An exclusion zone has been set up around Ayr station because a former hotel next to it has been deemed to be unsafe. Contractors have found crumbling in the old Station Hotel roof, which South Ayrshire Council say poses a risk. No services are running between Ayr and Girvan and there is a reduced service between Ayr and Glasgow Central. ScotRail has apologised to customers and detailed the changes on its website.
A former hotel next to Ayr station has been declared unsafe by the council due to crumbling in its roof.


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China's economy to slow marginally: World Bank
The World Bank says China's rapid growth should slow this year but its giant economy still will be a key driver of Asia's expansion.
The bank's annual global outlook says China's growth should decline to 8.5 percent this year from last year's estimated 10 percent as Beijing winds down its stimulus and cools a credit boom.
But the bank said Chinese demand for imports should stay strong, helping to drive growth in its Asian neighbours, which are key suppliers.
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A new glaciohydraulic model is tailored to Trapridge Glacier, Yukon, Canada, where long-term measurements of subglacial water pressure provide parameter constraints and a platform for model evaluation. Using digital elevation models and meteorological data as input, we investigate hydrology on diurnal and seasonal timescales. Quantitative comparisons of simulated and observed pressure records allow us to select a reference model objectively, from which we gain first insights into the gross spatial characteristics of the drainage system. Equilibrium simulations highlight target areas for water storage and potential sticky spots, both of which have established relevance to glacier dynamics. Seasonal simulations capture the key signatures of spring and autumn transitions and corroborate our understanding of the processes involved. Successfully modeled features of the spring transition include increased hydraulic coupling between the surface and bed with time, temporary augmentation of subglacial storage, and rapid subglacial transitions from a hydraulically unconnected to connected state. Autumn transitions are characterized by deterioration of the basal drainage network, drawdown of subglacial storage reservoirs, and heightened sensitivity to precipitation and surface refreezing. Finally, we draw attention to the important role of groundwater transport in cold glacial environments where permafrost can impede drainage from the ice margin.


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How bacteria protect themselves from plasma treatment
- June 19, 2019
- Ruhr-University Bochum
- Considering the ever-growing percentage of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, interest in medical use of plasma is increasing.
Considering the ever-growing percentage of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, interest in medical use of plasma is increasing. In collaboration with colleagues from Kiel, researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) investigated if bacteria may become impervious to plasmas, too. They identified 87 genes of the bacterium Escherichia coli, which potentially protect against effective components of plasma. "These genes provide insights into the antibacterial mechanisms of plasmas," says Marco Krewing. He is the lead author of two articles that were published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface this year.
A cocktail of harmful components stresses pathogens
Plasmas are created from gas that is pumped with energy. Today, plasmas are already used against multi-resistant pathogens in clinical applications, for example to treat chronic wounds. "Plasmas provide a complex cocktail of components, many of which act as disinfectants in their own right," explains Professor Julia Bandow, Head of the RUB research group Applied Microbiology. UV radiation, electric fields, atomic oxygen, superoxide, nitric oxides, ozone, and excited oxygen or nitrogen affect the pathogens simultaneously, generating considerable stress. Typically, the pathogens survive merely several seconds or minutes.
In order to find out if bacteria, may develop resistance against the effects of plasmas, like they do against antibiotics, the researchers analysed the entire genome of the model bacterium Escherichia coli, short E. coli, to identify existing protective mechanisms. "Resistance means that a genetic change causes organisms to be better adapted to certain environmental conditions. Such a trait can be passed on from one generation to the next," explains Julia Bandow.
Mutants missing single genes
For their study, the researchers made use of so-called knockout strains of E. coli. These are bacteria that are missing one specific gene in their genome, which contains approximately 4,000 genes. The researchers exposed each mutant to the plasma and monitored if the cells kept proliferating following the exposure.
"We demonstrated that 87 of the knockout strains were more sensitive to plasma treatment than the wild type that has a complete genome," says Marco Krewing. Subsequently, the researchers analysed the genes missing in these 87 strains and determined that most of those genes protected bacteria against the effects of hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, and/or nitric oxide. "This means that these plasma components are particularly effective against bacteria," elaborates Julia Bandow. However, it also means that genetic changes that result in an increase in the number or activity of the respective gene products are more capable of protecting bacteria from the effects of plasma treatment.
Heat shock protein boosts plasma resistance
The research team, in collaboration with a group headed by Professor Ursula Jakob from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (USA), demonstrated that this is indeed the case: the heat shock protein Hsp33, encoded by the hslO gene, protects E. coli proteins from aggregation when exposed to oxidative stress. "During plasma treatment, this protein is activated and protects the other E. coli proteins -- and consequently the bacterial cell," Bandow points out. An increased volume of this protein alone results in a slightly increased plasma resistance. Considerably stronger plasma resistance can be expected when the levels of several protective proteins are increased simultaneously.
- Marco Krewing, Jennifer Janina Stepanek, Claudia Cremers, Jan-Wilm Lackmann, Britta Schubert, Alexandra Müller, Peter Awakowicz, Lars I. O. Leichert, Ursula Jakob, Julia E. Bandow. The molecular chaperone Hsp33 is activated by atmospheric-pressure plasma protecting proteins from aggregation. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 2019; 16 (155): 20180966 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0966
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Living Single star Kim Coles is a single lady again after filing for divorce from her husband of 4 years, former SWAT officer Reggie McKiver.
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Diana Ross's eldest son Ross Naess, 29, got married to his baby mama Kimberly Ryan in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Saturday. The beautiful wedding was attended by Diana, 73, who performed at the nuptials, and brother Evan Ross, 28, and his wife Ashlee Simpson Ross, 33.
That was quick. Rumor has it that The Real co-host Adrienne Bailon is expecting her first baby with her new husband, gospel singer Israel Houghton.
As you know, singer/actress Jill Scott tied the knot with her boyfriend Mike Dobson in a secret ceremony at her Franklin, TN home on Saturday, June 25th.
We know this because DJ Mars, a local DJ with numerous celebrity clients, spilled the beans on Instagram.com on Saturday.
That's Mars pictured on the right with the happy couple at their wedding.
Around 180 guests attended the storybook wedding of NFL star Devon Still and homemaker Joyce Asha at the NY Public library on Friday.
The couple put their wedding plans on hold after Devon's daughter, Leah Still, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer in 2014.
Steve Harvey's daughter Karli Harvey is no longer a single woman. Karli and her beau, insurance executive Ben Raymond, tied the knot during a lavish wedding at the St Regis Hotel in Atlanta on Saturday.
Love addict Fantasia and her on-again, off-again fiancé Kendall Taylor tied the knot on Saturday in an intimate ceremony with red and black themed decor. Fantasia posted the beautiful wedding photos on her Instagram page yesterday.
Solange Knowles and her then-fiance Alan Ferguson were seen riding vintage white painted bikes in the French Quarter on their way to their wedding at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans on Sunday. Thankfully they weren't knocked off their bikes by a speeding motorist. Seriously, who rides bicycles to a wedding?
As weird Hollywood weddings go, the Bride of Frankenstein-inspired wedding of Beyonce's sister, Solange Knowles to her longtime boyfriend Alan Ferguson, was probably the weirdest.
Actress Gabrielle Union, 41, and NBA star Dwyane Wade tied the knot in a spectacularly over-the-top (in terms of cost) wedding in Miami over the weekend. The couple said "I do" at the same venue where rap mogul Tip "T.I." Harris and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris were wed in 2010. The couple were spotted by a Splash News photographer at Miami International Airport en route to their honeymoon on August 31.
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Radaronline.com paid an undisclosed sum of $$ for the exclusive first photos from the island wedding of Kelly Rowland and her longtime boyfriend/manager Tim Witherspoon.
Sandrarose.com broke the news first that Kelly and Tim were set to tie the knot in Costa Rica last weekend.

