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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with macroscopically ordered structures (e.g., aligned or patterned mats, fibers, and sheets) and associated large surface areas have proven promising as new CNT electroactive polymer materials (CNT-EAPs) for the development of advanced chemical and biological sensors. The functionalization of CNTs with many biological species to gain specific surface characteristics and to facilitate electron transfer to and from them for chemical- and bio-sensing applications is an area of intense research activity.
Mechanical actuation generated by CNT-EAPs is another exciting electroactive function provided by these versatile materials. Controlled mechanical deformation for actuation has been demonstrated in CNT mats, fibers, sheets, and individual nanotubes. This article summarizes the current status and technological challenges for the development of electrochemical sensors and electromechanical actuators based on carbon nanotube electroactive materials.
Liangti Qu is a member of professor Liming Dai's research group at the University of Dayton. Qu received his PhD chemistry from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 2004. Afterward, he joined professor Dai's group at the University of Dayton. His current work focuses on the preparation of ordered carbon-based nanomaterials, including aligned single-walled and multiwalled carbon nanotubes, and their selective functionaliza-tion with inorganic and organic nanocomponents for various applications.
Qu can be reached at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469 USA; e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.
Qiang Peng is a postdoctoral researcher in Liming Dai's group at the University of Dayton, Ohio. Peng received his PhD degree in organic chemistry from Sichuan University in China in 2004. Through August 2006, he held a Singapore Millennium Foundation postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore.
Peng's research areas include the synthesis and characterization of organic/polymer optoelectronic materials, nanomaterials, and devices.
Peng can be reached at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469 USA; e-mail email@example.com.
Liming Dai is the Wright Brothers Institute Endowed Chair Professor of Nano-materials in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at University of Dayton, Ohio. He also holds joint appointments in the Department and the University of Dayton Research Institute.
Dai's expertise ranges across several fields, including synthesis, chem ical modification, and device fabrication of conjugated polymers, fullerene-containing polymers, and carbon nano -tubes. He has authored or co-authored approximately 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, review papers, and book chapters. Dai also has published a research monograph on intelligent macromolecules and an edited book on carbon nanotechnology and holds roughly 20 registered or provisional patents.
He has received severa awards, including the 2006 Sigma Xi George B. Noland Research Award and the 2006 Outstanding Engineers and Scientists Award from the Affiliate Societies Council of Dayton.
Dai can be reached at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469 USA; tel. 937-229-2670 and e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.
Geoffrey M. Spinks is a professor of materials engineering at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
His original training was in the mechanical properties of polymers. More recently, he has conducted research into the mechanical properties and processing of conducting polymers. His work has included on the development and characterization of electromechanical actuators using conducting polymers and carbon nano tubes. Spinks has co-authored one book and more than 100 journal articles and conference papers and serves as a member of the editorial board for Progress in Organic Coatings.
In 1997, Spinks was awarded the Polymer Science and Technology Achievement Award from the Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for outstanding research in polymers.
Spinks can be reached by e-mail at IPRI, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave., Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia; e-mail email@example.com.
Gordon G. Wallace is research director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science. He holds a DSc degree from Deakin University.
In 1990, Wallace was appointed professor at the University of Wollongong. He was awarded an ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship in 1991 and an ARC Senior Research Fellowship in 1995. In 2002, Wallace was appointed to an ARC Professorial Fellowship and an E.T.S. Walton Fellowship from the Science Foundation Ireland in 2003.
He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Engineering, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), and the Institute of Physics (U.K.). In 2006, he was awarded an ARC Federation Fellowship. He received the inaugural Polymer Science and Technology Achievement Award from RACI in 1992 and RACI's R.H. Stokes Medal for research in electrochemistry in 2004.
Wallace has published more than 380 refereed publications and a monograph on inherently conducting polymers for intelligent materials systems.
Wallace can be reached at IPRI, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave., Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia; e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.
Ray H. Baughman is the Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and director of the NanoTech Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds a BS degree in physics from Carnegie Mellon University and a PhD degree in materials science from Harvard University.
Upon graduation, Baughman joined Allied Chemical, which later became AlliedSignal and Honeywell. He was a corporate fellow of Honeywell/AlliedSignal until joining UT-Dallas in 2001, receiving technical achievement awards for developing new products in the areas of time-temperature indicators, polyaniline compositions and applications, and sonar hydrophones.
Baughman is a member of the National Academy of Engineering; a fellow of the American Physical Society and the World Innovation Foundation; an academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences; and an honorary professor at three universities in China. He serves on the editorial or advisory boards of Science, Synthetic Metals, the International Journal of Nanoscience, and the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
Baughman holds 57 U.S. patents and has more than 280 publications, with over 11,000 citations. He has recently received the New Materials Innovation Prize of the Avantex International Forum (2005), two Nano 50 Awards (2006 and 2007), the Scientific American 50 List recognition, Australia's NanoVic Prize (2006), the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award from Carnegie Mellon University, and the Kapitza Medal from the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (2007).
Baughman can be reached at the NanoTech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083 USA; e-mail email@example.com.

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Instead of a wave of sugary sweetness, the juice is heavily acidic like a Granny Smith. Unfiltered juice has at least one fewer step involved in it, and all those proteins and other unfiltered elements can have a flavorful impact on your cider. This collected juice is called must. I would recommend this for a novice cider maker. Cider—Magic Apple Saver Food spoilage has always been a big problem for humanity. This is another reason people loved cider. Here is a list of optional additives, and also some suggestions on what not to add.
You store them somewhere cool, maybe your fridge. Leave a comment below and share you feedback. Pour off about a pint of liquid so there is room for the bubbles of fermentation. Thomas Jefferson, that pen-wielding Founding Father, loved cider and had gathered at Monticello a panoply of apples, cider, and cider-making equipment. Unfortunately, the forces of Prohibition and industrialization conspired to reduce cider from its proud, noble perch to a sad, neglected state.
Thanks so much for the post! This is real hard cider that you can craft yourself. Claude Jolicoeur 2013 This is a must-have book for both beginner and experienced cider makers alike. Unfortunately for sufferers, gluten is a combination of two very common proteins, gliadin and glutenin. For those of you who cut-to-the-chase and did not really bother to read all the other information first, that is fine. And with thirty-five essential and adaptable recipes for apple and other fruit ciders, you'll find everything you need to make your own distinctive and delicious beverages.
Cider was so central and important that laws dictated that American settlers plant apple orchards. It might not make professional looking hard cider, but if you think there is a chance it would make something worthwhile, I will probably try it. Gonna have a little kick to it. And some cider lovers, just like craft beer drinkers, are looking for ways to create their own brew. There is a ton of information online about brewing Cider. Harrington said bread yeast was acceptable.
It is the book that really increases your appreciation of cider. I also have to supply Growlers for my guests to take home some of my just tasted hard Cider which is also why I make it in 5 gallon batches. Growers have reported that the prices they can fetch for quality cider apples are many times that of the regular supermarket apple. Good ideas about changing the big bottles. The remaining fruit sludge is referred to as pomace.
Crab apples are a great spice to add to a cider, but you rarely want to make a fermented beverage wholly from them. And some cider lovers, just like craft beer drinkers, are looking for ways to create their own brew. The book is written well, with lots of background information. The yeast has multiplied like crazy and now there is nothing to eat! Beechum walks you through the whole process, covering everything from equipment, ingredient sourcing, flavoring with herbs and spices, fermentation, and of course bottling. I am using organic sugar around 450 grams. Please make your own environmental connections here. You have to remember that fermentation is a natural part of the rotting process.
Ferment the cider for an additional one to two months. Leave your gallon of cider to ferment at room temperature for two days, and then start tasting at frequent intervals. Do not use sweet apple cider or juice with chemical preservatives such as Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, etc — they will not ferment. And with thirty-five essential and adaptable recipes for apple and other fruit ciders, you'll find everything you need to make your own distinctive and delicious beverages. Then as now, image mattered. Basically, pectic enzyme is cheap powder or liquid is fine , so better safe than sorry in my book. On a gluten-free diet or allergic to the grains used in brewing beer? And with thirty-five essential and adaptable recipes for apple and other fruit ciders, you'll find everything you need to make your own distinctive and delicious beverages.
