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President Donald Trump explained his wife’s decision to wear a jacket reading “I really don’t care, do you” during a surprise visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, in a Thursday evening tweet.
“I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” written on the back of Melania’s jacket, refers to the Fake News Media. Melania has learned how dishonest they are, and she truly no longer cares!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2018
Melania Trump’s jacket ignited a media firestorm after The Daily Mail noticed the back of her jacket worn while she boarded her flight to McAllen, Texas, where she visited illegal immigrant children. The jacket was identified as a 39.99 jacket from the retailer Zara.
Melania continued to wear the jacket on her way off the airplane despite widespread media scrutiny.
Her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham previously claimed there was no “hidden message” behind the jacket and hoped that the controversy over it would not overshadow her visit. The first lady’s office made clear the trip was her idea and borne out of her desire to show she cared deeply about illegal immigrant children.


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Tea-time with… The British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor
We all grooved to the beat of “Murder on the Dance Floor”, when it first hit in 2001 and rocketed Sophie Ellis-Bextor to global stardom. Since then, she’s released more than 6 albums, married Richard Jones (The Feeling bassist) and become Mum to 5 kids, now living in West London.
Up next is her new album, “The Song Diaries” – an orchestral greatest hits that will debut in autumn 2018. She will also be on stage live at Royal Festival Hall on October 3rd with full orchestra and band.
Ever authentic and natural, she tells Befurk about her vision, influences, inspirations, and family life.
Tea or Coffee ?
Tea please! White with one. I love tea.
How would you define your music ? Who and what are your influences?
I suppose I make disco/pop but over the years I’ve also dabbled in folk, indie, rock and even trance! I think disco holds my heart though.
I’m influenced by all sorts but mainly classic stuff I grew up with. Anyone from Bowie to bjork, Paul simon to prince. I love fleetwood mac, I love Donna summer, I love a lot of French music too like Phoenix, air and daft punk.
After 20 years in the musical field, do you see/feel any new trends coming up?
I’m pretty rubbish at that. I just know what I like. Some folk are brilliant at knowing where the tide will go but it’s not one of my skills and never has been. I’ve never known which songs of mine will be the bigger hits or anything like that. I think it’s quite nice really as it means you just go with your gut and do the stuff that makes you happy.
French people are big Sophie Ellis-Bextor fans, who they see as a British icon… How would you describe Britishnesstoday in few words?
Ah it’s lovely to hear that as I adore France. I suppose I have Britishness flowing through me but mainly I feel like a Londoner. I love living here. It’s such a green and tolerant city and when the sun is shining it’s the best.
A place that inspires you the most in London? Where do you go to recharge?
I’m always in love with London when I drive through it at night as the roads are clear and it looks handsome… near the river or through st james park – or any of the parks. I go and walk round the river near my house to recharge. Even on a bad weather day you see the seasons change and it’s good for the soul.
What are the icons or typical lifestyle that come to mind when you think about France (if there are any!)?
Ah loads of things! I think of food – of course! From a fruit de la mer platter in Paris to the moules frites I would eat as a kid in st Maxime. I think of baguettes and croissants and wine. I think of chic, well turned out women in neat black outfits and red lipstick. I think of the music and the fabulous language. I think of childhood holidays learning to swim in the sea and drinking orangina in the sand.
Mother of four and pop music superstar: what is your secret to staying grounded?
The answer is in the question – who could stay a diva with 4 kids (now 5!)?! Family life is chaotic fun and being grounded isn’t optional. When I work, that time is for me but basically they are the centre of my world and it’s all about family ultimately for me and my husband. It’s the real deal.

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Incentives are monetary benefits to workers in recognition of their outstanding performance in their job.
According to Dale Yoder, ” Incentive wages relate earnings to productivity and may use premiums, bonuses or a variety of rates to compensate for superior performance”.
There is a number of incentive plans used in enterprises or industries, There are both individuals as well as group-based incentive plans.
ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD INCENTIVE PLAN
A good incentive plan encourages workers to put in their best to do the job that they are assigned to. Some of the essentials for a good incentive plans are as follows,
- Suitable Climate in the organization
- Workers participation with management
- Simplicity of the plan
- Equitable opportunity to every employee
- Scientifically set standards
- Minimum guaranteed wages
- Stability of the plan
- Follow up on the plan.

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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Metro Holdings on Tuesday (May 25) posted a 50.5 per cent surge in net profit to $17 million for the second half of the year ended March 31, 2021, up from $11.3 million in the same period last year.
The bottomline growth came even as the property investment and retail group’s revenue for the period fell 25.7 per cent to $60.6 million, largely due to lower contributions from its property segment and the impact from Covid-19.
Earnings per share stood at 4.4 cents for the full year ended March 31, 2021, down from 11.6 cents a year ago, according to Metro’s financial results.
Revenue for the second half of the year fell 25.7 per cent to $60.6 million, from $81.5 million a year ago.
However, Metro saw a fair-value gain on investment property this half compared to a significant loss last year. Also, the loss from the share of results of associates, net of tax more than halved from last year, contributing towards the increased net profit.
The retail segment inched up 0.7 per cent in revenue to $47.5 million in the second half of FY2021.
Segment results registered a marginal profit of $0.3 million in the second half of the year, after including rental rebates granted by landlords, property tax rebates and government support totalling $3.1 million.
A year ago, it posted a profit of $10.3 million in the second half of FY2020 that included a divestment gain of $10.6 million from the disposal of the group’s 50 per cent equity interest in its associate in Indonesia. Excluding the divestment gain, Metro recorded segment loss of $0.3 million in those six months.
Revenue for the group’s property division plunged 61.8 per cent to $13.1 million in the second half of FY2021, pushed down by lower revenue recognition from the sale of property rights of its residential development properties in Bekasi and Bintaro, Jakarta because of the pandemic.
Totalling up an ordinary final dividend of two cents and a special dividend of 0.25 cent, a final cash dividend of 2.25 cents per share was proposed for the full year. This is up from the final dividend of two cents per share recommended a year ago. The date payable will be announced later.
For the full year ended March 31, 2021, net profit was up 14 per cent to $36.8 million, while revenue dropped 53.7 per cent to $97.3 million.
Shares of Metro were trading at $0.78 as at 11.01am on Tuesday, up 5.4 per cent.
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India buying the minimum possible on its long-term contracts
There is some good news for the government which is looking to revive stranded gas-based power plants. The price of Asian spot liquified natural gas (LNG) cargoes for November delivery fell to about $6.7/mmBtu in the week ended October 2.
This is nearly 48% lower than the level a year ago. The week before the price was hovering at $6.8 per mmBtu, say analysts.
“November delivery spot LNG prices extended losses as new Australian supply hit the market and demand also remained subdued,” said a Mumbai-based analyst.
Meanwhile, India has been taking the minimum possible on its long-term contracts, buying instead on the spot market to take advantage of falling prices.
The fall in LNG price would cushion the government, which has decided to roll out a subsidy scheme to bailout the fuel-starved power plants.
According to power industry officials, currently gas is supplied to these plants at around $8.5/mmBtu, excluding re-gassification and transportation charges.
The Centre has proposed to procure around 14 mmscmd of LNG to feed the gas-based plants under the new subsidy scheme.
The government will provide a subsidy of Rs 1,850 crore for both completely stranded and partially stranded plants to run at 35-50% plant load factor October-March period.
This cost may come down with the fall in spot LNG prices and lead to savings
Alternatively, the power ministry may choose to increase volumes for better plant load factor while keeping the subsidy outgo at the same level.
India is the world’s fourth-largest LNG importer, following Japan, South Korea and China, and consumed almost 6% of the global market.
However, China imported 3.51% less LNG in the year-to-date, compared with 2014, pushing the prices down.
PSU gas marketing and trading company GAIL (India) is seeking an LNG cargo for delivery in November, said another official.
Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan in December last year told the Lok Sabha that during the first half of the financial year (2014-15), 44.55 mmscmd of imported R-LNG was been supplied to various sectors.

