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Private and cooperative enterprise in Cuba's economic future
In 2011, some 50 years after the abolition and subsequent containment (with some vacillation) of micro and small enterprise outside the agricultural sector, Raul Castro's government embarked on a major process of policy liberalization that resulted in an impressive expansion of the sector by 2017. Legislation opening the way for nonagricultural cooperative enterprises was also passed and cautiously implemented beginning in 2013. While the policy liberalization toward micro and small enterprise has been very significant, leading to employment levels of around 500,000 in that sector, there are still a variety of regulatory blockages and taxation burdens that continue to smother the entrepreneurial creativity, resourcefulness, and energies of Cuban citizens, who have demonstrated strong motivation and aptitude for self-activated economic activity. A variety of further policy changes could lead to further expansion of indigenous Cuban entrepreneurship, generating important benefits for Cuba. In the longer term, Cuban policymakers will have an opportunity and obligation to shape the future structure of Cuba's economic institutions. Some sort of hybrid or mixed economy approach, with particular emphasis on an indigenous private entrepreneurial sector, a strong cooperative sector, and a significant joint venture sector, as well as an effective public sector, would provide an optimal future institutional structure for Cuba.
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Ritter, A.R.M. (2017). Private and cooperative enterprise in Cuba's economic future. Social Research: an international quarterly of the social sciences, 84(2), 277–303.

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ESAT News (December 19, 2016)
A former Egyptian official said a visit last week by an advisor to the royal court of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed al-Khatib, to the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was “a dangerous move and said it constitutes an act of public intrigue.”
Former Irrigation Minister Mohamed Nasreddin Allam described Khatib’s visit by the Saudi official as harmful. It was “an attempt to harm the interests of 92 million Egyptians and an added response to the ongoing conflicts between Egypt and the kingdom,” he was quoted as saying.
Ahmed al-Khatib visited the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam while he was in Ethiopia; a visit that was not on his schedule.
Khatib met with Ethiopian Hailemariam Dessalegn, who urged the Saudi kingdom to support the dam project financially and to invest in Ethiopia.
The head of the Middle East Centre for Strategic and Legal Studies, Anwar Eshki, has denied media reports claiming that Saudi Arabia intends to finance the construction of Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, according to Middle East Monitor.
The report said retired General Eshki told Misr Al-Arabia news channel that the aim of the visit to the dam by the senior adviser to the Saudi royal court and board chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development, Ahmed al-Khatib, was to discuss bilateral relations and economic projects between the two countries.
He denied reports claiming that Al-Khatib’s visit to Ethiopia was retaliation for Egypt’s recent support of the Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad, whom the kingdom opposes.
The two officials agreed to form a joint committee to cooperate in the field of energy.
Egypt and Ethiopia have been at loggerheads since the latter began construction of the dam along the Abay river which is a lifeline to the Egyptians.


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It feels good to welcome back Mixology Monday from summer break! This month, the 109th online cocktail party, is hosted by Adam of Mister Muddle challenging us with Vinegar! I must admit to being glad to be back in the writing saddle as the summer has been exceptionally busy with other pursuits and some months, it is only Mixology Monday that gets me posting. As he puts it:
My theme this month is vinegar. Earlier this summer I went berry picking with the family, and we ended up with a quart of strawberries. If you don’t know exactly how many berries are in a quart, let me assure you it’s a lot. Obviously some of these were earmarked for cocktail usage, but I wanted to do more than garnishes and muddling. Enter the shrub, also known as drinking vinegar. The combination of fruit, sugar and vinegar has been around for centuries, particularly popular in Colonial America. While these are delicious with a splash of soda on the rocks, they bring a fresh, bright flavor when combined with spirits… This got me thinking — how else are people incorporating vinegar into their drinks? And why stop at shrubs? For this month’s MxMo, let’s make the whole range of vinegary things fair game. And I’m not just talking about throwing some olive juice into a Martini. Making a balsamic glaze for your pork chops? Save some for the bar. Want to have a good time and treat your psoriasis? Reach for that bottle of apple cider vinegar for your next cocktail. Got some favorite pickles? Use the juice as a component.
Admittedly, I’ve played around with some vinegar before like way back for MxMO LXXXII – Sours with The Balsourica and used a shrub for The Badges of Woe when MxMO MCIII had the theme of Blue. I’m returning to the shrubbery game here, but wanted to use a different method. Instead of cooking the syrup out for the shrub, I wanted to cold press it to keep more of the flavors of the fruit intact. A quick visit to the farmers market showed some beautiful peaches in season. From there, it was off the brainstorming. With a good cup and a half worth of fruit, the rest eaten, I started the shrub macerating the fruit with sugar and then combining the resulting syrup with a blend of apple cider and rice wine vinegars.
Also, do pardon the rather uninspiring photos this time around. It was already terribly dark by the time I took the pictures and digital editing only goes so far.
Cold Macerated Peach Shrub
- 1 1/2 Cups Peaches
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 3/4C Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/4C Rice Wine Vinegar
- Wash, peel, and pit the peaches
- Cut the peaches into small chunks or thin slices
- Cover with sugar, stir with your hands to ensure an even coating.
- Refrigerate the peach-sugar mixture at least 6-8 hours, with the longer the better if you can go for a few days.
- Strain the resulting syrup, gently pressing the peaches to liberate what liquid you can
- Combine with the vinegar and stir or shake until well combined.
To play with fruit in the heat of summer, I wanted to turn to my trusted liquor companion – Gin! The peaches, however, made me think more of whiskey. A whiskey sour is proof that a tangy whiskey drink works, so I started my thought process with the combination of bourbon and the shrub. Finally, to round out the flavors with some additional herbaceousness, a little bit of bitter, and a little bit of citrus, I turned to Cappelletti, one of my new standby components in the home bar. After giving that a quick shake and taste test, I decided to tweak it slightly to what you see below.
- 2oz Bourbon
- 1.5oz Peach Shrub
- .5oz Blanc Vermouth
- .25oz Cappelletti
- Combine all ingredients in a shaker tin, then top with ice until ⅔ full.
The fresh peach slice garnish brings a great deal of aroma to the drink, while the sweetness of the shrub plays up the sweetness of the bourbon being cut ever so smoothly by the peachy-soury flavors coming through. The hint of citrus and bitter sends me back to the glass for another sip with the vermouth playing a harmonizing role. The apple cider component does come on a bit strong, so I may make the next batch closer to an even split between rice wine and apple cider vinegar to let the peach come through even more.
Thanks to Adam at Mr. Muddle and Fred at Cocktail Virgin for continuing this fine tradition. Maybe a pickle-back inspired Manhattan is next, who knows? What are you drinking this fine Mixology Monday?

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World Bulletin / News Desk
A young woman has become the first Muslim named a minister in Norway as Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg reshuffled his cabinet on Friday.
Stoltenberg, trailing opposition leader Erna Solberg in popularity ratings, named 29-year-old Hadia Tajik as culture minister, making her the youngest-ever cabinet member as well as the first Muslim in the cabinet. Tajik, whose parents were born in Pakistan, will also be the only cabinet member of foreign descent.
The Muslim minister replaced Anniken Huitfeldt, who became the new minister of labor and social affairs. Stoltenberg also moved his foreign, defense and health ministers, and replaced the labor minister in a move seen as the last big effort to shape the team that would campaign for his Labour Party's third straight term.
"We have made these changes to make room for new values, new force and new ideas," Stoltenberg told reporters after informing King Harald of the changes. "It is a combination of renewal and continuity."
Commenting on Tajik's appointment as culture minister, Stoltenberg said Tajik is a hardworking person with vast intellectual knowledge. Tajik said she was not expecting to be appointed to the post, but vowed to do her best in building on what her predecessors achieved.
A former journalist, Tajik has been serving as a parliamentarian since 2009.
The military court jailed blogger for insulting senior army commanders.
Displaced families moved to military base, where another 300 families had taken refuge after fleeing terror from nearby areas.
Iran says that Obama's request for a ten year freeze is unacceptable.
A member of Hubeshi's family said that Shiite Houthi groups have placed secretary of Yemen's cabinet, Hassan Hubeshi.
After the video went viral online, Israeli media reported that Israel's chief military prosecutor had ordered an investigation into the incident
Russia and Ukraine make a deal on the supply of natural gas for March. According to the agreement details no cuts in supply to European Union.
Australian soldiers will join international training force in preparation for Mosul assault after announced be sending 143 soldiers last week
Earthquake measuring 6.4 hits Indonesia, there was no word on casualities or damage.
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) created a coalition in Kashmir
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on the second day of his two-day trip to Japan, region of Crimea must return to Kiev's sovereignty
According to Ukraine military source, three Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said in an interview, Greek are confident to repay
Obama sharply criticized Netanyahu's stance and China's plans
According to U.S military, U.S and its coalition partners conduct airstrikes area of Syria and near Kobani
Talks resume between India and Pakistan after being suspended over row last year
Libya's internationally-recognized House of Representatives suspended its participation in the talks last month following deadly suicide attacks in the eastern Qubbah city

