes for women in leadership, including unconscious bias and daily microaggressions; physical, linguistic, and cultural expectations of leaders; perception (or reality) of lack of opportunities for women; impostor syndrome and double standards; and availability of mentorship and guidance.
Dr. Rania Saeb, of West Coast University & California State University, notes:
“Not only do the authors share stories and insights from female leaders around the world, but they turn these into actionable ‘how-to’s’ that every one of us can take and make our own. This book reminds educators that every one of them belongs in the leadership arena and that their ideas, their voice and their experiences matter. You will finish the book feeling inspired not only to lead, but to empower those around you to do the same.”
NSRF encourages you to facilitate a book study in your setting using NSRF text-based protocols to guide the conversations! The Three Levels or the Deeper Implications media protocols provide a framework to “deepen understanding of a text” while exploring and making connections to participants’ lives. For a book study group who seek to think critically and share opinions and aspirations about women in leadership, the Four A’s Text Protocol is another excellent option.
Finding Your Path as a Woman in School Leadership is available for pre-order from Amazon and directly from Routledge.
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Police said six people have admitted to a string of recent Waukegan burglaries and have since been charged.
Neighbors on the 2800 block of Tyler reported suspicious activity last week after three men got of out a car and approached a building on that block. One knocked on the front door while two went to the back of the residence. A description by the neighbor led police to stop the vehicle matching the description near the intersection of Sunset and Lewis on Nov. 13. Police discovered stolen items in the vehicle and transported the suspects to the police station -- where admitted to eight other previous burglaries: the 2900 block of Yeoman, 500 block of Chestnut, 1600 block of Whitney, 1000 block of Woodlawn, 50 block of Wetzel, 1800 block of Delaware, 1800 block of Apache and 900 block of Westmoreland.
Jesus Mendez, 17, of the 1200 block of Brookside, was charged as an adult with four counts of residential burglary. He's being held in the Lake County jail on $25,000 bond.
Sonia Mendez, 20, also of the 1200 block of Brookside, was charged with four counts of residential burglary. She's being held at the Lake County jail on $4,000 bond.
Ryan Ortiz, 17, of the 300 block of S. Genesee, was charged as an adult with two counts of residential burglary. He's being held on $25,000 bond.
Lance Nazario, 19, of the 700 block of Linden, was charged with residential burglary and is being held on $25,000 bond.
Daniel Rodriguez, 20, of the 2300 block of Chinook, was charged with four counts of residential burglary and one count of attempted residential burglary. He awaits bond court.
Another 16-year-old male juvenile, of the 1000 block of Highland, was charged with four counts of residential burglary.
Waukegan Police Chief Daniel Greathouse warned parents to be vigilant about new items appearing in their homes.
"Since we were able to recover items from many of these burglaries from the homes of the offenders, I am sure at least one of these parents saw something that should have raised a red flag," Greathouse said.


Tinychat (Web | Android | iOS) is a web-based chat site that permits customers to instantly create a room. Here you’ll find a way to can talk to other folks via textual content, voice, or video chat. The room could be about any subject you’d like to debate with others.
They don’t pay much consideration to the security of the location although your IP address is at all times recorded of their data. It lets you customise searches of the sort of individuals you want to discuss to. The chat software for iPhone and Android is totally free, dependable and really straightforward to make use of. Alexandra is keen about cell tech and can be usually found fiddling with a smartphone from some obscure firm. She kick-started her profession in tech journalism in 2013, after working a few years as a middle-school teacher.
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What app enables you to speak to random?
Omegle is considered one of the best talk with strangers app that helps you join with new people and make associates throughout the world. This platform is used by hundreds of thousands of customers all all over the world.
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Where can I video call strangers for free?
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- It enables customers to satisfy new folks online by beginning a chat with a random visitor.
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Which site is best than Omegle?
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How to talk with a stranger girl online?
- Don't use the same lines for each woman.
- Listen and respond to what she talks about based mostly on her pursuits.