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If during the first week of Vikings training camp had you looked down at your phone to craft a clever tweet or turned to actually engage another onlooker in conversation, you ran the risk of missing another highlight from WR Stefon Diggs.
“He’s all over the place,” wide receivers coach George Stewart said.
Diggs has also flashed his skill set while in a different position than the one he played last season. The Vikings have had Diggs line up off the ball at the flanker position and have even moved him in the slot at times.
Stefon Diggs burst onto the scene last season as a fifth-round draft pick, becoming the first rookie to record at least 85 receiving yards in each of his first four games in the NFL. The former Maryland standout went on to lead the Vikings in catches (52) and yards (720). The problem this year for Diggs and fantasy owners will be Laquon Treadwell joining the corps, so we think it's hard for Diggs' role to expand from last season.

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not sure what it means but have her draw it on paper and then tear it up and put it in a plastic bag and carry it outside and throw it away in the can, then remind her that this is all gone. that is what i had to do to my daughter when she was about her age
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The PPWSA has implemented a sustained investment programme since the early 2000s. The production volume objectives of the Master Plan 2005–2020 were achieved as early as 2016, with a total capacity of 560,000 m3 per day. The third Master Plan covering the period 2016–2030 foresees a doubling of demand and number of connections (1 million m3 per day in 2030), in parallel with the expansion of the distribution networks.
As part of this project, which will cost US$247 million in total, AFD will grant an €85 million sovereign loan for the first phase of Bakheng station construction and the water network expansion. With a total capacity of 390,000 m3 per day, this station will meet the demand for water in the capital until 2025.
AFD and the PPWSA are co-financing this first phase with the European Investment Bank (EIB), for which this will be the first operation in Cambodia, with a sovereign loan of US$100 million. These loans will be supplemented by a grant from the European Union (AIF) of US$15 million, which will enable the purchase of pipes installed in areas where the most vulnerable population of the capital live.
- Economic: the project will enable 511,000 people to connect to the network. Their water bills will be reduced to households that would otherwise have continued to buy water from private resellers at rates three times higher than the average price of PPWSA.
- Social: this project makes the existing network denser and expands it to disadvantaged peripheral districts not yet covered by the system.
- Health: improved water quality has a positive effect on the health of population, allowing a reduction in health expenditure by 25%.
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The esteemed legacy of Armenian-American writers received an expected jolt in 2012 with the publication of Journey to Virginland, the debut novel by Armen Melikian.
Ever since the early part of the 20th century, Armenian-American writers – including William Saroyan, Micheline Aharonian Marcom, Peter Balakian, and Mark Arax – have contributed to American literature with great works that both celebrate the Armenian identity and help define the Armenian footprint within the larger zeitgeist of the Untied States. With his novel, Melikian builds on that tradition but also stands apart as he subverts it with loving ferocity, ultimately lifting the voice of Armenian-American writers from the local, the parochial, and making it an integral part of world literature.
In his review of Melikian’s work, Paul McCarthy, New York Times bestselling author and a professor of English at the University of Ulster, Ireland, writes: “In the best sense, I’m reminded of George Orwell’s classics, and other authors of similar stature, though there is no true parallel possible with a novel as unique in concept and execution as Journey to Virginland.”
A scholar of history, religion, and mythology, Melikian has written a powerful novel of ideas, not only offering a genuinely revolutionary take on Armenian history per se, but breezily framing it within the kaleidoscopic context of the international. In his novel, the first Epistle of a trilogy, Melikian’s sociopolitical, cultural, and religious commentaries are calibrated marvelously with the story of Dog, the protagonist, whose picaresque journey is set against the backdrop of a whirlwind global paradigm.
Armenian-American writers have always upheld Armenianness as the a priori, if tacit, benchmark of artistic expression. In Melikian’s work, this time-honored principle gets a much-needed change of guards, as he decidedly helps transform the legacy of these writers into an evolving endeavor of truly universal relevance.
Interested in reading works from Armenian-American writers? Get your copy of Journey to Virginland today!

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Hunting for buried treasure in Helena
Published 2:57 pm Monday, October 22, 2012
By LAURA BROOKHART / Community Columnist
Several enthusiastic local volunteers joined Ken Penhale and Brian Wallis to sift through a large mound of earth that was removed from the current Helena High School construction site.
This soil came from near the Eureka No. 4 mine where the miners’ homes would have once stood.
“First,” said Wallis, who was in charge of the effort, “we’re turning the soil over by bulldozer, as it has compacted since being transported. Too bad this soil is so contaminated.”
By contamination he referred to roots of the kudzu vine, which crept over the mining community hillside in the intervening years since the mine closed around 1925.
“No telling what we are going to find here,” Wallis added.
“Why am I here? Because I needed some peace and quiet after driving my morning school bus run,” joked Julie Franklin. “I wanted to see what might be out here.”
“I’ve come because I love a treasure hunt,” said Helena resident Sharon Creel.
Amanda Gaskin said she and her four children often scavenge off-road paths. They have found an extract bottle from 1915, old liquor and coke bottles.
“I am fascinated with the pieces of history that we just walk over and never notice.”
Found in the Oct. 15 dig were shards of glass, pottery, bottles, bricks and metal.
These will be taken back to the museum and cleaned.
The lower floor of the museum is progressing toward being usable with fresh paint and new displays.
Charles Nunnelly, now living in Gainesville, Ga., recently donated more than 200 snapshots and photos to the museum.
Nunnelly, who was born and raised in Helena, is a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran and boyhood friend of Joe Tucker, for whom the local park is named.
One of Nunnelly’s photos shows him with Joe Tucker in 1947, nattily dressed and posing by the railroad tracks. Joe Tucker (b. 1928 – d. 1971) was a member of the city council when he died of a brain hemorrhage.
Three of Joe Tucker’s children are today still Helena residents.
Laura Brookhart can be reached by email at email@example.com.