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When Coca-Cola announced on Sept. 8 that Chairman and CEO Roberto Goizueta was being treated for a lung tumor, investors began giving heir apparent Douglas Ivester a closer look. Coke's board wants Goizueta, 65, to hold the CEO slot indefinitely past his retirement. But industry observers predicted when Ivester was named president in 1994 that he would eventually get the nod.
Ivester, 50, is a veteran. The former accountant crunched numbers as Coke's chief financial officer, ran the European division, and headed U.S. operations beginning in 1990. But he really made his mark when he created the "49% solution" in 1986. Coke consolidated dozens of independent bottlers and took a 49% stake in the new outfit, giving Coke control while reducing its debt. Coke turned this into a corporate strategy, creating megabottlers around the world. Says one large bottler: "Coke won't miss a beat with Ivester at the helm."

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If you decide to try honey, remember: A typical dose is about one teaspoon per day. 3 of 8 Istockphoto Soda Soda and other carbonated beverages are some of the main causes of acid reflux. The same is true if the draining sensation near the back of the nose and throat persist for several days and is accompanied by a fever and signs of a cold or flu virus.
In addition to GERD, it can be caused by: Sore throat Acid reflux can irritate the throat.The lower esophageal sphincter is a valve at the beginning of the stomach which remains closed. When it begins to ferment it creates a breeding ground for your bad bacteria to spread. These medications (Nexium, Prevacid and AcipHex are good examples) were developed to inhibit acid production, which really isn't the issue for bile reflux sufferers.
Smoking also causes the muscle between the esophagus and the stomach (lower esophagus sphincter or LES) to relax, which allows stomach acid to rise back into the esophagus—causing heartburn. ( Check out this advice on breaking bad habits.) Photo: Wavebreakmedia Ltd/Thinkstock Elevate Your Bed If you experience heartburn at night, try elevating the head of your bed by approximately 6 inches. 04/28/2013 good (0 ) Report Abuse Yes, acid reflux can cause your itchy eyes because of the infection from the ingestion system. Many times symptoms arise because people arent taking their medication correctly or at a time that optimizes its effectiveness, Dr. When you are dining out in restaurants, remember to ask your waiter for "no-spice" dish.
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Matrix Development Group Breaks Ground on 550-Car Parking Garage at Plaza Centre in New Brunswick, N.J.
Matrix Development Group, one of the Northeast’s most active and well-regarded real estate investment and development companies, has broken ground on a new 550-car parking deck at its mixed-use Plaza Centre complex in downtown New Brunswick, N.J. The parking garage, which will be directly connected to the complex, will further enhance the amenity base for Plaza Centre, with parking for tenants of the complex’s two office buildings, located at 303 and 317 George Street, as well as spaces for future development at the property.
The Plaza Centre complex consists of 210,000 square feet of office space known as Plaza I and II, the land being developed into the parking garage, and an additional two-plus acres of land for future development. In 2003, Matrix, along with its partners, developed the Highlands at Plaza Square, comprising 417 luxury apartments, 6,500 square feet of complementary retail and a 650-space parking garage.
“This new project is a continuation of Matrix’s long-term involvement in the ongoing revitalization of New Brunswick into a vibrant 24/7, live-work-play destination,” said Russell Tepper, Vice President of Development for Matrix Development Group. “We are extremely pleased to be delivering a valuable amenity for our office tenants at Plaza Centre with the development of this new garage, in addition to providing public parking to further support the economic growth of the city’s downtown.”
Plaza I at 303 George Street is a six-story, 100,000-square-foot office building featuring open and flexible floor plan configurations that can be adapted to specific tenant requirements. Plaza II at 317 George Street was designed by the renowned architect, I.M. Pei, and is a five-story, 110,000-square-foot brick office building with a reflective glass exterior façade. Matrix has invested significant capital resources in both buildings for extensive lobby, common area and façade renovations. Currently, up to 20,000 square feet of contiguous space is available for lease.
Plaza Centre, which features immediate access to Routes 18, 27, and 1, and Exit 9 of the New Jersey Turnpike, is located within walking distance to the city’s multiple shopping, dining and cultural attractions. Corporate neighbors include Johnson & Johnson, Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center and Rutgers University.
For information on available office space at Plaza I and Plaza II, contact Matrix at 732-521-2900. For more information about Matrix, visit www.matrixcompanies.com.
Matrix Development Group
Matrix Development Group is a privately held, full-service real estate investment and development company with offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The company is active in the commercial, industrial, urban, residential, golf and hospitality markets throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Since its founding in 1979, the company has developed real estate valued in excess of $1 billion and has been recognized for its leadership by numerous charitable, community and real estate organizations.
For more information on Matrix Development Group, please contact the company’s Cranbury, N.J., office at 732-521-2900 or visit www.matrixcompanies.com.