- Write in a method that matches her persona.
- Ask an open-ended query that speaks to her character.
- Avoid yes or no questions.
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Several worldwide areas, together with China, the UAE, Qatar, and Pakistan have banned the utilization of Omegle altogether. Using this website, it’s possible so that you just can to video chat with random folks from all round the world. 4ScoreChat is a roleplaying website the place strangers get paired for one-on-one chats with one another. If you need to experience suggestions on tips about the method to chat on-line for freed from charge, you’ll be able to confirm ChatHub.cam. The website online offers a great deal of selections and has an enormous particular person base.
Can Omegle track you VPN?
Can you be tracked on Omegle with a VPN? This actually depends on a couple of issues. First off, if your VPN keeps activity logs and collects gadget identifiers, there's a powerful likelihood it'll have the flexibility to hyperlink a particular chat to you instantly.
Group chat rooms and random video chat apps are also a enjoyable new approach to date online. They offer a greater method to chat anonymously in comparison with most courting apps. It’s moreover an excellent useful resource for meeting strangers for business related matter.
What is the best free app to speak to strangers?
- MeetMe. MeetMe can be a amazing talk app.
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CCH Commences Major Renovation of Affordable Housing Project in Texas
Oakland, CA: October 7, 2016
Christian Church Homes (CCH) closed on the financing for an $18.5 million preservation of Woodland Christian Towers in Houston, Texas which is set to commence in the October 2016. The property, built with a HUD 236 loan in 1971, serves 127 senior and disabled households in the city’s Northline neighborhood. Through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, this project received a tax credit award, amounting to approximately $6.5 million in equity for the renovation.
“This landmark project will provide deeply affordable, service rich, permanent rental housing for Houston’s senior, disabled, and formerly homeless households,” stated CCH Vice President of Real Estate Development Kathleen Mertz.
CCH’s major funding partners include U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, City of Houston, Harris County, National Equity Fund, Citibank, Freddie Mac, Corporation for Supportive Housing, Enterprise Community Partners, Houston Housing Finance Corporation, and the Disciples Church Extension Fund.
Once completed, Woodland Christian Towers will include a newly built 5,000 square foot Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC). In addition to providing this underserved community with primary medical, dental, behavioral and mental health services, FQHC will also provide case management and housing stabilization services to formerly homeless households living at Woodland. The project is part of the City of Houston’s Initiative to End Homelessness which has made remarkable progress in reducing the City’s homeless population.
To learn more about Houston’s collaborative system to prevent and end homelessness, visit www.thewayhomehouston.org. CCH is proud to partner and collaborate on this exciting endeavor that will improve the lives of its residents and surrounding community members.
Established in 1961, Christian Church Homes is a non-profit organization that has been building and managing affordable housing communities where seniors can live and thrive in the comfort of their own home. Having served over 100,000 seniors over 50 years, CCH has now grown to 57 caring communities that are More Than A Home to residents in seven states. These communities benefit more than 4,000 seniors, as well as the local neighborhoods, towns and cities in which they live. Visit www.cchnc.org for more information.


Aerial lifts used at construction sites are usually of two types: boom lifts and scissor lifts. While boom lifts can lift one person at a time and a certain height, scissor lift platforms allow multiple operators at once.
Scissor lift provides a rising platform and a safe and steady enclosure which helps workers to access a specific set of tasks at higher altitudes. It is one of the most useful pieces of equipment along with other types of machinery.
It is the best equipment for specific projects where higher elevation is not a concern. It varies with the application, size, and fuel type.
Here are the five different types that are usually seen on the worksite.
Electric scissor lifts are one of the popular aerial platform machinery used in various worksites. It is one of the alternatives to fuel models; it features a silent, quick, and a proportional movement mechanism.
Since they do not make noise and emit fumes, this type of lift is environment-friendly and ideal for indoor spaces, which mostly have inadequate ventilation. These types of equipment are easy to use, less bulky, unlike their diesel counterparts, making them favorable in smaller spaces.