The juice is placed in a fermenter, typically a bucket. The E-mail message field is required. Extra sugar will increase the alcohol content. I prefer the younger brew. This is real hard cider that you can craft yourself. Your ideal juice will be sweet but not cloying.
Looking for a crisp, clean, and scrumptious alternative to beer? Kimball walks you through building a press step by step. The initial harsh taste of this cider mellows out after months of storage but will still taste flat. Everywhere the apple grew, cider became popular. The Everything Hard Cider Book takes you step by step into the fermentation and bottling process, with tips on finding the proper equipment, sourcing ingredients, varying flavors, and creating unique packaging. And some cider lovers, just like craft beer drinkers, are looking for ways to create their own brew.

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RANGOON — If election watchers have been underwhelmed by the campaign rollouts of Burma’s biggest political parties this week, even less impressive has been the campaign trail presence of the dozens of parties that will struggle to make their voices heard above the inevitable din of a highly anticipated electoral contest.
Candidate disqualifications and their still-pending appeals, a lack of funds and regulatory hurdles have all been cited by some of the country’s smaller parties as reasons that their electoral bids have started off with more of a whimper than a bang.
Burma’s two largest parties, the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the National League for Democracy (NLD), kicked off their campaigns with floats and processions in Mandalay on Tuesday, as their candidates also began reaching out to voters with less fanfare elsewhere in the country.
But for parties with fewer resources and little name recognition, the opening week of official campaign season for the historic vote has been more about pacing, processing and paring expectations.
The Wun Thar Nu Democratic Party is among those who have seen their initial general election ambitions tempered: The party originally intended to field 20 candidates, but in the end will only contest four seats in the Mandalay Division parliament.
Nang Shwe Kyar, the party’s general secretary, said the high dropout rate could be chalked up to a variety of reasons, with some of the selected candidates ultimately bowing out because they “lacked the courage to compete with the strong parties.” The party had been a rare bright spot for advocates of greater female representation in Burmese politics, with 18 of its 20 candidates being women. In the end, the party ticket sees three women and one man compete for the vote in a general election due Nov. 8.
Nang Shwe Kyar said the party’s campaign will launch on Sept. 15, a full week after the official campaign season opened. Even with its diminished roster of parliamentary hopefuls in need of campaign cash, the party is also struggling to make a financially competitive bid for the Mandalay legislature. While the Union Election Commission (UEC) has set a campaign spending cap at 10 million kyats (US$7,800), Nang Shwe Kyar said each candidate would only be allocated 1.2 million kyats.
Party members were scrambling to prepare campaign materials, including stickers and posters, the general secretary said.
“Our party cannot spend the 100 lakh [one lakh is equivalent to 100,000 kyats]. But if needed, the 18 [central] committee members will pay—as decided at our meeting—for transportation, to treat volunteers, et cetera,” Nang Shwe Kyar said.
Though the Wun Thar Nu Democratic Party’s candidate footprint in the 2015 campaign has shrunk considerably, its leadership can take comfort in the fact that it, at least, is not facing an existential crisis, as is the case for the Human Rights and Democracy Party.
Party chairman Kyaw Min confirmed on Friday that the party had seen its appeals rejected for 17 of the 18 candidates it had filed to contest. The candidate roster included mostly Rohingya Muslims who were denied the opportunity to run for office because they failed to meet a qualifying criterion that both parents be Burmese citizens.
Kyaw Min told The Irrawaddy that he did not know what fate his party would meet, now that it appears to be slated for deregistration under a provision of Burma’s Political Parties Registration Law that requires parties to field at least three candidates in the election.
Sai Saw Than Myint, vice chairman of the Federal Unity Party (FUP), said most of its candidates are still drawing up campaign plans, although ad hoc campaigning has begun in some townships. The party will contest 38 seats in total.
The FUP vice chairman said an election commission requirement that parties disclose detailed campaign plans in advance had delayed a more robust campaign rollout this week.
“The big parties have an abundance of money, so they can do a lot,” Sai Saw Than Myint said. “For us, as we don’t have much budget. … We cannot hire lots of cars or have so many posters or signboards. We can only campaign on the merits of our hard work and honesty, [stressing] that we will work for the public.”
Like many other smaller parties, FUP candidates themselves and township branch offices will have to cover most campaign expenditures.
Aye Min, chairman of Dawei Nationalities Party, said the party has not yet publicly campaigned in big cities and towns, but would issue their electoral manifesto on Friday. Some campaigning in sub-townships and villages had begun, he added, explaining that rural constituencies where voters were harder to reach would be the priority in the campaign period’s early weeks.
“We will start campaigns in towns only next month,” he said.
Informal “campaigning” in these races, in the form of in-person conversations with voters in teashops and on the streets, would take place in the interim, according to Aye Min.
His party is fielding 13 candidates in southeastern Burma’s Tenasserim Division.
Saw Dixon Tun Lin, a central committee member of the Karen People’s Party, said most of its candidates have not started their campaign activities. The party is competing for 119 seats—57 races in Irrawaddy Division alone, along with seats in Rangoon, Pegu and Tenasserim divisions, and Karen, Mon and Karenni states, as well as a handful of Karen ethnic affairs minister posts.
A candidate himself, contesting a Lower House seat in Rangoon Division’s Insein Township, Saw Dixon Tun Lin has not yet begun to woo voters.
“I have lots of time as it [the official campaign period] is two months. I have prepared pamphlets, and drafted a campaign program,” Saw Dixon Tun Lin said.
“We will just go low-profile in our campaigning, not like the big parties. We will produce pamphlets and campaign as best as we can. We may produce vinyl [posters].”
He said the party is pinning its hopes on the contests in Irrawaddy Division, where it hopes to have considerable sway in the regional legislature when newly elected lawmakers take their seats next year.
Sai Aung Myint Khaing, a central committee member of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP), said although the party has not yet organized any large-scale public talks, individual candidates had begun to campaign.
In terms of races contesting, the SNDP is Burma’s largest ethnic party this year, contesting 206 seats in Shan, Karenni and Kachin states, and Mandalay and Sagaing divisions.
The SNDP is providing 700,000 kyats for each candidate to campaign, with those wanting to spend more on their electoral bids having to pay their own way beyond that. The party also fronted the costs of the 300,000 kyats per candidate registration fee, totaling nearly 62 million kyats.
Sai Aung Myint Khaing said that the party expected to do well in its Shan State stronghold and surrounding regions, but acknowledged that the return of the rival Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) to the electoral arena this year would pose stiff competition, in addition to a host of several smaller parties, the USDP and opposition NLD.
“We will have to seek the public’s endorsement after each party communicates our own policies to voters,” he said.
Phaw Lar Kam Phag, central committee secretary of the Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State, said the party is still drafting its campaign strategy.
“The regulations set by the election commission are too strict with a lot of details [that parties must provide to the UEC]. We only got the letter [laying out campaign requirements] on Sept. 9,” he said.
The party is competing for nine seats in Kachin State.

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MINNESOTA, USA — $18 million is going towards transportation projects in eight different cities and counties across the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
The funding comes from the state’s Transportation Economic Development program, which selects projects that benefit its surrounding communities through economic development and job growth, specifically.
“This round of Transportation Economic Development funding will help communities throughout the state capitalize on strategic economic opportunities,” said MnDOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher. “The projects create new connections to current and future jobs, improve safety and support efficient routes for commercial haulers to move goods."
Four of the projects are in the Metro, including Carver County, City of Blaine, City of Burnsville and the City of Maple Grove.