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House sales dropped again last month with surveyors reporting less than one sale a week because of a lack of mortgage finance for buyers, according to the RICS.
It said in its UK housing market survey for September published today that 84.2% more surveyors reported a fall than a rise in house prices - an increase from 81.8% in August.
It said the average number of transactions per surveyor over the last three months is now at 11.5, the lowest figure since the survey began in 1978.
London is the worst hit region with estate agents reporting only eight sales on average over the past three months.
Buyer inquiries up
However, buyer enquiries rose to the highest net balance for 16 months with 17% more surveyors reported a fall than a rise in new buyer enquires compared to 27% in August.
The RICS said sellers have been forced to drop asking prices to more realistic levels but ‘even so the gap between asking and selling prices continues to widen’.
The South West has shown the greatest increase in demand with a 12% of surveyors reporting a rise in new buyer enquiries, the highest figure in the region since May 2007.
New instructions to sell property stayed in negative territory with 14% more surveyors reporting a fall than a rise, a drop from 2% in August.
‘With the decline in house prices unlikely to abate in the near term and the likelihood of achieving a sale a distant memory, many are placing their property on the market for rent or sitting tight while the financial turmoil continues,’ it said.
‘The market has still yet to experience significant numbers of forced sales but surveyors are surprisingly optimistic that sales will increase over the next three months. For the first time since June 2007 the net balance of surveyors expecting sales to improve turned positive.’
RICS spokesperson Jeremy Leaf said: ‘The recent turmoil in the financial markets has dented confidence further but yesterday’s announcement by the Government that the re-capitalisation of banks will be accompanied by increased lending to home owners, raises the possibility that the lack of mortgage finance that has so damaged the housing market might be eased.
‘As it stands, only those with significant finances are in a position to access the market. The housing market continues to hold its breath and unless mortgage liquidity improves, the market is likely to remain a dormant beast for some time to come.’

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By Tom Cardamone, September 9, 2019
Editor’s note: this piece was originally published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on August 28, 2019. Earlier this year, an important legal complaint filed in the state of Delaware alleged that two Ukrainian oligarchs laundered hundreds of millions of...
By Ben Iorio With the rise of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, the norms for currency have changed. Cryptocurrencies allow transactions to take place with a currency not regulated by any country. In essence, cryptocurrencies are currencies existing completely...
By Daniel Neale, January 9, 2019
A systemic problem persists in banks’ ability and willingness to stop dirty money from flowing through the financial system. But when will it stop, or even diminish?
By Heather Lowe, February 8, 2018
Yesterday’s announcement of a guilty plea by Rabobank NA with corresponding penalty and forfeiture of $369 million did not immediately strike people as new or surprising. In fact, the pattern of anti-money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act (AML/BSA) violations...
By Heather Lowe, June 2, 2015
GFI’s Heather Lowe Proposes Reinvesting FIFA Forfeiture Funds in Inner-City Youth Soccer Programs
Following from my blogs on Friday and Monday about different aspects of the FIFA case, I’d like to talk a little bit about the forfeiture funds and penalty payments that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will be collecting in this case and what will happen to them. A proceeding like the FIFA case can result in a really large pile of cash that will be under DOJ control. Unless the Defendants are acquitted of the charges against them at trial or the DOJ decides to drop the case against a Defendant for some reason, we can expect that the DOJ will be collecting from those Defendants the bribe money that they received, anything they bought with that money that will then be auctioned off (for example, check out the list of real estate that will likely go under the hammer in Florida and Georgia from paragraph 343 of the indictment), and, possibly, additional fines in the form of penalties. It is going to add up.
It is obviously critical that the DOJ, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other government agencies that were involved in this case are able to recoup the money they spent working on this investigation over the past few years. Another way of looking at it is that they need to keep a sizable chunk in order to ensure that they have the resources to work cases like this over the next few years. No matter how you slice it, that’s important to American taxpayers as well, who pay less in taxes because the DOJ and other agencies are able to fund part of their work through forfeiture and penalty payments instead of through tax dollars. Win-Win.
By Heather Lowe, June 1, 2015
The FIFA Bribery Case Could Lead to Compensation for the Victims of FIFA’s Alleged Corruption
You may have noticed that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is making sure that we have an idea of whom the victims in this FIFA corruption case are. They noted it in their press release, talked about it at their press conference, and included it in the indictment at paragraph 73. I agree with the Department of Justice that the victims of this case are important. This blog is about why this case could potentially lead to compensation for those victims in a way you might not have considered.
So who are those victims? The DOJ’s indictment describes how FIFA, the FIFA confederations, the confederation members (including national member associations), youth leagues, and development programs all lost out on funds from the marketing contracts that may have been more lucrative for FIFA if there had been competitive bidding for the contracts. In addition, other sports marketing companies that may have lost out on a bid to secure the marketing rights—or may never even had a chance to bid—are also victims.
For those of us that work on development issues, this is a particularly important point. Commercial bribery distorts markets. Among other things, it can:
- prevent honest firms from winning bids and therefore stymie their growth,
- block new companies from entering a market, and
- weaken that market in general because the best service, price, processes, etc., are no longer going to rise to the top, keeping market standards low and depriving consumers of better quality services and products.
When a country or industry is plagued by endemic bribery, these negative economic effects increase exponentially and a country’s economy cannot grow. That’s why the DOJ doesn’t want large-scale bribery taking root in the U.S., and rightly so.
By Heather Lowe, May 29, 2015
This was a very exciting week for lawyers who are sports enthusiasts – the Department of Justice indicted fourteen FIFA officials, alleging that they are part of what one could conclude from reading the indictment is a massive, multifaceted, bribery ring. Informal allegations have been made before, and the whispers that FIFA is synonymous with bribery and corruption have been growing louder over the years. But this week the Department of Justice shouted it from the mountain top (or, perhaps more accurately, in front of a lot of the international press corps, which was probably more effective).
There are a number of interesting facets to the case that is now before us. The first is that for a case about bribery, a charge of bribery seems to be conspicuously absent. The Defendants were indicted for a “pattern of racketeering activity,” including charges of violating the Travel Act in aid of racketeering, money laundering, money laundering conspiracy, wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, and other charges that do not expressly include bribery. Why is that?
By Joshua Simmons, November 10, 2014
Until Global Financial Crime Punishments include Individual Prosecutions, Rogue Banks Will Continue to Do as They Please, Writes GFI’s Joshua Simmons
After the recent spate of massive money-laundering, sanctions-busting, and tax-evasion scandals involving large international banks, sometimes it seems more difficult to name a single bank that has not been exposed for wrongdoing than list all those that have. One might think that, having worked their way through so many financial institutions, investigators and prosecutors would be at a loss for what to do next. The banks, though, seem more than willing to provide more work, with many either failing to meet their ends of their settlement agreements, continuing to move money for criminals and tax-evaders, or both.
Standard Chartered, which settled charges in mid-2012 related to its widespread activities violating U.S. sanctions on Iran, Burma, Libya, and Sudan, paid an additional fine this summer for failing to uphold its obligations under the settlement. The bank may now be in line for even more punishment, after new information seems to indicate additional transactions with Iranian entities that weren’t disclosed or admitted in the original settlement. It’s not presently clear whether Standard Chartered retained a relationship with Iranian customers after its settlement in 2012, but it certainly continued to take their money after the initial investigation began.


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H&M has a big plan for sourcing from Bangladesh although the price will increase by up to 12% following the country’s graduation from the grouping of the least-developed countries in 2026, media reported citing a panel discussion of a senior official of the Swedish retail giant.
Ziaur Rahman, regional country manager for production at H&M for Bangladesh, Pakistan and Ethiopia, revealed it while speaking as a panelist at a panel titled “Bangladesh’s LDC graduation-Impediments and Way Forward” at the Made in Bangladesh Week at the International Convention City, Bashundhara in Dhaka on Wednesday.
He said that after becoming a developing nation, Bangladesh will lose its preferential market access and face 10%-12% duty on its exports.
However, it will enjoy the duty preference in the European Union up to 2029 as the trade bloc has extended a three-year grace period.
“We will be staying here,” he added saying that H&M is the single largest foreign clothing buyer in Bangladesh, sourcing more than $3.50 billion worth of apparel last year.
The Swedish clothing retailer sources 20% of its products from the country.
The country, which raked in $42.61 billion in garment exports in the last financial year that ended in June despite economic slowdown across the world, has a 6.8% market share in the global apparel supply chain.
Ziaur Rahman, however, noted that 18%-20% of products that his company sources from Bangladesh would be affected by the duty imposition after graduation.
He suggested Bangladesh improve product diversity as more than 75% of exported garment items are confined to the top five products although the country is the second-largest apparel supplier in the world.
“Improvement of efficiency and making more garments from the manmade fibre can help overcome the challenges of the duty imposition after the LDC graduation,” he said.
He also assured that if the wages of garment workers in Bangladesh go up, H&M would also increase the prices of products sourced from the country to help manufacturers compensate for additional expenses.