As the name suggests, this type of lift is designed exclusively for rough and uneven outdoor terrain. They are equipped with heavy-duty tires, high weight capacity, and additional fall restraint mechanisms including devices like arrestors.
This makes them perfect for worksites with slopes, and uneven surfaces, also ideal for projects take place in harsh weather. Rough terrain scissor lifts are available in dual fuel, gas, diesel, or liquid propane.
However, to avoid accidents and ejections, scissor lift certification is crucial to operating different types of lifts safely. Further, it emphasizes on improving operators’ skills to become experts in assessing overall work safety, which in turn reduce worker injuries and fatalities.
Hydraulic scissor lifts are ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications, including industries like aerospace, automotive, energy, rail, advanced manufacturing, and entertainment. Engine-driven or hand-operated hydraulic systems power it. The varying pressure of the oil in the lift helps to operate the platform up and down.
Sometimes the oil becomes viscous at lower temperatures; it is slower to operate in colder climates. However, this problem has been taken into consideration in newer models; it is usually most suitable for projects where horsepower and speed is not a priority.
Diesel scissor lifts are another one of the most commonly used on construction sites and various outdoor projects. The cross-braced structure of this lift allows reaching a height of 30 feet to 60 feet depending on model to model.
Since it is powered by diesel fuel, thus, emit fumes and can be a bit noisy. This makes these lifts typically for outdoor projects or sites having proper ventilation and where noise can disperse. Their sturdy design provides them with the relatively larger aerial platform.
Pneumatic scissor lifts are operated using air pressure lifting mechanism. Unlike traditional lifts, this does not emit harmful fumes into the environment, making it a sustainable option for industries/companies looking to lessen their carbon foot-mark.
This lift is easy to operate as it’s entirely pneumatic (no hydraulic or electrical components). While they are not suitable to use in rough terrain, it is an ideal solution in almost any environment, including indoor projects, as it only requires air pressure.
Choosing the right scissor lift is vital to meet your project needs. Moreover, you should also consider factors like the lift strength and height, the stability of the load, loading technique, and required platform size.


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The series is titled Women Of The Movement.
HOV and Smith are producing the anthology series for ABC, according to ABC entertainment president Karey Burke; and will chronicle the civil rights movement from a black woman’s point of view.
The first season (eight episodes) will tell the story of Emmett Till, told from the perspective of his mother, Mamie Till, who worked to seek justice after her son’s brutal 1955 murder. Burke also mentioned the network is considering a second season focusing on Rosa Parks.
Kapital Entertainment will head production, and it will be written by Marissa Jo Cerar of The Handmaid’s Tale, 13 Reasons Why and The Fosters. Executive producers include, of course Jay-Z and Will Smith; as well as Jay Brown, Tyran Smith of Roc Nation, James Lassiter of Overbrook Entertainment, and Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor of Kapital Entertainment.
No word yet as far as when the series will air, but we’re thinking that when it does it will have something of the impact of Ava Duvernay’s When They See Us, and we know it will be POWERFUL!

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is there still people playing online?
I was talking to a friend of how awesome splinter cell multiplayer online was and how we should buy it and get on and play, and he brought up a good point on whether people still play or not. i know on xbox and ps3 it took a while to find a game sometimes over 10 min and that was shortly after the game came out, (maybe a couple months or so). i know splinter cell has always had a small player base online but the game was soooo much fun.
So my question is, Do people still play multiplayer online on PC and how long does it usually take to match up?
Is it worth it more to get double agent or conviction for pc?
is the player base different?
should i buy it at all?
please keep in mind im getting the game SPECIFICALLY for the online multiplayer and NOT for the single player , i dont care for campaign i dont care how good it is im into multiplayer not single. please help so i dont waste my or my friends money by getting this game and never being able to find a match.