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If you are planning on staying in Phuket for more than a week, you will not be able to simply lie on the beach the entire time. And truth be told, you probably would not want to either. Phuket has so much to offer that you would love to see with your own eyes: endless jungles, an azure sea, lots of natural and cultural sights, and, of course, the fascinating islands. After all, Phuket is just one of the 260 most beautiful islands in Thailand. Many travelers prefer a group tour for such occasions. But if you want to get a unique experience and share it only among your friends, colleagues, or loved ones and relatives, it is definitely worth considering going on a custom tour with a private tour guide in Phuket or other islands.
Why is it worth going on a Phuket private tour?
- Tours are carried out in a private manner, only for your company. This way you can feel as comfortable as possible, explore new locations at your own pace, and share your thoughts and emotions only with your loved ones.
- A wide selection of trips and tours to any possible destination. As a part of an individual trip, you can go on a sightseeing tour of one of the picturesque provinces, go rafting, or try your hand at diving under the supervision of a personal instructor.
- Possibility to adjust the route and program of the tour itself. If you want, you can change the given plan and make up your own. For example, you can skip a part at a particular location and allow yourself to stretch the pleasure by staying in another place for a longer period of time.
- Individual tour by an English-speaking companion. This companion will be with you the whole time to solve any logistical issues that might arise and provide you with interesting stories and facts about new places.
Options for individual tours in Phuket:
- Trip to the Similan Islands — snorkeling at the most picturesque reefs of Thailand and discovering the four main islands of Similan.
- Trip to the islands of Phi Phi — a tour to the most famous archipelago in Thailand, during which you will observe six picturesque locations, and the companion in English will share interesting facts about these places.
- Tour of 11 Islands — the most comprehensive individual tour of the main Thai islands surrounding Phuket, which will help to create a complete and full impression of insular Thailand and allow you to observe local life for a day. A one-of-a-kind island hopping tour!
- Krabi province island tour — a sea trip to the discovery sites of ancient civilizations with luxurious beach leisure and shopping in exotic shops.
- The James Bond Islands tour — one of the most popular tours to the locations where the ninth part of the Bond films was filmed. These sites are famous for their cinematic scenery and natural uniqueness.
- Diving in Phuket — a customized dive tour for both beginners and certified divers. There are 3 locations to choose from, every one of which is designed for a certain level of expertise.
- Fishing in Phuket — one of the most popular formats of outdoor activities. With such a tour, each guest leaves with a great experience and a good catch.
- Khao Lak tour— an individual guided hike through the largest national park in Phang Nga. If you have a specific location or activity in mind, please let us know, and we will create a personalized tour of the park for you.
- Phang Nga province tour — a chamber tour to Phang Nga province offers a great opportunity to explore the place and immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere without following someone else's timeline.
- Trip to Khao Sok with a visit to Cheo Lan — a tour with the most extensive route through the national park, including a trip through the jungle, exploration of authentic temples, and a water cruise on Thailand's most beautiful lake.
- Trip from Phuket to Bangkok — the most convenient and fastest way to explore Thailand's bustling and diverse capital. The price of the tour already includes roundtrip airfare, an extensive guided city tour, and leisure time to explore the city and immerse yourself in the local atmosphere.
- Rafting — the most active and diverse tour, during which you get a decent dose of extreme experiences, make friends with local elephants, and dive into a waterfall in the middle of the jungle.
- Phuket sightseeing tour — a bus and walking tour that takes you beyond the typical sandy Phuket and introduces you to the island's real life and most scenic locations.
How to book private Phuket day tour?
Booking an individual tour is quite simple. All you have to do is choose your preferred option of tour in Phuket and share your desires regarding the tour through the application form on this page. By the way, you can find more details about each tour by clicking on the name of the tour. After receiving an application, you will be contacted by a personal manager who will prepare the best options for your individual tour, tell more about its features, and answer any of your questions. After the discussion of the price and agreement on the details, the manager will monitor the performance of your trip until its completion.
So we recommend you leave all of your concerns in the hotel and just enjoy the beauty of the Andaman Sea, tropical forests, unique islands, and snow-white beaches. Have a pleasant trip in the company of your close ones!

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In May Janine Solomann lead our tour to China for the Great Wall Marathon! From breath-taking scenery to a sweaty marriage proposal, this trip had all the hallmarks of a great destination marathon. This post is full of great stories and advice for taking on this rewarding adventure. The details for 2016 should be on their way soon so we'll keep you posted.

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861 SW 51st Street
Lincoln City, Oregon 97367
The Looking Glass Inn is a wonderful Cape Cod style inn with beautiful bay and ocean views located in the Historic Taft District of Lincoln City. The Looking Glass Inn is perfect for those who like to stay walking distance from the beach. Enjoy spacious rooms, great views, decks, easy beach access, and many dog friendly rooms.


Urmet Call Forwarding Module
€380.00 incl. 19% VAT
CallMe is the call forwarding system designed by Urmet allowing you to use your smartphone or tablet to answer your video door phone and open doors and gates even when you are not at home: just install the special connecting device inside your video door phone system and download the free Urmet CallMe App.
Smart and safe with Android and iOS apps
Urmet CallMe app forwards any calls directly to your smartphone. You can answer your video door phone and open the door via app.
User can easily use his/her smartphone to configure the call forwarding function based on his/her needs.
- Installation on DIN rail: 8 modules
- Device to be installed in a single housing unit
- Equipped with Wi-Fi connection and RJ45 connector for wireless or wired connection to the apartment router
- It can be surface wall-mounted using the specific adaptation kit 1083/88
- Dimensions: 140 x 90 x 60 mm – 5.51 x 3.54 x 2.36 in
- It does not require local power supply if installed in systems with up to 12 users (2Voice systems)
- Up to 4 mobile devices for each housing unit
- It requires the Urmet CallMe app to be installed on the smartphone


This series of 12 video segments examines some of the lessons learned from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. The segments include the unique perspective of two survivors of Chernobyl. The videos offer information about radiation and how EPA is preparing to respond to a large-scale radiological or nuclear incident in the United States.
It was produced and released by the EPA — and archived by TheBlackVault.com. It is an official U.S. Government video.
Recovering from a Nuclear Incident – Lessons Learned from Chernobyl [294 Pages, 8.5MB]


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Because our YouTube channel has exceeded 3,000 subscribers, Rebecca and Donna Walton, the owners of Rubber Stamp Tapestry, are offering 15% off everything in their store until April 17, 2017 (4/17/2017.) The promotion code is SANDYPARKER. I’m so excited and hope you are as well for this great bargain on pegstamps.com also known as Rubber Stamp Tapestry.
I wanted to create a scene using peg stamps, so stamped with Simon Says Stamp black ink using a new sentiment set called Uplifting Sentiments for Thinking of you and the sets Just Add Flowers and Country Lane that are red rubber from Pegstamps.com. I cut the sets apart and then put a little Aleene’s Tack it Over and Over on the back so that I can get the stamps to stick to an acrylic block or MISTI or Stamp Perfect without any issues. I had an old grass stamp that I used (that had no name on it.) I used Old Olive Stampin’ Up dye ink for the grass as well as an Old Olive Stampin’ Up marker. I colored using alcohol markers, Spectrum Noirs and used markers that are listed on the screen to color with. I also used my 1″ chip brush to brush the Old Olive ink onto the background where the grass is to make sure the color is consistent and used Ballet Blue, an old Stampin’ Up ink color that is now retired (still available on ebay I’m sure). I also ran the same ink pad around the edges of the craft card to accent the blue sky.
I love how the peg stamps red rubber background stamps have the masking done for them, as there’s a gap between the handle bars of the bike so you can fill the bike’s basket with flowers.
I used some of the peg stamps, Bitty Peony, Five Sprigs of Grass, Foliage Leaf, Saponaria Solid, Hyacinth Bloom, pinwheel flower and a crackled sprig. I used Early Espresso Stampin’ Up dye ink for the branch in the basket and then used Old Olive ink to stamp the five sprigs of grass and used the small foliage leaf in the basket with the same ink. I stamped Saponaria with the pinwheel flower in the basket and used pigment inks for these flowers so put Ranger Clear embossing powder over them and then heat set them. I stamped some Blackberry Bliss from Stampin’ Up that I added a metallic tint to it with eye shadow. I’ll attach that video to the end so you know how to do this yourself.
I used the Early Espresso marker to make stems for the Hyacinth Bloom and put embossing powder over the hyacinth as well as the other purple flowers on the ground. Where the ink had dried, I used a Marvy embossing marker to make the flowers so the embossing powder would stick to them, then heat set them as well. I used Wink of Stella for some sparkle on the bike and birds and the bird house and a silver Sharpie to make the bike shiny and added Wink of Stella over that. I used a white gel pen for some highlighting on the images. Added fun foam to the back with tear tape and put it on a purple base that is 5 1/2″ wide by 4 1/4″ tall. The craft card stock top card is 5 1/4″ x 4″ tall. Used purple washi tape for on the inside of the card and on the envelope.
I hope you like the card and go to pegstamps.com for your 15% discount until 4/17/2017 using the promotion code SANDYPARKER. Here is the link to their site. http://pegstamps.com/