We all had a duty last weekend to take part in the census to give the UK Government a better picture of the population in order to help with planning and funding public services in our local area. A simple form for us all to complete and also a vital tool in ensuring communities get what they need. So given its effectiveness, have you ever run a “census” within your business?
A census for businesses
Just as a census of every UK citizen gives the Government the information it needs to fund and plan for infrastructure and resourcing for the years ahead, a census of your employees could be a valuable way of ensuring you provide your workforce with everything it needs to be effective in delivering for your business, but can also identify what you are lacking in terms of motivation and engagement.
Taking the form of a simple survey, you could run it online via a tool such as SurveyMonkey, supported with encouraging internal comms and perhaps an added incentive of a prize draw. Submissions would be limited to one per employee and answers would be anonymous.
What should your census cover?
Unlike the UK census questions, you should have the personal details of your employees such as their age, working hours, addresses etc. But your business census should cover topics such as:
Try not to make it ask every question under the sun as you will have too much data and who wants to answer a load of questions about work. Just ask the key questions that you need to know.
The data would provide you with a great insight into your business and would be a great basis for evaluating existing employee benefits and planning new policies or initiatives.
You may discover through analysing the data that your younger members of the workforce don’t see training opportunities or progression being available. You can then use this insight to look at training programmes or to kick start your succession planning.
A census within your business would also enable you to evaluate your current benefit scheme to test whether or not it is still fit for purpose. By revising your benefits offering to better align with your employees, you should be able to improve employee satisfaction and retention.
Survey done, now what?
Once you have conducted your census and all the information is gathered and analysed, act quickly. The sooner you can react to the findings, the more effective your actions will be, as over time, your employees views on the company will change – remember this is just a snap shot in time.
The first step upon deciding which actions you’re going to take, is to communicate your decision to the workforce. Let them get excited about how their views will be impacting the business and what you provide. The more information and data you can give to explain your decisions, the better too.
With each change, build a plan around its implementation to make sure it’s done gradually and effectively and gather feedback frequently to ensure its success. Run an audit of any new processes to make sure they are not only compliant but also fit for purpose. This way, if issues are discovered, it’s still early enough to put them right. Don’t forget to keep communicating progress and even delays with your workforce to ensure their continued engagement.
And finally, don’t wait another 10 years to do it again – start to plan another census in 18 months or 2 years time to monitor your progress.
If you missed your opportunity to take part in the 2021 census on 21st March, there is still time to enter your information here.
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The impressive fit and finish together with the anticipated Lexus construct quality encompasses the RX 450h and its interior, which is left mostly unchanged for this year keeping in mind the welcomed modification for the 2020 design year having a new infotainment screen that is now a touchscreen system. The user interface of the system stays the like it has actually been for numerous years as does the return of the dreadful touchpad, which can be left alone for the a lot of part in place of physically touching the new 12.3-inch screen.
Lexus has actually won lots of over regardless of their distinct styling primarily due to the rates structure, which undercuts the competition from the Germans however a fair bit. As such, even in the hybrid form with an added F Sport plan, the Lexus RX 450h stays to be a good value with the crammed as-tested rate being $63,750 for my test automobile that you see here, including shipment charge. The Lexus RX 350 starts at $46,645, and the RX 450h starts at $49,345 all prior to any alternatives or costs.
To fit the Lexus theme on things, the RX 450h is a smooth operator. The trip quality even in the F Sport trim is supple and the adaptive dampers as part of the F Sport package do great to keep the body made up and compliant for the most part. Using the drive mode selector to switch to Sport S+ mode, which companies up the dampers a little, supplies more of stiffer flight quality but stays sponge-like and never out of the character of what you anticipate from Lexus. Overall, the hybrid system does an excellent job of power and battery management. I discovered that the least 2022 design year RX 450hs hybrid system appears to keep more of a battery reserve than on previous iterations of hybrid systems from Toyota and Lexus. The battery status rarely drops below half, and the engine and electrical motor shifts are smooth without fault no matter how quickly you demand power.
Cargo room is a bit on the little side but proves to be competitive for as long as the present Lexus RX generation has been around. The rear freight location is accessed through a hands-free power liftgate.
Theres a bunch of the anticipated active safety functions, such as blind-spot monitors, lane departure caution and lane keeping assist, forward accident warning with automatic braking, rear cross-traffic alert, and adaptive cruise control.
Interior area continues to be accommodating and comfy even with the F Sport cuts sporty seats in advance that are heated and ventilated. In the back, theres simply adequate room to stay comfy for 2 adults and possibly one little kid in the. Heated rear seats arent an alternative, which is a shame for a midsized luxury crossover. Other niceties include a 360-degree surround-view video camera system, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration linked through a USB connection to your mobile phone, amazing adaptive LED headlights, standard LED foglights with cornering lamps, a scenic sunroof, wireless charging pad, and decently sized color heads-up display.
The cabin is extremely quiet if youre not stomping on the throttle where the CVT enables the engine to buzz together with the typical throaty sound from the V6 engine hanging onto a high RPM. Theres a nice airtight feeling about the Lexus RX 450h when youre just travelling along, in addition to the feel of the doors closing radiating a first-class level of quality that you anticipate from Lexus.
The creative hybrid power management can be utilized to its finest advantage through the center digital gauge clusters status readout where Lexus, like any other hybrid from the brand name, offers you indicators for where electric-only power can be used in recommendation to your throttle input at lower speeds. As you venture into highway and Interstate speeds the system keeps the engine going to expect needing it to keep forward momentum. The regenerative brakes are likewise mainly seamless without much of a problem in feeling a shift of using the regen of the motor-generator versus using the friction brakes.
When it concerns hybrid cars, Toyota and Lexus paved the preliminary courses for the mainstream and prove to be winning in a midsized luxury crossover like the most recent Lexus RX 450h hybrid. Such a lorry is more of an endearing luxury crossover in a valued plan thats proven to be reliable and somewhat polarizing in the looks department for some, but thats okay.
For the 2022 model year, the Lexus RX continues without much modification aside from now having LED foglights and basic devices for all trim levels. Otherwise, a limited Black Line is readily available this year for the RX.
If it were not for its special Grecian Water blue paint color, my new Lexus RX 450h F Sport test vehicle would nicely blend into the background of suburbia. Such a color includes a nice beauty however a small sporty attract the RX. From there, the styling stays to be rather of a gotten taste for some from the aggressive spindle grille that happens to be a dark mesh for my F Sport trim test vehicle.
If utilized wisely, the Lexus RX 450h can amaze you with decent fuel consumption numbers that hardly ever finest the EPA figures of 31 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, and 30 mpg integrated. While those figures are easily obtainable, your mindful usage of the throttle can muster out numbers a lot higher. Out on the highway, your mpg score is mainly constant with the EPA– around 28 mpg.
Entering into what matters in the Lexus RX 450h is its hybrid powertrain which combines a 3.5-liter V6 engine and two electrical motors splitting power to all four wheels however with a front-wheel-drive predisposition. The performance from the hybrid setup is decent but does not delight the least bit as it takes 6.9 seconds to hit 60 miles per hour from a standstill. Part of that somewhat long time is from the CVT (Continuous Variable Transmission) as it prevents a few of the gas engines ability to spin up rapidly from the onset. The electric motors do what they can to help provide the RX 450h a little “increase” out of the hole and throughout the nearly boundless modification of the CVTs tailoring ratio. Theres no simulation of real equipment ratios with the CVT and it does well to respond rapidly to throttle inputs but, again, doesnt excitement and resides more on the side of smooth comfort rather of jarring velocity.
My brand-new Lexus RX 450h F Sport test automobile would well mix into the background of suburbia if it were not for its unique Grecian Water blue paint color. Getting into what matters in the Lexus RX 450h is its hybrid powertrain which combines a 3.5-liter V6 engine and two electrical motors splitting power to all four wheels but with a front-wheel-drive bias. I found that the least 2022 design year RX 450hs hybrid system appears to keep more of a battery reserve than on previous models of hybrid systems from Toyota and Lexus. Even in the hybrid type with an included F Sport plan, the Lexus RX 450h remains to be a great worth with the packed as-tested rate being $63,750 for my test vehicle that you see here, consisting of delivery charge. The Lexus RX 350 starts at $46,645, and the RX 450h starts at $49,345 all before any fees or options.


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“Gluten-free” is a phrase we’ve seen and heard much more in the Western world in recent years and currently, 1 in 10 people in the UK avoid gluten. But how has our national, gradual move away from gluten emerged, and why are those who aren’t coeliacs embracing the diet too? We look at the in’s and out’s below.
What is gluten?
Gluten defines proteins that are found in wheat and helps food maintain its shape, ensuring it holds together.
Why is gluten harmful to some people?
Gluten has been proven to increase inflammation in your body and whilst this poses no problems for most people, some suffer side effects such as nausea and stomach cramps, which impose on their day-to-day lives.
Ongoing research suggests that those who are lactose intolerant might also be sensitive to gluten, as the case in the protein found in milk is similar to that found in gluten-based foods.
Unusually, in the past, gluten did not appear to be as much of an issue as it is today and some studies suggest mass food production, additives, and pesticides may be responsible for sensitivity and allergies to gluten. Food for thought indeed.
This is one of the reasons many of us are also embracing organic foods, which are undoubtedly better for our body, and indeed, the global food production industry.
What can I do if I think I am gluten intolerant?
If you suspect you might be gluten intolerant, or allergic to gluten, you should contact your GP, who can carry out a blood test to ascertain if you have coeliac disease.
It’s possible that your symptoms could be a sign of some other issue – stomach ulcers and gastritis can have some of the same symptoms as gluten allergies.
If you are gluten intolerant, you may be able to still enjoy gluten-based foods in very small quantities and your GP can suggest some examples that you can occasionally incorporate into your diet.
What can I eat if I’m avoiding gluten?
It’s true, that gluten is found in a number of staple foods including pasta, rice, bread, and crackers – in other words, foods that taste really good!
However, a gluten-free diet is not as constricting as in the past. Nowadays you can find gluten-free pasta, bread, & even crackers. And if you love baking, no need to fret, you can also find gluten-free flour. 😊
Here is a list of foods that are gluten-free.
- Fruits & vegetables
- Seeds & Nuts
- Dairy products
- Lean beef
We hope you now have an understanding of the gluten-free diet – what it looks like and how to follow it. So, take what you’ve learned here and put it into action. Good luck! 😊


A former Pennsylvania State Trooper from Harrisburg has been charged in U.S. Middle DistrictCourt with obstructing justice for exchanging sexual favors for information on criminal investigations in local prostitution related activities.
An information filed by federal officials alleges that Kevin J. Coleman, 42, of Harrisburg, tipped off pimps and prostutitutes on the progress of an investigation into prostitution-related activites at the Gables Truck Stop in East Hanover Twp., Dauphin County.
After a two-week trial in U.S. Middle District Court last October, several members of a Toledo, Ohio, based prostitution ring were convicted of conspiracy to promote interstate prostitution between February 2001 and December 2005.
Federal prosecutors charged that the ring operated from diverse locations in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, among others, starting in February of 2001.
State police troopers, including Coleman, working with special agents from the FBI, were able to tap the cell phones of several of the pimps.
Coleman, if convicted faces as much as 10 years in prison and a finie of up to $250,000.


