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Today’s technology and ability to manufacture quick and cost-effective products has allowed us, as consumers, to enjoy access to disposable products that function “well enough”. Although we have great respect for the IKEA’s of the world, we know that our customers and clients want functionality AND longevity, especially in a Canadian climate.
One of the most commonly asked questions that our Miscellaneous Metals Division gets asked is:
“How can I make this product last through multiple winters without it rusting?”
We get it, we don’t want your piece of art, trellis or lamppost disintegrating at the sight of snow and so we have some insight to offer you when you’re choosing the right metal for the foundation of your product. We’ve taken your most commonly asked questions and grilled our Fabrication expert.
Question: What metal will stand up to Canada and Alberta’s harsh winters?
Answer: Stainless steel or aluminum.
Stainless steel, although slightly more expensive that other metals like galvanized or aluminum, does not rust or corrode as easily as other metals. So, despite spending a bit more on material upfront you won’t have the need to replace your product anytime soon, saving you money in the long run!
Aluminum also stands up well to elemental corrosion. Yet you need to be aware that if the aluminum meets concrete a chemical reaction may occur between the concrete and aluminum that will cause the metal to weaken and speed up the corrosion process. In cases with fresh concrete, the concrete will crack.
Question: Are there different types of Stainless Steel?
Answer: Yes! There are two types of stainless steel that we most commonly use at IMARK, #304 and #316.
Stainless 304 is most commonly used in sanitation and culinary applications as it is resistant to bacteria. That is why you see commercial kitchens covered in stainless steel and more recently in residential kitchens as it gives you a clean, professional look and feel.
Stainless 316 is most commonly used in commercial applications as it is resistant to chemicals.
Both 304 and 316 are weather resistant.
Laser Cut, powder coated, stainless steel fence panels on St. Anne Street in St. Albert, Alberta.
Question: What if I have my product powder coated, won’t the powder coating prevent rust and corrosion?
Answer: Yes and No.
Powder coating must be primed and applied correctly for limited rust and corrosion to happen. Unfortunately, powder coating is not bullet proof and any nicks or damage that occur to the finished product leaves it susceptible to corrosion and rust to the new exposed base material.
Another thing to be aware of when powder coating tubing is that the powder coat application doesn’t reach the inside of the tubing leaving it susceptible to rust and corrode from the inside out.
We understand that powder coating is essential to achieve the colour you want but we still highly recommend having the product manufactured in stainless or aluminum so that if overtime there is a nick or scratch, your product is less likely to rust and you can simply touch up the powder coat.
Powder coated bench at Alex Decoteau Park in Edmonton, Alberta.
Question: I was told that if I have my galvanized material treated (coated) it will not rust or corrode as easily.
Answer: This is true to some degree. It is very important in this situation to ensure that your galvanized materials are fully treated so that the coating enters the inside of the materials. At IMARK we ensure that the treatment reaches the inside of materials by creating holes in the tubing allowing the liquid treatment to get inside.
Galvanized structural supports at Telford Lake boardwalk extension in Leduc, Alberta.
Questions: If you were commissioning this project, what would you choose?
Answer: At the end of the day if you want your product to outlast our nine months of winter, we suggest choosing the right base material for the job: stainless steel or aluminum.
If you use stainless or aluminum together with a powder coat finish the chances of your product being rust free for years to come increases significantly.
If you have more questions about how to weather proof your next metal project, reach out to Chris McGeough our miscellaneous metals guru at 587.525.7050!
Q & A answers provided by Chris McGeough
Chris has over 20 years of welding and miscellaneous metals experience, and has been a part of numerous landmark metal projects in Edmonton. While you have him on the phone, ask him how his men’s league hockey team is doing.

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Dubbed the edge-to-edge smartphone, Motorolla’s RAZR I competes fairly in the now crowded smartphone market. It is a sleek phone that is powered by the Intel processor and fairly fast, perfect for playing games and staying engaged with various integrated apps, but may not be an ideal choice for running multiple programs.
Design and Look
The phones cover is soft to touch and the screen is protected by the Gorilla Glass display that doesn’t affect the sensitivity of the screen at all. The front is designed from some shade of aluminium while the soft back cover is made from soft Kevlar. It is actually a progression of Motorolla’s tough phone designs that can withstand some serious mishandling.
You can access almost all the home and back buttons plus plentiful apps straight from the Android desktop, and therefore don’t expect any touch buttons below the display. The most outstanding feature of the phone is definitely the 4.3 inch display surrounded by a 2-3 aluminium frame that is bigger than most smart phones. The size of the screen translates that you will have a better experience streaming videos or using the apps. The colors are bright and deep.
The Processor and Android Cream Sandwich
The phone is powered by a 2GHz Intel Atom chip, which is a really flop especially compared to the competition. Newer smart phones are concentrating on the speed and memory, and Motorolla would have done better. It however runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich. This means that if your ideal use of a smartphone is multitasking without experiencing any performance lags, then you are safer if you choose alternative options. Toggling the home page will reveal a line of apps, widgets and notifications.
You can take photos using the integrated 8 megapixel camera by simply hitting the dedicated shutter keys in the right-hand edge of the RAZR I which will automatically fire up the camera even if it is in sleep mode or on a different app. You can then take the shot by pressing it again but you should expect some lag from the shutter. You can take up to 10 pictures every second using the multi-shot burst mode. The pictures taken are sharp, decent and usable, just ensure to hold the phone steadily.
If you are always on the move, then you will love the RAZR I. It has one of the most powerful batteries any smartphone can pride of currently. You can text, email and call and use some apps for as long as 2 days without recharging. But if you use it extensively then you may have to recharge it more often, but still, it takes eight hours of continuous video streaming to fully drain the battery, this is longer than what most phones with similar capabilities can manage.
The fairly powerful and stylish RAZR I is a good smartphone for average usage. The design is impressive, the screen is wide enough, comes with the latest apps and the battery life is superb. However, the processor speed is its biggest drawback, especially for heavy users who prefer running several programs at the same time. All in all, it is a great phone and retails fairly compared to other similar brands.


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125 Different Blouse Designs Focusing Upon The Neck, Sleeve And Back Style Patterns
A saree is always uplifted due to the design of a blouse. It completely depends upon a blouse to make a saree look either traditional or contemporary. Even if a saree is quite simple then a beautiful blouse will ultimately bring out the glow of that saree.
Day to day blouse designs are coming with more and more number of uniqueness. Some are trying new designs with respect to neck style, sleeve style, and back style. Designed blouses or worked blouses or the blouse back side designs are much in demand like the Banarasi and brocade blouses.
Those are blouse designs lovers for them I am showcasing 121 different blouse designs in order to hack the fashion.
Blouse Back Side Designs-
Read – Best Blouse Designs- Right From The Designer Walls
Back side blouse designs or back styling always gives a sexy look to every woman. This styling is the latest most demanding one. Through the images, you can mark the priority of doing back side blouse designs.
Handloom Blouse Designs-
Wearing a handloom blouse is a respect in itself. A handloom blouse always enhances the soberness.
Read – Two Heavenly Regional Stories From The Same Origin Handloom – Bomkai Saree And Handlooms Kalpavruksh
Bridal Blouse Designs-
Contemporary Blouse Designs-
CONTEMPORARY blouse designs are blouse-cum-crop tops more. this fuses the look and gives a better fusion style.
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Maggam Work Blouse Designs-
Maggam work blouses are the typical traditional blouse designs from the South India region. Its a pride in itself for the intricate work.
check – Kanjeevaram Silk Sarees – Today’s Ruling Heritage Dynasty
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Anita Hassanandani is the popular television actress known for the serial Yeh Hai Mohabatein That is aired in Star Plus but she grabbed more attention due to her segment mostly the way she wears the blouses shows her knowledge about the fashion industry as well.
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These were all the 125 different blouse designs, I hope you all have loved this collection. I have listed the designs from neck, sleeve, contemporary, classic, maggam and back side blouse designs. If you have more designs then please comment below, so that I can add more to your preferences.