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30 and Counting for Coast Radio
COAST RADIO celebrates its 30th year involved with the Rhododendron Festival and more than 2 decades of live coverage of the grand Floral Parade. Coast Radio General Manager, Jon Thompson says the combination of KCST and KCFM are great companions for Florence residents and out of town guest visiting for the weekend. Providing coverage of all of the events and broadcasting live from most of them. Coast Radio on-air personalities will be out and about offering live updates on events and even some traffic and weather coverage as needed. Thompson says visitors and residents are treated to the latest on local events, current daily news, weather, and sports and providing in-depth coverage of the many Rhody Activities. One of the Rhody Highlights is the KCST Classic Car Cruise on Saturday evening. KCST donates 100 percent of the car registration fees to Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue. For a complete list of the Rhododendron activities is right here on the Coast Radio Website.
Keeping Safe for Rhody Weekend
The Rhododendron festival brings with it a large influx of visitors and the Florence police department says it is important to be extra careful when driving, walking or bicycling. Commander John Pitcher identifies one of the reasons it is so essential.
“It’s a celebration that has a lot of drinking involved with it so some of those people don’t make the best decisions and drive afterwards, so always be alert and pay attention to the other people driving.”
In addition to increased traffic awareness Pitcher also warns that vigilance in securing your belongings in your vehicle is also important.
“With a lot of the people in town we want people to be aware of make sure they lock the doors to their cars. Keep valuables at least out of view, best if you don’t leave them in your vehicle at all, but best if you lock your doors.”
Another safety tip is for pedestrians to make sure that they achieve eye contact with drivers before attempting to cross busy intersections and never assume that because one vehicle stops, the next one will.
Business Boom Begins
This weekend usually means that the beginning of the summer economic boom has arrived. With thousands of travelers visiting for the first time this season businesses have the opportunity to capture the attention of shoppers. Jay Cable with Bridgeport Market says it is the snowball effect.
“Right after Rhody Days then our next big bump is the 4th of July and then we swing right on in to fishing season so Rhody week, the carnival, and all the activities is really our kick-off into summer and really gets us going.”
Food, lodging, and adventure activities feel the biggest increase, but retailers also get to take advantage of the proximity of all of the Rhody Events. And with moderate to nice weather expected this weekend, the streets should be busy with visitors.
Davis Shows 65th Appearance
Davis Shows Northwest is celebrating its 65th year of bringing a carnival experience to Florence. And for 61 of those years Owner Pat Davis has been celebrating his birthday with Florence. Davis says his birthday falls on the 17th and with the exception of 2 years as a teen he has been here for all of them. Davis says they have two shows that travel simultaneously and that gives them an opportunity to change up the rides from year to year, but what is new this year you may not realize until you don’t hear it. Davis says their newest addition you have to NOT hear to believe..
“That generator over there is brand new, we’ve had it about 3 weeks and it’s a silent generator and there is two of them in it.”
The new technology allows for a quieter experience without the hum and roar of traditional generators. But in all, carnival goers will most likely remember the rides, the games and the food.
Kate Brown will match up with her republican challenger Knute Buehler in the November election as results were posted after yesterday’s primary. Closer to home Caddy McKeown will represent the democrats for State Representative and will face Teri Grier. For Western Lane Commissioner Jay Bozevich defeated Nora Kent and Beverly Hills with 18069 votes cast. Peter DeFazio will meet Arthur Robinson for the 4th District Congressional seat.


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Thank you Tony Karrer. I have been referred to general stock photography sites like i-stock photo for many training projects and as Tony points out in his blog, these images are not really suited for the character driven e-learning environment. He provides a list of e-learning specific image sites.
Stock Photography Sources for eLearning
list of e-learning specific sources of stock art
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.


text: Ferroelectric thin films often exhibit a displacement of the polarization versus the electric field hysteresis loops, particularly along the electric field axis. This shift is typically attributed to structural and electronic asymmetry of the film-electrode interfaces, asymmetric surface fields, as well as space charge regions. In this study, we analyze the effect of a spatial, continuous distribution of space charge on the hysteresis response and phase transition characteristics of epitaxial (001) PbZr0.3Ti0.7O3 thin films sandwiched between metallic electrodes on (001) SrTiO3 substrate. Using a nonlinear thermodynamic model, we compute numerically the internal electrical fields and polarizations for several different space charge distributions both in the presence of a triangular external electric field and as a function of temperature at zero applied field. We show that space charge accumulated near the metal-ferroelectric interfaces can dramatically displace the hysteresis along the electric field axis such that the otherwise symmetric coercive fields EC- and EC+ in a bulk ferroelectric related to each other through |EC-|=EC+ may shift depending on the space charge concentration in such a manner that both EC-,EC+>0 or EC-,EC+<0. This gives rise to a very strong imprint. Our findings reveal that the presence of space charges in ferroelectric thin films results in significant changes in the phase transition characteristics, including a reduction in the phase transition temperature, smearing of the transition over a temperature range instead of a s- - harp dielectric anomaly at the bulk Curie temperature, and a reduction in the dielectric response compared to defect-free ferroelectrics of the same composition.

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The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved Rs 2388 crore for making the city’s roads spotless and clean and also to curb air pollution, AAP Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said.
“A proposal was presented by the Environment department to curb dust pollution in the city and also ensure sanitation of public places in the National Capital,” Delhi Cabinet minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said, adding that the government has approved the engagement of water sprinkler machines integrated with anti-smog guns and mechanical road sweeping machines on the roads.
Bhardwaj was addressing the media after the cabinet meeting held earlier in the day.
According to the minister, for this purpose Rs 2388 crore will be spent by the Delhi Government over the next 7-10 years.
As per the plan, the Delhi government will procure 70 mechanical road-sweeping machines and 250 water sprinkling machines with integrated anti-smog guns will be deployed.
“The first decision entails the procurement of 70 mechanical road-sweeping machines – one for each Vidhan Sabha constituency in Delhi. All the roads that are wider than 60 feet in Delhi and come under the PWD – with a total length of 1449 kilometres – will be cleaned by the department. Sanitation duties on these roads were earlier given to the MCD, but from now on they will be cleaned by the PWD,” he said.
He further said that a meeting was also held with the MCD Commissioner and Additional Commissioner on this matter on Monday and the proposal was raised over there that the roads that were earlier cleaned by them will now be cleaned by the PWD.
“For this purpose 70 mechanical road-sweeping machines will be procured and in the Cabinet Meeting held today it was agreed that the tenders for these machines will be put out very soon,” he said.
He also said that 250 water-sprinkling machines will be deployed by the Delhi Government, one each for every ward and these water-sprinkling machines will be integrated with anti-smog guns.
“For this purpose, Rs 2388 crore will be spent by the Delhi Government over the next 7-10 years. The life cycle of some of these machines is seven years while for the others it is 10 years. In the first year, Rs 257 crore will be spent to procure some of these machines. The water required to operate these machines will be provided by the Delhi Jal Board. 1500 kilo-litres of treated water per day from the sewer-treatment plant of the DJB will be provided for the purpose,” the minister added.
Further, since these machines suck out the dust from the roads like a vacuum cleaner, the dust gets settled in the equipment therefore to remove them 18 dump vehicles and 18 water tankers will also be procured by the Delhi Government under the same tender, Bharadwaj said.
The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday also approved the ‘Sugamaya Sahayak Scheme’ to enhance the mobility of the especially abled.
The scheme aims to provide them with aids and appliances such as smart canes, hearing aids, wheelchairs, motorised tricycles, and artificial limbs to enable them to overcome physical barriers, improve their mobility, and pursue education and employment.
“The Social Welfare department will enter into a five-year agreement with a government company to organise awareness camps and provide individuals with benchmark disabilities with the necessary equipment,” the Delhi minister said, adding that the scheme aims to integrate people with benchmark disabilities into mainstream society by enabling them to overcome physical barriers and improve their mobility.
“It will also enhance their quality of life, provide them with equal opportunities, and ensure their inclusion in society,” he further added.