Aizawl: At least six people have been apprehended for possessing 372 grams of heroin worth Rs. 1.52 crore during raids by troopers of Assam Rifles and Mizoram state excise and narcotics department personnel at two different locations in Mizoram, an Assam Rifles official said on Wednesday.
Acting on specific information, Assam Rifles and the excise and narcotics department carried out a joint operation at Zokhawthar village in Champhai district on the Mizoram-Myanmar border and seized 297 grams of heroin on Wednesday. A drug peddler was apprehended for possessing the contraband worth Rs. 1.18 crore.
In another raid, Assam Rifles and the Excise and Narcotics department also seized 75 grams of heroin worth Rs 33.75 lakh in the Hunthar neighbourhood on the outskirts of Aizawl on Tuesday. Five people were apprehended in connection with the seizure, an official said.
The six accused and seized heroin was handed over to the state excise and narcotics department. An official of the excise and narcotics department said that the accused were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Meanwhile, a police statement said that the state police and Assam Rifles seized 23.6 kg of methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs. 6 crores during joint operations between October 2020 and March 2021.
The state police also seized various drugs, including 2 kg of heroin, altogether worth Rs 22.42 crore during the same period, the statement said.
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As promised, on the last day of #7DaysOfCAESAR, we present to you “Lottery”. This is the first single offering from Lydia Caesar’s debut album, CAESAR (March 15th release).
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Helmut Lang, creatively directed by Mark Howard Thomas, has a history of producing documentary and ethnography style campaigns. They exist on a fine line between editorial and gallery, in the most beautiful of ways.
Although the work has usually existed in black and white, Helmut Lang’s Fall 2019 campaign masterfully blends red, white and blue to create a campaign that has patriotic references, while being nothing short of cinematic.
Lensed by Julien Martinez Leclerc, the campaign features a diverse cast including Cole Mohr, Heejung Park, Naki Depass, Noah Carlos, Remington Williams, Rio Thake, Romina Lanaro, and Valerija Kelava. The ensemble is captured in high contrast, usually in strong and declaratory poses. Maybe it’s the high contrast, or the red bold ‘Helmut Lang’ lettering, but something about the campaign resonates as a movie poster. Our models feel like a cast of characters. Their camera perspectives and compositions are hyper-dramatized—as if they’re engaging in one of those acting exercises where you’re told to embody a word—words like freedom, courage and peace.
A diverse cast of characters is a rarity in many campaigns. Helmut Lang’s cast may be the melting pot that is America, or the melting pot that America should be. This campaign may provide the visuals for a story that’s yet to be written, or a story that unfolds every day. Nonetheless, the line that Helmut Lang walks should should be tread by all.
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As the alarm signalling product manufacturer says, EN54 certification is the most important aspect in terms of signalling for fire detection and alarm systems. However, the cost of products has always been an issue, with most fire systems having no monitoring at all; despite many fires occurring when the premises are empty.
DigiAir Pro Fire offers a wireless single path solution, while GradeShift Pro Fire offers dual path signalling via two separate radio modules. Both solutions come with multiple 4G WorldSIMs, providing the developers say reliable fire signalling systems. The wireless capabilities of DualCom Pro mean that no installation is limited by the infrastructure of the premises, offering fire monitoring.
CSL’s Sales Director, Rob Evans, said: “Over the past few years CSL has seen an increased industry demand for EN54 (Fire) certified signalling products that offer flexibility of installation, increased reliability and cost-effectiveness. We are confident that all criteria have now been satisfied with the new DualCom Pro Fire products.”
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Scott Carrier has always been one of my favorite radio writers. This classic should be required listening for everybody in America: Friendly Man.
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A natural recycler
Through the process of bio-conversion we want to optimize the supply chain in Switzerland, and at the same time produce locally raw material with high biological value for the livestock and bioenergetic supply chains increasing the efficiency of the waste management chain and generating CO2 saving.
Our supply chain is a circular process, designed to recycle every element of each food production phase
The Black Soldier Fly, technically called Hermetia Illucens, has the fastest metabolism
in nature and the shortest life. Therefore, it is the ideal type of insect who can
consume and reduce massive quantities of food in little time and little space.
Our insects, which have perfect enzymatic system and nutritional values, are the ultimate way to convert the waste biomass into three different products. Feed resources that fully substitute soy and fish powders. Oil that can be extracted separately, returning a product with physical-chemical and thermal performance which is comparable to oils such as traditional fuel. Frass which is a substitute of chemical fertilizers like nitrogen and has high value in organic industry.
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February and the promise of spring overexcites me, longing for an END to the dreary winter. My mistake has always been starting too soon, and starting too many seeds in one tray – creating a big mess and a lot of dead plants. But I’ve come to the conclusion that there are only 2 real questions to answer… ‘How’, and most importantly ‘When’?
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Growing indoors, what a joy, especially in February and March when Chicago winters drag on and on. I have to admit, I’m a chronic mister. Its sort of an addiction… Even if you can’t spend all day hovering over your seedlings, there are few tips to keep them thriving.
Spring is coming and I am excited. Starting vegetable seeds has more to do with temperature than anything else, so follow these seed starting charts for awesome vegetables in your garden this year…


By John Lee. The head of the state-run Maysan Oil Company (MOC) has told Reuters that China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) can go ahead with plans to double output at Halfaya (pictured) to 400,000 bpd if it agrees to be reimbursed when the additional oil is actually produced. Adnan Noshi denied Iraqi media reports that the […]
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By John Lee. Reuters reports that a revised contract signed last week by BP and China's CNPC for the Rumaila oilfield has raised both companies' stakes in the project. Thamer Ghadhban (pictured), energy adviser to former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, told the news agency that BP's share has been increased from 38 percent to 47.6 […]
By John Lee. China's CNPC has announced the completion of a 272 kilometre crude oil pipeline which connects Halfaya and Burzugan [Bazargan] oilfields in southern Iraq to the Al-Faw port. Incredibly, CNPC have remarked that the pipeline is passing through 30km of areas that were once minefields during the Iran-Iraq war. Today, southern Iraq is […]
By John Lee. BP and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have received a total of $4.5 billion until the end of 2012 for their investments in the Rumaila oil field, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. A senior Iraqi oil official told the newspaper that Baghdad has paid a total of $8.5 […]
On December 14, the first cargo with 2 million barrels of crude oil from Iraq's Halfaya Oilfield left Basra for China, indicating that China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)'s Halfaya Project has entered investment payback period ahead of schedule. Halfaya Project is the first to become operational and begin investment recovery amongst the seven international projects that […]
By John Lee. The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is reported to be in talks with Russia's OAO Lukoil about joining the company’s West Qurna-2 project in Iraq. Lukoil is seeking a partner for a 30 percent stake in the project following the exit of Norway's Statoil’s, Nefte Compass said, citing Andrei Kuzyaev (pictured), head […]
Reuters reports that the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the first foreign oil company to sign an oil service contract in Iraq after former president Saddam Hussein was toppled, said on Monday said that it completed construction of the first phase of the Al-Ahdab oilfield. The parent of PetroChina Co Ltd said it started work […]
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has started to get paid for developing Iraq's Rumaila oilfield, according to reports from the China Petroleum Daily. The company received its first cargo of oil as payment for helping to develop the oilfield on 28th May, two weeks after partner BP loaded its first shipment. A crude oil carrier […]
China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) and its partners Total of France and Petronas of Malaysia, have issued a tender for work in Iraq's 4.1-billion-barrel Halfaya oilfield. Reuters reports that the consortium has advertised on Monday looking for bids from companies to supply a drilling pad and to survey existing wells. The tender closes on June […]
BP and its partner China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) will be the first companies to be paid back by the Iraqi government for developing Iraq's supergiant Rumaila oil field, a senior Iraqi oil official told Dow Jones Newswires. "The first company that we are going to pay back costs and remuneration fees to will be […]
Further to our report yesterday on the police raid on CNPC's al-ahdab oilfield, Iraq's Oil Ministry said on Tuesday that security forces had violated the law, and expressed concern for the affect it could have on foreign investment in the oil sector. "Oil sites and facilities are under the control of the Central Government and […]
A consortium led by China National Petroleum Corp. and U.K. oil major BP PLC plans to increase crude oil production from the field by 10% by the end of this year.