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Rising Tide mural is on the Sampan House Restaurant building on Gloucester Street (facing Manchester Street). The excerpt in the mural is from the Rising Tide book – part of a series of books written in response to the Christchurch earthquakes. The mural is by artist Richard “Pops” Baker.
I’ve never seen these ducks before, but then I don’t have a lot of reason to go down Southwark street, so I have no idea how long they’ve been there, or why they are there. They are an interesting curiosity to me!
Update, I’ve since learned the artwork is by Richard ‘Popx Art’ Baker
This mural of elephants can be seen on a wall on Manchester Street (not far from Tuam Street). The artist is Owen Dippie http://www.owendippie.com

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New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) Religare Enterprises Ltd today said its subsidiary will write-off a total of Rs 793.67 crore on account of non-receipt of dues.
"The board of directors of Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL), a material subsidiary company...has considered and approved one-time write-off of entire amount of Rs 519.92 crore in the profit and loss account pursuant to non-receipt of dues towards assignment of certain loan accounts by RFL," Religare Enterprises said in a BSE filing.
It further said: "In addition to the above, the board of directors of RFL have further approved write-off of an entire amount of Rs 273.75 crore standing overdue in other accounts related to the same transaction."
Shares of Religare Enterprises were trading 9.16 per cent lower at Rs 243.95 apiece on BSE. PTI SVK ABI

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Land’s End Sunset Sail
LUXURIOUS SUNSET SAIL IN KEY WEST - BOOK ONLINE & SAVE UP TO 8%
Our Lands End Key West Sunset Sail now features live music from local Key West Musicians!
Let Sebago enchant your evening with Key West’s premier sunset sail on a spacious sailing catamaran. Feast your eyes on the beautiful Historic Seaport fading behind you while you enjoy premium drinks and appetizers. Sail past the jugglers and entertainers at the renowned Mallory Square Sunset Celebration. Gaze at opulent Sunset Key and historic Fort Zachary Taylor during your sailing tour of Key West landmarks.
Sebago’s commitment to excellence shows with deluxe accommodations – we limit this tours capacity to provide our passengers with plenty of seating and room to spread out for a truly enjoyable evening on the water. Sebago’s own catering kitchen prepares fresh for you a chef’s selection of varied hors d’oeuvres, including delectable peel & eat shrimp. Salute the sunset with your favorite drink, including champagne – a full liquor bar is included in the price of your ticket!
As the blazing sun makes the sky itself appear on fire, casting everyone in its amber glow, your captain carefully positions the ship to maximize your view of the sunset. This is a moment to be savored forever or until your next visit to Key West!
Upgrade at checkout to include your favorite top shelf liquors (Titos, Captain Morgan, Bacardi, Esplon Reposado, Wild Turkey and Tanqueray) for just $14.95/person!
YOU WILL BE SAILING ON SEBAGO'S MODERN 70' SAILING CATAMARAN FEATURING:
Expansive deck space
Plenty of seating, both in the sun and shade
Limited number of passengers below capacity for an intimate sail tour
Spacious heads (bathrooms)
WHAT TO BRING
Grab your hat, sunglasses, camera and love of adventure, we do the rest!
Please bring a valid, government issued photo ID. Some activities and enjoying alcoholic beverages require that we verify your age.
SUNSETS KEY WEST STYLE
Have you ever dreamed of sailing around the world in your hand-built boat? Herbert and Doris Smith did just that, helping build a series of 2-masted schooners and circumnavigating the globe. The Smith’s named their series of schooners after Doris’ hometown, Appledore Island, off the New England coast.
Herbert and Doris wrote two books about exploring the world on their Appledores: Dreams of Natural Places and Sailing Three Oceans. On their first Appledore, they explored the Caribbean. Their oldest child was born in Key West during this sailing expedition, making Key West a fitting home port for the Appledore II.
Appledore II is the largest of the five Appledore Schooners and is considered a prime example of a historical traditional wooden schooner. Dividing her time between Camden, Maine in the summer and Key West, Florida in the winter, Appledore II sails the 2,000 miles twice a year between the two ports.
Schooners originated in Europe in the 17th century with a typical tall ship carrying 2-masts but having as many as 7. In the 18th century, schooners became popular in America for their speed, ease of handling and shallow draft. As many as 2,000 schooners plied their trades on the Great Lakes during the 19th century. With the advent of engines, these exquisite ships faded from sight. The Appledore II was designed by the Smith’s in the tradition of a 2-masted wooden schooner.
Appledore Star is the newest addition to Sebago’s wooden schooner fleet. Originally named the Jenny Norman, she was built in 1982 by legendary shipwright, Jim Richardson of Lloyds, Maryland. Wanting a boat that was easy to sail but with a historical design, he decided on a wooden two-masted bugeye schooner with a round stern. Jim spent his retirement years sailing the Jenny Norman on Chesapeake Bay. Since 2000, the bugeye schooner ran charters under the name Lucky Finn in New England waters.
Now that the wooden bugeye schooner calls Key West home, Sebago has chosen to rename the boat in keeping with the Appledore identity. Appledore Star is derived from two of the islands that make up the Isle of Shoals straddling the Maine – New Hampshire border. Appledore is the largest of these islands in Maine and Star Island is the largest in New Hampshire.
Bugeye schooners were originally designed in the late 1800s for oyster dragging in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Needing a shallow boat, log canoes were originally used for oyster dredging but were too small. A centerboard design allowed the bugeye to sail in the bay’s shallow waters while a low bulwark made it easy to handle dredges and drag for oysters. As the oyster harvest declined, the bugeye schooner dropped out of favor and was replaced by the skipjack, a less expensive oyster dragging boat.
The Jenny Norman, now the Appledore Star, is the last known bugeye ever built. With her shallow draft, the Appledore Star is well suited to exploring Key West’s shallow waters and is the only bugeye schooner in Key West.
Come aboard an Appledore and re-live a piece of maritime history. Sebago is proud to offer Key West excursions on the historic 2-masted wooden Appledore II and the Appledore Star. Key West is the best place for sailing a schooner yacht in America. Sailing a tall ship on our turquoise calm waters, you will enjoy a true sailing experience like nothing else. Choose from romantic Key West sunset sails on a schooner, an afternoon schooner sail or a backcountry all-day adventure on a schooner.
For a really unique Key West sailing adventure, join us each year for Key West’s Wrecker’s Cup. This regatta is held the last Sunday each month of January, February, March, and April and re-enacts the days of old when ships raced to grounded wrecks on the shallow waters’ treacherous reefs. Salvage rights were awarded to the first captain to reach a stranded ship and made Key West one of America’s richest cities.
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2 Hours - With Live Music
SUMMER: 6:30PM WINTER: 4:30PM
Boarding starts 1/2 hour before. Please bring a valid, government issued photo ID. Some activities and enjoying alcoholic beverages require that we verify your age. All prices do not include Florida sales tax.
- Now featuring live music from local Key West Musicians!
- Sail Past Local Landmarks as you Enjoy a Famous Key West Sunset
- Chef’s Selection of Hors d’Oeuvres Including Peel & Eat Shrimp
- Champagne, Sangria, Boutique Wine, Premium Beer, Soft Drinks and Filtered Water
- A Full Liquor Bar is Included!
- Upgrade to include your favorite top shelf liquors (Titos, Captain Morgan, Bacardi, Esplon Reposado, Wild Turkey and Tanqueray) for just $14.95/person!