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The Federal Government has given the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) the green light to start making plans to reopen its orientation camps nationwide.
The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that the orientation camps across the country were shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Aliyu said the task force was in the process of developing “strict guidelines” to forestall the outbreak of infections when NYSC camps reopened.
“The NYSC is to consolidate on safety measures currently being put in place and start preparing for the reopening of orientation camps when educational institutions open.
“We are in the process of developing strict guidelines to ensure there is no outbreak of COVID-19 when this process starts,” he said.
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Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!
Our newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store!
I’m very happy to be participating with the Mama Elephant Team as a guest designer for February. This month the the release is all birthday themed and I absolutely love it! I made an effort to make all of my projects with the same color scheme, and it looks so cute together. I can’t wait to share everything with you. Today, I have a card that uses quite a few of the new sets.
I started by cutting some glittery white cardstock with the new Party Scene Cover- Creative Cuts. My favorite part of this die set is how detailed all the pieces are. I layered this scene over a piece of inkblended cardstock that I splattered with glittery perfect pearls and white ink. I stamped some adorable hamster images from two sets, the new Celebration Hamsters and the previously released Sweet Treats.
I adhered one of the new Hamster characters on-top of the pile of candy, covering the llama. Then I built some balloons using the Party Scene dies, making sure to ink the edges for a little visual dimension. Finally, I stamped the sentiment from my favorite new set, called Wishes Enclosed, with bright emerald green ink and added to the bottom.
Check out the rest of the hop for amazing inspiration from our Design Team!
To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is picking 1 winner to win a prize pack!
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UNITED STATES RIFLE CALIBER .30 MODEL 1917.
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Title: Scandal Takes a Holiday
Author: Lindsey Davis
Publisher: Mysterious Press
# of Pages: 331
From Publishers Weekly
The Rome of Vespasian and Titus comes to life in Davis's entertaining 16th entry in her popular ancient historical series (after 2003's The Accuser) featuring "finder" Marcus Didius Falco. The staff of the official government newspaper retains Falco when Diocles, the paper's gossip columnist, disappears while on a visit to Ostia. At the seaport, a cesspool of corruption, Falco follows up on rumors that pirates, supposedly put out of business by Pompey the Great decades earlier, are engaged in smuggling and a kidnapping racket. Utilizing his street smarts and well-earned cynical view of humanity, Falco moves in and out of dives and places of worship on the trail of a mysterious figure who acts as the middleman between the kidnappers and the victims' families. Disturbingly, some of the clues point to one of the detective's disreputable relatives. Longtime fans will enjoy the additional background on Falco's family, but first-timers, aided by a family tree and an introductory cast of characters, will be able to plunge right in.
Well, to be honest, I don't know what to say in this entry that I didn't already say in the last one- shall I reiterate my love of Marcus Didius Falco? Actually, I didn't enjoy this book nearly so much as the previous one; however, I think that has a lot to do with the hours I was putting in at work and my lack of concentration on reading as a result. I don't know if the blame lies with the book, really. We do meet even more of Falco's family in this book (really- his relatives keep popping up all over the place!), and the character- Falco's errant maternal uncle, Fulvius- seems likely to add an interesting kink to future adventures, if he shows up again. I hope he does- I think he's fun.
In general, I prefer the novels wherein Falco and Helena stay in Rome to those in which they travel outside of Rome (mostly because of the large amount of familial interaction in those novels where Falco's at home). However, it is fairly obvious that Falco and Helena enjoy traveling, and that they feel having children and obligations in Rome has really put a damper on their preferred lifestyle. Throughout the book, they both seem quite wistful for the days when they could just pick up and leave and go wherever they wanted, without worrying about other people at all.
This is something that often occurs to me when I think about life and "growing up." When a person settles down and has a family (whether planned or unplanned), there are significant- and often unexpected- sacrifices that have to be made. No one ever says that it isn't worth it (possibly because it is very un-PC to say you'd prefer to have never had children or a house in the suburbs?), but it comes out in so many ways when talking to people. Those older, "wiser" friends that tell you to live it up while you're young- as though these good times somehow come to an abrupt end upon marriage and parenthood and the necessity of putting another person's needs and desires before your own.
I think it's very interesting, and very realistic, the way that Davis portrays the Falco household. There are children in it, yes, but they are not the centerpoint of Falco's life. And Helena is there, and probably is the sun in his solar system... but he doesn't give up his way of life for her. He holds very stubbornly to what he feels is his right to go out and make reckless decisions that could have very bad consequences. As though to prove that he is not just a staid family man, but that he is still a rebel at heart. The equivalent, perhaps, of those power-suit-wearing suburban fathers who put racing stripes on their mini-vans?

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Poltergeist Theatre Project presents WRITTEN IN THE STARS
Runs from Friday April 2 2021 to Saturday April 10 2021
Approximate running time: 2 hours
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× In a secluded Artificial Intelligence technology lab, at some point in the near future, scientists have successfully created AI with sentience, free will, and the ability to reproduce. However, just because these beings are programmed to think and act a certain way doesn’t mean that they will. Written by Naseem Badie and Edward Morgan, Written in the Stars explores the ancient Celtic myth “The Legend of Blodeuwedd” from a modern perspective, where classic characters take on new relevance in the current technological age. This story, presented as an immersive radio play, explores the ethical implications of artificial intelligence, challenges our understanding of what it truly means to be human, and reminds us of the disruptive power of queerness. Poltergeist Theatre Project's mission is to reclaim Queer narratives through performance processes that dismantle toxic cultural norms, viscerally immerse audiences, and celebrate the innovation and liberation of Queer folx. Their vision: To create theatre that follows you home. Honoring San Francisco’s strong tradition of revolutionary art that ignites the flame of cultural and societal progress, Poltergeist creates radically queer, feminist, intrinsically participatory theater. Whether highlighting work by new artists or subverting and re-framing a problematic public domain play to create a brand new adaptation, Poltergeist seeks to normalize and centralize Other narratives. Focusing on the tenets of inclusivity, representation, and accessibility, Poltergeist seeks to remind this city of its deep roots in queer art. For more information, click here.


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Few decisions impact retirement like Social Security. With the current economy more people are opting to start Social Security at age 62. However, this isn’t always the best strategy. With people living longer and volatility in the stock market, it is more important than ever to consider all facts before deciding when to start taking Social Security – which will impact income for the rest of a person’s life as well as his or her spouse’s.
For about the cost of a good book you can have all the facts to make a wise decision about filing for Social Security benefits.
The first step is to gather your information from Social Security. In the past you received these in the mail, but now you must set up an account online to get your information. The same document is available online that you used to receive in the mail.
The second part is to understand how Social Security works. For this we have created 4 different webinars based on your filing option. (Single, Married, Divorced, or Widowed) since each of these has specific strategies to optimize your benefits. This class provides a basic overview of Social Security fundamentals, such as how it works as part of a complete retirement income plan, how to integrate a spouse’s income and how to manage cash flow to accommodate times before starting to receive benefits.
Upon completion of the webinar all that is left is custom analysis of your benefits. We have 3 options for helping you get us the information. With your Social Security statement in hand you can complete our online form, print our PDF and fax it to us, or give us a call and we will gather the information on the phone. Within 3 days you will have a custom analysis with details of what, how and when to file to get the maximum benefit from your Social Security benefits.
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We do not sell any product and our goal is to give you all the information you will need to have a great conversation with your advisor. If you do not have an advisor we provide personal consultations at an hourly rate.
To get started here is a link to set up your Social Security Online Access account.