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Hess lifts dividend 50%, tweaks shareholder return language in new investor deck
Mar. 01, 2022 5:25 PM ETHESBy: SA News Team5 Comments
Hess (NYSE:HES) released an updated investor deck after the close Tuesday, bumping the dividend, tweaking shareholder return language and announcing repayment of a term loan:
- The dividend was increased 50% to 37.5c per share, representing a 1.5% forward yield.
- shareholder return language was tweaked, with management committing to return "up to 75% of annual adjusted free cash flow" through dividends and buybacks; previously, the Company had committed to return a "majority" of free cash flow.
- The company also announced they repaid an outstanding $500m term loan in February, and maintain more than $1b in cash.
- Hess's (HES) Company forecast calls for $2.8-3.1b of free cash flow in 2026, assuming $65 Brent; if management returns 75% of that cash, investors would receive a 9.8% shareholder return, in 2026.
The 2026 shareholder return is in-line with peer 2022 shareholder returns, although Hess (HES) is using a more conservative oil price in 2026 than peers are using in 2022. The Company operates some of the highest quality assets in the world; however, a sub 10% shareholder return promise by 2026 is unlikely drive outperformance in the near term.


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This healthy, easy 30 minute skillet Catalina chicken and tomatoes is smothered in the tastiest, sweet and tangy Catalina sauce. | lecremedelacrumb.com
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Pan-Seared Chicken & Broccolini in Creamy Mustard Sauce from The Food Charlatan. This easy chicken tenderloin recipe is a great weeknight dinner! It seriously tastes restaurant quality. The creamy mustard sauce compliments the broccolini perfectly! It is healthy and kid friendly. If you haven't tried broccolini, the time is now! It's a perfect fall dish!
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Published at Sunday, June 30th 2019, 00:51:59 AM by Laverne Raymond. kindergarten coloring. We hope that by highlighting the vast benefits of coloring that we may even inspire teachers to use it in upper primary and elementary schools as an effective way of calming their students and introducing them to mindfulness.
Published at Saturday, June 29th 2019, 22:23:11 PM by Lacey Gillet. kindergarten coloring. Visual perception is an important skill to develop in young children. Coloring can help strengthen awareness of the hand’s position and margins on the page to help children keep their pencil within a given area.
Published at Saturday, June 29th 2019, 13:32:12 PM by Aceline Marechal. kindergarten coloring. coloring in stimulates creative thinking. Children can develop a drawing style and enjoy making an imaginary world. Children learn to plan as they decide the colors they will use in their picture and then what order they are going to color things within the picture. As their confidence grows, they are more likely to take risks and experiment with color, patterns, and special effects with pencil or marker strokes.
Published at Monday, July 01st 2019, 02:50:14 AM. kindergarten coloring By Madeleina Bertin. An angry child vents out his frustration by scribbling over the picture of the sun or outside the lines.
Published at Monday, July 01st 2019, 02:43:36 AM. kindergarten coloring By Ysabel Roux. Coloring helps to develop and strengthen the hand muscles, which later helps with activities like typing and lifting objects.
Published at Monday, July 01st 2019, 01:33:51 AM. kindergarten coloring By Yolanda Picard. Children need hand strength and dexterity to manipulate a pencil on a paper. Working on strength can eliminate the possibility of incorrect pencil grasp. Activities like children coloring pages and sheets will help them to hold the writing tool the correct way. This will improve your children’s handwriting.
Published at Sunday, June 30th 2019, 00:51:59 AM. kindergarten coloring By Laverne Raymond. coloring in assists in the development of hand & eye coordination as the child learns to color within the specified area. Watching and doing and coordinating both actions is a developing skill when coloring in. When children first start coloring they will have a tough time keeping within the lines but as they progress their skill will increase. Staying inside the lines takes considerable skill and when they master it they gain a sense of pride and achievement.
Published at Saturday, June 29th 2019, 22:23:11 PM. kindergarten coloring By Lacey Gillet. Coloring books and sheets are important educational tools to prepare the preschoolers for school. It is also one of the most favorite pastime activities of the kids. It sparks their imagination and gives them an opportunity to express themselves. Give your kids drawing sheets of their favorite cartoons, animals or film stars; they will spend hours coloring it.
Published at Saturday, June 29th 2019, 13:32:12 PM. kindergarten coloring By Aceline Marechal. A psychologist in Melbourne, Australia is an avid fan of coloring as an effective tool for helping his clients relax and unwind. Dr. Stan shared that he was having trouble getting his clients to use traditional techniques such as breathing, yoga and meditation to help control anxiety. When he saw how quickly and easily coloring relaxed children, he decided to research it as an alternative for adults and found it helped them achieve the same deep sense of relaxation. He maintains that ”five minutes of coloring a day is enough to get the same effect on the brain as about an hour worth of conventional meditation.”
Published at Saturday, June 29th 2019, 13:06:57 PM. kindergarten coloring By Mabelle David. The act of coloring is likened to meditation or mindfulness in that it gives people something else to focus their attention on. When the brain is focused on a simple activity that takes us outside of ourselves and with a predictable outcome, it’s able to relax.

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Blessings in PEI
My first time to the East Coast of Canada, was in December of 1980, where I was visiting friends in Nova Scotia. I loved being there. The East Coast is laid back, relaxing, and welcoming. Such Lovely People! We drove all over Nova Scotia. I loved Peggy’s Cove and the tall ships in Lunenburg. It was a wonderful trip, even in the winter!
I had always wanted to go back to the East Coast and see Prince Edward Island. I had the joy of participating in a surprise gift, when Earl Anderson, asked me to create some art with their images from a trip to Prince Edward Island, for his wife; Heather. One of their images was from Singing Sands Beach in PEI. It was so beautiful, that it deepened my desire to get to PEI one day.
In 2014, my husband; Rob and I were able to go to Rwanda for a month. Ten of those days were with Wellspring Foundation for Education with a fabulous Vision Team of over twenty people, including our amazing tour guide; Jeff Komont! Those were fabulous days, discovering many places and seeing the profound impact Wellspring has made in Rwanda. The images from that trip will have to be in another story!
During our stay we ate in different restaurants, with a wide variety of cuisine. Often we shared those meals gathered around one table. During one of the meals I sat beside Kara Cousins, who was in Rwanda to serve with Wellspring in Kigali, Rwanda, as a journalist. I discovered she was from Prince Edward Island! As she shared about her family and the ministry they were involved in, a dream begin to grow, to one day join her in Prince Edward Island. While we were there in Rwanda for the month, I met with Kara a number of times and discovered we enjoyed similar things and had many passions in common.
My Rob was gathered to glory, after a 20 month fight with terminal cancer, in January of 2016. I was chatting with Kara that winter. She was in PEI, but planning to head back to Rwanda soon. We decided that if I wanted to see Prince Edward Island while she was still there, it needed to be soon! So, with points from Air-miles, in May, of 2016, with excitement and joy, I flew to Prince Edward Island, for two weeks.
Kara was working for a company called “Prince Edward Island Preserves” at the time. https://preservecompany.com/ Bruce McNaughton; the Owner, and his wife Shirley, also have a respite home in their “Gardens of Hope” made from an old church that they had brought to the property. Their dream was to give those who are dealing with terminal illness, a place of beauty to stay and be restored. The home in the beautiful garden, invites one into peace, quiet and restoration. https://preservecompany.com/blogs/gardens-of-hope
Kara had asked if I could stay there and Bruce McNaughton said; “YES”! I told Kara, I would love to stay there, if she would stay with me! Kara had work to do, but she could still work from the respite home. So, God in His profound sovereignty, gave me a holiday in a beautiful place with a beautiful soul, as I began to mourn the loss of my wonderful Rob. What a profound gift!
I spent Mother’s Day with Kara and her family. Kara’s Mom; Cindy, said; “Many people come to PEI thinking they can see all of the island while they are here, but they never do, except for Lorna”! It was a stunning trip! Kara helped me see so much of the beauty of her homeland. The “Gardens of Hope” with “Prince Edward Island Preserves”, are in New Glasgow, the center of PEI, so it worked really well to go different directions when we travelled. It was on Mother’s Day, with Kara and Cindy, that I was able to see Singing Sands Beach myself. Thank you; Heather and Earl for introducing it to me!
Thank you, Kara, for your incredible hospitality and generosity of heart. Thank you for loving beauty and words! Thank you for having the patience to not only drive me everywhere in your little red car, but to wait while I took so many photos!!! It was a phenomenal trip!
The image of Singing Sands Beach, over the fireplace above, is 38.45″ wide by 23.75″ High, and sells for $432.00. If you scroll down to the bottom of my calendar images, you will see the calendar of Prince Edward Island, with more images from that wonderful trip. https://lornarande.com/gallery/inspirational-calendars/