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STMicroelectronics Simplifies Emerging Energy Metering Applications with Smart Power TechnologyProgrammable chip takes electricity metering into the 21st century
Geneva / 20 Jun 2005
June 20, 2005 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced
the availability of a new device that incorporates all of the core circuitry
required to implement fully electronic electricity meters. The STPM01addresses
a wide range of electricity metering requirements, operating as a stand-alone
power meter in the simplest low-end equipment or as a peripheral in sophisticated
microprocessor-based meters that support functions such as remote metering,
reactive power measurement, multiple tariffs and tamper detection.
Electric utility companies around the world are increasingly looking to replace the traditional electromechanical meter, which has remained essentially unchanged for over a century, by electronic meters. Among the many advantages of electronic meters are increased accuracy, reliability and robustness, easy calibration and reconfiguration, and the ability to incorporate advanced functions such as multi-tariff billing, tamper proofing, pre-payment, power outage detection, power factor measurement and automated meter reading services.
Jointly developed by ST and ISKRAEMECO, one of the world’s largest meter manufacturers, the STPM01 is a standard device modified from an ASIC solution built for ISKRAEMECO using ST’s advanced BCD6 smart power technology, allowing all of the necessary analog, digital and power circuits to be integrated on a single chip. The major blocks include analog signal conditioning, two Analog-to-Digital Converters, a hardwired dedicated Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an SPI interface to an external MCU, a block of 56 OTP (One Time Programmable) bits for calibration and configuration, a Voltage-to-Frequency converter to drive a stepper motor display in low-end applications, and two current-limited, low-drop voltage regulators to supply the analog (3V) and digital (1.5) circuitry.
The flexible and configurable analog front-end allows the device to work with a variety of current sensors, including current transformers, microOhm shunts and Rogowski coils. The dedicated DSP performs real-time calculations of active, reactive and apparent power, RMS voltage and current, and line frequency, using innovative algorithms for which ISKRAEMECO has filed patent applications.
The SPI interface is used to control, configure and calibrate the device using the OTP block and to transmit the digital output data to an external MCU, which handles data collection and management in high-end applications. In addition, the computed power values are also converted internally into pulses to directly drive stepper motor displays in the most cost-sensitive low-end applications.
The OTP block, which is accessible via a simple PC interface and software, allows fast and accurate calibration of the voltage and current sensors, phase correction and temperature drift. Additional features of the STPM01 include Live and Neutral wire current monitoring for tamper detection in secure energy meters; LED drivers to indicate power, tamper detection and no-load conditions; and a zero-crossing signal that can be used to avoid arcing when switching heavy inductive loads in industrial control applications.
The STPM01 offers high performance in terms of accuracy, allowing full compliance with the IEC62052-11 and IEC62053-2X specifications for single-phase class 0.5 wattmeters, while a Synchronisation pin also supports three-phase metering applications. The device operates over a wide range of mains voltage (40-300VRMS) and line frequency (45-65Hz), and can measure up to 200ARMS. In addition to the lower component cost due to the high level of integration, the STPM01 also reduces hidden manufacturing costs associated with calibration, thanks to the fast, tamper-proof OTP block.
The STPM01 is supported by two demo boards/reference designs: a Measurement Board that allows the STPM01to operate as a stand-alone solution for stepper driving, and a Control Board equipped with an ST7 MCU, LCD display and RTC that connects to the Measurement Board via the SPI to provide a complete solution for medium/high-end applications.
The STPM01 is priced at approximately US$2.00 in quantities of 1000 pieces.
Further information on ST’s range of interface and metering IC is available at www.st.com/interface and http://www.st.com/metering
STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2004, the Company’s net revenues were $8.76 billion and net earnings were $601 million. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.
Notes for Editors
• A Rogowski coil is a toroidal coil placed around a current-carrying conducting cable. The output of the coil is a voltage proportional to the rate of change of current carried by the cable. An electronic integration circuit converts this to a voltage that is directly proportional to the current. The measurement is accurate over a wide range of mains frequencies, current levels, conductor sizes and transients.
• Complemented by a rich portfolio of microcontrollers (from the 8-bit ST7 to the 32-bit STR7 families) and Programmable System Devices, EEPROM and Flash memories, Real-Time Clocks, supervisor/reset circuits, smart card/RFID products, Power Line modems and smart PSU chips and a dedicated Competence Centre, the STPM01 extends ST’s unique ability to offer complete system solutions for the full spectrum of emerging metering applications.
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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), up to 35% of people with substance use disorder also have eating disorders. What’s worse is that up to half of those with eating disorders also abuse substances. However, only a fraction of them seek the treatment that they need to recover. In order to spread more awareness and celebrate those who recover, SAMHSA sponsors National Recovery Month.
What Is National Recovery Month?
Recovery Month is a campaign that SAMHSA sponsors every September. Its purpose is to increase awareness and knowledge about substance use and mental disorders. Also, the campaign educates the public about treatment and celebrates those who have taken strides to live healthier.
While National Recovery Month 2019 is the 30th anniversary of this observance, this hasn’t always been its name. The campaign started as Treatment Works! Month in 1989 to honor the work that professionals do to treat substance use. In 1998, it transformed into National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in recognition of those in recovery. As of 2011, it became simply National Recovery Month to encompass mental illness awareness and mental health treatment.
With the observance, SAMHSA aims to eliminate the misconceptions and stigma that surround these illnesses. Throughout the years, it has encouraged anyone with substance use and mental disorders to seek support. In its third decade, the month will also celebrate the advancements that experts have achieved in treatment.
What’s the Theme for 2019?
There’s a new theme for each Recovery Month in order to focus on spreading a specific message. For National Recovery Month 2019, the theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger. Its focus will be on the health care community, first responders and other leaders that support recovery. The 2019 observance will emphasize the urgency of building networks and sharing resources across the United States.
In addition, 2019 National Recovery Month will remind the public that substance use and mental disorders affect everyone. Because of that, everyone has a role to play in recovery. With inspiring stories, the aim is to empower people to enroll in a mental health and substance abuse treatment center.
Changes to the Recovery Month Logo
SAMHSA has introduced a new logo for the 30th anniversary of Recovery Month. The “r” signifies the true values and meaning of the observance. It symbolizes recovery and the necessity to continue supporting millions who live in recovery and their loved ones.
Joining the Campaign to Spread Awareness
Anyone can join the mission to spread awareness about and encourage treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. As a matter of fact, SAMHSA has created a tool kit for organizations and individuals to plan activities and events. Individuals can also use its dedicated website to find activities and events near them.
Take the First Step Toward Recovery
Do you have a teen who suffers from a substance use disorder? If so, Foothills at Red Oak Recovery can provide teen substance use disorder treatment. When your teen has a mental condition as well, we can address that too. In fact, some of the services at our adolescent treatment center NC residents depend on include:
- Group counseling program
- Family therapy program
- Reality therapy program
- Equine therapy program
- Music and art therapy program
Learn more during National Recovery Month about why mental health and substance use disorder treatment is so important. Get help for your teen today. Call 866.300.5275 for more information about our services.