We’ve all made one in our career, I’m talking about that blunder you thought you would be fired for. My first blunder was rebooting all the campus router pairs at one time, not one by one, all at once. I had written a script to install a security update on all the routers and reboot them all one by one, I thought. Turns out my script had an error and didn’t wait between routers.
I thought for sure I was fired, turns out it was a great learning experience for everyone involved. We all learned a little about crisis management, I was introduced to change management, and my boss took a few hours to teach me how to verify the network was working properly as everything came back up online.
Sometimes our blunders are not so instantly noticeable, sometimes we make blunders that linger in our firewalls until one day they either cause an outage or an auditor calls us on them. One of my favorite activities is visiting and talking with firewall engineers around the world, here are some common blunders I’ve seen and heard our engineers talk about, maybe you’ll recognize one or two of them your self.
Creating firewall groups with no meaning
One of our engineers saw this client’s configuration which had a certain network object in over half the rules. It was named after a famous football star, let’s call it “Joe_Montana” (after all I need to change the facts to protect the guilty). Whenever they need some access which is not clear they add the IP address to this group which is used in many permissive rules. The result is that the rule base looks OK to an auditor (because there are no rules that contain ANY) but it’s actually a huge security hole. The rules have become meaningless and the cleanup of the rulebase is going to take many months of searching out what the actual businesses needs are.
Failing to upgrade you firewall software
We find many clients running incredibly old firewall software. I always hear the same story about keeping the version fixed for stability; the firewalls cannot be taken down for upgrades, etc. The fact is, your firewall vendor is upgrading their software for a reason. You don’t need to be on the latest greatest release, but when I see you on a version that is 15 or 20 releases ago and 7 years old I can’t help but think you don’t take security seriously.
Using the wrong technology
I’ve seen all sorts of ways in which the square peg is pounded into the round hole, but here is one of my favorite blunders. One client argued with their auditors that because they have a firewall in front of their secure webservers it formed a second layer of authentication and so they were using two-factor authentication, a password and a firewall. I like the effort, but a firewall (by itself) is not a two factor authentication solution. Two factor authentication requires your users have something, it’s something they Know and something they Have, a token and password for example.
The accidental outage
Many of us have caused an outage at one time or another. One of our engineers tells a story of being at a client site when one such outage happened. They were working on the production firewall server gathering some data for a support case, the server was windows. The admin reached across the table and accidentally leaned on the mouse, which was over the Start Menu. As fate has it in for us network engineers at all times, the mouse activated the Start Menu and was unbelievably over the shutdown menu item when it popped up. Yep, right there in the middle of production this financial corporation watched their production firewall shutdown.
All too often we talk to customers who are trying to understand what the heck all their rules do. As we get in a hurry day after day and get lazy about documentation we create a time bomb waiting to blow up. We often find we are working with a customer and they tell me “I’m afraid to make changes on my firewall now, all the senior guys have left and we don’t know what most of these names mean or what these rules do.”
Using excessive Drop rules
Often when we are in a hurry we create rules with very excessive accesses, and place a rule just above it dropping the access we don’t want to allow. We do this because we don’t want to figure out how to write the correct rule. We see rules like allow All DMZ devices to All Internal devices ACCEPT, with a rule right above it that says All DMZ devices to Secure Network device DROP. The two rules look OK at first, but it is really an ugly hack because we didn’t write out the business need in the first rule. When we operate like this over time we have a rule base with lots of the rule “pairs’ and reordering the rule base or editing rulebases is likely to expose more risk or block necessary traffic. Either way, we have a mess we must rewrite at some point.
Using routing as your security policy
I’ve seen many a firewall where rulebase changes need routing changes to accompany them. It’s understandable when the change involves a new network on the firewall. There are two versions I see of this blunder all the time. The first is the firewall with no default route. Every route is added to the firewall by hand and the smallest netmask possible is used so traffic will not reach unintended devices if the firewall has no policy. Wow, that sounds great, but it’s totally unnecessary if you remove the policy on modern firewalls they revert to DENY ANY. This design becomes so hard to manage that the entire team begins to dread making changes. Soon every change needs an engineer to examine the routing, thus every change takes too long and impacts servicing the business in a timely fashion so there is no real value in added security.
The second version of this blunder is most often seen on Cisco devices where admins have ACLs between two interfaces that include the source or destination ANY. They don’t actually mean ANY, they mean all the addresses behind this interface, but I’m too lazy to type the addresses in. This leads to a rulebase that can be understood only by knowing the routing table along with the firewall and trying to do the match in your head – way too complicated for a junior firewall admin to take over this firewall.
Using DNS objects in a rule base
One of the options many firewalls provide is inserting a source or destination as a DNS object like www.google.com. It sounds great because google.com can use so many IP addresses and this allows my firewall to always pass the traffic as google.com changes IP addresses. This blunder leads to many risks most organizations should consider unacceptable. First your firewall is now more susceptible to Denial of Service attacks. What happens when it can’t resolve google.com? Second your firewall is going to waste CPU, memory, and network IO on doing DNS lookups for every packet trying to decide if it might belong to google.com. Third, what happens if your DNS is poisoned and malicious addresses for the command and control of the attest botnet are returned with the google.com addresses? You now just allowed all the botnet command and control traffic though your firewall, and logged it as google.com.
Making changes in panic mode
Imagine that something goes wrong and you lose one of the RAID disks. You replace it and while the RAID is rebuilding, the service is slowed down – but you don’t realize that it’s because of the RAID.
At this point, your customers have been denied service for 40 hours and you’re losing a lot of money every minute, not to mention customers who are leaving you for alterative services from your competitors. You go into panic mode and start changing configurations: switches, routers, load balancers and firewalls – anything that you suspect may be causing the problem.
After another 24 hours, another sleepless night and many hours of expensive consultants, someone figures out the real cause of the problem. Now you want to revert all the changes you made on the switches, routers, load balancers and firewalls but no one knows what they were because they were made in a rush without any documentation.
So you spend another 3 days figuring out how to revert the system back until it’s fully operational.
I hope you don’t see any of these in your organization. But if you do, rest assured you are not alone. The best run organizations can find these blunders or others lurking in their firewall rules. The good news is tools to automate the discovery of these blunders are now available, and the tools to proactively keep these mistakes from happening again are available.


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Abenaki Harvest School
This workshop with Dr. Frederick Wiseman focuses on the harvest; including the crops that will be harvested, specialized Indigenous equipment such as harvest knives and baskets, sieves and winnowers; as well as techniques such as braiding and stringing corn for drying it, preparing and drying sunflowers, etc.
We also focus on the Harvest Ceremony, storage of the harvest, and seed saving. Indigenous foodstuffs in diet, food security, and native sovereignty will also be discussed.
$10 VHS Members / $20 Non-Members. Free for Abenaki tribal citizens. Register here.
About Dr. Fred Wiseman
Dr. Wiseman was trained as a Paleoethnobotanist at the University of Arizona. After serving in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University and MIT Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology, he returned to his Vermont roots to teach and do research at Johnson State College until his retirement in 2014.
Since 1987, he has focused on the Indigenous Wabanaki people of the far Northeast. Since 2009, Wiseman has worked with Indigenous groups in New England, Quebec, and the Mid-Atlantic to re-configure an almost lost Northeastern agricultural and forest landscape heritage. Wiseman teaches ceremonial craft arts, song, dance, and ceremony as important in crop nurture as sun, rain and fertile soil. He has also recovered significant numbers of ancestral recipes to help in reviving a lapsed regional Indigenous cuisine.
His research into Wabanaki and Chesapeake Bay area food systems is detailed in his recent book The Seven Sisters: Ancient Seeds and Food Systems of the Wabanaki People (Earth Haven, 2018). He was instrumental in the research and political advocacy that led to four Vermont Indigenous bands being recognized by the state of Vermont, for which he was awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award by the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association.

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One large, light, airy dutch baby pancake is easy to create on a warm summer morning, but still delicious with caramelized summer peaches.
By Mary Ann Dwyer
During warm summer mornings, instead of slaving over a hot griddle flipping, flipping, and flipping pancake after pancake I suggest you try this incredibly impressive Caramelized Peach Dutch Baby Pancake! A Dutch baby, otherwise known as a German pancake, a Dutch puff or a Bismarck is a cross between a popover and a pancake. A Dutch baby is generally served for breakfast but can also be served for dessert. You can serve it up with powdered sugar, syrup, fresh squeezed lemon juice or fruit toppings.
It’s really quite simple to make. It’s light, airy and eggy and I thought it would be just perfect to serve with some caramelized peaches.
If you’re up for the challenge of pancakes, make these Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes and celebrate summer’s berries.Print
Hello, my name is Mary Ann Dwyer and I am the blogger behind The Beach House Kitchen. I grew up my entire life lucky enough to spend summers at the Jersey Shore. I entertain from Memorial Day to Labor Day and love every minute of it. My fondest memories are from times spent there enjoying meals with family and friends and this blog is my way of sharing it with you.

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 21: Adrian Peterson #8 of the Tennessee Titans waves as he runs off the field after the game against the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on November 21, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)
Tyler Matzek, MLB players have epic Twitter responses to lockout
Despite Adrian Peterson joining the Seattle Seahawks, his dad is not happy the Minnesota Vikings didn’t come calling.
While it looked like the career of sensational running back Adrian Peterson was coming to an end with the Tennessee Titans releasing him, he’s been given another shot. Earlier this week, Pete Carroll announced that the Seattle Seahawks had signed him to the practice squad.
While Peterson isn’t on the 53-man roster, he could make his way up sooner than later. Peterson will be ready to earn his shot, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t thinking about other spots he could have landed with. If you ask Peterson’s dad, it’s a slap in the face that the Minnesota Vikings didn’t try and get something done.
Adrian Peterson’s dad is not pleased the Minnesota Vikings didn’t want a reunion
“That’s disappointing to me,” the elder Peterson said via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “He never heard anything from the Vikings and you go in and bring in a guy Adrian beat out in Detroit.”
The fact that Minnesota didn’t even consider Peterson to come in and join the team was a major disappointment for the Peterson clan. Peterson will go down as one of the best running backs of his generation.
He’s got nearly 15,000 career rushing yards to his name. No one has forgotten about his brilliant playing days with the Vikings from 2007-2016. He was a First-Team All-Pro selection with the Vikes four different times. During his days in Minnesota, he rushed for 11,747 yards and 119 touchdowns.
With him hitting free agency recently, it’s clear he was hoping the Vikings would bring him back, especially with them dealing with injuries too. That didn’t end up happening and now Peterson’s pops is furious about things. Yikes.