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A few years ago (2009) I did a countdown with LM where we did one craft each day until Christmas! It was a lot of fun, and a good excuse to have some quality time with my little one during the busy and jolly Christmas season. :)
- Hang up a string on your wall, and put 25 papers (with a craft idea written on the back) on the string with clothespins.
- Each day until Christmas, take a paper off the string and make the craft! Then use the clothespin to hang up the craft on the string to display.
Need some ideas for Christmas crafts?

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It’s World Suicide Prevention Day: Find Out How To Help
Today, Monday 10th September, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, an annual event organised by International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) intended to raise awareness and show support for those struggling with mental health issues, with this years theme being ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide’ and many Brighton people and organisations have spoken up to highlight their support.
In order to mark the day, Brighton based suicide prevention charity, Grassroots, will be putting on a Real Talk session this evening at 68 Middle Street, which you can sign up to here. Real Talk invites people to break down the stigma that surrounds suicide and openly talk with those around them, in order to make those struggling feel more confident to open up and voice their struggles, something that could save so many lives.
Grassroots have begun to encourage more open conversations by educating people on better terminology to use when discussing matters such as suicide, in order to break down the stigma surrounding the subject. For example, they suggest that rather than using the term ‘Committed suicide’, to instead say ‘death by suicide’.
The importance of World Suicide Prevention Day, and encouraging people to speak more simply cannot be understated. According to the Samaritan’s website, 80,000 people take their own lives across the world each year, with an average of 18 people each day in the UK and ROI. However, Samaritans make it clear that what may seem like a small conversation could make an enormous difference to those struggling.
Support has been pouring out online for World Suicide Prevention Day, with many celebrities and large organisations taking to Twitter and other social media sites, to encourage their followers to open up and speak to those around them.
Sussex Police were amongst those who highlighted today’s importance:
On average 135 people are affected by each suicide death. ‘Working together to prevent suicide’ seeks to address the challenges presented by suicidal behaviour in society today, everyone has a role to play. Find out more here https://t.co/y9mnADjmT8 #Worldsuicidepreventionday pic.twitter.com/p9pAoZgw9n
— Sussex Police (@sussex_police) September 10, 2018
The Real Talk event takes place at 6:30pm, at 68 Middle Street venue. For more information on this evening’s event, please see website and for more information on World Suicide Prevention Day please click here.


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Pennsylvania Bus Association (PBA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to representing the business and governmental interests of private bus companies operating in Pennsylvania, has announced that it will be celebrating a milestone 100th anniversary in 2023. Founded in 1923, PBA has functioned without interruption and with an unrelenting commitment to the safety of the traveling public and the economic well-being of its member companies.
To mark the momentous occasion, a celebration is planned for PBA’s Annual Meeting & Conference in June 2023. There will be smaller celebrations kicking off at the June 2022 Annual Meeting & Conference in State College, hosted by Happy Valley Adventure Bureau. Leading up the anniversary, PBA has chosen hashtag #PBArollsinto100 as part of its promotion.
PBA members took time to share their thoughts on PBA’s centennial milestone:
John Henry, vice-president of business operations for PBA founding member the Martz Group: “Pennsylvania Bus creates a real sense of community within our industry. The information and networking PBA provides has helped further our company for generations. Our founder, Frank Martz, helped establish PBA and would be proud of its current leadership and value to our industry. Congratulations on celebrating 100 years!”
Alison Sherman, president of Klein Transportation and PBA Board member: “I have the pleasure of being the third generation from my family’s motorcoach company to serve on the board of PBA. This organization does amazing things through advocacy and by facilitating the connections that help us thrive as an industry and I am proud to be part of it.”
Sandy Borowsky, vice-president of tours and marketing at Starr Tours and PBA Board member: “Running a motorcoach and tour company these days is certainly no easy feat. That’s why PBA is so important to us. Having an organization like PBA that provides support, information, and a connection to all our industry friends is critical to our success. We’re thrilled to be able to celebrate PBA’s 100th anniversary and looking forward to many more successful years.”
PBA membership includes motorcoach operators, companies servicing the industry, and travel suppliers, all working together to build their businesses. Governmental affairs, advocacy, travel and tourism marketing, education, safety, and communication constitute the major areas of involvement for this, one of the oldest public passenger transportation associations in the United States.
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Form 1098-T Tax Information
Information on this webpage is valid for prior year 1098-T forms. Further direction will be given at a later date for accessing 2018 1098-T forms. Please check your my.tccd.edu email for the latest updates.
In accordance with the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, the Form 1098-T will be provided to you, the student. The Act provides for tax credits if you meet certain qualifications.
The Form 1098-T is informational only and should not be considered as tax opinion or advice. It serves to alert you that you may be eligible for the tax credit.
To access your 1098-T tax form:
- Login to WebAdvisor
- Select Students
- Select 1098-T Tax Information under the Business Services heading
More information about the Form 1098-T and how to use it can be found in the 1098-T Frequently Asked Questions.
Items to remember:
- Tuition and fees directly related to your education are allowed as a tax credit, whereas other fees are not included.
- Scholarships or grants are considered deductions and are reported separately.
- Refunds and waivers reduce the reported tuition and fees.
- You will not receive the Form 1098-T if your tuition is fully waived or a third-party sponsor pays for your tuition.
- The dollar figures provided on the 1098-T form (reported in Box 2) are determined by reviewing the institutional records of billings and credits for the calendar year. This may or may not reflect what you paid during the tax year.
- You should reference and compare your own documentation from the semesters attended.
- We strongly suggest you involve your tax advisor in reporting the appropriate amounts.
- The College reports 1098-T tax information to the IRS.
- Due to IRS regulations, you are required to provide a Tax Identification Number (TIN) to the College for 1098-T purposes.
- Community and Industry Education (CIE) tuition is not included on the Form 1098-T.
- You are encouraged to select the electronic version through WebAdvisor to gain immediate access when the forms are made available to students.
- Due to FERPA regulations, TCC will not email the Form 1098-T.
- Generic 1098-T information can be released to you through the 1098-T hotline at (817) 515-1098.
Updated December 10, 2018