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You Will Definitely Never Feel These Peculiar Facts Behind Best Monetary Advisors
Financial asset allocation by net worth advisors can commonly be actually described as bankers or even brokers when it comes to alternative finance items. They may advise on mortgage loans, loans, visa or mastercard, bank card financial obligation as well as other financial responsibilities. They may additionally be included within the people working within your popular supplier’s insurance coverage or assets tasks.
Financial specialists can be people who are independent practitioners. They might be hired by financial institutions, insurance providers, economic coordinators, investment firms, mutual funds, hedge funds, or any other organization that makes a direct provision of financial items for their clients.
So as to certify as financial specialists, the professional must keep a post-graduate level in money or even investment. The credentials and adventure will vary according to the various sectors as well as sorts of companies. The certification as well as experience are going to additionally depend upon the field.
The task of a financial specialist is actually incredibly significant, because they know the financial market inside out. They have described knowledge of the financial investment procedure, along with financial markets and study and evaluation. And also knowing exactly how to make precise monetary tips, they need to manage to give this advice to their clients in a well-timed fashion.
Financial advisors are actually a specialist in their area, yet it does certainly not indicate that they have a job that needs them to take a firm hand on every concern. Advisors possess the ability to know their customer’s needs and also manage the scenario appropriately.
It is very important to ensure that financial advisers are defended through statutory standards. These include issues including standards for minimal qualifications, how long financial specialists have to carry their posts, the expenses charged, as well as the method which these costs are actually to become spent.
Financial agents are regulated by their corresponding state. Some conditions include minimal qualifications for applicants, while others carry out certainly not. These qualifications may include; the expertise needed, the learning demanded, the required job experience or instruction, the minimal expense charges, as well as the legal criteria.
Financial advisors need to have to be ethical. They ought to not make money from supplying services to customers. They must also behave in a lawful as well as moral fashion towards each of their clients.
A private connection between a client and also a financial advisor is crucial. Consequently, the conditions of an expert’s connection with a customer are vital.
These feature who a client is actually handling, how their cash is put in, what risk the client is actually taking, what threats require to become managed as well as what conditions the customer needs to put together. As specifying the phrases, the advisor will review the client’s profiles and also supply details to the client regarding their investment profile. The consultant will certainly not give economic insight relative to any type of particular provider.
When seeking an economic specialist, bear in mind that the very best one for you is actually the one who satisfies your necessities and your demands. You may locate a riches of info about advisors through their customers. This details will certainly give you a concept of what form of advisor to choose.
Keep in mind that the monetary expert you opt for is actually a choice that is actually not to become played around. Your expert will definitely have a direct influence on the potential excellence of your financial investment technique. Be sure that you perform your study and that you select a consultant with whom you think you can possess a great relationship.
Of the countless financial specialists there are, there are actually a ton of lousy apples available. In many cases, economic advisors are only some individuals that have actually set up shop as well as are actually charging shocking charges for companies they are certainly not giving. And when it pertains to submitting bankruptcy, most of these folks are going to probably acquire your back tax obligations refund by professing you filed bankruptcy on purpose!
One of the very best points you can do is actually to make certain you receive all the truths concerning the financial specialist you are taking into consideration before choosing an examination. Right here are a handful of pointers that will certainly assist you prevent being scammed through an economic consultant.
It is essential to understand what the demands are actually for economic experts in basic. Some conditions demand the specialist to be actually a lawyer while others just need that they be licensed by the condition.
If the expert is not a lawyer, it is actually a good concept to examine to see if they are actually additionally licensed to exercise rule in the condition. While this performs not necessarily suggest that they are any less certified, it may give you comfort that you are partnering with an accredited legal representative that has the needed learning and also instruction to perform their roles in a method that defends your rate of interests. It needs to do without stating that you must never remain in a setting where you would certainly count on any kind of details provided to you about your financial resources without the appropriate lawful encourage.
In purchase to make sure that you have found the correct economic consultants, it is actually necessary to guarantee that you have actually explored the qualifications of every possible consultant you fulfill. A lot of specialists are going to declare to possess particular expertise in the business, but essentially, their training is minimal and also they might certainly not have the capacity to give you with all the solutions you need to have. To find the most ideal, you need to have to carefully browse all the materials the monetary advisor gives and also talk with the attorney that is representing all of them.
During the course of the latest economic decline, lots of people are actually battling to create ends satisfy. Considering that of the crash of the real estate market, a primary reason of this has actually been. Because of this, people are must liquidate their expenditures if you want to fulfill the essential needs of food items and home.

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In this course, part of the Principles of Manufacturing MicroMasters program, you will learn how to analyze manufacturing systems to optimize performance and control cost. You will develop an understanding of seemingly opaque production lines with a particular emphasis on random disruptive events – their effects and how to deal with them, as well as inventory dynamics and management.
Manufacturing systems are complex and require decision-making skills and analytical analysis. Managers and practitioners use a wide variety of methods to optimize the performance of manufacturing systems and control costs. The many processes and functions involved in building and maintaining these systems demand a high-level of knowledge.
In this course, you will learn about these various methods and processes. We will start with a review of probability and statistics, and then cover topics in linear programming, queueing theory, inventory management and the Toyota Production System (TPS). Lastly, we will introduce stochastic manufacturing systems models developed here at MIT.
The topics covered will provide the basis for learners to continue into the manufacturing field in such roles as an operations manager or supply chain manager.
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SAND LAKE (WRGB) - Bruce Sowalski of Sand Lake is one of the many who was taken too soon by the Coronavirus. He died on April 2, 2020 at the age of 68.
CBS6 spoke with Bruce's wife Lorraine about the virus' impact. She said it all happened so fast. It started as a cold, but he soon had a fever, chills, a cough, and shortness of breath.
"I witnessed first hand, my husband, going from someone who was healthy, to everyday having more and more symptoms that were pointing to COVID-19," Bruce's wife Lorraine Ferguson said. "And just that feeling of, this cant possibly be happening."
Bruce was admitted to the hospital on March 27th, and put on a ventilator 2 days later. A long time lung condition put him at higher risk.
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Lorraine last spoke to Bruce quickly on March 29th. "It was a conversation where we said 'I love you' and at that point the phone was handed back to the doctor, and the process began."
Bruce died four days later on April 2nd at the age of 68.
Lorraine was the love of Bruce's life. They met in the Albany area when Bruce was in his early 30s, and she in her late 20s. "We met through a very good friend of ours, and it was magic right away." Lorraine said.
She said he was compassionate and had a great sense of humor. "He was an every day guy, but he had that piece of him that would just bring everyone together."
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She said they enjoyed the simple things in life together - going on walks, cooking, bird watching, and traveling the world!
Bruce loved animals, they had two cats, and frequently fostered cats through the Mohawk Hudson Humane Socieity.
Giving back is one of Bruce's biggest legacies - For the past 15 years Bruce volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul's food pantry in Albany, and has been on the board of The Food Pantries For the Capital District since 2011. He served as President from 2014-2016.
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Natasha Pernicka, the Executive Director for The Food Pantries For the Capital District said Bruce was a model board member, and always rolled up his sleeves to help. "He served on almost every committee, either chaired it or served on all of our committees," Natasha Pernicka said. "And every week he unloaded thousands of pounds of food from our box truck that was delivering orders from the food bank."
And he always brought it back to the Food Pantries' vision to help the community. In 2018, Bruce won the Sister Mary Coons Award.
"I really owe it to Bruce that The Food Pantries for the Capital District has grown to be the organization that it is today." Natasha said.
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Natasha knows Bruce's legacy will live on at the board meetings. She says he always asked a lot of good questions. Now they'll say to each other "What would Bruce say or ask?".
Lorraine hopes Bruce's passing will teach us all a lesson. "Let's use what happened to him as an example of how short life can be, and how important it is for you to think about what your values are in life and to follow your beliefs." Lorraine said. "And what can we do to make somebody else's day, every day? That's what Bruce did."
Lorraine urges everyone to stay home, because you never know if the virus will affect someone you love.


And then there were two...
Those were the words of J.D. Brookhart as he announced his decision to restrict the starting quarterback competition to Carlton Jackson and Chris Jacquemain.
Has Matt Rodgers' arm soreness played a part? "Yes and no," the coach said.
Still, that Rodgers was alive in the competition this long speaks a lot to the true freshman's talent. It's very possible Rodgers still could see action this season. First, considering his age, it stands to reason that he will continue to progress faster than Jackson and Jacquemain. Second, it's no guarantee the backup quarterback remains with the team, rather than transferring. Third, the starter will be on a leash shorter than usual, knowing that the competition in camp was tight.
Rodgers continued to get reps today at practice.


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On the rocks Ibiza, in San Antonio, gives you the chance to enjoy a fantastic meal on the beach with live music
On the rocks Ibiza is one of those places you go to relax, listen to good music andby the way eat something while you enjoy the beach and the intense sun of the island.
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Among other interesting aspects of the debate Friday was whether President Bush is now doing what Democratic President John F. Kennedy would have done in this situation.
The issue came up after Rep. Joseph Kennedy, D-Mass., the late president's nephew, told the House to consider "what it's going to be like to face up to the tears of mothers and fathers when their sons come home in body bags."Rep. Gerald Solomon, R-N.Y., then recalled that President Kennedy sought and got Congress' approval to use "whatever means may be necessary" to make the Soviets take missiles out of Cuba in 1962.
Solomon quoted JFK saying then that "the greatest danger of all would be to do nothing. The 1930s taught us a clear lesson: Aggressive conduct - if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged - ultimately leads to war."