These include improvements to the Highway 41 intersection in Chaska off Chestnut and Engler, improvements to Highway 65 going through Blaine, a ramp for I-35W south to Buck Hill and County Road 42 in Burnsville, and completing the westbound Highway 610 and eastbound 94 connection in Maple Grove.
The Metro area projects collectively cost $189 million, and would take around five years each to complete. The projects, according to MnDOT, would create 1,015 jobs and support more than 10,000 new and existing jobs.
Statewide, the MnDOT money will go towards projects in Carlton County, Douglass County, City of Monticello and Wadena County.
This includes the construction of a reduced conflict intersection at Highway 210 and County Road 61, between Carlton and Cloquet, with a transit garage built on the Fond du lac Indian Reservation. The project would also aide the construction of a roundabout that connects I-94/Highway 27/County Road 46/County Road 45 intersection in Alexandria, improve the Highway 25 and Broadway street intersection in downtown Monticello and realign the Highway 10/County Road 92 intersection in Wadena.
These projects would cost more than $2.4 million and create more than 400 jobs.
After helping fund the eight projects mentioned, TED has around $2 million left over that will be made available to greater Minnesota in mid-2022.
WATCH: $60M federal infrastructure grant for MnDOT:

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Chinese Billionaire donates to every African country and USA for the Coronavirus. Jack Ma who was named as the richest Chinese person in 2019 by international business and financial publication, Forbes, revealed that he is donating masks, test kits and protective suits to all countries in Africa to help the continent in its fight against the novel coronavirus.
Chinese billionaire and Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has donated to help Zimbabwe and all the African countries to fight the deadly coronavirus. Ma’s foundation will donate a total of 1.1 million testing kits, six million masks, and 60,000 protective suits and face shields with each African country getting 20,000 test kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields.
Jack Ma announced the development on social media site Twitter, saying, Africa can be one step ahead of the coronavirus. To each of the 54 African countries, we will donate 20,000 test kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields. Thank you @PMEthiopia @AbiyAhmedAli for your support.
Below is the full statement from the Jack Ma Foundation which iHarare is publishing in its entirety, Africa can be one step ahead of the virus.
We cannot ignore the potential risk to Africa and assume this continent of 1.3 billion people will blissfully escape the crisis. The world cannot afford the unthinkable consequences of a COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
We can take precautions now and get prepared ahead of time, as Africa can benefit from the experience and lessons from other countries that were earlier hit hard by the virus.
To combat the potential surging demand for medical supplies and equipment in Africa, Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation will donate to each one of the 54 African nations 20,000 testing kits, 100,000 masks, and 1,000 medical use protective suits and face shields.
In addition, we will immediately start working with medical institutions in Africa to provide online training material for COVID-19 clinical treatment.
In total, 1.1 million testing kits, 6 million masks, and 60,000 medical use protective suits and face shields will be delivered to Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia has agreed to take the lead in managing the logistics and distribution of these supplies to the other African countries. I want to express a big “Thank You” to the Ethiopian government and Prime Minister Abiy.
This crisis is proving to be more difficult and longer-lasting than any of us had expected. We must make every effort to get prepared. The past two months show us that if we take it very seriously and are proactive, we are more than capable of containing the virus.
Now it is as if we were all living in the same forest on fire. As members of the global community, it would be irresponsible of us to sit on the fence, panic, ignore facts or fail to act. We need to take action now!
Last week Jack Ma donated 500,000 testing kits, plus one million face masks, to the U.S. He has also shared his plans to give aid to Europe as well as Iran.
“Now it is as if we were all living in the same forest on fire. As members of the global community, it will be irresponsible of us to sit on the fence, panic, ignore facts, or fail to act. We need to take action now,” Ma said.
Source – iHarare
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A woman from Bulawayo who had travelled to South Africa for medical reasons has been placed under self-quarantine together with her family following revelations that her South African based doctor tested positive for Coronavirus.
Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo said this today during a press conference to update the nation on the Coronavirus pandemic…continue reading.


A shocking report by the Wall Street Journal states that U.S. intelligence officials are withholding information from President Trump because they claim that they’re worried about the information becoming compromised or getting leaked according to officials. It’s not because they don’t trust him, they say.
The article begins: U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.
Hard not to laugh. These are the same people who are selectively leaking anything and everything.
In the last three weeks alone: three conversations with foreign leaders were leaked; more than a half-dozen executive orders were leaked — some included highly classified information; one of Secretary Flynn’s deputy’s was denied security clearance- classified; Secretary Mattis was thinking about interdicting an Iranian ship – classified; Secretary Mattis is thinking about sending ground troops to Northern Syria – classified.
The WSJ writes: In some of these cases of withheld information, officials have decided not to show Mr. Trump the sources and methods that the intelligence agencies use to collect information, the current and former officials said. Those sources and methods could include, for instance, the means that an agency uses to spy on a foreign government.
The White House responded to the WSJ, saying, “There is nothing that leads us to believe that this is an accurate account of what is actually happening.”
The officials who spoke with the WSJ said they had not held back crucial information about security threats or potential plotting has been omitted.
It should be noted here it’s unnamed former officials. Is it two people, 100 people and who are they?
That’s convenient because they don’t want to appear to be doing anything illegal.
This wouldn’t be surprising if true. For eight years, the lawless Mr. Obama broke the law, politicized his agencies, and told his officials to lie to the public and cover up what was going on. He had an IRS targeting right-wing organizations as one of many examples.
The purpose of the WSJ article appears to emphasize a growing division between the President and the intelligence community and, frankly, they want to make President Trump look incompetent.
For years, the right-wing wondered why no one leaked some of the very treacherous acts of Barack Obama. Now we know why. He filled the agencies with his useful idiots.
There was no mention in the WSJ article of Barack Obama expanding the powers of the NSA immediately before leaving office nor did they mention the U.S. intelligence service illegally wiretapping the President and his cabinet and then giving the information to the press.
The WSJ is a premiere Wall Street paper. During the election, Wall Street put their money behind Hillary Clinton. Just saying.
CBS News Radio must have gotten their talking points this morning because they played a clip of Donald Trump extolling Wikileaks, saying that he – Trump – didn’t have a problem when Julian Assange leaked information about the DNC and Podesta. However, they failed to mention Wikileaks is not a U.S. government agency and Podesta and the DNC are not U.S. government agencies. They also didn’t mention how corrupt the DNC and Podesta have been proven to be.
This report comes on the heels of a report in the Observer days ago by John Schindler headlined “The Spy Revolt Against Trump Begins.”
Schindler’s a nutcase who hates Trump. He retweeted a Chris Matthews tweet saying the Trump family were like the Romanoffs.
The former spy calls Trump a traitor but had no problem when a Marxist and his secretary of state sold a US uranium mine to Russia and when they sold US technology to Russia that could be used by the military via Podesta’s company. He has no problem with Obama giving billions in cash and gold to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards nor does he have a problem with allowing Iran to get the bomb within the next decade.
And there is this:
Now we go nuclear. IC war going to new levels. Just got an EM fm senior IC friend, it began: “He will die in jail.”https://t.co/e6FxCclVqT
— John Schindler (@20committee) February 15, 2017
This treachery has to be rooted out. We live in a very dangerous world and Trump doesn’t get a handle on it, it’s a hole through which our enemies will come.
When Trump orders his investigation, he needs to investigate this as well.


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You can watch a video of the LINDSEY channel on YouTube. Check out the article below to learn more about Nectar Mattress.
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The next layer contains a responsive polyfoam that provides motion isolation and spinal alignment. A 7-inch support is then added to give the bed shape. The polyfoam makes the bed resistant to sagging.
As an added bonus, these layers are protected by a shift-resistant covering that prevents all of the foam from shifting on top of each other. What Is The Best Base For A Nectar Mattress
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Gel-infused Memory for Heat Dissipation
Nectar Mattress, as mentioned above, is made with gel-infused memory. This is an important feature that helps regulate temperature and heat during sleep.