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Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W: A Closer Look at Specs and Cameras
Oppo announced the launch of the Realme GT Neo 5 240W smartphone in 2023. The manufacturer is offering the Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W phone with 6.74 inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 chipset, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage.
The Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W smartphone comes with Android OS v13.0 out of the box, and a Li-Po 4600 mAh, non-removable battery. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W comes with a high-quality AMOLED display. AMOLED displays offer several advantages that contribute to their popularity in smartphones and other devices. The multi-camera setup on the Realme GT Neo 5 240W offers versatility, allowing you to capture a wide range of subjects and scenes with different perspectives. With multiple cameras, you can capture the same scene from different angles or focal lengths simultaneously. The front camera of Realme GT Neo 5 240W gives you the freedom to capture moments with yourself or your friends and family easily.
Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W pictures
The specifications below are based on the official data published by the manufacturer, but we also take user reviews into consideration. If you found an error or something lacking in the specifications above for the Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W, then don’t hesitate and signal the problem to us.
Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W specifications
|Name||Realme GT Neo 5 240W|
|SIM type||Nano SIM|
A Nano SIM is a small (12.3 x 8.8 x 0.67 mm) chipcard that is used in smartphones as a subscriber identity module (SIM) for connecting to a cellular network.
|OS version||Android OS v13.0|
|SoC||Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1|
|CPU||Octa-core, Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X2, Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710, Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510|
|Performance||AnTuTu v9: 1076330|
The Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W comes with Android OS v13.0 out of the box, but it is upgradable to the next OS. Android is based on the Linux kernel and includes a user interface, middleware, and a range of pre-installed applications. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W utilizes Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SoC (System on a Chip). This powerful octa-core processor is capable of handling complex tasks and running multiple applications simultaneously.
The Realme GT Neo 5 240W utilizes Adreno 730 GPU. A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a specialized chip that is primarily designed to handle and accelerate the processing of graphics and visual data. It is responsible for rendering images, videos, and animations on a smartphone screen. Adreno GPUs are designed to work in conjunction with Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors. The latest Adreno GPUs support advanced graphics features such as high dynamic range (HDR) rendering, virtual reality, and augmented reality applications. We use AnTuTu app to measure general processing performance. AnTuTu Benchmark is the most popular benchmark app for Android phones.
|Screen size||6.74 inch|
|Resolution||1240 x 2772 px|
The 6.74 inch phone comes with AMOLED display. The AMOLED is a display technology and stands for Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes, it is a type of OLED display and is used in smartphones. The 6.74 inch display should be large enough to provide a comfortable viewing experience for your needs, whether it's reading text, browsing the web, or watching videos. The size of the screen is measured diagonally, from corner to corner. A larger screen typically requires more power to illuminate, which can impact battery life. The display of Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W is multitouch capable. Multitouch technology enables the device's touchscreen to detect and interpret multiple touch points on the screen simultaneously.
|Internal storage||128 GB|
|Memory card slot||no|
The 8 GB of RAM on the Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W should be more than enough to handle their daily needs without any major issues. The amount of RAM needed for optimal performance depends on factors such as the operating system, the apps and services you use, and how you use your device. 128 GB of internal storage should be more than enough for their needs. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W has 128 GB of internal storage. The memory and the internal storage of the Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W (8 GB) cannot be expanded.
|Main camera||50 + 8 + 2 MP, 8190 x 6120 px, autofocus, optical image stabilization|
|Selfie camera||16 MP|
The multi-camera setup of Realme GT Neo 5 240W allows you to adapt to different photography situations and achieve various perspectives and compositions. The main camera of the Realme GT Neo 5 240W is equipped with autofocus. An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. Very few Android cameras come without autofocus. The main camera of Realme GT Neo 5 240W has optical image stabilization (OIS) to counteract camera shake. Optical image stabilization is a must for anyone shooting without a tripod with a long lens or in low light conditions.
|GSM 2G bands||850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900|
|Network coverage||2G / 3G / 4G / 5G|
|Wi-Fi||Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac|
The Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W supports the latest 5G network technology. It is the successor to 4G (Fourth Generation) and offers significant advancements in terms of speed, capacity, latency, and overall network performance. To connect to a Wi-Fi network on the Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W, you simply need to go to the Wi-Fi settings on the device, select the network you want to connect to, and enter the password.
The Realme GT Neo 5 240W supports the latest Bluetooth standards, which offers faster data transfer speeds, better range, and improved reliability compared to previous versions of Bluetooth. This phone has a built-in GPS. GPS is a highly accurate navigation system using signals from satellites to determine a location on the Earth's surface, irrespective of weather conditions. Most phones have a GPS unit on board.
The Realme GT Neo 5 240W has a built-in NFC chip, which allows it to support various NFC applications and services such as contactless payments, data transfer, and access control. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W phone doesn't have built-in FM radio receiver. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W has an USB Type-C port. Type-C is a small, reversible connector that can be plugged in to a device in either orientation, making it more convenient to use than older USB connectors that only worked when plugged in a certain way. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W smartphone does not have 3.5 mm headphone jack.
|Type||Li-Po 4600 mAh, non-removable|
The Li-Po 4600 mAh, non-removable battery gives the smartphone a good battery backup. The lithium polymer (Li-Po) battery is a thin, light-weight, rechargeable battery. No periodic discharge is needed and charging can be done at random. The battery of Realme GT Neo 5 240W isn't removable without voiding the warranty.
|Sensors||accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, in-display optical fingerprint sensor, light, proximity, x-axis linear motor with richtap vibration algorithm|
|Specials||Dual SIM, Fast charging, Hi-Res Audio|
Smartphones today come with a wealth of sensors to facilitate a better user experience. The Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W smartphone has an accelerometer. The presence of an accelerometer in smartphones enables a range of interactive and intuitive functionalities that enhance the user experience and enable innovative applications. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W phone has a fingerprint scanner. This sensor identifies and authenticates the fingerprints of an individual in order to grant or deny access to a smartphone.
This Oppo phones come with proximity sensor. This proximity sensor detects how close the phone is to an outside object, such as your ear. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W phone comes with a compass sensor. A compass sensor is a device that provides accurate directions in relation to the earth's North and South magnetic poles. The ambient light sensor detects the level of ambient light in the surrounding environment. The main purpose of a light sensor in a smartphone is to automatically adjust the brightness of the device's display.
The Dual SIM capability of Oppo Realme GT Neo 5 240W phone is ideal for businesses wishing to provide staff with a mobile device that can offer separate numbers and bills for both personal and business use. The Realme GT Neo 5 240W supports fast charging. With fast charging, you can get a significant amount of battery life in just a few minutes of charging, which is especially useful if you need to use your phone but don't have much time to wait for it to charge.
More Oppo smartphones
Check out the following collection of additional Oppo phones we have gathered for you. We have carefully curated this list to empower you with a convenient resource for exploring and comparing features, specifications, and capabilities of different Oppo phones, helping you make an informed decision when choosing your next device.
Oppo Reno 8T 5G
Oppo Reno 2F
Oppo Mirror 3
Oppo Realme 9 5G EU
Oppo A77 SD625
Oppo Reno10 Global
Oppo Realme V25
Please let us know if you find incorrect information or something isn't working, or if you have a suggestion for improvement.


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Happy Monday, chilly friends!
20 days until Christmas, can you believe it?
Every year, my mom invites our family and friends over for a Christmas craft day to spend time together and create trendy decorations with each other. This year, we had some of my favorite DIY decorations that we have done so far! I have shared some pictures from this years craft day and similar links on my personal favorite… Pinterest!
Tube Sock Snowmen
Wood Block Ornaments


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The Blueprint for Better Health is the first step in the development of a local response and plan for mental health, alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and suicide prevention in the central and north western region of Melbourne.
It maps what is working, and what isn’t, according to those with direct experience of mental illness and related support services. Like the first drawings for a building, this Blueprint is the basis for a more detailed set of plans.
Engagement and participation from a broad range of groups, providers and individuals was crucial to developing a Blueprint that reflects the needs and experiences of communities and provided insights to the human impact of our mental health system. Almost 700 people were consulted, including people with lived experience, and their carers and clinicians, through social media, surveys, focus groups, workshops and interviews.
The development of the Blueprint has also been informed and guided by a reference group of expert advisors from mental health consumer and carer groups and professional peak bodies, and included input from a Local Hospital Network group with representatives from each of the region’s hospitals that have a mental health service. Through this process, five opportunities for improving the health system were identified. These will now be further developed to inform action through the development of a comprehensive services plan.
The Blueprint coordinators now want as many people from the north western Melbourne community as possible to provide feedback and get involved in the next stage of planning. We encourage you to read the Blueprint, share it among your networks and provide feedback.
North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network will continue to work with stakeholders to use what has been heard from the community to develop an action plan in 2021. This will include considering the outcomes from the Victorian Government’s Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
How to get involved
Community members and service providers are encouraged to provide feedback and express interest in being involved in the next stage. For more information, links and to read the plan go to Blueprint for Health.
Outlook Community Centre, our base for the Casey/Cardinia Aged Care Navigator program – Dementia Café