I still play this game. My uplay id is jonjon1998
but do people still play i mean you say you play , how long does it take to find a match when you play? and is it still mercs vs spys or do they not have that anymore? i saw they added new game modes but does the original one still exsist?
Hello Wickidbliss... glad to hear to you are considering buying Splinter Cell Conviction. Most definitely, people are still playing Splinter Cell Conviction multiplayer on-line... but I must admit, the playing field has dwindled (as most on-line games do after a couple of years). You will find Splinter Cell Conviction die-hards (like myself) who love this game so much and just can't get enough, as-well-as new players. I have over a hundred friends on my list, but only a couple of dozen are on at any given time. There are peak times to finding Splinter Cell Conviction players on-line... evenings/weekends and holidays are best... this past holiday season (around October to January) there were tons of players on-line... it was great fun. During peak times, matchmaking can take anywhere from a couple of seconds to a couple of minutes... during non-peak times, matchmaking can take 2 to 10 minutes (depending on how many players are on-line).
Unfortunately, a large portion of players are having connection problems/issues due to the simple fact "most Splinter Cell Conviction players do not have the knowledge to properly open ports in router/firewall or app that monitors/blocks ports" (a requirement to play multiplayer on-line http://ubisoft-en.custhelp.com/app/a...alhQcGxlVGs%3D). Many players assume they have opened ports in router (port forward) and in firewall correctly, but in fact have not... thus causing connection problems/issues. I'm sure that after days/weeks/months of trying to play Splinter Cell Conviction multiplayer on-line and receiving messages like "The Splinter Cell Conviction server is unavailable at this time" or "Unable to join... connection not responding" frustration/anger sets-in and players get on this forum and rant and/or give-up playing Splinter Cell Conviction all-together.
I personally think that Splinter Cell Conviction is the greatest game ever... it is the only game on the market (currently) where you and your coop partner can play h2h (hand to hand) completely Stealthy... no other game on the market comes close... or, you can play all-out Rambo style using the "really cool" Mark & Execute feature. The 3Dimensional graphics (with respect to geophysics) are extremely intense and realistic... New Orleans map is my favorite; it's awesome. The characters physical movements in the game are so realistic and lifelike... again, no other game on the market comes close this type of amazing programming and graphics. Hands-down, Splinter Cell Conviction is the best of the Tom Clancy Splinter Cell series... no comparison. On top of all this... I have had the pleasure of talking (via Splinter Cell Conviction Voice chat) to players from across the globe... Turkey, Russia, Egypt, Korea, Vietnam, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, India, Brazil, Chile etc... the list goes on-and-on... many of these players and I have become very good friends... all of them love Splinter Cell Conviction.
Yes, you definitely should buy it... but do your homework first and ensure you have met the minimum hardware/software requirements http://ubisoft-en.custhelp.com/app/a..._id/13493/p/88. Also; familiarize yourself with opening ports in your router and firewall so you can be prepared http://ubisoft-en.custhelp.com/app/a...alhQcGxlVGs%3D. I hope I've answered most of your questions... see you on the battlefield.
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I agree with him
Originally Posted by Green.Hornet
And I dont find a match, I usually play with the friend(s) I have
Green.Hornet. I got the Insurgency Pack. I was waiting for you to pick one of those maps
I bought this game last year and on my behalf it was a disappointment in regards to the first three games (4th was even worse). In terms of singleplayer I found the game fun until the level where you have flashbacks from the war (Arabian location, can`t remember the exact place). At the same time...I tried for about 10 times to play it online but with NO RESULT.
To be honest I am glad to hear that people still play it online, because I believe it has a potential that unfortunately the single player does not offer.
I am currently reinstalling it and hopefully I will be able to find people in the game. Take care guys!
i play and i have skype with mic if someone used my skype is sharonmaster1and uplay wolferoftime


Media entrepreneur Jaromír Soukup (in the middle of the picture from October 28, 2018).