Traditional memory foam mattresses tend to trap body heat, causing discomfort and leading to overheating throughout the night. However, with the incorporation of cooling gel particles in the memory foam, the Nectar Mattress effectively dissipates heat, allowing for a cooler and more comfortable sleep surface. What Is The Best Base For A Nectar Mattress
This technology ensures that sleepers can rest peacefully without the discomfort of feeling excessively warm, creating an optimal sleep environment.
Breathability and Air Circulation:
Another aspect contributing to the Nectar Mattress’s exceptional cooling capabilities is its design, which prioritizes air circulation and breathability. The design of the multiple foam layers allows air to circulate freely throughout the mattress. This prevents heat from building up.
The quilted layer of gel memory foam has an open-cell design that allows for better ventilation. Meanwhile, the other layers channel air through the mattress. This strategically designed mattress allows for heat to be dissipated effectively, maintaining a cool sleep surface.
How Nectar Mattress Maintains a Cool Sleeping Environment
Combining the gel-infused memory and breathability of the mattress creates a comfortable sleep environment. As the gel-infused foam absorbs the heat from your body, the cooling particles in the gel disperse it away.
The well-ventilated mattress allows fresh air circulation, which removes any remaining heat and prevents it from building up. The result is a comfortable and balanced sleep temperature that allows for uninterrupted sleep, without any discomfort from overheating.
Nectar Mattress addresses the issue of temperature regulation, providing a cool and refreshing night’s rest for its users.
Nectar Edge Support and Durability
Enhanced Edge Support for Stability:
One of the standout features of the Nectar Mattress is its exceptional edge support, providing stability and reinforcing the perimeter of the bed. Edge support is the stability and reinforcement of a mattress perimeter.
Mattresses with traditional edges may sag, or even weaken. This can make it uncomfortable to sit or sleep close to the edge. Nectar has tackled this issue through a reinforced system of edge support.
The mattress’s construction ensures that the edges are equally supportive as the center, allowing sleepers to utilize the entire surface without experiencing a feeling of roll-off. This increased edge support increases the amount of usable sleeping space and also strengthens the mattress’s overall structure.
Nectar Mattresses: Expected life Span and Longevity
Nectar Mattress has been designed to last. Its durability and resilience have proven impressive over time. Its long-lasting lifespan is largely due to the high-quality construction materials. The Nectar Mattress should last its users, on average, 7-10 years, depending upon usage and care. The mattress should be rotated regularly to ensure even wear. This will also help maintain the supportive qualities. What Is The Best Base For A Nectar Mattress
The mattress comes with a generous guarantee, a sign of the manufacturer’s faith in its durability. It is a great thing to have, especially since mattresses aren’t cheap. Nectar Mattresses are a good investment for the long term. They provide comfort and support over a longer period of time with proper maintenance.
Nectar Mattress Motion Transfer Noise Reduction
Minimizing Motion Transfer for Uninterrupted Sleep:
The Nectar Mattress minimizes motion transfer to ensure that one sleeper’s movements do not disturb their partner. This feature can be especially useful for couples and those who share a bed.
Multiple layers of memory foam in the Nectar Mattress absorb and isolate movement, preventing it from traveling across the surface. This means that if a person gets up in the middle of the night or tosses about, the rest of the sleepers will be unaffected.
This amazing motion isolation property makes this Nectar Mattress a perfect choice for anyone looking to sleep in a peaceful environment.
However, it can have some negative effects. A bed with less bounce is one that has less motion transfer. This could be a dealbreaker for people who prefer a bouncy bed for sex.
Some beds with limited motion transfer can also be difficult to exit. Nectar Mattresses may not be suitable for those who need assistance getting out of bed, such as the elderly or people with disabilities.
Noise Reduction in Response to Movement:
The Nectar Mattress is not only able to isolate motion, but also reduces the noise that comes with it. When individuals shift positions or get in and out of bed, traditional mattresses may produce squeaks or creaks, potentially disturbing sleepers.
Nectar Mattresses have been engineered to minimize any noise disturbances. Its premium materials and construction contribute to a silent sleep surface that allows seamless movements with no disruptive noises.
This noise-reduction feature will enhance your overall sleep experience and ensure a tranquil, serene environment conducive for a good night of rest. The Nectar Mattress allows sleepers to enjoy a quiet and peaceful slumber without being disturbed by noises caused by movement.
Nectar Mattress Prices and Warranty
Nectar Mattresses are Available in a Variety of Sizes and Prices
The Nectar Mattress has a number of affordable options for pricing, which allows it to be accessible to many customers. Prices may vary depending on mattress size. However, Nectar is committed to providing a price structure that is affordable and competitive.
The mattress comes in a variety of sizes including Twin, Twin XL Full, Queen King and California King to accommodate different sleep requirements and room sizes. Nectar offers a variety of discounts, promotions, and specials, which makes it a more attractive option for people looking for a quality mattress at an affordable price. What Is The Best Base For A Nectar Mattress
For Nectar Mattress Pricing, look at the table below:
|Twin||39″ X 75″||12″||40 lbs.||$399|
|Twin XL||39″ X 80″||12″||42 lbs.||$569|
|Full||54″ X 75″||12″||55 lbs.||$599|
|Queen||60″ X 80″||12″||66 lbs.||$699|
|King||76″ X 80″||12″||84 lbs.||$899|
|California King||72″ X 84″||12″||83 lbs.||$899|
|Split King||76″ X 80″||12″||42 lbs. each||$1,138|
Nectar Mattress Warranty
Nectar Mattress Warranty comes with a 365-day sleep trial. This trial is 3 times longer
In addition to the generous warranty, Nectar also offers a risk-free 365-night sleep trial period. This means that customers have a full year to try out the mattress in the comfort of their homes. This trial is three times as long as most other mattress trials.
For any reason, they aren’t completely satisfied, they can return the product within the 30-day trial period. They may need photographic evidence to process the refund.
This sleep test allows customers to thoroughly experience the Nectar mattress and make an informed choice about its suitability for sleep needs.
Nectar offers a variety of sizes and competitive prices, allowing customers to invest in their comfort while sleeping.
Who Should Sleep in the Nectar Mattress
A thoughtfully designed mattress with many features, the Nectar is suitable for all types of sleepers. This is the perfect choice for:
People looking for pressure relief: Memory foam layers in the mattress conform to your body and provide excellent pressure reduction.
Couples who have different sleep habits: The Nectar Mattress’s motion isolation features ensure minimal motion transmission, making it an ideal option for couples seeking undisturbed rest.
All sleeping positions: Whether you’re a back, side, or stomach sleeper, the medium-firm feel of the Nectar Mattress provides adequate support and alignment for various sleeping positions.
Hot sleepers – The cooling gel-infused foam memory mattress and the breathable design help regulate body temperature. This is a good choice for people who tend to sleep warmly.
For those looking for a long-lasting mattress, the Nectar Mattress offers comfort and support that lasts a lifetime.
Individuals on a budget: With its competitive pricing and occasional discounts, the Nectar Mattress offers excellent value for those looking for a high-quality mattress without breaking the bank.
Nectar Mattresses are NOT Suitable for These Types of Sleepers
The Nectar Mattress may be suitable for most sleepers. However, it is not the right choice in certain situations:
People who like an extra-firm or very-firm mattress: The Nectar Mattress comes under the medium-firm classification, which is not ideal for those who prefer to sleep on a surface that’s either very-firm or extremely-soft.
Allergy sufferers, or those sensitive or allergic to memory-foam: While the Nectar Mattress was certified CertiPUR US and is free of harmful chemical substances, some people may be allergic or sensitive to memory-foam materials.
Heavyweight sleepers: While the Nectar Mattress is suitable for most average-weight individuals, those who are significantly heavier may find that the mattress lacks adequate support and may experience sinking.
Memory foam provides a unique contouring feeling for those who prefer traditional innerspring mattresses. Nectar Mattress might not suit someone who enjoys the bounce and feel that comes with innerspring mattresses.