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Adventure Items for Oct. 28
October 28, 2016
Cranford Cove and its Fleet of Feet Run Club will host its inaugural Halloween Costume Run.
The run takes place at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Cranford Cove, 823 10th St. in downtown Greeley.
The run is a 5K at various paces and is noncompetitive. It is also free. Costumes, of course, are encouraged.
United Way of Weld County will host its inaugural Live United 5K Color Run this weekend.
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Registration for the run starts at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, and it starts an hour later, all at Twin Rivers Community Park, 1501 65th Ave. in Greeley.
Registration is $25 and $90 for a group of four. Kids 5 and under are free.
Costumes are welcome.
Start with your race shirt and finish with a colorful top. The color run is dyed cornstarch that will be thrown on runners as they pass through specific stops. A non-color route is also available.
Register at http://www.unitedway-weld.org.
The Ice Haus will host a Cosmic Costume Skate from 7:15-8:45 p.m. Saturday at the Greeley Ice Haus, 900 8th Ave. in downtown Greeley.
Admission is $5. A $2 skate rental is free with costume. Those 5 and under are $1.50.
There will also be a costume contest.
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The charming Dutch town of Solvang and the surrounding breathtaking wine country is a popular destination for Californians. Just a few hours scenic drive North of Los Angeles you can enjoy the serene surroundings of Lake Cachuma and the Los Padres National Forest. My favorite place to stay on a trip to the central coast is the SidewaysInn and their sister property next door Flying Flags RV Resort & Campgrounds. This is no ordinary RV park. If you bring your own RV they can handle any size, or just drive your car up and stay in a charming selection of fully loaded cabins and cottages. Many of the cottages come with a loft and sleep up to six people. Each theme’d cabin and cottages offer different packages of amenities but they all have AC and heating, flat screen with cable TV, WiFi, patio area, gas grill to BBQ. There are National Park Cottages with the cozy comforts of home. Here you will find a queen bed in the bedroom with another queen in the loft and a full size leather futon sleeper in the living room.
The Brewhaus Cottage has a rustic theme. While the very luxurious Wine Cottages offer granite counter tops and a private yard with a gas fire pit. imagine you are in Africa and stay in one of several luxury Safari Tents for a unique experience. The Safari Tent King is perfect for a couple looking for romance or go family-style in the Safari Tent King With Bunks, you guessed it bunk-beds for the kids.
There are rustic Surf Cabins as well as fun for the whole family.
Maybe you would like to stay in one of many Superior Airstreams or a Superior Vintage Trailers each with a different décor and theme.
However you choose to stay here at Flying Flags you will enjoy several swimming pools with Jacuzzi’s for the family and some that are just for adults.
There is a resort playground and water theme’d area for the little kids as well.
On property is a well stocked general store where you can buy a wide selection of food and drinks including the local wines for the same price the wineries sell them at. The Fireside Lounge is outdoors and has several wine tasting’s and serves a great Friday night BBQ dinner, offering ribs, chicken, fish and Tri-Tip.
I enjoyed their Burgers and Tri-Tip Cheesesteak sandwich for lunches. Do not miss the delicious sides like sweet potato fries and crispy onion rings. For breakfast I recommend the french toast, breakfast-burrito or the breakfast-sandwich, scrambled eggs, crispy bacon (or meat of your choice) with lettuce and tomato.
Finish any meal with some tasty ice cream choices. Black cherry on a sugar cone hit the spot for me. Many families bring their bicycles and the Flying Flags resort is a safe environment for the kids to bike around. There are several bocce ball courts to enjoy.

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Good detail design: The Mini Garlic Grinder has good details, the square loop prevents slipping, the water outlet makes the residual water drained, the magnetic knife column makes it safer.
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Mini and portable: 100ml capacity, unique interior wall design, fewer ingredients can be easily chopped, convenient for small and delicate needs. The Mini manual chopper has advantages of economy, practicability, compact volume and portable.


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Artist: The Digital Age
Title: Rehearsals EP
Release Date: 6/5/12
Reviewer: Jonathan Andre
- How Great Thou Art
- After All (Holy)
- All the Poor and Powerless
- Oh My God (I Am A Seed)
- Never Grow Old
When David Crowder*Band played their last concert at Passion 2012, and released their last album aptly titled Give Us Rest; I was eager to see what was next for each of the members. Shortly not long after their parting, bassist Mike D, electric guitarist Jack Parker, drummer B-Wack and guitarist Mark Waldrop formed The Digital Age; and as they released their debut EP last Tuesday; I jumped at the chance to purchase it on iTunes. Watching each of their ‘digital age rehearsal’ videos that were posted online throughout these last few months (all of which are included on this 6 song EP); I can safely say that it feels like David Crowder*Band never parted, with The Digital Age standing tall as a candidate to replace their previous band, as the major contributor to musical experimentation in the Christian industry, along with other artists like Rend Collective Experiment and Gungor. Expect a bright future for these four men of God, with passionate worship a vital part of this EP; and as I listen to these lyrical treasures again and again; I can boldly claim that this is my favourite EP of 2012 so far!
‘After All (Holy)’ was originally a radio single on David Crowder*Band’s final album; and The Digital Age stay true to the original. With Mike D taking the helm of lead vocals for these 6 tracks is refreshing and particularly in this track, I was able to see how another person would sing a David Crowder song. As Mike sings out ‘…I can’t comprehend your infinitely beautiful and perfect love…’; I am amazed at how Mike never sang for the David Crowder*Band. With such a passion shown through the videos, Mike gives his all as he declares that God is holy, and that all we can do is never enough for a God who is infinitely more than we ever hope for. A track full of electronic loops, plenty of synths, as well as driving guitars, The Digital Age have perfected their own version of the song, to the point where I have enjoyed this version more than the original. Speaking about how the songs we sing are never loud enough for a God who pours out His infinite love; The Digital Age have me on board their ‘career train’ with just this song! Well done Mike D and the rest of the band for creating such a stellar musical moment!
‘Oh My God/I Am a Seed’, also on Give Us Rest; provides us a glimpse into the realm of country songs. A guitar riff that sends Mike D into passionate overdrive, singing ‘…King of glory oh my Jesus Christ, free me from what keeps me from your life, I can feel this heart beating inside, I don’t know when I felt more alive…’; I am able to worship freely as Mike D praises God in all his wonder, even with just a simple ‘…oh my God…’ Banjo heavy, this song is just a happy dancing praise song as ‘Oh My God’ moves into a medley with ‘I Am a Seed’, a declaration that all we are is nothing compared to Christ. That if we are a seed, than God is the tallest tree on earth! Jack Parker plays the banjo well as he uses his plucking skills to create this country-style track (similar to ‘I Saw the Light’ on David Crowder*Band’s A Collision). Though not so much a fan of country music; this song is able to work with so much power of honesty, giving praise to a God so worthy of it. Seeing Mike D, Mark Waldrop and Jack Parker passionately sing into the microphones on the video (to the point where their faces are redder!) is a sight to behold, as they worship with abandon , proclaiming that though they are a seed, they will rise like a tree, because ‘…You won’t turn Your back on me…’ A fun medley that gives a new appreciation for the banjo and all the musical styles it brings, these four men from The Digital Age have created a lyrically moving track that packs enough passion to provide listeners with a hope much bigger than ourselves that we can say ‘…oh my God…’ as well!
Throughout the rest of the album, The Digital Age incorporates some hymn-like songs into the lineup. ‘All the Poor and Powerless’ was originally written by David Leonard and Leslie Jordan for All Sons and Daughters and doesn’t stray much from the original. These get really passionate as Mike D and Mark Waldrop start so move from worship to screamo as they cry out to the Lord ‘…shout it, c’mon and scream it from the masses…that He is Lord…’ Showing us that worship is not necessarily for the quiet and reflective type; worship can be upbeat if it wants to, with passionate vocal enthusiasm one of the main traits throughout the song. ‘How Great Thou Art’, undoubtedly the most famous hymn after ‘Amazing Grace’, appears on this 6-track EP with plenty of guitars, electronics, percussion, as well enthusiastic voices praising God ‘…when Christ shall come with shouts of acclimation, and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart, and I shall bow in humble adoration, and then proclaim, ‘MY GOD HOW GREAT YOU ARE!’…’ What an amazing song to be included on an album full of passionate worship. Their rendition will sure hit the charts sooner rather than later! ‘Never Grow Old’ is a hymn in which the vocals are shared, each of the three verses sung by Mike D, Mark Waldrop and Jack Parker respectively. Speaking about how when we’ll go to Heaven, everything will be perfect and that we’ll ‘…never grow old…’; this simple yet effective melody shows us that what we have here is not the end, that our existence on this Earth count, not only throughout our lives but also in the next!
Overall: What can I say about The Digital Age? With the heart of their motivation and mission for the band summed up in their one-word-lyric opener ‘…Hallelujah…’; I am able to worship along with them, raising up the name of Jesus as I marvel and the musical and lyrical treasures incorporated on this 6-song journey! It’s certainly an ‘if’ (not when) that they’ll be signed to a label (hopefully sixsteps!). A certain purchase on iTunes, this is my favourite ‘new’ band of 2012!
RIYL: David Crowder*Band, Chris Tomlin, Leeland, Bellarive
Buy the Album: iTunes/Amazon mp3