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RADNOR, Pa., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announces that Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP has filed a securities fraud class action against Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) (“Emergent”) on behalf investors who purchased or acquired Emergent common stock between April 24, 2020, and April 16, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”). This action, captioned Roth v. Emergent BioSolutions Inc., et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-01189-PX (the “Roth Action”), was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Southern Division). To view a copy of the Roth Action complaint, please click here.
There is one related class action case pending against Emergent in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Southern Division), and a published notice in that action triggered the deadline of June 18, 2021, for any investors who purchased Emergent common stock to seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class. The filing of the Roth Action does not change the June 18, 2021 lead plaintiff deadline.
Deadline Investor Reminder: For additional information or to learn how to participate in this litigation, please contact Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP: James Maro, Esq. (484) 270-1453 or Adrienne Bell, Esq. (484) 270-1435; toll free at (844) 887-9500; via e-mail at email@example.com; or visit: https://www.ktmc.com/emergent-biosolutions-class-action-lawsuit?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=emergent.
Emergent is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that develops vaccines and antibody therapeutics for infectious diseases. In response to the novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causing COVID-19 disease (“COVID-19”) pandemic, Emergent signed a series of deals with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) and AstraZeneca worth a combined $876 million to provide contract development and manufacturing organization services to produce the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
The Class Period begins on April 24, 2020, the day after Emergent announced that it had entered into an agreement with J&J to manufacture J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate at Emergent’s Baltimore facility. Under the deal, Emergent would provide drug substance manufacturing services and reserve large-scale manufacturing capacity for J&J. Then, on June 11, 2020 Emergent announced that it had signed another agreement to provide contract development and manufacturing services and secure large-scale manufacturing capacity to support AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
The truth about Emergent began to be revealed on March 31, 2021 after the close of markets, when The New York Times published an article reporting on the accidental contamination of COVID-19 vaccines developed by J&J and AstraZeneca at Emergent’s Baltimore facility. The New York Times article stated that in late February 2021, Emergent employees at the Baltimore facility mixed up ingredients of the two different COVID-19 vaccines, contaminating up to 15 million doses of J&J’s vaccine and forcing regulators to delay authorization of the facility’s production lines. Also, “[f]urther shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine – expected to total 24 million doses in the next month – were supposed to come from the giant plant in Baltimore” but “[t]hose deliveries are now in question while the quality control issues are sorted out.”
The next morning, April 1, 2021, the Associated Press reported, based on documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, that the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) had “repeatedly . . . cited Emergent for problems such as poorly trained employees, cracked vials and problems managing mold and other contamination around one of its facilities.” Following this news, Emergent’s stock price substantially declined from a close of $92.91 per share on March 31, 2021, to $80.46 per share at the close of trading on April 1, 2021, a drop of $12.45, or over 13%, per share.
Then, on April 19, 2021, Emergent revealed that, “at the request of the FDA, Emergent agreed not to initiate the manufacturing of any new material at its Bayview facility and to quarantine existing material manufactured at the Bayview facility pending completion of the [FDA’s] inspection and remediation of any resulting findings.” Following this news, the price of Emergent’s common stock declined $9.77 per share, or more than 12%, from a close of $77.64 per share on April 16, 2021, to close at $67.87 per share on April 19, 2021.
The Roth Action alleges that, throughout the Class Period, the defendants failed to disclose that: (1) Emergent’s Baltimore facility had a history of manufacturing issues increasing the likelihood for massive contaminations; (2) the Baltimore facility had received a series of FDA citations as a result of these contamination risks and quality control issues; (3) Emergent had been forced to discard millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines after workers at the facility deviated from manufacturing standards; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, the defendants’ public statements about Emergent’s ability and capacity to mass manufacture multiple COVID-19 vaccines at its Baltimore facility were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
Emergent investors may, no later than June 18, 2021, seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed as a lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member’s claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country involving securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of state and federal law. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP is a driving force behind corporate governance reform, and has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of institutional and individual investors from the United States and around the world. The firm represents investors, consumers and whistleblowers (private citizens who report fraudulent practices against the government and share in the recovery of government dollars). For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, please visit www.ktmc.com.
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The Home Secretary has consistently promised to curb illegal migration into the country and has consistently instructed her department to implement that policy. She has also according to the press made various proposals to officials to bring this about only to have them watered down, undermined or declared illegal by the courts. She has not been saying one thing to us and another in private as some contributors have alleged.
Frustrated by the lack of progress she is now instituting senior management change for the Immigration service and bringing forward stronger legislation at the same time. It is important that Parliament grants sufficient powers to stop the courts undermining official policy, and effective powers to deter illegals coming to us from safe countries in the EU.
The government is looking at other advanced democratic countries like Australia to see how they have better control over illegal movements.