People who want a mattress with natural or organic materials: The Nectar Mattress primarily uses memory foam and synthetic materials. It may be necessary to consider other options for someone who is looking for an organic or all-natural mattress.
People looking for mattresses with advanced features may consider other options. For example, people who want advanced technology like smart sleep tracking and adjustable firmness might need to choose a mattress designed for that purpose.
Nectar Mattress Overall Review
Overall, Nectar Mattress is a mattress that offers a variety of features that make it one of the top contenders in the market. The multi-layered construction provides superior comfort, body sculpting, and pressure relief. This ensures a rejuvenating and restful sleep experience.
The cooling gel-infused foam helps to reduce overheating. While the increased edge support maximizes usable sleeping surface, it also provides stability. The mattress’s ability to isolate partner movements reduces disruptions. Its durable construction also ensures long-lasting support.
Nectar’s Forever Warranty and 365-night sleep trial further add to its allure, providing confidence and peace of mind to customers. Overall, the Nectar Mattress excels in delivering a comfortable and supportive sleep surface, catering to a wide range of sleep preferences and needs.
This mattress has many features that make it a great choice for anyone looking to get a good night’s sleep. This mattress’ combination of motion isolation, edge support, and temperature regulation provides a comfortable sleep environment.
With its medium firmness, the Nectar Mattress can accommodate all sleep positions. The generous warranty, competitive pricing, and high-quality materials make this a great investment for your comfort. If you prioritize comfort, support, and value in a mattress, the Nectar Mattress should undoubtedly be at the top of your list.
FAQs What Is The Best Base For A Nectar Mattress
What makes Nectar Mattresses different?
Nectar mattresses are not only excellent beds for a great price, they also provide a peaceful night’s sleep to their users.
You can rest easy knowing that the Forever Warranty as well as a 365-night trial period without risk and no obligation to buy a mattress, will protect you from any financial worry. Mattresses are delivered fast and for free right to your door.
Where are Nectar Products Made?
Nectar, a premium product, is manufactured using only the best materials available in the world.
The company has a diverse supply chain, and its products are manufactured and sourced in many different countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Mexico, and the United States. Nectar, however, ensures that all mattresses are manufactured using the best safety and sanitary practices.
Can the Nectar mat be folded up for transport?
Nectar Mattress should not be folded for travel after it has reached its full size. This is because the mattress was not designed to refold once it decompressed.
This is true, even if it is compressed at first when the mattress was shipped in a box.
Can I clean Nectar’s Cover?
This depends on the type of cleaning needed for your cover.
For spills and light accidents, spot cleaning the cover as soon as the spill or stain occurs with damp clothes and mild detergent or hand soap. Take care to not let liquids reach the foam layers below.
While upholstery or spot cleaners or cleaning devices may work for larger or more deeply set stains it is not recommended to remove the entire mattress cover as this can damage the foam mattress layers underneath.
Removing the cover will also void all warranties on the mattress. The cover should be left intact to help preserve the mattress integrity over the years.
It is best to leave the mattress as it is and not add any liquids, foreign substances or anything else to it while it is covered off.
It is recommended that you use a mattress protector that can be washed and removed from the bed.


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Experience comfort at the campsite, at the beach or in your own backyard with camping chairs from DICK’S Sporting Goods. From lightweight folding camp stools to over-sized zero gravity chairs, you’ll find an extensive selection of chairs for any occasion.
Folding arm chairs are an ideal choice for casual camping, kids’ sporting events or other outdoor gatherings. Choose from comfortable camping chairs with features like arm rest cup holders, mesh storage bags and cushioned head and seat areas.
For added comfort while canoeing, camping, or sitting in the bleachers, explore the selection of folding canoe seats. These lightweight chairs provide comfort and cushioning hour after hour.

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Prime Minister Alexey Goncharuk instructed to start the work of all the automated scanners at customs checkpoints to reduce the time for clearance of cargo.
About this he wrote in the Telegram.
“Now is the time for the checking of cargo will be reduced to 10 minutes. Today at the checkpoint “Yagodin-Dorohusk” on the border with Poland scanner for commercial vehicles”, — said the head of the Cabinet.
He noted that the scanning is no involvement of customs officials, therefore, check the goods passes much faster. According to him, on PP Chop time inspection of cargo has dropped from 3-4 hours to only 7 minutes.
Goncharuk said that the launch scan tool also needs to help in the fight against corruption at customs checkpoints. He stressed that due to the continuous and effective functioning of the scanners in the state budget of Ukraine, the money will do much more.
The report stated that these scans are automatically forwarded to centralpart of the State customs service in electronic form.
To date, the scanners operate on the PP in Krakovets’, Jagodina, Shekinah, Rawa-Ruska, chop, Uzhgorod and Porubnoe.

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ULTRASONICS, vol.54, no.1, pp.195-204, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
This paper presents the strength (UCS) and ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) properties of cemented paste backfill (CPB) produced from two different mill tailings (Tailings T1 and T2). A total of 240 CPB samples with diameter x height of 5 x 10 cm and 10 x 20 cm prepared at different binder dosages (5-7 wt.%) and water-to-cement ratios (3.97-5.10) were subjected to the UPV and UCS tests at 7, 14, 28 and 56-days of curing periods. UCS and UPV of CPB samples increased with increasing the binder dosage and reducing the w/c ratio irrespective of the sample size and tailings type. CPB samples with a diameter x height of 5 x 10 cm were observed to produce consistently higher (up to 1.69-fold) UCSs than those of 10 x 20 cm CPB samples at all binder dosages and w/c ratios. However, at the corresponding binder dosages and w/c ratios, the maximum variation of UPV between the CPB samples of 5 x 10 cm and 10 x 20 cm was only 7.45%. Using the method of least squares regression, the UCS values were correlated with the UPV values for CPB samples of 10 x 20 cm in size. A linear relation with a high correlation coefficient appeared to exist between the UCS and UPV for CPB samples. These findings suggest that the UPV is essentially independent of the sample size. In this regard, the UPV test can be suitably exploited for the rapid estimation of the strength and quality of CPB samples even using small samples with concomitant benefits of reducing sample size. (C) 2013 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.


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Relevant experience in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable is preferred. This position will report to the Senior Financial Controller.
You’ll be responsible for invoicing customers, processing credit card transactions, and processing credits for RMA’s, EDI Invoicing, run and distribute reports, and complete special projects and other duties as assigned. This position also serves as a back-up for Accounts Payable.
If you have the following qualifications and are looking to join a creative, fun, hard working team environment, this may be the challenge you are looking for:
- Strong ability to meet deadlines, multi-task and prioritize multiple projects and requests simultaneously, within an intense, deadline-driven service oriented environment.
- Positive attitude in challenging situations
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- Motivated, self-starter with good organizational skills
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- Ability to provide solutions and work well independently, and have high attention to detail.
Palco Sports offers a competitive compensation package. Our benefits package includes vacation, paid holidays, medical, dental, 401K plan, flex plan, flexible scheduling, and more. If you are looking for an opportunity to advance your career with a market leader, and you have the qualifications, we would like to hear from you. Please send cover letter with salary requirements and resume to:
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The SECURE Act – the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement” Act – was signed into law by President Trump on December 20, 2019. The law generally took effect on January 1, 2020.
The SECURE Act encompasses a lot of changes to retirement assets, including changes to the rules for distributions of inherited retirement assets, the postponement of the Required Beginning Date (now April 1 of the year after the year in which you turn 72), and the elimination of the age limit for contributing to a traditional IRA.
This post focuses on the changes to the rules for distributions from inherited retirement assets. These new rules apply to most types of retirement assets, including 401(k) plan accounts, individual retirement accounts, individual retirement annuities, qualified trusts, certain annuity contracts, and certain defined compensation plans.