Prague – The Prague Municipal Court stopped the insolvency proceedings with the Médea company of entrepreneur Jaromír Soukup. This follows from the court's decision. Médea requested the suspension after paying the debts to all three companies that initiated the initiation of insolvency proceedings. After paying off the debt, the companies withdrew their proposal. Médea owed the companies a total of over 3.5 million crowns.
In the bankruptcy petition of Cinema City Czech, Cinexpress and Knowlimits Group, they all stated that the Médea agency, belonging to Soukup's media group Médea Group, had not paid several invoices for the provision of advertising space in cinemas and shops operated by the three petitioners. The debt in the case of Cinema City amounted to about 1.994 million crowns, in the case of Cinexpress 895,580 crowns and in the case of Knowlimits Group 641,585 crowns.
The municipal court in Prague then started insolvency proceedings with Médea on February 17. According to data published in the insolvency register, Médea's lawyer Martin Richter announced that Médea subsequently paid the aforementioned debts on February 24. Richter described the insolvency proposal as “bullying”.
Cinema City Czech, Cinexpress and Knowlimits Group, however, all claimed in the insolvency proposal that the debts owed to Médea were months overdue and that Médea had not paid them even after repeated calls. The companies warned Médea that they would even sue for the money, and Cinema City Czech sent Médea two pre-suit summonses.
This is not the first insolvency proceeding that Médea has faced. Two years ago, the court started proceedings against her at the request of Lipian Trade. In April of the same year, however, the court rejected the insolvency proposal.
Médea is part of Jaromír Soukup's companies, which also include the publishing house Empresa Media and the TV operator TV Barrandov in the media market. Together they form the Médea Group.


Friction stir welding (FSW) is an innovative solid-state material joining method and it has been one of the most significant joining technology developments in
the last two decades. It has evolved into a process focused on joining arc weldable (5xxx and 6xxx) and unweldable (2xxx and 7xxx) aluminum alloys to a point where
it can be implemented by the aerospace and automotive industries for their joining needs. Research towards the further extension of the process to join dissimilar
metal combinations like Fe-AI and Al-Cu is currently underway.
A few of the important advantages of FSW over conventional joining techniques include improved joint properties and performance, low-deformation of the workpieces,
a significant reduction in production costs and the freeing of skilled labor for use in other tasks. Compared to the conventional arc-welding of aluminum alloys,
FSW produces a smaller heat affected zone, and it also allows the successful joining of aluminum alloys, steel, titanium, and dissimilar alloys with a stronger joint.
Despite the initial success of FSW, there are still many challenging problems that need to be overcome for its fully automated industrial application: the optimization
of parameters, the detection of defects, and the control of the process. Extensive experimentation for joining a particular combination of materials helps in determining
the process parameters for a particular weld setup. Effort has been concentrated on the modeling of the process in order to predict the thermo-mechanical conditions,
to better understand the behavior of the workpiece and the conditions which result in successful weld formation and the lowering of residual stresses in the weldments.
Process monitoring has been undertaken by capturing and processing the acoustic emission during welding for determining the quality of the weld and the status of the
FSW tool (tool wear and tool breakage). Mechanical and microstructural characterization using tensile and peel tests, SEM micrographs and electron probe micro-analysis
help in classifying the quality of the welds.
Originally, the FSW has been developed for joining high strength aluminum alloys and advanced aluminum alloys produced by powder metallurgy. The Boeing Company,
Lockheed Martin, and NASA are the leading companies in the application of FSW. In principle, the FSW method can be applied to high melting temperature alloys such
as nickel, steel, and titanium. There are a number of national and international research groups that have been working on the development of the friction stir welding
of high melting temperature materials.
The first application for friction stir welding was the welding of long lengths of material in the aerospace, shipbuilding, and railway industries. Examples include
large fuel tanks for space launch vehicles, cargo decks for high-speed ferries, and roofs for railway carriages.