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By Simon Johnson
Speaking to the American Enterprise Institute, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner had some good lines yesterday,
“The magnitude of the financial shock [in fall 2008] was in some ways greater than that which caused the Great Depression. The damage has been catastrophic, causing more damage to the livelihoods and economic security of Americans and, in particular, the middle class, than any financial crisis in three generations.”
Like Ben Bernanke, Mr. Geithner also finally grasps at least the broad contours of the doom loop,
“For three decades, the American financial system produced a significant financial crisis every three to five years. Each major financial shock forced policy actions mostly by the Fed to lower interest rates and to provide liquidity to contain the resulting damage. The apparent success of those actions in limiting the depth and duration of recessions led to greater confidence and greater risk taking. “
But then he falters.
In part, the Secretary of the Treasury seems hung up on the final cost of TARP
“Reasonably conservative estimates suggest that the direct fiscal costs of this crisis will ultimately be less than 1 percent of GDP, a fraction of the over half a trillion dollars estimated by CBO and OMB just a year ago.”
But everyone agrees that the true fiscal cost of the crisis (and bailout) of 2008-09 is the increase in net government debt held by the private sector – closer to 40 percent of GDP (i.e., nowhere near 1 percent of GDP).
This matters because, by low-balling the true fiscal cost, Treasury plays down the need for the toughest safeguards in the future.
If the cost was one percent of GDP, then perhaps the measures they have in mind would be enough. But if the cost is a doubling of our national debt – pushing us close to the danger level on that dimension – then we should think about what we need quite differently.
We agree completely with the administration’s approach – actually, with Elizabeth Warren’s approach – to consumer protection. (We make this clear in 13 Bankers.)
But the sticking point is “too big to fail.” Mr. Geithner’s Treasury (and Senator Dodd’s bill) continue to rely on the complete illusion that a resolution authority (i.e., an augmented bankruptcy process for banks) based on US law will do anything to help manage the failure of a large cross-border financial institution. It simply will not.
I’ve discussed this specific point with top technical people from G20 countries, as well as with our most experienced international bankers and leading lawyers who specialize on this very issue. They agree that a US resolution authority would be a complete illusion – at least with regard to the big cross-border banks.
Mr. Geithner gave a good speech yesterday. But someone needs to give another speech, walking us through – step-by-step – how exactly this resolution authority would have prevented the cross-border chaos that followed the collapse of Lehman in September 2008. Break it down into pieces and expand on every legal nicety.
Then tell us how the resolution authority will work for Citigroup in 5 or 7 years, when that bank will likely be twice its current size.
And the next speech might also explain why Mr. Geithner no longer mentions the Volcker Rules – there was nothing about proprietary trading and nothing about even prospective caps on bank size. Have they been withdrawn? What exactly happened on the way to the Senate?
Mr. Geithner wanted to sound tough yesterday. But is he really coming out to fight? Or did he and his colleagues already throw in the towel?