The changes to the rules are important to anyone who hopes to leave funds to heirs in a retirement account or who has significant balances in their accounts presently. Additionally, unique planning opportunities are available to some who have inherited retirement assets from decedents dying on or after April 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020, by deciding whether to disclaim some or all of such interests within nine months after date of death.
New Ten-Year Rule: Under the SECURE Act, the general rule for distribution of an inherited retirement asset to a Designated Beneficiary (any individual designated as a beneficiary by the participant / owner) requires that the entire balance of the asset be distributed within ten years of the death of the participant / owner if the participant / owner, or the initial beneficiary of an inherited account, dies after December 31, 2019. There is no requirement that distributions be taken every year or in any particular amount, so long as the entire account is distributed by the end of the ten-year period following the death of the participant / owner. Going forward, most beneficiaries (other than Eligible Designated Beneficiaries, discussed below) will no longer be permitted to take minimum distributions based on their life expectancies to take advantage of the “stretch” that previously allowed for longer tax-free growth and minimization of the tax effects over time.
Old Rules Continue for Current Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries of retirement assets inherited from a participant / owner who died before January 1, 2020, continue to use their life expectancies and take required minimum distributions as previously required.
Five-Year Rule Still Applies: If there is no Designated Beneficiary of a retirement account (either no beneficiary designation has been made or the beneficiary is the estate of the participant / owner, a charity, or another non-individual), the old rules still apply, and if the participant / owner had not reached the required beginning date (RBD), the entire account balance must be distributed by the end of the fifth year following the year of the death of the participant / owner. If the participant / owner died after the RBD, his/her life expectancy based on the single life mortality table may be used, subtracting one for each subsequent year.
Eligible Designated Beneficiaries: There are important exceptions to the general ten-year rule for individuals who are “Eligible Designated Beneficiaries,” including (i) the surviving spouse, (ii) a child of the participant / owner who has not reached the age of majority, (iii) a disabled individual, (iv) an individual with a chronic illness (defined by statute), and (v) individuals who are no more than ten years younger than the participant / owner.
▪ Surviving Spouses: Surviving spouses still have the special benefits that they previously enjoyed, including the ability to rollover their deceased spouse’s account into his/her own, to treat the account as his/her own account, or to defer required distributions from the inherited account until the decedent would have reached the Required Beginning Date. If the surviving spouse keeps the retirement account as an inherited account, he/she can use his/her life expectancy to calculate required minimum distributions.
▪ Minor Children: While the child of the participant / owner is still a minor, he/she may use his/her life expectancy to determine required minimum distributions. Once the child reaches the age of majority, the ten-year rule applies. Such minor children, therefore, can defer the start of the ten-year period for distributions until they reach the age of majority.
▪ Disabled or Chronically Ill: Disabled and individuals with a chronic illness can also use their life expectancies to calculate required minimum distributions, and they have special rules for when retirement accounts are payable to trusts created for their benefit.
▪ Comparable Aged Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries who are no more than ten years younger than the participant / owner can also use their life expectancies to calculate required minimum distributions. This rule may benefit, for example, unmarried partners or the siblings of the participant / owner named as beneficiaries.
Successor Beneficiaries and the New Rules: At the death of the Eligible Designated Beneficiary, however, the new ten-year distribution period applies to Designated Beneficiaries.
Trusts: The specific rules that will apply to trusts (other than trusts for a disabled or chronically ill individual) are uncertain, but the Act gives no specific reason that the prior rules that make trusts either a conduit trust or accumulation trust will no longer apply, although the new ten-year rule will apply.
Disclaimer Option: For beneficiaries of decedents dying after March 31, 2019, and on or before December 31, 2019, there is a narrowing window to disclaim the retirement assets to achieve more appropriate results. The rules for disclaimers must be considered, and the decision must be made promptly – this window closes for all beneficiaries on or before September 30, 2020.
Action Plan: Everyone with a retirement asset should immediately confirm the current beneficiary designation and determine what will happen under the new rules. If any doubt exists as to whether the result is acceptable, gather the documents necessary to evaluate and correct the situation (plan documents for an ERISA plan account (401(k), 403(b), etc.), IRA contracts, copies of current beneficiary designations, and forms to change the beneficiary designation). Contact your estate planning advisors to determine how to be certain that your beneficiary designation will carry out your intent, whether to minimize tax consequences or to control distributions to beneficiaries.
For additional information contact Carolyn Whitworth.
The preceding is not intended to be legal advice, and the dissemination does not create an attorney-client relationship or obligations on the part of Tucker Arensberg, P.C. to evaluate any individual’s situation or to provide notice of future changes in the law.
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I am looking for a lightweight laptop with a 10 key on it also, for my home and business at a affordable price. I would like to pay on layaway, online.
By SC from Modesto, CA
Try lay-away.com . (Yes, just as I've typed it, with the dash between "lay" and "away") They may not have the latest models but their prices are pretty fair.
Where can I shop online and have monthly payments with out a credit check, for really bad credit, etc. I am looking for a site for women's clothing, jewelry, and home stuff. Thanks.
Buy now pay later with no credit check.
Does anyone know of a bill me later site here in the Philippines?
I am looking for bill me later stores that sell home improvement items and one that sells jewelry. Any suggestions?
The only places I know of that do not charge fees (interest) allow you to make payments, that are safe is Home Shopping Network or Shop NBC. Home Shopping Network I feel has some great deals but not the selection of HSN. Other difference is at HSN you must pay tax's with S&H fees up front (added to first payment). Usually up to 6 equally divided payments after that. Holiday time of year everything has until 1-31-2012 for returns.
I know of QVC (they divide tax S&H into payments). Markdowns, clearance and holiday prices make them all competitively priced.
Shop NBC has many no S&H fees also depending on purchase so many things have no tax.They also have until end of Jan. for returns during holidays.
Since both are in 90 million homes the prices are usually cheaper than buying at the local big store,or with jewelry so many types, price ranges and great deals. Having everything with a guarantee, no interest and always "feed back" from other consumers.
I got my computer that way saved almost $1000.00 with 3 year extended guarantee, software added(no cost). I could never had been able to get a laptop any other way. I look for free shipping and handling, clearance or sale items. I was able to get very nice watches for my son at Shop NBC, with 5 year guarantee. Knowing he could return it if not happy, was very nice. Having it divided into 6 equal payments made it so I could afford it.
Good luck, these are safe, no interest only a debit card required selling the best name brand merchandise. If its not a necessary purchase, I have found for me not being in debt is always best. However for these items I got great deal and I knew I could afford the payments. Blessings!
Can someone tell me some for real sites that do pay later with no credit check? I've looked up the sites they tell you to on here, but no luck. Can someone please help!
Buy now /pay later, with no credit check? What will happen that will enable you to pay for the item in the future? Are you going to win a lottery? I am sorry to be so blunt, but this type of thing is just a road to financial ruin. Save up for the purchases. Buy from legitimate stores and build up a credit rating.
I am looking for clothes I can get buy now and pay for months later. Please help me find a business that offers this as an option.
By SOR from Cavan
As already mentioned you can apply for credit at most online clothing stores and stores that sell clothing in your area. Please remember that if you plan to make payments you're going to have to pay oodles of extra for interest and shipping costs added to that for online shopping. Perhaps you could consider purchasing at local stores where you can place your purchases on layaway. Most do not charge for that service and even if they do the charge is minimal.
Are you open to trying shopping at Goodwill or Salvation Army type stores like we have here in the United States? I am fairly certain you must have something similar there in Ireland. You would be amazed how just going once every week or so how many great buys you can find by just taking the time to peruse the racks. Among other great buys I've found a hooded Eddie Bauer wind breaker for $5.00, wonderful slacks for just $3.50, etc, etc, etc and all were in like new condition. Oh, and I even found an awesome pair of looked to have never been worn winter shoes and a nice leather strap purse in perfect condition both for a total of $9.00.
I need names of online sites or stores where I can buy now and pay later on a wide variety of items. Or select items. Not Fingerhut, similar though. It's too small. I want something with variety like Fingerhut, but a bigger selection.