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This year again, MP Anthony Housefather encourages Townies aged 14 to 25 to apply to the Mount Royal Youth Council.
The Youth Council is a non-partisan initiative that aims at encouraging young people to actively participate in politics. The group meets once a month to talk about issues facing the area as well as what Parliament is currently studying.
If you know any youth who would be interested in getting involved, encourage them to apply online before December 13, 2019:


"LITTLE ME" should be a big hit for Ford's Theater. Director/choreographer David Bell's reconstruction of his hit Chicago production has replaced the creaky "A Christmas Carol" as Ford's annual holiday show. And Bell suffuses the inspired silliness of Neil Simon's first musical with his own midwestern brand of squeaky- clean showmanship -- it's all big jokes, brassy tunes and bright colors, entertainment pure and simple.
In movie queen Belle Poitrine (nee Schlumphert), "Auntie Mame" author Patrick Dennis created another larger-than-life lady, and "Little Me," adapted from Dennis' novel, is an episodic retelling of Belle's rags- to-riches story.
An indomitably cheerful waif, Belle falls in love with blue-blooded, impossibly perfect Noble Eggleston, who loves her almost as much as himself. But as Noble is "descended from the earliest rich people," poor Belle is obviously unfit to marry him. So off she goes on a trek from one side of the tracks to the other, in search of wealth and culture and social position.
Blithe Belle has ample charms and a literally fatal attractiveness to men -- accidentally snuffing a long line of suitors one by one. But each dies happy, leaving Belle, cheerfully oblivious to the havoc she's caused, one rung higher on the social ladder.
For the lead roles, Bell has imported the two actors from his Chicago cast, and they generate most of the zip and zest. As young Belle, Carol Dilley defines adorableness, all winks and dimples, strutting a sassy voice on Cy Coleman's real live melodies.
Dilley's dash is matched by the elastic exploits of James Sudik, who tries on the multiple personalities originated by Sid Caesar, shuttling swiftly through seven characters -- Patrick Dennis, noble Noble, a Scroogelike banker, a vain French entertainer, a sweet hapless nerd, a dictatorial film director and an effete monarch. Sudik gets a high laugh percentage in nearly all of his guises, helping himself to some ad-lib clowning along the way.
"Little Me" is a triumph for musical director Rob Bowman as well. Bowman, one of our town's best pianists, coaxes more colors than would seem possible from his small orchestra, and his expertly modulated orchestrations never overpower the singers on songs like "Real Live Girl" and "Here's to Us."
Reveling in Simon's encyclopedia of schtick, Bell gets a steady momentum going from scene to color-coordinated scene of "Little Me," and the fresh-faced cast bounds athletically through his peppy choreography, reminiscent of nothing so much as the antics of a college cheerleading squad.
If there's a quibble, it's a wish that a mite more of the show's tongue-in-cheek naughtiness were allowed to surface. Bell's direction coyly averts its gaze from the risque implications of Belle's carnal climb.
LITTLE ME -- At Ford's Theater through December 15.


PM Kisan KYC date extended: Check cutoff date and know how to complete e-KYC
PM-KISAN is a central scheme that aims at providing financial assistance to landholding farmer families
There is good news for farmers who have signed up for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN). The central govt has extended the last date for mandatory eKYC. PM Kisan eKYC can now be completed by May 22, 2022 (instead of the current deadline of March 31, 2022).


Is OnePlus RT launching in India in December? Check details here
OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus 9RT will have a better cooling system and 600Hz Ultra-Sensitive Touch, which will work at very low latency. There is a lot of confusion about the upcoming phone of OnePlus on which OS it will work.
Published:Wed, November 24, 2021 1:41pm
OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus 9RT smartphone in China on October 13. A few days back, Tipster Mukul Sharna revealed that the OnePlus 9RT smartphone had been listed on the Google Supported Devices List and the Google Play listing website under a different name.
Now an advertisement from Amazon India has appeared in Google search results, in which OnePlus RT has been revealed. Tipster Mukul Sharma has again shared a screenshot of this advertisement in one of his tweets. We still don't know whether it is a mistake made on the backend or there is an indication of a device launching soon in India. However, the company has not given any information in this regard. Right now, only speculations are being made that this device can be launched in India soon.
OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus 9RT will have a better cooling system and 600Hz Ultra-Sensitive Touch, which will work at very low latency. There is a lot of confusion about the upcoming phone of OnePlus on which OS it will work. Digital Chat Station had said that this phone would work on ColorOS 12 based Android 11.
To recall, the price of OnePlus 9RT in China is CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 38,600) for the base 8GB + 128GB storage variant and CNY 3,499 (roughly Rs. 40,900) for the 8GB + 256GB model.
OnePlus 9RT comes with Android 11 and Oppo's ColorOS, 6.62-inch Full HD+ (1,080 2,400 pixels), and powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC paired with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM.
As far as cameras are concerned, the Chinese variant features a triple rear camera setup, including 50 megapixels Sony IMX766 primary sensor, a 16-megapixel secondary sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. For selfies and video calling, it has a 16-megapixel Sony IMX471 sensor. The rear camera of the phone comes with a 4K video recording and hybrid focus.
Up to 256GB, UFS 3.1 storage is available in the phone. For connectivity, the phone has 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, and USB Type-C port.
OnePlus has given Dolby Atmos support in this phone with dual stereo speakers. It is powered by a 4,500mAh dual-cell battery which comes with a 65T warp charge fast charging. Additionally, the dimensions of the phone are 162.2 74.6 8.29mm, and the weight is 198.5 grams.