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"In putting ourselves into print, we have no apology to offer, but the assurance of an honest aim to serve the public interest."
Those words were spoken by Mitchell Henry, the founding editor of the Manchester Evening News at its launch on October 10th 1868.
They remain relevant today, 150 years later, and are embossed on the wall of the entrance of the Manchester Evening News.
But we would not be able to fulfil that pledge without the public. Thanks to your bravery, courage, and civility in talking to us, sometimes at the most trying times of your lives, we can report accurately and expose and scrutinise.
We exist not only to report on local and national events but the successes and often astonishing achievements of Greater Mancunians.
A distinguished history of campaigning is part of our makeup and for a century and a half we have told your story, recording the history of our great city.
The newspaper industry has been revolutionised by the internet, changing the way we bring you the news.
But the Manchester Evening News's drive and commitment is not diminished and each day we reach more than one million people through our website, paper, and app - more than at any time in our history.
Home to famous names
Over the years Manchester Evening News has employed some famous names, including Harold Evans, who went on to be editor of the Sunday Times, George Orwell - real name Eric Arthur Blair - who griped about his eight guineas a week pay - and Clockwork Orange novelist, Anthony Burgess. Dame Jenni Murray used to write a regular column.
But the real stars of this paper have always been you - the Mancunians who trust and support us.
The seeds of our existence were sown by the Parliamentary ambition of Mr Mitchell Henry who launched the Manchester Evening News, 150 years ago today, in a bid to reach Westminster.
The first edition was four pages and cost a halfpenny.
A tiny office in Brown Street, now a smart location in the city centre, was where the paper was run from, with a staff of about a dozen.
Henry failed to win the seat and sold the paper soon after.
But, thanks to the huge, and growing local population the paper grew rapidly.
By 1939 the M.E.N was the biggest provincial newspaper in Britain. By then we were under joint ownership with the Guardian. And it was our circulation that kept the Guardian in business, and funded its move to London, before we parted ways in 2010.
We were bought by Trinity Mirror, now Reach PLC, heralding an exciting new period in the paper's history. Our first editor Mitchell Henry, a wealthy surgeon and cotton merchant, could not have imagined that, a century-and-a-half after he started the paper, that the M.E.N would be reaching millions via something called the internet.
Campaigning for you
But our campaigning spirit has not changed - Henry called for better health care for the poor in his time - and we still exist to stand up for the people of this city.
Today, we turn our eyes to homelessness and the housing crisis. We believe reporting can achieve real change. We've seen it happen - helping get new legislation passed in Parliament, in 2006, to protect our emergency services from violence as they go about their work.
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A few years later we were first to highlight the plight of WWII veterans who were denied the chance to return to Italian battlefields - helping lead to the creation of the lottery-funded Heroes Return scheme. And we fought for WWI veterans to be remembered - winning a new memorial for Salford's fallen.
When banks collapsed, we campaigned for world-leading cancer hospital The Christie to get back the millions it had lost in an Icelandic account. And when gun crime hit our inner cities we gave mothers of a victims a voice - the publicity demanded action.
"Nothing before, and nothing I have experienced since, working for newspapers, radio, television, and websites in London, and New York and Washington, matches the speed demanded of everyone on the Evening News", said Harold Evans, the Newton Heath raised ex-M.E.N reporter, who went on to become one of the country's greatest editors at the Sunday Times.
Evans masterminded campaigns in the 1960s limiting industrial smoke and demanding the pedestrianisation of St Ann's Square - now a fine oasis of calm in the city centre.
That was under the tenure of Tom Henry, a legendary editor who engineered one of our paper's greatest scoops.
We were the first paper to publish the news that the war was over in 1945.
Realising that the end of hostilities was close, Tom Henry, working night after night, prepared an up-to-the-minute Victory Edition..
When the news agency flash came of the Nazi capitulation on May 7, 1945, the M.E.N. was ready. Within minutes, the paper was on the streets with the news we had waited so long to hear.
"All the German forces have surrendered and the war in Europe is over", the first line said.
Of course, our focus is always local. But we have a rich history of reporting momentous events. Like the Coronation of the young Princess Elizabeth on June 2nd 1953.
"In a hushed and reverent moment which transcended all the pomp and pageantry of the day, the brave young Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey this afternoon", we said.
Recorded in our pages are all those times when the eyes of the world have been on Greater Manchester. Like when, on November 10, 1977, in a hospital near Oldham, an embryo was taken from a petri dish and implanted into Lesley Brown – making her longed-for daughter Louise the first-ever ‘test tube baby’, a landmark moment in history, a moment of hope and joy.
Reporting with compassion
Sometimes in Manchester's toughest times the Evening News' task is to not only report accurately, but to sensitively gauge the mood of Mancunians.
And that was our heavy task, last year, when 22 innocents lost their lives in the Manchester Arena atrocity.
It was our city that had been targeted, in that appalling event, and the Evening News had a duty to respond, in depth, and with empathy and compassion.
When Moors Murderers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady were luring innocents to their deaths on Saddleworth Moor, it was an M.E.N journalist, Ian Fowler, who was first to report that the cases were linked.
Those crimes rocked our city, five years after the Munich disaster, in which eight of the Busby Babes, 'The Flowers of Manchester', lost their lives in a plane crash in Munich. Tom Jackson, a reporter with the Evening News, was one of eight journalists who died in the crash.
We've followed our great football clubs from their inception, recording the joy you, our readers, felt when City lifted the 1968 First Division title and 1969 FA Cup, and when Sir Alex Ferguson's grit and guile guided United to the treble thirty years later. United's rapturous homecoming on that momentous occasion made for brilliant picture-led coverage.
Manchester City's capture of the Premier Division title in 2012, with a last gasp winner against QPR, triggered 26 pages of 'Blue Heaven'.
The M.E.N. did not exist when 60,000 people gathered peacefully in St Peter’s Field in Manchester on August 16th 1819. As they protested for representation magistrates read the Riot Act, the cavalry charged, and 16 were killed.
But we did exist on October 1, 1931, when 10,000 people marched on the old Town Hall in Bexley Square, protesting against cuts to unemployment benefit and coal and milk for the poor, with protesters attacked by officers.
At times our scrutiny has not been welcome. Only two people were arrested after the IRA bomb of 1996 - M.E.N. reporter Steve Panter and DCI Gordon Mutch.
The police officer was accused of leaking confidential information about the bomb inquiry to Panter, after we named a suspect for the bombing and revealed he had been followed by Special Branch. In the end, in a vindication, the DCI was cleared of misconduct in public office and Steve Panter, after an agonising wait, was told he would not be prosecuted for refusing to reveal his source for the story.
We do not have an agenda beyond telling the story of the city and fighting for its interests. It has been our privilege to chart the city's development - from Cottonpolis, to industrial powerhouse, to post-industrial slump, to the regenerated powerhouse we've become.
In 2002, Manchester's international standing rose as it staged the Commonwealth Games. Fondly remembered as the city's 'golden summer' it was achieved with the help of a 10,000-strong army of volunteers.
Its legacy was a new stadium, now greatly enlarged as Manchester City's Etihad ground, which breathed new life into post-industrial east Manchester.
New industries - creative, digital, hi-tech - promise a great future for our city, aided by the innovation of our great universities. But social problems remain that we will not turn away from.
In all our work, we are aided by the public institutions and businesses that keep our city going, even as we watch them and hold them account. From day to day, it's our role to follow the business of our councils, our emergency services, our courts and our schools.
But our work would not be possible without your support, without you sharing your highs and lows with us, without taking the time to read what we report.
Through it all, our greatest ally is you - our readers.
Got a story or an issue you want us to investigate? Want to tell us about something going on where you live? Let us know - in complete confidence - by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org, calling us on 0161 211 2323, tweeting us @MENnewsdesk or messaging us on our Facebook page. You can also send us a story tip using the form here. Join the Manchester Evening News breaking news Facebook group for a place to read and talk about breaking news in Greater Manchester.