Does anyone know of any companies like Ltd. Commodities and ABC Distributing? Here are suggestions as posted by the ThriftyFun community. These may or may not require a credit card or social security number. If you know of any others or have any other information about these sites, post it below.
Does anybody know any Buy Now, Pay Later sites where you do not have to use a credit card at all? Mary from WV
By Cindy S.
Are there any companies like bigappleoutlet.com where you order and pay after your stuff is shipped?
By Sally P.
What are some of the buy now pay later sites?
By Cindy S.
Have you tried Amazon.com? Set yourself a google alert for "coupon codes, promo codes, discount codes" to work for you like a coupon would. Or try retailmenot.com . (10/14/2009)
Does anyone know a website that I can do my Christmas shopping using the "buy now and make payments later" option? I was laid off for a few months and just got back to work. I'm able to pay most of it back in January.
You can also try http://www.wisconsincheeseman.com/ for similar stuff but I don't know if they have buy now pay later.
Happy hunting (11/25/2009)
I want to know of more websites like Ltd Commodities.


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After 25 years in the business, Krug joined Tri-Counties Bank in September 2010. She lists P&L management, recruiting, coaching and sales development as areas of expertise. At Tri-Counties, the goal is to build out the FA team providing coverage and partnership to its bankers in both retail, business and commercial banking.
Bank/TPM: Tri-Counties Bank/ Raymond James
Location: Chico, Calif.
No. of reps managed: 3
Avg. production per rep: $532,698
Total production 2011 (projected): $1.6m
Total production 2010: $1.1 0m
AUM 2011: $218m
AUM 2010: $211m
Years at the bank: Eight months
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Following an incredible UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign last season, in which the Bianconere made it through to the quarter-finals, it has now been revealed who Juventus’ next opponents will be for the 2022/23 season.
Just like last season, Joe Montemurro and his charges will take part in the Champions Path. This time, Juventus Women will come up against Racing FC Union in semi-final one, while Flora Tallin and FC Qiryat Gat will play against each other in semi-final two at a neutral venue. The winners of the respective semi-finals will meet in the final, with the winners set to progress to Round 2.
The matches are set to take place 18 August (semi-finals) and 21 August (Finals/third place play-offs). Should the Bianconere progress, Round 2 will take place on 20/21 and 28/29 September, while the group stages are set to kick-off 19 October. The final will take place on 3/4 June at PSV Stadion in Eindhoven.
Present at the draw was Juventus Women’s Teams Director, Stefano Braghin: "It will be a difficult season, perhaps the most difficult of all. The bar will be as high as ever in the past, but we raised it ourselves. We have come from an amazing year but we must not think that we are "from the quarter-finals": being a top-eight side in Europe is something that can be said only when one has reached that objective at least three times, otherwise it is a once-off and we know repeating it will be very complicated. For this reason, we are aware of starting from the preliminaries because our ranking, at the moment, places us there.
"Each game must be played with the right awareness, knowing that these are once-off matches where we will immediately need to show our potential. Not only that: all our opponents are worthy of respect because if they are there it means that they have won their championships, they will be more prepared than us, because with the Euros and international commitments we are starting later.
"The opponents are strengthening a lot, and we will no longer have the surprise effect of last year, which started with a change in the technical leadership. It will be a truly balanced and complicated Serie A. For our part, we made the transfer market moves that we deemed necessary, working above all to reinforce the attack and midfield with flexible and experienced players. From tomorrow, we will think about consolidating the group we have, with one goal in mind: the team we will see in May will have to be stronger than the one that will meet again in a few weeks."


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Researchers in Switzerland have their eye on clostridial toxins as the possible cause of Equine Atypical Myopathy (EAM), a seasonal, pasture-associated muscle disorder.
The disorder is characterised by a generalised complete degeneration of muscle fibres, which leads to sudden death due to collapse of the cardio-respiratory system in over 90 per cent of the cases.
Writing in the latest Gluck Equine Disease Quarterly, Dr Lucia Unger and Professor Vinzenz Gerber, from the Equine Clinic at the University of Berne, said the economic impact is often devastating.
Affected horses can either die quickly or show profuse sweating, muscle twitching, weakness, abnormal urine colour, reluctance to move, recumbency and difficulty breathing. Death can follow after 12 to 72 hours.
Since the cause is unknown, no effective protective treatment exists, and affected horses can only be treated for their symptoms.
Large outbreaks have been reported since the 1980s in parts of Europe including the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Denmark.
In 2010, 224 new cases were reported to the Atypical Myopathy Alert Group, managed by Dominique Votion at the University of Liège in Belgium.
A very similar, if not the same, disease has also been observed in the United States and is called seasonal pasture myopathy.
From 1998 to 2005, 14 cases were described in Minnesota.
White snakeroot toxicosis (Ageratina spp., formerly Eupatorium spp., a perennial herb) was ruled out as a potential cause since its toxin (tremetone) was not found in liver or urine samples of affected horses.
Seasonal pasture myopathy is thought to be caused by the same agent as the European equivalent.
Environmental factors such as regular access to pasture and certain weather conditions seem to influence the incidence of the disease, which occurs seasonally, mostly in autumn with lesser peaks in springtime and sporadic cases in winter.
Young horses kept full time at pasture without any food complementation are most frequently affected, highlighting the importance of contact with grass.
Further risk factors are adjacent streams and trees; dead leaves and branches in the pastures; and wet, windy, unpleasantly chilly weather conditions (but not severe frost).
Removing manure from pastures, providing clean drinking water and salt blocks, and bringing horses in from pasture during rough weather is advised.
Causes that have been discussed and investigated include ionophores, mycotoxins, and phytotoxins.
Recently, the development of the disease was associated with ingesting maple leaves (Acer pseudoplantanus) covered with European tar spot (Rhytisma acerinum).
Stress and metabolic imbalances within horses may be factors that predispose horses to developing the disease, the authors noted.
Over the last decades, the incidence of the disease, however variable from year to year, has increased, and demand is growing for the cause to be identified and effective treatments developed and preventive measures identified.
Identification of the causative agent is of paramount importance, Unger and Gerber said.
"Consequently, our current research at the Equine Clinic and the Institute of Bacteriology of the Vetsuisse-Faculty of the University of Berne is focused on clostridial toxins, specifically the lethal toxin of Clostridium sordellii," they wrote.
"This large clostridial cytoxin is able to induce severe muscular damage when injected intramuscularly into mice.
"Initially, we detected Clostridium sordellii DNA in faeces and intestinal contents of horses suffering from EAM but not in corresponding samples from healthy pasture mates.
"However, this finding was not reliably reproducible."
Subsequently, they found damage in muscle samples of affected horses, using light and electron transmission microscopy, to be very similar to Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin induced structural damage in the cytoskeleton of different cell lines.
"Most importantly, we were recently able to show that the lethal toxin of Clostridium sordellii is present in skeletal muscles of horses with EAM.
"Myofibers of affected horses reacted not only with an antibody specific for the lethal toxin, which failed to bind to the myofibers of either healthy horses or those with other myopathies, but also with sera from other EAM-affected horses."
Previously, C. sordellii-derived lethal toxin has been shown to cause gas gangrene syndrome in cattle and sheep and toxic shock syndrome in humans. Its presence in the myofibers of horses suffering from EAM suggests it may play a role as a trigger or even as the lethal factor in the cause of this disease.
Anecdotal evidence and the pair's most recent body-fluid data suggest that naturally EAM-affected horses neither mount a protective immune response nor show a substantial increase in anti-lethal toxin antibodies, respectively.
"Our findings may nonetheless suggest a rational approach for the development of a protective vaccine," they said.
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“The 5th Annual Streamy Awards” aren’t being held until Thursday, but the bulk of the honorees have already been revealed. Thirty-five Streamy winners were announced at Monday night’s official nominees reception at YouTube Space LA.