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Medical research is a thrilling amalgamation of discovery, innovation, and rigorous methodology. It’s a realm where dedicated minds toil to unravel the human body’s complexities, searching for solutions to diseases that have plagued our species for centuries. If you’re a medical researcher, an aspiring scientist, or simply someone captivated by the frontiers of modern medicine, this post is tailored for you.
The path to groundbreaking medical research is not one tread lightly. It requires persistence, resourcefulness, and access to cutting-edge tools and data. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll lay out five pillars of resources that will equip you on your odyssey through the fascinating terrain of medical research. Remember, each resource is not just a tool; it’s a stepping stone toward the pinnacle of your professional success and the betterment of humanity.
Technology has revolutionized the medical sector and reshaped the art and science of medical research. The advancements are endless, from AI algorithms that can predict patient outcomes to sophisticated robotic systems that automate lab processes. In this digital era, staying up to date with the latest tech trends is not a luxury but a necessity. Here are a couple of technological advances you can use to your advantage as a medical researcher:
- Artificial Intelligence: AI and machine learning have risen to prominence, capable of combing through massive datasets to identify patterns or anomalies that the human eye could easily miss. They are not here to replace the medical researcher but to augment their capabilities.
- Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS): NGS empowers researchers to sequence entire genomes quickly, accelerating the pace of genetic research and personalized medicine. It is a critical tool for understanding diseases at a molecular level.
- Lab Automation: Automating routine and complex lab processes saves time and resources and minimizes the margin of error. Lab automation reduces mundane manual labor, allowing you to focus on generating meaningful results.
In medical research, interpreting data is as crucial as collecting it. Biostatistics is not merely a branch of statistics; it’s a framework for analyzing complex health-related data, helping you draw more robust conclusions from your research.
A thorough understanding of biostatistics helps in the proper design of experiments, ensuring they are statistically sound and capable of answering the research questions at hand. Once data is collected, the challenge is to interpret it accurately. Biostatistics equips you with the tools to make sense of often-complicated datasets, drawing appropriate inferences that feed into the research narrative.
In the competitive world of medical research, high-impact publications can make or break a career. Biostatistical expertise ensures your research is publishable, meaningfully contributing to the collective knowledge.
3. Ethical and Regulatory Compliance
Ethical considerations must always underpin medical research. A solid ethical framework guides the responsible use of resources and protects the rights and privacy of patients and research subjects. Outlined below are ethical guidelines you need to follow in medical research:
- Informed Consent Procedures: Obtaining informed consent from research subjects is critical. Understanding how to develop and implement these procedures is foundational to ethical medical research.
- Institutional Review Boards (IRBs): Navigating the IRB review process is often complex but crucial. IRBs evaluate the ethical components of research proposals, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards before a study can commence.
- Data Privacy and Security: With the proliferation of digital patient data, maintaining privacy and security is paramount. Familiarizing yourself with data protection laws and best practices in encryption helps prevent breaches and maintain public trust.
4. Access to Biobanking and Tissue Repositories
Biobanks are treasure troves for medical researchers. They store biological samples representing diverse patient conditions, serving as critical resources for hypothesis testing and validation.
Biobanks can provide access to a wide array of samples from patients with specific diseases or conditions, including blood, tissue, and DNA. Having access to this breadth of clinical material enriches the research landscape. Some biobanks also provide longitudinal patient data, following individuals’ health journeys over extended periods. This historical perspective is invaluable in tracking the progression of diseases.
Biobanking also facilitates collaboration. Shared resources enable multiple researchers to work from the same datasets, fostering partnerships that can lead to more thorough and groundbreaking studies.
5. Professional Development and Training
Continuous learning is the hallmark of a proficient medical researcher. Staying abreast of scientific discoveries and evolving research methodologies is a non-negotiable aspect of professional excellence. Below are a few ways to develop your skill set in medical research:
- Workshops and Conferences: Attending workshops and conferences exposes you to the current trends and practices in medical research. They also provide networking opportunities that can open doors to collaborative projects.
- Advanced Degree Programs: Pursuing advanced degrees, such as a Ph.D. or a Master’s in a specialized field of medical research, offers structured education and research training, equipping you with an in-depth understanding of your area of interest.
- Lifelong Learning: Maintaining a spirit of lifelong learning allows you to adapt to the dynamic nature of medical research. Platforms offering online courses and webinars ensure valuable knowledge is always available.
Be A Constant Learner in Medical Research
As you venture into medical research, remember that pursuing knowledge is an honor and a profound responsibility. Each of these resources forms an integral part of your toolkit, edifying you to face the challenges of the unknown with confidence and poised to make discoveries that could alter the course of medicine.
It is a path rife with challenges and immeasurable rewards in the form of scientific contribution and the possibility of effectuating real change in patients’ lives. The future of medicine lies in the hands of researchers like you, armed with today’s resources to unlock tomorrow’s mysteries.

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If the crime game is to not to be a passive 'follow the clues' flavor, but one where the players investigatory actions precipitate (re)actions by the criminals/characters (and thus changing the story and possible outcomes).
Consider the game of chess and how the context of the current board changes what is to happen next. Chess has those fixed and relatively simple rules to resolve the actions of the two opponents (even to how the opponent is likely to decide what to do).
Unfortunately, anything having to do with humans (their complex emotions/motives/interrelations) is magnitudes more complex to try to resolve what 'should' happen next in response to the players actions/reactions. (Likewise the internal state of the characters is far more complex as is the ways they can interact).
Its the old problem games have faced - .you cannot use generalized AI and have to narrow down and choreograph everything (at least as far as some simple generalizations can be utilized in narrow contexts like fight logic).
For 'mind games' I would think that more subtle indicators would be use to try to read the internal mental state of a character versus most games being able to decide by overt actions/motions. Likewise the actions you take will be more mental with any overt actions implying ideas at a character to manipulate them.

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Thursday, December 19, 2013
The Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District Board of Directors is hoping a bill now in a state Senate committee will be passed, allowing them to avoid a possible district-wide fire insurance premium increase.
The bill, which would raise the millage cap set at 10 mills in 1992, would allow the board to raise the fire tax for the district.
With that money, along with a $500,000 grant from Horry County, they plan to build a new fire station on McDowell Shortcut Road in Horry County, which they say will help keep the district’s present ISO rating of 3. The board viewed renderings of the building inside and out at its regular meeting Monday evening.
The increase in fire taxes would be from $18 to $20 per year for most people and people over 65 would pay half of that, according to Sen. Ray Cleary (R-Murrells Inlet), who sponsored the Senate bill.
He said although the bill raises the millage by 10 mills, the language might be changed to raise the cap by three or four mills.
Al Hitchcock, chair of the fire district board, said they are asking for 10 mills so they don’t have to go back to the legislature in three or four years asking for another cap raise.
“We are only planning to raise the millage by 2.5 mils for 2015,” Hitchcock said. “It is not our intention to double fire taxes.”
Cleary said that if the bill is not passed, the Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District will receive a lower rating in 2015 and insurance costs will go up $80 to $90 per year for most people.
Businesses in the district would see increases in their insurance rates as much as $1,200, he said.
“It doesn’t matter if you are five minutes away from a fire station or five miles away,” Cleary said.
“It doesn’t make sense not to do it.”
“We need more mills,” Hitchcock said. “Since the cap was last raised in 1992, property values have not increased very much, but our call volume has definitely increased.”
He said in addition to fire protection, the district also provides emergency ambulance service in Horry and Georgetown counties.
In fact, he said about 70 percent of their calls are emergency calls as opposed to fire calls.
State Rep. Nelson Hardwick (R-Surfside Beach), who represents the Horry County section of the fire district, has pre-filed a bill in the House of Representatives that mirrors the Senate bill.
“I support citizens being able to get decent fire insurance,” Hardwick said.
“It is not very complicated. Pay me now or pay me later, and pay me more later.
“I would rather the money be in my constituents’ pockets than going to the insurance companies.”
State Rep. Stephen Goldfinch (R-Pawleys Island), who represents the Georgetown County section of the fire district, is opposed to the millage cap increase.
He said Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District is one of the healthiest districts in the state with over a $2 million surplus.
He said he has attended public meetings about the millage cap issue and he is not convinced that the ISO rating will go up.
“A lot of things might happen,” Goldfinch said. “Give me conclusive evidence that the ISO rating will go up if this millage cap increase is denied. Right now, it is a maybe and there is a lot of speculation built into that maybe. I am a guy who is all about numbers. If it makes sense financially, we’ll do it.”