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Congress: A Spent Force in Tamil Nadu?
Ever since the Congress party was routed in the 1967 elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, it has had very little sway in the state. The party has become an insignificant player, to say the least, and is left to piggybacking on the two Dravidian parties in one election after another over the last five decades.
With factional feuds and infighting becoming an inseparable part of the party organisation, a revival is highly unlikely in the near future. The growing number of factions and the reluctance of the central leadership in setting things right have worsened its plight over decades.
The party leadership seems to less worried about its plummeting vote share – around 15% in 1991 to less than seven per cent in 2016. The party’ performance has been dismal in 2011, 2014 and 2016, with only the 2019 general elections being a ‘face saving’ measure.
The Congress has been contesting polls as part of an alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) or the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 1971, except 1989. Its dependence on the Dravidian giants have only eroded the party’s base in many of its strongholds.
A ROUGH RIDE SINCE 1967
The party has never been able to make any sort of come back since the setback it suffered in 1967. The party had managed to win only 51 seats, with the legendary K. Kamaraj losing from his hometown. The election was dominated by the anti-Hindi imposition protests and a famine which blew them away.
The election saw the dawn of Dravidian party rule in the state, which continues uninterrputed and without challenge.
The split in the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1969 saw a change in the state’s machinery. The 1971 elections witnessed the faction led by Indira Gandhi desisting from contesting the assembly polls. The K. Kamaraj led Indian National Congress (Organisation) contested in 201 seats and won 15 with a 35% vote share with the DMK returning to power.
Since, the party has been unable to make any monumental impact in polls in the state with its vote-share continuing to deteriorate. The party secured a 20.9% vote share in 1980 while contesting alongside the DMK, while it managed to secure 19.8% in 1989 while fighting alone.
After winning the 1991 elections with the AIADMK – after the demise of Rajiv Gandhi – the party headed for a split in 1996. G.K. Moopanar, the known trouble-shooter of the party, formed the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) after the INC leadership decided to ally with an AIADMK which was marred with a barrage of allegations.
The DMK-TMC combine romped home with the Congress returning empty handed, with late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa suffering a defeat. The TMC became the opposition party and the Congress never recovered.
In 2001, the Congress and the TMC together garnered less then ten per cent of the vote share and won 30 seats. The 2006 results sprang a surprise with both the DMK and AIADMK unable to get a simple majority. The DMK formed the government with 98 seats with the outside support of the Congress, which had 34 seats. The party, however, has suffered three successive defeats since then.
INC did not contest in 1971 assembly polls; INC(O) contested. Courtesy: Prakash R
In 2001, both, the INC and TMC contested as AIADMK allies. The vote percent mentioned is the share of both parties.
The party has not managed to secure more than a ten per cent voteshare in five state elections since 1996. The drop in votes, on occasion, has been due to the anti-incumbency faced by its ally, but the same cannot be the only reason for the erosion.
The change of guard on multiple occasions has had hardly any positive implications either. Two splits, once in 1996 by G.K. Moopanar, and in 2014 by his son G.K. Vasan, have added to the agony of the party.
The decimation of the Congress was not a surprise in the 2011 and 2016 assembly elections and in the 2014 General Elections. The party contested alongside the DMK in 2011 and 2016 while it fought alone in 2014. The 2019 general election victory is the only solace for the party in recent times.
In 2011, the party contested in 63 seats and returned with a meagre five victories, garnering a vote share of 8.4%. The 2009 war between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in Sri Lanka, and its support by the Centre, then led by the Congress, were prominent issues during the elections. The elections saw the defeat of the DMK-Congress combine with the latter suffering a huge setback.
Relations between the DMK and Congress turned bitter, with both the parties deciding to go solo in the 2014 general elections. Both drew a blank, with the Congress managing a meagre 4.52% votes from all the 39 constituencies it contested from.
The year 2016 was comparatively better: it won eight of the 41 contested seats with a 6.42% vote share. The party was considered to be the weak link in the DMK alliance, hampering the prospects of the former. The Peoples’ Welfare Front (PWF) was also accused of splitting the anti-incumbency votes, thereby favouring the AIADMK.
‘JUMBO’ COMMITTEE WITH ELECTION AROUND THE CORNER
The party is gearing up for the 2021 assembly elections by revamping its organisational setup and announcing a ‘jumbo’ committee. The national leadership announced a committee of more than 450 members for the elections, including 32 vice-presidents, 57 general secretaries and 104 secretaries.
In addition, the party has four working presidents appointed to balance regional and communal equations.
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Dissenting voices came from within, however, with Karti P. Chidambaram, the MP from Sivaganga, questioning the accountability of the committee. Fitting in so many members was attributed to the existing group wars within the party.
The party has been lacking a unifying face with each new Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) reportedly complaining of a lack of support from other factions. The growing number of factions has led to the undoing of the party, with more reliance on the Dravidian parties also eroding its base.
WHAT LIES AHEAD?
Rahul Gandhi’s visit to see Jallikattu, the bull-taming game, has been deemed political by many observers. The DMK’s reluctance to allocate more seats to its allies has been mentioned by many, including second-rung leadership like Udhayanidhi Stalin.
Given the present situation, the an alliance with the DMK seems all but done. However, the party’s bargaining capacity has been drastically reduced, with its performance in Bihar an uncomfortable truth. The party has now been reduced tp pleading, with Mani Shankar Aiyar saying that the Congress can now only ask for seats and that the DMK has to decide.
The DMK is reportedly adopting a tough approach in seat allocation, exacerbating their worries. The presence of the two Left parties, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Vaiko-led Marumalarchi DMK will reflect in the seat-sharing arrangement.
The party may have to settle for lesser seats given the fact that fighting alone is definitely not on the cards. Any decision to contest alone, even to save pride, could prove suicidal.
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Brownstoner reports that Uncommon Grounds, which is currently closed for renovations, will be asking CB2 to allow it to add outdoor seating at tonight's meeting.
The cafe, which is transforming itself into a restaurant, is located on the busy corner of Henry and Cranberry Streets in the North Heights.
The question here is: Should CB2 allow this? Is this a wonderful idea that will invigorate the neighborhood or is too much clutter for a residential street?
Here's a diagram of the proposed outdoor seating plan:


An international team of researchers at Zhejiang Normal University (Jinhua, China) and Umeå University (Sweden) has developed a technique based on a spectroscopy method to monitor bacterial growth in contained blood samples quickly, accurately, and noninvasively.
Related: Fluorescence detection method diagnoses bloodstream infection quickly
Microorganism growth is driven by many factors, so it is critical to be able to assess the quality of blood samples quickly and accurately. Without this ability, samples might need to be discarded or, alternatively, result in or worsen illnesses. Although bacterial blood contamination is rare, it does occur and has led to deaths. A rapid screening method could mean that a larger percentage of blood could be directly tested for bacteria.
Jie Shao, associate professor at the Institute of Information Optics at Zhejiang Normal University, explains that microorganism growth is always associated with the production of carbon dioxide (CO2), so assessing CO2 levels within, for example, closed compartments like bottles or bags would allow them to detect this growth quickly.
Several detection techniques are currently capable of rapid and accurate measurements of gas compositions. Those based on optical spectroscopy are most appealing because they're noninvasive, boast high sensitivity, provide instant responses, and are potentially useful for assessment of bacterial growth. So, the researchers developed an instrument based on a technique called tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), which combines all of these properties with ease of use and low cost, Shao says. What's more, it can achieve low detection limits on the order of parts per billion, and measure temperature, pressure, velocity, and mass flux.
The research team used their instrument—which includes a tunable diode laser as the light source, beam shaping optics, a sample to be investigated, receiving optics, and one or more detectors—to assess bacterial growth of various types of samples under a variety of conditions. By applying the technique to transparent containers of organic substances such as food items or medical samples, bacterial growth can be quickly evaluated.
In contrast with conventional and more invasive techniques that require contact with the tested items, the TDLAS method is truly noninvasive for monitoring—in real time—the status of food and medical supplies, or as a tool to determine under which environmental conditions bacterial growth is expected to be severe.
Next, the researchers plan to enhance the technique to allow for assessments of microbial growth in a large variety of samples, expanding beyond food items and medical supplies, Shao says.
Full details of the work appear in the journal Applied Optics; for more information, please visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.55.002339.


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Can we all agree that anything cacti is amazing? This crochet amigurumi cactus is beyond cute with its bright green color and pink flower. Buy one for your baby, your toddler who loves pretend play, your pet, or grab a few for yourself! There are 2 bells inside the cacti and it has a gentle rattling noise. If you wish to purchase this without the bells inside send me a message and I will remove the jingly insides. Each cactus is 7 inches in length and 7 inches across at its widest point. Recommended care: Spot wash when possible. When necessary hand wash with cold water and lay flat to dry.
Crochet Cactus Rattle Handmade - D0HUJRDVK

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Iguchi Mao, Fukyouwaon - 2017
|Birthdate||November 10, 1995|
|Agency||Sony Music Entertainment|
|Associated Acts||Keyakizaka46, Nogizaka46|
- Hiragana Keyaki (Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai)
- Dare Yori mo Takaku Tobe! (Futari Saison)
- W-KEYAKIZAKA no Uta (Fukyouwaon)
- Bokutachi wa Tsukiatteiru (Fukyouwaon)
- Fascinated viewers with her crazy antics during SHOWROOM audition
- Her trademark act is swinging a pendant back and forth in front of the camera and "hypnotizing" viewers, saying: "You will fall in love with me, you will fall in love with me, you will fall in love with me...."
- Attends college
- Says that when she told her teacher she had been accepted into Keyakizaka46, the teacher replied that that destroyed his/her image of them.
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It's Taco Tuesday! Equities markets with a major rally on the first day of trading for 2012, commodities markets also spike with major gains in today's session, tonight is the GOP Iowa Caucus (Santorum surges), Obama campaign take out attack ads against GOP in Iowa on the day of the caucuses, Los Angeles authorities arrest suspected fire arsonist, Hackers plan on launching a censorship-free Internet satellite network, Iran threatens U.S. to keep its aircraft carrier out of the Persian Gulf, murdered dead body found in the Queen of England's estate, militant groups in Pakistan form a united front at the urging of the Taliban (Haqqani network), rebel leader in Syria threatens to increase attacks against Bashar Al-Assad's forces, North Korea holds mass rally for Kim Jong-Un and China's ambitious space plan. Ghost goes off on United State's child killing epidemic, TV/radio hosts who rip-off TCR and the future. News True Capitalist Commentary and Radio Graffiti on this edition. Follow on Twitter @GhostPolitics
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Neural correlates of irritability indicate the presence of distinct neurobiological processes for children with symptoms of
"severe mood dysregulation" (SMD) compared with those who have bipolar disorder.
Youth with SMD reported greater arousal following negative feedback than children with bipolar disorder and controls and responded
to negative feedback with significantly greater activation of the anterior cingulate cortex and medial frontal gyrus than
Compared with youth who have SMD and healthy children, children with bipolar disorder displayed greater superior frontal gyrus
activation and decreased insula activation following negative feedback.
These findings are important because they indicate that children who experience extreme irritability in the face of frustration
have a neurobiological process distinct from that seen in bipolar disorder and may warrant a diagnosis of SMD.