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|Martin Shakar, Lois Smith, Brooks Morton, Jerome Dempsey, Jacqueline Brookes, Patrick Mcvey (seated). (Photo: Martha Holmes.)|
A Midwestern family sits down to its Sunday ritual of eating dinner after visiting the grave of their late matriarch. A strange, blind census taker (Patrick McVey) intrudes upon the scene and gradually makes each squirm as their personal guilt is drawn out. Eventually, he is ejected (although he may well be their long absent father), and his place is taken by one of the sons.
This play by prolific novelist Joyce Carol Oates was turned down by all the critics. As Richard Watts phrased it, Sunday Dinner was pretentious, studiously obscure, and ponderous.” Few were able to grasp the author’s point, and most felt there was nothing but a vacuum at its core. Clive Barnes thought it an allegory of sorts with murky, symbolic trappings. Walter Kerr was put off by its qualities of self-indulgence. Martin Gottfried knocked it for being “awkwardly and insincerely written” in the vein of Harold Pinter.
Few quarrels were picked with the acting or directing. As John Simon noted, they “seem to know how it is done even if they don’t know what it is they are doing.”
The rather distinguished cast included Jacqueline Brookes, Lois Smith, Brooks Morton, Jerome Dempsey, and Martin Shakar.
Next up: Sunset


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Later this year, the 2021Sneakers will bring the vault of the Air Jordan 12 "Taxi" with some minor changes involving suede toes. The previous retro was in 2013, the Air Jordan 12 "Taxi" is a re-release of the original 2008 retro, which honors the iconic black/white MJ sports in the 1996-1997 season. Now for 2021, the Jordan brand will revisit the special color scheme with a new suede on the upper. Although no leaked images surfaced, this edition is scheduled for white, black and metallic gold designs. This sneaker is expected to arrive in the form of OG, with only a small but game-changing adjustment, using the usual AJ12 leather fender and replacing it with a smooth and luxurious suede material.
As early as 2019, Latest Jordan UK took a big step and formally signed a cooperation agreement with the League of Legends Pro Leage (LPL), becoming the first official footwear and clothing series of this online gaming league. They have been there for two years, and it is now 2021. This cooperation will host the beloved Nike Dunk Contest. Nike has released an e-sports kit and Air Jordan 1 Zoom CMFT in the past, this year Nike will launch another sneaker, which will use the popular Dunk Low silhouette. Featuring black, white and bright red, the sneakers are based on black with tonal graphic details inspired by traditional Chinese icons. The bright rainbow-colored Nike Swooshes have elegant sides while also being illuminated in the dark by the technology, which perfectly matches the shiny rubber outsole. The tongue of the LPL brand and the embroidered star logo complete a beautiful collaboration on the lower ankle.
Sneakers2090 , This year marks the first time that skateboarding has become a sport in the Summer Olympics. To celebrate, Nike SB launched the new Sandy ZoomX Bruin, a modernized version of the classic Bruin before the start of the game. Nike SB is the idea of Sandy Bodecker, Nike's senior vice president. He believes that skateboarding can be an Olympic event and skateboarders should be regarded as world-class athletes. This year, as these two prophecies are fulfilled, www.sneakers2090.com is celebrating Sandy's new Nike SB Sandy ZoomX Bear, a brand new silhouette design honoring the life and legacy of SB through its incredible use of Nike technology, and Launched the first skateboarding event for the Summer Olympics. Sandy ZoomX Bruin's design closely follows the standard SB Bruin, with a nearly one-piece upper, breaking the cover along the toe, lace system, and heel. Sunglass2021 ,The upper is composed of a unique Flyknit pattern, similar to scales, while the midsole is composed of Nike's ZoomX cushion and carbon fiber board. An oversized Swoosh can be seen through the transparent foxing, and the phrase "designed to the exact specifications of a world-class skater." The voice between the tongues completes the expression.


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Focus Verse: Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them. (129)
God did not give us His Word to obey because He wanted to keep us from having fun. He did not establish laws to hold us back from the good things of life. Rather, being obedient to God gives us more freedom than we could ever wish for. God’s law is not one of bondage; it is a law of liberty.
2 Thessalonians 1
Focus Verse: We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. (3)
There should never come a time in our Christian walk when our faith stops growing. It’s impossible for finite human beings to know all there is to know about God or to understand all of His ways, so we must always be learning. We must always be striving and praying to become more like Christ in our words, actions and attitudes. Everyday, our faith should grow a bit more and our love for God and for each other should increase a bit more. Charles Spurgeon said: “By that means you are to grow. This is so with faith. Do all you can, and then do a little more; and when you can do that, then do a little more than you can. Always have something in hand that is greater than your present capacity. Grow up to it, and when you have grown up to it, grow more.”

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Background: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma comprises 85% of all cases of pancreatic malignancies. From a diagnostic standpoint, these tumors are readily diagnosed by fine needle aspiration, with an accuracy of greater than 90%; however it is often difficult to ascertain whether these are primary or metastatic in nature. This study was undertaken to see the usefulness of CK19, CA19-9 and a newly described marker, SMAD4 in confirming the pancreatic origin of these tumors. Briefly, SMAD4 (DPC4) is a tumor-suppressor gene located on chromosome 18q which has been shown to mediate the downstream effects of TGF-beta superfamily signaling, resulting in growth inhibition. The loss of SMAD4, which as been reported to occur in 55% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas may lead to up regulation of cell cycle proteins and hence increase cellular proliferation. In addition, SMAD4 has been suggested to possibly have prognostic potential, with the presence of SMAD4, indicating shorter survival after resection.
Design: Clinical data was reviewed to identify patients with proven, primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma. A total of 25 patients with diagnostic material from fine needle aspiration cell blocks, were retrieved from our files at Emory University Hospital. In addition cell blocks from clinically diagnosed non-pancreatic adenocarcinomas were also selected as controls for this study (10 cases of colonic adenocarcinoma, 10 cases of pulmonary adenocarcinoma, 10 cases of breast ductal carcinoma and 10 cases of ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma). Formalin fixed, paraffin-embedded sections from these were stained with SMAD4, CK19, and CA19-9, using pressure cooker antigen retrieval, labeled polymer HRP (DAKO), and the DAKO autostainer.
Results: Immunohistochemical staining was reviewed based on intensity (negative, low-positive, and high-positive) and percentage of cells. In primary pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, CK 19 showed diffuse cytoplasmic positivity in 23 of 25 cases, CA 19-9 showed apical cytoplasmic staining in all 25 cases, and SMAD4 showed nuclear staining in 20 of 25 cases. In the control group comprising of non-pancreatic adenocarcinoma SMAD4 was negative (100%) in all 10 cases of colonic and pulmonary adenocarcinoma. However 1 of 10 cases (10%) of breast and ovarian adenocarcinoma did show low positivity nuclear staining. However the expression of CA19-9 and CK19 was more variable in these different non-pancreatic malignancies.
Conclusion: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma showed positive immunohistochemical staining for SMAD4 in 80%, CK19 in 100% and CA19-9 in 100% of the selected cases. These markers, when used as a panel, may confirm the diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in fine needle aspiration samples, and help in differentiating from metastatic adenocarcinoma. This may help in determination of appropriate surgical and chemotherapeutic options.


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The man who jumped into the icy Hackensack River from a Secaucus bridge this morning survived the jump after he was pulled from the water by a construction worker, Secaucus police said this afternoon.
The man has been identified as 62 years old. His name is not being released at this time, Secaucus Police Capt. John Buckley said.
The condition of the man, who is being treated at an area hospital, was not immediately available, Buckley said.
The man was driving westbound on Route 3 at 11:26 when he stopped his car on the bridge, got out and jumped into the river, Buckley said. A construction worker who had access to a boat saw the man in the water and pulled him out, Buckley said.