It's not everyday that a local group has a country music legend walk in the venue in which they are performing and then step on stage to perform with the band. It is even more unlikely that this person's other half is a country music star. But, such was the case recently at the Tobacco Company restaurant in Richmond.
Gary Street, Misty Wright and Easy Street were appearing at the three-floor establishment when in walked Jimmy Dean and his beautiful wife, Virginia's own Donna Meade Dean. The singing sausage king and queen, who now reside outside Richmond, were there having dinner.
"It was a total pleasure to have them on stage with us," says Street. "We weren't sure they were going to sing, but we were hoping they would. He came up to the stage while we were getting ready to go on break and told us how much he liked the band. That was nice, too."
Sing, he did. Dean took the stage with the Ray Price classic "For the Good Times" and then introduced his wife who sang Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight."
"When Donna (Meade) first came on stage, I asked her if she was going to sing "When He Leaves You" since it was her biggest hit," says Easy Street bass player, Rick Hamilton. "She says, `Do you remember that song?' and I said yeah. She said, `Well, I don't remember it," Hamilton says with a chuckle.
Easy Street has been a very happening group this year and the excitement is growing.
They have already made another trip to Nashville and as they continue their climb, we'll be with them every step of the way. I can tell you there will be bigger news within the next 30 days. Stay tuned!
LITTLE CREEK LINEUP.
Tomorrow Suzy Bogguss will be the opener for another Virginia great, Ricky Van Shelton, at the Little Creek Amphibious Base in Virginia Beach.
Bogguss is sure to sing your favorites like the gold-produced "Outbound Plane," "Letting Go," and the title cut of her "Aces" album as well as the gold hits, "Drive South" and "Heartache" from "Voices in the Wind."
Her most recent success has been "Hey Cinderella," "You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger" and "Souvenirs" from her fifth album, "Something Up My Sleeve." Still spawning hits more than a year after its release, Bogguss wrote five cuts on the album. A song I hope she will perform is one you are probably not familiar with unless you've seen her live performance and that is "Joe's Diner." She really does a great job on this song.
Did you know that the lead guitarist and vocalist for the local group Wild Fire once played with Suzy Bogguss just before she hit a deal? Texas native and Norfolk resident, Lonzo Stephenson, performed with Bogguss in a group called Ozone Ramblers which toured mostly the Midwest and Western states.
Stephenson and the Wild Fire group are presently the house band at the Lido Inn in Norfolk.
From Grit, the plumber-turned-country music singer and now author, Ricky Van Shelton has produced a second successful venture writing and publishing a series of children's books centered on the character Quacker, who first came alive on the written and drawn page with '92's "Tales From a Duck Named Quacker A the Story Begins."
Making his debut in 1987 and winning a CMA Horizon Award (1988), Shelton has released at least one album per year starting in 1987 A two in 1992 A and all but one have gone gold or platinum for total sales of more than 7 million. "A Bridge I Didn't Burn" has been on the streets since August 1993 yet is still producing hits. Shelton's next, "Love and Honor," is due for release soon.
He'll probably preview six or eight of the new songs, as well as draw from his ever-expanding library of honky-tonks, swing and ballads with his all new band.
This will be the last concert for the '94 Country Concert Series, but they have already begun to work on next year's line-up with names like Little Texas, Blackhawk and Tim McGraw in one setting.
... And the beat goes on.
"Carolina" Millie is Millie Voliva Wiggs, editor of The Country Star, a country music tabloid distributed throughout Southeastern Hampton Roads.


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Bourn, who has been sidelined since lacerating his right index finger on April 14, went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in seven innings as Columbus' center felder on Tuesday. He went 0-for-4 with a strikeout for the Clippers on Wednesday, with general manager Chris Antonetti in attendance to monitor his performance.
Francona said that Bourn would be re-evaluated following that game.
"We'll see how he feels and kind of go from there," Francona said. "He had a really good night [on Tuesday]."
In 10 games before the injury, Bourn hit .333 with two home runs, four doubles, one triple, two RBIs and seven runs. While he has been on the disabled list, Drew Stubbs has filled in admirably as the center fielder, and utility man Ryan Raburn has performed well offensively as the temporary right fielder (Stubbs' position).
Entering Wednesday, the Indians were 11-8 in 19 games without Bourn, averaging 5.5 runs on 10.2 hits in those contests.
"If Bourny were here [for those 19 games], who knows?" Francona said. "We don't know if we'd have been better or not, because a lot of it goes to if a guy is hot in a short period of time. I do know that over the course of a long period of time, [being without Bourn] would certainly affect us.
"But because of Raburn -- the way he's swung the bat in the short term -- we've gotten a lot of offensive production. And Drew went out to center field and played it as good as you can and has swung the bat also. Saying that, we'll be glad to get [Bourn] back."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Exciting news posted on thespec.com.
Hamilton/Burlington, Kitchener-Waterloo and London-St. Thomas smashed previous sales records for high-end properties in 2013, says a report released Tuesday, which looks at trends over the last five years.
What amounts to "luxury" varies dramatically, from just $500,000 in smaller markets like London, to $750,000 in Hamilton/Burlington, $1 million-plus in Calgary, more than $1.5 million in the GTA and $2 million and above in what remains Canada's priciest city by far, Vancouver.
Affordability continues to be a major driver in the Hamilton area.
According to the report, large lot sizes and established neighbourhoods were the draw, with properties in Ancaster, Aldershot, and the Hamilton Mountain area most popular with value conscious consumers. Average price in Hamilton's top end hovered at $931,000 last year.
The highest priced sale in 2013 was a French inspired bungalow on an expansive lot in Ancaster, moving for $1.6 million. Communities in Burlington have also experienced strong demand, particularly those bordering neighbouring Oakville. The average price of an upper-end home in Burlington was just over $1.05 million in 2013. Burlington's most expensive sale—a $5.95 million waterfront estate—was situated on a double lot overlooking the Toronto skyline.
Upscale condominiums are also in demand, the report said, but they continue to be in short supply in both Hamilton and Burlington.
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What Channel Is the Texas Game On: A Comprehensive Guide
Are you a fan of Texas sports, eagerly waiting to catch the next big game? With numerous channels and streaming platforms available, it can be quite overwhelming to find out where to watch your favorite Texas team. In this article, we will explore what channel the Texas game is on. Additionally, we will provide you with some interesting facts about Texas sports that you may find fascinating. Finally, we have also compiled a list of commonly asked questions and their answers to ensure all your queries are resolved. So, let’s dive right in!
What Channel Is the Texas Game On?
The Texas game can be watched on various channels depending on the sport and the broadcasting rights. Here are some popular channels that often air Texas games:
1. ESPN: ESPN is a leading sports network that frequently broadcasts Texas games, including college football and basketball.
2. FOX Sports: FOX Sports is another prominent channel known for airing Texas games, especially in sports like football and baseball.
3. Longhorn Network: The Longhorn Network is dedicated to broadcasting University of Texas athletics, making it the go-to channel for Longhorns fans.
4. CBS Sports: CBS Sports often broadcasts college football games, including those featuring Texas teams.
5. NBC Sports: NBC Sports covers a wide range of sports, and you can occasionally catch Texas games on their network.
5 Interesting Facts about Texas Sports:
1. The Dallas Cowboys are known as “America’s Team” due to their immense popularity and fanbase spread throughout the country.
2. Texas is home to four major professional sports teams: the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Houston Texans (NFL), Houston Rockets (NBA), and the Texas Rangers (MLB).
3. The University of Texas Longhorns football team holds the record for the most consecutive home wins in NCAA history, with a remarkable 47-game winning streak from 1968 to 1976.
4. The Houston Rockets have won two NBA Championships, both of which were led Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.
5. The Texas Rangers have participated in two World Series, in 2010 and 2011, but unfortunately fell short of winning the championship on both occasions.
Common Questions and Answers:
1. When does the Texas football season typically start?
The Texas football season usually begins in September and runs through late November or early December.
2. How can I find the schedule for Texas Longhorns basketball games?
You can find the schedule for Texas Longhorns basketball games on their official website or checking sports news websites.
3. Can I stream Texas games online?
Yes, many Texas games are available for streaming online through platforms such as ESPN+, CBS All Access, or the respective team’s website.
4. Are Texas high school football games televised?
Yes, some Texas high school football games are televised, particularly those involving prominent teams or playoff matches.
5. Which channel broadcasts the most Texas Rangers games?
FOX Sports Southwest is the primary broadcaster for Texas Rangers games.
6. How can I watch Texas A&M football games?
Texas A&M football games are often aired on SEC Network, ESPN, or CBS Sports.
7. Does the Longhorn Network broadcast all University of Texas sports?
While the Longhorn Network primarily focuses on University of Texas athletics, it does not broadcast all sports. It mainly covers football, basketball, and baseball.
8. Can I watch the Texas game on YouTube TV?
Yes, YouTube TV offers several channels that broadcast Texas games, such as ESPN, FOX Sports, and CBS Sports.
9. Which channel airs the University of Houston football games?
University of Houston football games are typically broadcast on ESPN, CBS Sports, or ESPN+.
10. Are Texas high school basketball games televised?
Some Texas high school basketball games, particularly state championship games, are televised on local sports networks.
11. Can I watch Texas Tech football games on ESPN+?
Yes, ESPN+ often streams Texas Tech football games.
12. How can I watch Houston Rockets games if I don’t have cable?
You can stream Houston Rockets games through various platforms such as NBA League Pass, AT&T SportsNet, or Hulu + Live TV.
13. Where can I find the Texas Longhorns baseball schedule?
You can find the Texas Longhorns baseball schedule on their official website or through sports news websites.
14. Does the NFL Sunday Ticket include Texas games?
Yes, the NFL Sunday Ticket package allows you to watch out-of-market Texas NFL games on Sundays.
In conclusion, finding the channel that broadcasts the Texas game can be a crucial part of enjoying your favorite Texas sports. Whether it’s football, basketball, or baseball, channels like ESPN, FOX Sports, Longhorn Network, CBS Sports, and NBC Sports often cover Texas games. Additionally, with the provided interesting facts and answers to common questions, you are now equipped with all the knowledge you need to catch the next Texas game and fully immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Texas sports.