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All compressed and liquefied gases should be regarded as hazardous. All persons working with compressed liquefied gases should be aware of the hazards associated with the particular gas used. These may include one or more of the following:
- Compressed State - release of gases from the container may occur with considerable force
- Low Temperature - many gases are at a very low temperature when released (see section 16 - Cryogenics)
- Reactivity - some gases (eg chlorine, oxygen, ammonia) are highly reactive with other materials
- Flammability - the high concentration and pressure increases the hazard
- Toxicity - some gases such as ammonia and chlorine are toxic
- Oxygen Depletion - while the gas may not be toxic, gas released may displace oxygen and act as an asphyxiant
Safe use in the lab
To detect leaks use a soap solution or a specific gas detector and never use a match.
Before closing the laboratory check all gas taps to see that they are properly turned off. Turn off all electric apparatus except flame or spark proof equipment so as not to provide an ignition source in case of an unrecognised leakage.
Safe handling of gas cylinders
Transport FULL gas cylinders ONLY when properly secured on a gas cylinder trolley. If a safety cap is in place around the valve it should not be removed. Accidents have happened when a safety cap is used and the cylinder has not been secured properly. The valve may break off when the cylinder falls and the valve hits something. The release of compressed gas can propel the cylinder with sufficient force to smash through several concrete walls.
Always secure gas cylinders with a safety chain.
- Do not use excessive force when connecting the cylinder to your equipment. Use only the spanners designed for gas cylinders.
- Remember - flammable gases, e.g. hydrogen, acetylene, have left-hand threads and nuts, which are notched on reducing valves, to indicate this fact.


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Fundraising for Cats Protection
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
I am raising much needed funds for Cats Protection Newbury Adoption Centre.
I am so excited to be taking part in an amazing Challenge. Most of you may know that I'm not overly fond of water so canoeing down a river will be a huge challenge for me. A highlight of the trip will be spending three days helping on a range of tasks at the Lion Conservation Project, something I have always dreamt about doing.
There are always plenty of heart felt stories working with cats in our care but one that stands out is Fusa
Fusa arrived at Newbury Cats Protection with cat flu symptoms and a very obvious head tilt. She had a serious ear infection, her balance was affected too, causing nausea. Antibiotics and ear treatment, haven’t helped to alleviate the symptoms.
Xray's revealed the problem was in the middle ear and possibly a polyp causing all the symptoms. Due to the location of the problem, specialist treatment is needed. Fusa will need a CT scan and an operation to access the middle ear and to remove the polyp (ventral bulla osteotomy). Specialist treatment and scans are very costly but we want to give this young kitty a chance, time is of essence and we would appreciate your help in order for Fusa to receive the treatment she deserves. She has been estimated at 5 years old.
It is heart breaking to watch Fusa suffer, her balance is a little better but we have had to raise Fusa's food bowls for her just to be able to eat because if she has to drop her head to eat; snot runs from her nose and causes her to have a very uncomfortable sneezing attack! She is still taking antibiotics to prevent the symptoms from getting worse and she has to have a decongestant with her food. Every time we medicate it takes a while for Fusa to recover her balance. Fusa is being kept comfortable but she now needs your help to survive!
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Any outcome on the US ‘fiscal cliff’, one way or the other, is going to have an impact on stocks. In Australia, as with everywhere outside the US, the flow-on impact will largely be of an indirect nature.
In the States, though, the impact will be direct. And at this stage, where nothing has been agreed/ disagreed upon, there’s a wide range of potential outcomes.
US-based Citigroup strategist Steven Weiting has patterned S&P 500 earnings per share forecasts against three previously released US economic growth alternatives.
■ If a deal can be reached to avert the fiscal cliff, it will represent a “mild" additional fiscal tightening. Citi’s base case scenario is that S&P 500 EPS will rise nearly 5 per cent in 2013.
“An outright drop in US share count [Ed. shares outstanding] may well be needed just to hit this estimate ($108.00) amid high profit margins and shaky global growth," the broker reckons.
■ The ‘cliff’ scenario would imply something akin to a 10 per cent drop in EPS in 2013. Reaching a ‘grand bargain’ that avoids immediate fiscal tightening i.e. automatic sequesters and roll-off of Bush-era tax cuts, as well as puts in place credible future reforms “could see gathering strength".
Under a grand bargain, 2013 EPS would grow 6 per cent and then by 12 per cent in 2014, Citi estimates. Under the cliff scenario, 2014 EPS would be about 25 per cent lower than under the grand bargain scenario.
■ “The downside scenario is particularly difficult to quantify. A complete absence of fiscal agreements could extend to a debt ceiling showdown. If so, it is quite easy to imagine a larger drop in US GDP than the 1.2% modelled for 2013 amid financial turmoil and spillovers abroad, resulting in deeper profit declines. At the same time, the “cautious" expansion to date and financial deleveraging suggest a smaller profit decline than typical following a long, “excessive" expansion."
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Life is strange. Last night saw a glitzy "opening night" at the Princess of Wales Theatre for Les Misérables -- a megamusical that's already attracted a thousand tourist buses here and has played to 40 million people worldwide.
Opening night, indeed. After the years we all lived with Les Miz in the '80s and early '90s, it's like throwing a "getting to know you" party for Honest Ed Mirvish.
So why the new noise? Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Shoenberg's musical of Victor Hugo's tale had played nearly a decade on Broadway in late '96 when impresario Cameron Mackintosh fired nearly the entire cast.
Millions were spent to recast and revamp the thing for its second decade -- some in the form of severance to the aging previous cast (many of whom had come to consider their roles a career).
But some was spent tinkering with staging and costumes. Although even co-director Trevor Nunn told Variety, "It would be completely misleading to the average ticket buyer to say that if you saw the show six months ago you must come again and see a whole new show with new songs and a great big happy ending."
The Toronto production, incorporating all the enhancements which debuted on Broadway a year ago, is still the same four-hankie tragedy with largely forgettable songs and an overused rotating stage that, be warned, can cause nausea.
What's different is that this production features the man who defined Les Misérables in its earliest, best days -- Colm Wilkinson as the persecuted Jean Valjean. If that's your only reason to see this production, it's a darned good one.
Wilkinson -- whom many Torontonians know only as the Phantom -- returned to the Valjean role he played in London and on Broadway eager to gnaw on scenery. His brawny, hugely entertaining Valjean came out of the gate all grimaces, scowls and oversized gestures.
He seemed exultant as Valjean the angry, earthy escaped prisoner in the first act. (The second act belongs more to the student revolutionaries and the menage a trois between callow student Marius, the love of his life Cossette and Eponine, the girl who loves him).
And the voice. There was an assured power in it, as if Wilkinson was in a place he utterly belonged. In the second act, as he sang the song Bring Him Home over the sleeping Marius on the eve of battle, his voice travelled all over the high register with a beauty that brought people to their feet in the middle of the play.
The rest of the talented cast do a thoroughly professional job with a musical that's full of thankless heroic cyphers.
Canadian Jessica Snow-Wilson plays Eponine (probably the best role after Valjean) energetically, and fellow Canadian Sharron Matthews is terrifically vulgar as the innkeeper's wife Mme. Thenardier.
And Todd Alan Johnson plays the 19th-century French robocop Javert as stonefacedly as the role necessitates.
Gentlemen, start your buses.
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