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The group, including several local organizations and municipal officials said that ultimately, fracking may be halted by the plethora of local bans and moratoriums that have been opposed.
“It’s the only progress we’ve med in New York in terms of stopping this,” said Bruce Ferguson, of Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy.
“This is a great strategy. We should continue to work with bans,” added Binghamton city Mayor Matt Ryan where there is a two-year moratorium.
The group brought a map showing where bans and moratoriums already exist. Some of those bans, though are being challenged in court and it remains to be seen whether they hold up. Some have been upheld in lower courts but they are on appeal.
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RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/02/14 -- DDS Wireless International Inc. (TSX:DD), a world leader in providing wireless data solutions for fleet management for more than 26 years ("DDS Wireless" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a formal arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") with Ghai Investments Ltd. ("GIL"), a private company controlled by Vari Ghai, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, and 0998556 B.C. Ltd. (collectively with GIL, the "Purchaser"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GIL, to purchase all of the outstanding securities of the Company. The obligations of 0998556 B.C. Ltd. are guaranteed by GIL.
Under the Arrangement Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in the Arrangement Agreement, the Purchaser will acquire all of the common shares of DDS Wireless (the "Common Shares"), other than those Common Shares held by the Purchaser and its affiliates, at a price of CDN$2.25 per Common Share (the "Consideration") by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement"). In addition, under the Arrangement, all of the outstanding options of the Company (the "Options") will be transferred to the Purchaser and cancelled and holders of Options will receive a cash amount equal to the amount by which the Consideration exceeds the exercise price payable under such Options, if any. The Consideration implies an equity value for DDS Wireless of approximately $31 million.
The Arrangement, if consummated, will constitute a "business combination" for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") formed a special committee (the "Special Committee") comprised of independent directors James Topham (Chair), Sal Visca and Mark Joseph to, among other things, review and evaluate the terms of the proposal from the Purchaser, to obtain and supervise the preparation of a formal valuation of the fair market value of the Common Shares, to make recommendations to the Board in respect of the proposal and to negotiate the terms and conditions of the Arrangement Agreement and related matters.
MNP LLP ("MNP"), a chartered accountancy and business advisory firm, was retained by the Special Committee to provide, under the supervision of the Special Committee, a formal valuation of the Common Shares in accordance with MI 61-101 (the "Valuation") and MNP's opinion as to the fairness of the Consideration to shareholders of the Company, other than the Purchaser and its affiliates, from a financial point of view (the "Fairness Opinion").
MNP has provided the Valuation to the Company, which reflects the determination that, based upon and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications contained in the Valuation, as of March 31, 2014, the fair market value of the Common Shares is in the range of CDN$1.75 to CDN$1.92 per Common Share. Pursuant to the Fairness Opinion, MNP has provided its opinion that, based upon the scope of its review, analysis, qualifications and assumptions contained in the Fairness Opinion, as of April 30, 2014, the Consideration to be received by shareholders of the Company, other than the Purchaser and its affiliates, is fair, from a financial point of view, to such shareholders.
After consideration of the Valuation, the Fairness Opinion, the terms and conditions set forth in the Arrangement Agreement, the advice of its legal advisor and other factors set forth below the Special Committee determined that the Arrangement is in the best interests of DDS Wireless and fair to the affected securityholders and unanimously recommended that the Board approve the Arrangement, that the Company enter into the Arrangement Agreement and that the Board recommend to DDS Wireless shareholders that they vote in favour of the Arrangement. The Board (with interested directors abstaining), after receiving the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee, has unanimously determined that Arrangement is in the best interests of the Company and fair to the affected securityholders and recommends that DDS Wireless shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement.
In determining that the Arrangement is in the best interests of the Company and fair to the affected securityholders, and in turn recommending that shareholders of the Company vote in favour of the Arrangement at the Annual and Special Meeting (as defined below), the Board relied upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to the following:
-- The value of the Consideration payable under the Arrangement represents a premium of approximately 35% to the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX on April 30, 2014, the trading day ending immediately prior to this announcement of the Arrangement, and a premium of approximately 33% over the 20-day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the TSX prior to May 1, 2014. -- As determined by the Valuation, and subject to the scope, key assumptions, restrictions and qualifications noted in the Valuation, the Consideration of CDN$2.25 per Common Share is above the valuation range of CDN$1.75 to CDN$1.92 per Common Share. -- Trading in the Common Shares has been subject to low volumes and infrequency of trades for at least 6 months which indicates that the actual ability of large numbers of shareholders of the Company to realize the current trading price for their Common Shares is highly unlikely. Under the Arrangement, shareholders of the Company, other than the Purchaser and its affiliates, are offered 100% cash consideration for all of their Common Shares, providing shareholders with certainty of value and liquidity at an attractive premium to trading prices as well as the opportunity to sell their Common Shares free of broker commissions and fees. -- Pursuant to the Fairness Opinion, MNP has provided its opinion that, based upon the scope of their review, analysis, qualifications and assumptions set out therein, as of April 30, 2014, the Consideration offered to shareholders of the Company, other than the Purchaser and its affiliates, is fair from a financial point of view. -- The Special Committee unanimously approved the Arrangement. -- The Board has not identified any realistic alternative transaction to the proposed Arrangement. While the terms of the Arrangement Agreement enable the Company to respond, prior to the approval of the Arrangement by shareholders, to bona fide acquisition proposals that the Board determines in good faith could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Arrangement Agreement), in view of the absolute majority control position of the Purchaser and its affiliates of 63.9% in the Company and their stated position that they will not sell their Common Shares to any third party, the emergence of a Superior Proposal is considered to be remote. -- Certain shareholders of the Company, who collectively beneficially own or exercise control over approximately 11.7% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company, have entered into support agreements with the Purchaser pursuant to which they have agreed to vote their respective Common Shares in favour of the Arrangement.
The Arrangement is subject to customary TSX, Court and regulatory approvals, including, but not limited to, the approval by not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by DDS Wireless shareholders, at a special meeting of the Company being called to consider the Arrangement and annual business (the "Annual and Special Meeting") and the approval by the "majority of the minority", being a majority of the votes cast by shareholders other than the Purchaser and its affiliates or other shareholders whose votes may not be included in determining if minority approval is obtained pursuant to MI 61-101.
The record date for the determination of shareholders of the Company entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual and Special Meeting is May 19, 2014. The Annual and Special Meeting is expected to be held on or about June 23, 2014. An information circular in connection with the Arrangement is expected to be mailed to DDS Wireless shareholders by the end of May. It is anticipated that the Arrangement, if approved by DDS Wireless shareholders and the Supreme Court of British Columbia, will be completed as soon after the Annual and Special Meeting as possible.
The Arrangement Agreement provides, among other things, that the Company will not solicit, assist, initiate, facilitate, entertain or encourage any discussions, negotiations, proposals or offers concerning the pursuit of any other acquisition proposals or offers. Further, the Purchaser has the right to match any competing Superior Proposal for DDS Wireless in the event such a proposal is made.
The Arrangement Agreement also provides for a termination fee to be paid by the Company to the Purchaser, or by the Purchaser to the Company, in certain circumstances, including by the Company if the Company terminates the Arrangement Agreement to enter into an agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal.
Following completion of the Arrangement, the Common Shares will be de-listed from the TSX and DDS Wireless will apply to cease to be a reporting issuer under applicable securities laws. The DDS Wireless leadership team will remain in place after the Arrangement has been completed.
Copies of the Arrangement Agreement and certain related documents will be available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at www.sedar.com. Further details regarding the Arrangement will be contained in the information circular for the Annual and Special Meeting which will be mailed to shareholders of the Company and filed on SEDAR in due course.
About DDS Wireless International Inc.
DDS Wireless International Inc. is a global leader in providing application software for multiple vertical markets within the transportation industry. The Company specializes in transit routing and scheduling, real-time dispatching, vehicle location and tracking software applications, communications infrastructure as well as in-vehicle wireless devices. DDS Wireless operates three businesses dedicated for Taxi, Transit and New Markets such as OEM partners, Limousines, Airport Shuttles and Buses. The Company supports its customers worldwide through its offices in Canada, Finland, Singapore, Sweden, U.K. and U.S.A.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking information or forward-looking statements (collectively referred to as "forward-looking statements"), including statements that use forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "potential", or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the completion of the Arrangement, the holding of the Annual and Special Meeting, the impact of the Arrangement on the continued growth and success of the Company and other statements that are not historical facts. While such forward-looking statements are expressed by DDS Wireless, as stated in this release, in good faith and believed by DDS Wireless to have a reasonable basis, they are subject to important risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, required DDS Wireless shareholder approval, TSX and Court approvals, the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set out in the Arrangement Agreement, and changes in applicable laws or regulations, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by the forward-looking statements. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, the Arrangement could be modified, restructured or not be completed, and the results or events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, given that they involve risks and uncertainties. DDS Wireless is not affirming or adopting any statements made by any other person in respect of the Arrangement and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities law. Investors should not assume that any lack of update to a previously issued forward-looking statement constitutes a reaffirmation of that statement. Reliance on forward -looking statements is at investors' own risk.
For further information about DDS Wireless, please visit www.ddswireless.com.
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Biblical feminists will be interested in a chapter co-authored by Helen V. Stehlin which appears in James Davison Hunter's new book (1987) Evangelicalism: The Coming Generation (University of Chicago Press). The chapter is entitled "Family: Toward Androgyny." Hunter's sociological study of evangelical college and seminary students surveys current attitudes regarding world, morality, self, theology, politics, and the family.
Shattering Our Assumptions began as a research project carried out by Miriam Neff, who surveyed 1,200 Christian women in diverse churches across the country. The questionnaire was designed to find out what Christian women think about the role of women in the home, church, and society. The book also draws on research conducted by Christianity Today, Inc., surveying readers of Today's Christian Woman.
God's Daughters is an ethnographic analysis of Women's Aglow Fellowship, a 30-year-old women's organization that originally developed out of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International. Women's Aglow is the largest interdenominational women's mission organization in the world. Dr. Griffith's book, based on her 1995 Harvard Ph.D. thesis, is built on her observer-participant findings.
At its yearly convention, the largest Protestant denomination in America passed a statement opposing abortion, pornography, homosexuality — and female pastors. For Southern Baptist leaders, these issues hang together. They assume that on their side of the culture war, Christians must oppose these practices as a piece. It is only the liberal, secular, or religiously compromised people on the other side who think differently.
In this carefully done ethnographic study, religion professor Christel Manning offers an intriguing assessment of the lives and beliefs of women in conservative religious traditions today. Manning surveys and assesses responses to feminist social values and the secular feminist movement by women in an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, a charismatic evangelical church, and a Catholic parish with a fairly large conservative constituency.
So say Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark in their book, No Place for Abuse. This quote struck me, as I grew up in a fundamentalist church where mentioning some personal abuse brought blame to me and sympathy to my father. This book is refreshing in its directness as it addresses the ticklish issue of how churches have traditionally dealt with abuse.
It reads like a tragic novel: Nearly two-thirds of the world’s 876 million illiterate adults are women. Approximately 6,000 girls are subjected to female genital mutilation each day, and 30 percent of girls subjected to its most radical form die from the effects. Four million women are sold each year as slaves. In sub-Saharan Africa, 55 percent of HIV-infected adults are women, and teenage girls are five times more likely to be infected than boys. These numbers, gathered from a variety of sources and published by Global Women, an organization that supports the global ministry of women, are only the tip of an iceberg adrift in developing countries across the world.