Most of last year’s Streamys winners were also revealed at the nominees reception. But this year will be the first installment of the online video kudofest to be broadcast on linear TV (by VH1), so the producers at Dick Clark Productions have extra motivation to keep the main event tight, fast and compelling for less YouTube-savvy viewers who don’t know their PewDiePie from their Racka Racka.
This year’s Streamy hosts, Grace Helbig and Tyler Oakley, did not make an appearance at the nominees reception, but a wide assortment of top digital influencers were milling about the crowd in front of YouTube Space LA before the event — from Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks and Rhett & Link to YouTube power couple Shira Lazar of What’s Trending and music parodist Bart Baker — and taking casual turns on the red carpet. Later, hosts by Chelsea Briggs and GloZell Green welcomed the winners (listed below) to the stage in the YouTube Space LA lobby.
Winners in nine additional categories, including Beauty, Comedy, First Person, Kids and Family, Lifestyle, Pranks and Viner, as well as the two Audience Choice awards (Entertainer of the Year and Show of the Year), will be announced on the live Streamys telecast from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, Sept. 17,at 10 p.m. ET/delayed PT on VH1 and its digital platforms.
Rhett & Link on the red carpet at the Streamy Awards official nominees reception.
On Monday, Sean Kingston and Michelle Phan were added to the list of Streamy presenters, which also includes Paula Abdul, Mel B. (of The Spice Girls), Phil DeFranco, Ricky Dillon, GloZell Green, Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries), Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, Shay Mitchell (“Pretty Little Liars”), Harley Morenstein, Ingrid Nilsen, Pauley Perrette (“NCIS”), Jillian Rose Reed (“Awkward”), Smosh and cast members of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
The event will also feature musical performances by A Great Big World feat. Futuristic, Future, OMI, Sir Mix-A-Lot and Hailee Steinfeld.
“The 5th Annual Streamy Awards” are being executive produced by Dick Clark Productions’ Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Assaf Blecher and Ariel Elazar, along with Streamy Awards founders Drew Baldwin and Joshua Cohen. Lee Rolontz and Lara Fried will executive produce for VH1.
The Streamy winners announced at the official nominees reception are:
AWARDS FOR CHANNELS, SERIES, OR SHOWS
ANIMATED — Cyanide & Happiness
BREAKOUT CREATOR (NEW CATEGORY) — Matthew Santoro
DRAMA — BlackBoxTV
INDIE — Eat Our Feelings
INTERNATIONAL — Racka Racka
NON-FICTION — Good Mythical Morning
ACTION OR SCI-FI — Corridor Digital
DOCUMENTARY OR INVESTIGATIVE (NEW CATEGORY) — Atari: Game Over
FASHION — Lauren Elizabeth
FOOD — Epic Meal Time
GAMING — PewDiePie
HEALTH AND WELLNESS — Blogilates
NEWS AND CULTURE — The Young Turks
SCIENCE OR EDUCATION — Vsauce
SPORTS — Dude Perfect
ACTOR — James Van Der Beek, Adi Shankar’s Bootleg Universe
ACTRESS — Colleen Ballinger, Miranda Sings
COLLABORATION — Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD, Grace Helbig, and Hannah Hart, Epic Rap Battles of History
DANCE — Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
ENSEMBLE CAST — Video Game High School
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST (NEW CATEGORY) — Shawn Mendes
COVER SONG — Foil (Lorde), “Weird Al” Yankovic
ORIGINAL SONG — Here, Alessia Cara
CINEMATOGRAPHY — Devin Super Tramp, Devin Graham
COSTUME DESIGN — Epic Rap Battles of History, Sulai Lopez
DIRECTING — Video Game High School, Matt Arnold and Freddie Wong
EDITING — Epic Rap Battles of History, Andrew Sherman, Ryan Moulton, Daniel Turcan and Peter Shukoff
VISUAL AND SPECIAL EFFECTS — Corridor Digital, Sam Gorski, Niko Pueringer, and Jake Watson
WRITING — You Deserve A Drink, Mamrie Hart
SOCIAL VIDEO AWARDS
SHORT FORM COMEDY (NEW CATEGORY) — Logan Paul
SHORT FORM CREATIVITY (NEW CATEGORY) — SnapperHero
SNAPCHAT STORYTELLER (NEW CATEGORY) — Shaun McBride (shonduras)
BRAND CAMPAIGN — Crazy Plastic Ball Prank #WithDad, Roman Atwood (Nissan)
SOCIAL GOOD CAMPAIGN — #ProudToLove, Marriage Equality and LGBT Pride Month

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Of every wrong turn the Eagles took in Sunday’s season-opening loss to the Washington Football Team, there’s at least one decision that’s left a lot of people still trying to work out whether this road will leave to stability or the total opposite. Many expected Matt Pryor to be the team’s starting right guard in week one in place of the injured Brandon Brooks. Instead, it was Stanford’s Nate Herbig who played in 100% of snaps.
It wasn’t a great day for the offensive line. Battered and bruised, they surrendered 14 QB hits while Wentz was sacked 8 times – the most in his career. The Eagles were coming up against one of the league’s most dangerous defensive lines, but it doesn’t take away from the abundance of errors. Typically, you’d point the finger at the emergency stand-in, but he held his own.
Allowing a single sack, a single hurry, and a pair of pressures, Herbig graded out at 60.4 according to Pro Football Focus. That’s not perfect, but it’s not terrible. He excelled in pass-protection, grading out at 77.4, while his 49.3 run-blocking grade left a lot to be desired. It’s easy to forget, however, that Herbig had played in just 3 NFL snaps prior to this moment.
Herbig is still just 22-years-old. In fact, the former UDFA is the third-youngest player on the team. Somewhere along the line, while Matt Pryor was dancing at left tackle, he emerged as a candidate to take on a leading role if necessary. He validated Pederson’s decision to start him over the more combat-tested Pryor with his first taste of starting action.
“I thought Nate did well.” The Eagles Head Coach said on Monday. “Wasn’t perfect, but for his first start, he’s a smart guy, and he graded well. As of right now as we move forward, we’re going to continue to work him in there at right guard, and I think he’ll get more and more comfortable the more reps he gets in there, and you know, works with [C Jason] Kelce more and so again, it wasn’t perfect, but really felt comfortable coming away with his performance.”
It looked as though the Eagles may have found yet another project lineman to get excited about…that was until they signed Jamon Brown to their active roster.
Brown joined Atlanta in 2019 after spending seven weeks as a starter for the New York Giants. That would be a trend that followed suit when Chris Lindstrom suffered an injury in week one. Brown then started nine games at right guard for the Falcons. He amassed a PFF grade of 53.2 (not ideal), but didn’t give up a single sack. Expected to win the starting LG role in camp, Brown was unable to do so after sustaining a concussion and missing the majority of camp. The Bears promptly signed him to their practice squad and the Eagles promptly signed him off of it.
This move is not only one clearly made with depth in mind, but the very top of that chart. Brown’s starting experience could be invaluable to a line misfiring at every opportunity. The pressure is back onto the shoulders of Herbig. It was a sentiment Pederson echoed on Wednesday.
“And in Nate’s case, listen, it’s Nate’s job right now and he has to do everything he can to keep that.”
With Matt Pryor waiting in the wings, one has to wonder what this means for his standing within the team. If Nate Herbig has leapfrogged the TCU product, will Jamon Brown come in and leap over them both?
It’s not the first time the Eagles have had a mid-season battle at guard. In 2017, it took Stefen Wisniewski a few weeks to put his clamps on a starting role. Maybe history will repeat itself on the other side this season. But can 22-year-old Herbig fend off yet more competition?
To do so, he had to face Aaron Donald after surviving a trial by fire. It’s going to be a matchup to circle as the Rams defense continues to evolve into one of mystery. If Herbig can bring sound fundamentals to the table once more, he should have a good shot at convincing Pederson to allow him to ride that wave until Brandon Brooks returns. If not, a pair of more experienced young linemen are looming.
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