In the last several years, the automotive industry has been aggressively studying the application of FSW in its environment. The drive to build more fuel-efficient
vehicles has led to the increased use of aluminum in an effort to save on weight, which also improves recyclability when the vehicles are scrapped. In 2003, the Mazda
Motor Corp., Japan, announced that they had developed a spot welding method based on FSW for manufacturing aluminum body assemblies. The technology has been applied
for the rear doors and hood of Mazda's 2004 RX-8, a new four-door, four passenger sports car. Mazda reports that, unlike traditional resistance spot welding, the process
produces no weld spatter, resulting in a significantly improved work environment.
A number of other companies in automotive industries have been introducing FSW in their production facilities. In the Advanced Materials & Processes, June 2004,
Ford announced that their first application of FSW is in the welding of a multi-piece central aluminum tunnel in their new Ford GT. Based on Ford's statement, friction
stir welding in comparison to the automated gas metal arc welding, improves the dimensional accuracy of the assembly and produces a 30% increase in joint strength.
In the last fifteen years, FSW has become a mature joining technology of aluminum alloys that is finding application in different industries such as aerospace, automotive,
marine, etc. This simplified joining methodology, combined with the higher structural strength of the welds, increased reliability, and the reduced emissions are together
estimated to have the potential to produce an annual economic benefit of more than $4.9 billion/year for the U.S. manufacturing industry. However, the application of this
technology in joining high melting temperature materials has remained in development.
One new method that can be used to increase the bending limits of thick plates is friction-stir processing (FSP). The FSP method is a variation of traditional
friction-stir welding (FSW), but in this case, it can be used to locally modify the properties in a part. The effect of processing the pretensile surface of a
heat-treatable aluminum-alloy plate is to locally anneal and refine the grains in the material. This increases the surface ductility to a depth equivalent to the
FSP penetration and significantly enhances its bending limit. This ductility increase can be attributed to both the refined and more homogeneous microstructure and
to the annealed condition of the surface material. The separate contribution of each has not been determined.
However, in a separate research effort, attempts were made to create an annealed surface in an aluminum plate by rapid, localized induction heating. Frequencies were
adjusted to provide shallow, skin-depth heating. Further, the goal was to minimize the loss of strength in the remainder of the plate, by rapid extraction of heat from
the opposite side. This would have provided an annealed surface without the severe deformation associated with FSP, which leads to the recrystallization and the fine
Unfortunately, due to the very high thermal conductivity of aluminum alloys, it was not possible to anneal a reasonable depth of material (at least 3-mm deep) without
excessively overaging the remainder of the plate. Regardless of the rates of heating and cooling, a static thermal loading eventually resulted in a steady-state
temperature profile, which caused softening to a much greater degree than was desired. Similar results were obtained using transient temperature profiles, i.e.,
induction power was cycled per a predetermined theoretical best-condition cycle. Based on these experiments, it does not appear that conventional heating approaches
can selectively anneal thick aluminum plate without significantly reducing mechanical properties in the remainder of the plate.
The promise of using FSP as a method of tailoring material properties locally in a part leads us to develop a predictive model that will allow us to evaluate the effect
of processing on bending performance. Most of the simulation work done thus far on FSW and processing has focused on the process itself. One of the first predictions
of the thermal profile that occurs during FSW was based on the Rosenthal equation and on models that assumed that the tool had a moving heat source. These approaches
simplified the problem by using an analytical model to calculate the heat input from friction and deformation.
Finite-element methods have been used to model heat transfer and to understand material flow, especially in steady-state conditions, using either an Eulerian approach
or an Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) approach, in which the material is modeled as a viscous fluid. This last approach provides information about material flow,
both allowing for the evaluation of different tooling designs and permitting a temperature calculation based on material deformation.


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I was on a drive across the country from Pennsylvania to Washington, when I met up with Jess + Chris in Joshua Tree National Park for their engagement session. Though they’re Los Angeles natives, it was both our first time in the park. We ran around the park during golden hour, and stayed out until the sun set over the yellow desert. Jess + Chris are a blast, and I can’t wait for their wedding later this year over on the east coast. Thank you for viewing, and enjoy.