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Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
All rental property owners in the US must have an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). The application for the ITIN should be made at the time the property is purchased, or within a few weeks of purchase.
We are Certified Acceptance Agents before the IRS and in recognition of this, we are allowed to submit applications on a client’s behalf without the usual requirement of mailing their original passport (or other original documents) to the IRS in Texas.
The ITIN is a number issued by the Internal Revenue Service for individuals who are not eligible for a US Social Security Number. It is easily recognized – a 9-digit number beginning with a “9” e.g., 9XX-XX-XXXX. This tax identification number enables the individual to file non–resident US tax returns, as required by Federal Law. The ITIN is also required by banks, lending institutions and management companies. It is needed in order to obtain a license to rent out the property, and if not produced, may result in a 30% loss of rental income to the IRS.
The ITIN does not authorize work in the US or provide eligibility for Social Security benefits or the Earned Income Tax Credit. ITINs are not valid identification outside the tax system.
The ITIN application and subsequent renewals are obtained by submitting a signed W7 form.
ITINs are issued for a three-year period and if no Tax Returns are filed, they will expire and they must be renewed. The IRS have recently completed a renewal process for all ITIN’s issued prior to 2013. This rolling renewal process commenced in 2016 will continue for the foreseeable future. Providing US Tax Returns are filed annually the ITIN will remain active.
We can assist in this process by applying for your renewal after verifying your identity either in person or via an approved video interview. Providing you apply in the renewal year; you will retain your original number and receive an up-to-date certificate with a new expiration date.

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The loonie shed 0.26 of a cent to 80.23 cents US.
Traders also looked ahead to Wednesday’s interest rate announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The Fed has been widely expected to start moving rates away from near zero around the middle of this year and traders will be looking for any sign that the U.S. central bank might move earlier.
Other major data points this week include the latest economic growth figures for Canada and the United States.
Economists believe that Canadian gross domestic product grew a slight 0.1 per cent in November, reflecting disappointing reports for manufacturing and wholesale sales. Oil prices started to collapse at the end of that month and analysts note that future GDP reports will detail how that decline is affecting the economy.
Meanwhile, the collapse in oil prices has led TD to downgrade its economic forecast. The bank now expects the Canadian economy to grow by just two per cent this year compared with its expectation in December for 2.3 per cent growth. TD said it also expects the Bank of Canada to cut its overnight rate by another quarter of a percentage point in March.
The Bank of Canada chopped its key overnight rate a quarter point last week to 0.75 per cent to deal with damage caused to the economy by falling oil prices. Some analysts are forecasting the bank could weigh in with another similar-sized cut in late spring.
Oil prices have fallen more than 40 per cent since the end of November when Saudi Arabia rejected calls to cut production in order to support prices. Overall, prices are down about 55 per cent from the highs of last summer as the marketplace works through a huge imbalance in supply and demand.
On Monday, the March crude oil contract in New York fell 44 cents to US$45.15 a barrel.
In the U.S., fourth-quarter GDP is expected to come in at an annualized rate of 3.1 per cent, down from a five per cent pace in the third quarter.
Elsewhere on commodity markets, February gold bullion faded $13.20 to US$1,279.40 an ounce while the March copper contract added four cents to US$2.54 a pound.
Markets also considered the future of the eurozone after Greece’s anti-austerity opposition party won a big victory in national elections over the weekend.
Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras has promised to renegotiate Greece’s massive bailout agreements, but has vowed not to take any unilateral action against lenders from other eurozone countries.


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Making true connections can be a difficult endeavor in today’s fast-paced environment. We’re all caught up in the rush and bustle of daily life, leaving little room for the deeper, more important interactions that enrich and adorn our lives.
Making Lasting Connections: Beginning the Search for Meaningful Bonds in Life’s Tapestry
We’ve all struggled to make genuine connections at some point. This difficulty frequently results from not devoting enough time and energy to our connections—and by relationships, I mean all of them. It might be difficult to find time in our hectic schedules for relationships that are deeper than surface-level.
We occasionally struggle to decide what to say when we speak. It can be difficult to talk about vital topics like money or health in general. Furthermore, we might not always be able to comprehend or value what others are going through; in these situations, empathy is necessary, and it can be lacking at times.
Speaking But Not Truly Listening
Though it should be two-way, communication sometimes feels more like a one-way street these days. Everyone wants to voice their opinions, yet it seems that in contemporary conversations, truly listening is becoming less and less common.
The Paying Attention Technique
It feels like a lost art in our hectic lives to be fully present during a conversation. However, it’s good to stand back and acknowledge how crucial it is to establish deeper connections with people. That’s where the real meaning of life on Earth is found.
It is undeniably critical to stylishly slow down in the delicate weave of our dynamic lives, colored by rigorous schedules and continuous expectations. Allowing ourselves the rare opportunity to pause and concentrate on the subtle complexities of life’s tiny nuances becomes an unavoidable requirement.. In the middle of the chaos, it is vital to actively and deliberately practice the art of creating connections—those fine threads that infuse our lives with a deep sense of meaning and happiness.
These relationships, like bright stars in the vast night sky, shine a light on our path that is above and beyond the ordinary. They invite us to appreciate the tremendous beauty of human connection and the shared experiences that give our lives a profoundly meaningful resonance.