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DETROIT (WJBK) - Detroit police are at the scene of a fatal triple shooting killing one person and wounding two on the west side of the city.
The incident happened at 8:55 p.m. in the 1600 block of Ashton near Whitlock Wednesday night, according to police when two gunmen announced a holdup in a driveway. The victims were getting out of a silver BMW at the time and at some point the suspects opened fire.
A 41-year-old died in the shooting while police describe the suspects as 6 feet tall black males wearing all dark clothing.
Both victims who were wounded, a 50-year-old man and 31 year-old man, were wounded multiple times.
FOX 2 will have more information as it becomes available.


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A.M. P-03-1670. January 22, 2003
JOSEPH ANGELES, complainant, vs. REMEDIOS C. BASE, Clerk of Court II, MTC, Brookes Point, Palawan, respondent.
D E C I S I O N
A public office is a public trust. The law requires all public officials, especially those involved in the administration of justice, to embody at all times the values of integrity and discipline.
The Case and the Facts
This administrative case stems from a sworn Letter-Complaint1 filed by Joseph Angeles, charging Remedios C. Base, clerk of court II of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Brookes Point, Palawan, with gross misconduct.
The material averments of the Complaint are summarized by the Office of the Court of Administrator (OCA) in this wise:
Complainant is the plaintiff (complaining witness) in Criminal Case No. 8270 before MTC, Brookes Point, Palawan presided by Judge Fernando R. Gomez Jr. Said criminal case was dismissed on July 23, 1998 for lack of interest to prosecute x x x. The cash bonds posted by the accused was ordered cancelled and returned to the bondsman but the accused, by way of special power of attorney, authorized or constituted complainant to receive said cash bond from respondent Base.
He alleges that respondent Base, with unjustifiable reason, failed
to release the cash bond to him despite several demands.
Finally, respondent informed him that she
would release the amount of
In her Answer3 dated
March 17, 1999, respondent averred that complainant had already received the
full amount of
In a Report dated May 11, 2000,5 the OCA recommended that the matter be referred to the executive judge of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, for a formal investigation.
Report and Recommendation of the Investigating Judge
The evidence disclosed that the amount of
She added that complainant would not waste his time, money and effort to complain about a small amount of money, if he had indeed received it. Thus, she concluded that respondent had misappropriated the cash bond for the latters own use.
Judge Fernandez recommended that respondent be reprimanded and ordered to pay complainant the amount representing the cash bond supposedly released to the latter. The judge warned that a repetition of the same or a similar offense would be dealt with more severely.
The Courts Ruling
We agree with the investigating judge, but modify the penalty consistent with Civil Service Rules and current jurisprudence on the subject.
Administrative Liability of Respondent
The administration of justice is a sacred task. It demands that all officials and employees involved in the dispensation of justice embody the values of integrity and discipline at all times. This high standard of judicial service echoes the principle enshrined in the Constitution that a public office is a public trust. Hence, all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people; serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency; act with patriotism and justice; and lead modest lives.9cräläwvirtualibräry
Verily, this Court condemns and would never countenance any conduct, act or omission that would violate this norm of public accountability; or diminish or even just tend to diminish the faith of the people in the judiciary.10cräläwvirtualibräry
Clerks of court perform delicate administrative functions essential to the prompt and proper administration of justice. They keep the records and seal; issue processes; enter judgments and orders; and give (upon request) certified copies of any paper, record, order, judgment, or entry found in the records.11 They are also the designated custodians of the courts funds and revenues, records, property and premises.12 As such, they are liable for any loss, shortage, destruction or impairment of the said funds and property.13cräläwvirtualibräry
In the present case, we find respondent remiss in her duty as custodian of the courts funds. Her own testimony reveals that she was negligent in releasing the cash bond under her safekeeping.
First, she arranged for the withdrawal of the cash bond even without the courts Order dismissing the case and canceling the bond. Claiming good faith, she explained that she had prepared the withdrawal slips based on that Order which Judge Gomez had given in open court a day before the bond was withdrawn.
The good faith asserted by respondent is untenable. If, indeed, there was an urgent need to release the money, she could have easily asked for the early preparation of the judgment dismissing the criminal case and the corresponding order to release the cash bond.
Second, before releasing the money, respondent did not require complainant to show a special power of attorney to receive the cash bond on behalf of the bondsmen. Elementary is the rule that a cancelled bond may be returned only to the bondsman or a duly authorized representative. Respondent should have ensured that complainant had the necessary document authorizing him to receive the cash bond on behalf of the bondsmen regardless of their intention to give the amount to him as settlement of their case.
Third, respondent failed to issue the necessary acknowledgment receipt upon release of the amount. The signature of complainant at the back of the withdrawal slip was presented as proof of payment. However, as correctly observed by the investigating judge, it was not an acknowledgment of the amount he had actually received. Unacceptable is the excuse of respondent that she was not able to issue the proper receipt because Judge Gomez had called her inside his office.
Respondent must bear in mind that as custodian of the courts funds and property, she is liable for whatever loss or damage may result from her own act or omission. The mandatory nature of this duty is designed to promote full accountability for government funds. Respondent did not observe due diligence in her duty. She failed to show sufficient proof of payment of the cash bond and must therefore take full responsibility for the unaccounted money.
We emphasize that a clerk of court must be an individual of competence, honesty and integrity. The prestige of the office entails the corresponding responsibility to safeguard its integrity and proceedings, to earn respect therefor, and to uphold the confidence of the public in the administration of justice.14 Verily, the conduct of a clerk of court at all times must not only be characterized by propriety and decorum, but must also be above suspicion.15cräläwvirtualibräry
Respondent, as clerk of court, is expected to be a role model16 for the other court employees -- to be emulated in the performance of her duties as well as in her conduct and behavior as a civil servant.17 She cannot afford to err without affecting the integrity of the court or the efficient administration of justice.
We agree with the recommendation of the investigating judge that respondent be administratively sanctioned for nonfeasance or neglect of duty. However, the recommended penalty of reprimand is too light. Her failure to observe due diligence in her duty as custodian of the courts funds constitutes neglect of duty which, under the Civil Service Law and Omnibus Rules implementing the same,18 is a less grave offense penalized with suspension of one (1) month and one (1) day to six (6) months for the first offense and dismissal for the second offense. As this appears to be the first infraction of respondent, we find her suspension for one (1) month and one (1) day without pay to be a sufficient penalty for her offense.
Furthermore, to prevent any undue adverse effect on the public service which would ensue should work be left unattended by reason of respondents suspension, we deem it wise to convert her penalty to the payment of a fine. Thus, in line with jurisprudence,19 we impose a fine instead of a suspension, so that she can continue to discharge her assigned tasks.
WHEREFORE, Remedios C.
Base, clerk of court of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Brookes Point,
Palawan, is found guilty of simple neglect of duty and a FINE equivalent to her one-month salary is hereby imposed on her,
with a WARNING that a repetition of
the same or a similar act shall be dealt with more severely.
She is further ordered to PAY
Puno, (Chairman), Sandoval-Gutierrez, Corona, and Carpio-Morales, JJ., concur.
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Project Veritas released a new video featuring Jack Dorsey today! Check it out below. Oh, and there will be more to come!
Quotes from the Project Veritas video:
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter: “We focus on one account [@realDonaldTrump] for now, but it’s going to be a lot bigger than a single account, and it’s going to last a lot longer than this day, this week, and the next few weeks, and go beyond the inauguration. “
Dorsey: “So the focus is definitely on this account [@realDonaldTrump] and how it relates to real-world violence. But also, we need to think in a longer term about how these dynamics change over time. I don’t think it’s going to go away any time soon.
Dorsey: “You know the United States is extremely divided. Our platform shows it every day. “