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Author Dwight Jon Zimmerman's book is a fat, colorful look at the history of civilization seen through the prism of war. It consists of a series of 1-3 page vignettes describing the why and how of particular battles, the people involved -- and the impact of evolving technology. Squeezed down into smaller bites and far more focused, The Book of War is reminiscent of an amusing 70s British Television series called CONNECTIONS.
Clever in concept, The Book of War is part coffee-table chic/part academic history. It's the kind of work that informs while entertaining. It can be devoured like lunch or nibbled like a late night snack. Because the language is simple and the content broad, there's literally something for everyone. Students might mark the slick pages with paperclips and sticky notes in preparation for exams and term papers. Researchers might peruse the Table of Contents for tidbits on the history of weapons or for that little-known detail about the Suez Crisis. Novelists might pick it up to search for small anecdotes about Hannibal and his elephants or Patton and his tanks. And then there are those of us who sit cross-legged on our sofas with specs on our noses licking our thumbs and turning pages with the fascination of true bibliophiles reading for joy of it.
The Book of War is a gorgeous example of how design and color can enhance good solid writing. Although chunky, the book fits the hand easily and the print, while small, is easy on the eye. The handsome red and gold cover implies quality and the three small images of Napoleon, Robert E. Lee, and Dwight D. Eisenhower imply range. You always know where you are in the long continuum of time by the watermarked year in the left margin as each new chapter begins. The illustrations include photos of ancient statuary, battlefield paintings, and photography. It must have been an expensive book to produce and even though it is a perfect bound trade publication, it is sturdy enough to grace the shelves of personal, public and university libraries.
The research represented by this book is stunning. Author Zimmerman does not limit himself to one country, one era, or one culture. His topics include battles like Kadesh, Nagashino, Yorktown, Gettysburg, Gallipoli, Inchon, and 73 Easting. He covers sieges like Carthage, Masada, Fort Sumter, and Khartoom. He describes warriors like Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, Horatio Nelson, Hap Arnold, and Moshe Dayan. He discusses tools like chariots, swords, bows, and torpedoes. He comments on the roles of maps, radios, and global positioning systems. The sheer volume of information is overwhelming.
The Book of War is a great tool for authors, journalists, teachers, and armchair military historians. It's well-indexed and foot-noted making it easy to use. As the author states in his introduction, -- each stage in a civilization's cycle -- birth, growth, decline, and replacement by another society "includes war," and as such, this book is also useful for philosophers, politicians, and generals.
Reviewed by: Joyce Faulkner (2009)
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers: Throughout human history, violent conflict has been a fact of life. To know the history of war is to know human history. The Book of War recounts landmark battles that shaped civilizations from 1274 B.C. up to the present day. Organized chronologically, this fascinating survey details pivotal military events from early empires through to modern warfare. It also reveals their immediate impact and importance to history. Each entry spans two pages, with concise text and stunning images for each battle. Interspersed throughout the book are essays on innovations, strategies, or leaders that have changed the way war has been waged.

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Some of Russia’s so-called oligarchs have voiced their desire for an end to the conflict with Ukraine, as one warned that the war would be “catastrophic” for their nation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to launch an invasion of Ukraine last week, with the full-scale assault beginning on Thursday. The U.S. along with its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have responded with stringent sanctions—targeting the Russian economy as well as top officials, including Putin.
Meanwhile, Ukrainians have fought hard against the Russian invasion, exceeding the expectations of many analysts in the face of Putin’s massive military. In the U.S., some experts have described Putin’s actions as “erratic” and “delusional,” while others have assessed that his forces will be unable to “subdue” the Ukrainian population.
“It is going to be catastrophic in all senses: for the economy, for relations with the rest of the world, for the political situation,” one Moscow-based billionaire, who requested anonymity, told Reuters for an article that was published on Sunday.
Two other prominent Russian billionaires—Mikhail Fridman and Oleg Deripaska—urged for an end to hostilities with Ukraine.
“Peace is very important,” Deripaska said in a Telegram post, according to Reuters. He called for peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv to commence “as fast as possible.”
“I was born in Western Ukraine and lived there until I was 17. My parents are Ukrainian citizens and live in Lviv, my favorite city,” Fridman wrote in a letter, of which excerpts were reported by Reuters. “But I have also spent much of my life as a citizen of Russia, building and growing businesses. I am deeply attached to the Ukrainian and Russian peoples and see the current conflict as a tragedy for them both.”
Whether the Russian billionaires concern about the invasion of Ukraine impact Putin’s decision-making remains to be seen. The Russian president has previously shown a willingness and ability to stand against and take down oligarchs who oppose him and his policies. However, the opposition is notable as Western nations implement punitive financial sanctions that will have a negative impact on the Russian economy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday via Telegram that negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv would be held at the border with neighboring Belarus. He expressed pessimism, however, about the potential success of the talks.
“I do not really believe in the outcome of this meeting, but let them try so that later not a single citizen of Ukraine has any doubt that I, as president, tried to stop the war, when there was even a small, but still a chance,” Zelenskyy said. A specific time for the discussions has not been announced.
Thousands of Russians have demonstrated in major cities against the war with Ukraine. More than 2,000 Russians have been detained by police as the protests persist, with demonstrators across the country chanting “no to war.” Some other prominent Russians have urged an end to the war as well.
“I think that the war should be stopped immediately,” Mikhail Matveev, a Communist Party deputy of Moscow’s State Duma, tweeted on Friday.
Meanwhile, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assessed that Putin appears to have miscalculated with the invasion of Ukraine.
“Vladimir Putin expected an easy win here. He thought he would waltz into the capital, into Kyiv. In his own delusional rendering of history, Ukrainians and Russians are the same—and he would overthrow this government and might even be welcomed as a liberator,” Rice told Fox News on Sunday morning.
“Of course, the reality has been something quite different,” the former top U.S. government official pointed out. “Perhaps this is a signal that the Russians have bit off more than they can chew.”


It's been confirmed that Coronavirus vaccine appointments offered in error to the over 40s age group in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire earlier this week will still be honoured - despite a slow down in national vaccine supplies for next month.
A few hours later, it was closed again, with Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group apologising, saying it had opened too early in error.
At the time they said any appointments made within that window would be honoured, and they confirmed today that is still the case, despite an expected "significant reduction" in vaccine supply, due to a "delay in the scheduled arrival from the Serum Institute of India".
Health leaders in England have been asked to close unfilled bookings and “ensure no further appointments are uploaded” to booking systems in April.
NHS bosses said that as a result of the supply issues, people under the age of 50 should only get the jab if they are in a priority group, meaning younger adults could face a longer wait to be be vaccinated.
Mr Hancock has insisted vaccine appointment for the over-50s will still go ahead - they have been invited to book an appointment through the NHS website.
He also said that the April 15 target for vaccinating this age group, along with other phase one priority groups, with at least one vaccine dose, would be met.
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG say they have not cancelled any appointments already made for any age group.
When will I get my vaccine?
Phase one priority groups (to be offered first dose by mid-April)
1 - Residents in a care home for older adults and their carers (800,000 people)
2 - Those aged 80 and over and frontline health and social care workers (a total of 7.1 million people in this group: 3.3m over 80s, 2.4m healthcare workers, 1.4m social care workers)
3 - Those aged 75 and over (2.3 million)
4 - Those aged 70 and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals (4.4 million)
5 - Those aged 65 and over (2.9 million)
6 - All individuals aged 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality (7.3 million)
7 - Those aged 60 and over (1.8 million)
8 - Those aged 55 years and over (2.4 million)
9 - Those aged 50 years of age and over (2.8 million)
Phase two (to be offered first dose by mid-July)
10 - All those aged 40-49 years
11 - All those aged 30-39 years
12 - All those aged 18-29 years


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Twenty years ago, Al Pacino starred in the movie version of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," receiving an Oscar nomination for his performance as Ricky Roma, one of a group of shady real-estate agents whose directive from management is to "always be closing."
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If you haven’t heard of a Flabongo before, it is exactly what you’re probably seeing in your head. Yes, one of those pink garden decorations turned beer bong. It is Wick-it The Instigator‘s trademark and probably one of the greatest party tools ever invented. If you still can’t picture what I’m talking about, take a look at the video below to better your understanding.
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Mr. Crosby joined Guggenheim Partners in June 2015, where he is part of the Rates team and responsible for trading foreign exchange and derivatives. Prior to joining Guggenheim, he worked as an FX G10 rates trader at Wells Fargo Bank and as a fixed income trader at Wells Fargo Advisors. Mr. Crosby graduated from College of Charleston with a B.S. in Business Administration and a Minor in Economics. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
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