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Since activating my 920 at Christmas I've been struggling to actually get service. 90% of time phone says no service, I have no service at home (but AT&T maps show 'moderate' LTE coverage) unless I stand by window to get 1 bar, whereas my old GSM Nokia was fine, and friends iPhone5 on AT&T at my home work fine. I don't drop down to stable 3G Edge service. Trying to fix the phone at 3G using the field tool doesn't get me a stable service. When I'm out and about I often have no service, inside stores or in my car, or at the Oakland Amtrak station. So I think I have a defective radio or antenna.
The worst symptom is dropping 2 bars of service when I make a call. EG If I see 3 bars of LTE service, when I try to make a call, the signal bars drop 2 levels to 1 bar whilst the call is set up, or if I have 1-2 bars of service, and it looks like I can make a call, it is often dropped and the display switches to no service. I can see 4 or 5 bars of service / signal strength some times on the phone but they don't seem real when I try to use them.
Tried hard reset and SIM card swap with AT&T tech support, now exchanging the phone.
It must of had a bad antenna.
Yeah, there must be something wrong with that particular one. I live in the South Bay and have driven all over (north bay, east bay, central coast) and have very good reception. Much much better than my iPhone 4s.
Replacement red arrived and service and signal seems normal, 3 bars where I used to have none, no drop in bars when I make a call ... hurray!
Where in southbay you in? I am in Santa clara, i had an issue with reception as well,but it was an odd issue.
The reception was fine in general, Santa Clara has a very strong LTE signal which I usually got 4-5 bars easily at all times.
What the issue was, when i put the phone to sleep, the reception would be lost or die which cause idle drain because the phone was trying to sustain reception and update my accounts. So everytime i put my phone on idle, let it sit for a minute or two, then click the middle button to turn on, you see the reception signal on the top left show a no reception sign, then 0 bars, then 1, 2, 3 and then normal bars. Once i start using it, the reception is fine, once i put it to sleep, it would go away and i couldn't get notifcations and it also drained battery.
Only place i know that has bad reception in the southbay is near mckee.
If your phone is having issues in the southbay with reception in most areas, your phone is probably bad.
I'm in Oakland, but didn't travel my usual amount around San Jose, Peninsula, and SF, during the holidays. I'll look out for your symptoms when picking up and unlocking from idle or charging. Mine was more like the above, when you see the bars then make a call, they dropped away during call set up.
Anybody get 920 BF price on new line of service at AT&T pre-BF?
Poor battery life because of background tasks?


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Theclosetonlineshop is a Verified Reseller & has a Good Reputation. If this is your boutique you can request to apply for our reseller accreditation program available only for select resellers.
The Closet is an online store that sells luxury items from a variety of categories including handbags, shoes and more. The have a wide selection of high-end designer brand products with more than 20 different brands available to choose from. They sell new, vintage and pre-loved bags through their website. The Closet has a nice selection of Chanel and Hermes bags to purchase on their website. Located in Dubai, The Closet has been in business since 2010.
They promise that every single bag listed on their website is completely authentic. They have a system that includes have each bag authenticated by two independent experts. They also provide an authenticity card with every single bag purchased through The Closet. They provide a full refund if you can prove that one of their handbags is not authentic.
Selling your bags to The Closet is easy to do through their website. They list every brand that they purchase bags from. They only accept bags that are gently used, which means no significant or visible damage to the bag. The Closet also allows buyers to purchase items on layaway. The layaway plan allows you to purchase an item by paying 25% as a down payment and paying the remaining balance within 30 days.
The Closet has a good reputation with no complaints.

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The Sheepdogs, made up of Ewan Currie, Leot Hanso,n Ryan Gullen, and Sam Corbett, are from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. They are a Rock band that got started in 2005. They aren’t just any Rock band, however. Think back, for a minute, and recall all those amazing late 60s and 70s bands that we now call Classic Rock. Think about how amazing that music is. The Sheepdogs belong in that genre.
A band that is truly lost in time, The Sheepdogs sound nothing, and I mean nothing, like today’s modern Rock. At times the Sheepdogs sound like The Doors, and not just a little bit here and there, a lotta bit, and quite often. It’s amazing, it’s pure, it’s fantastic Rock. The Sheepdogs make some music that has kind of a bluesy sound to it, but louder and heavier.
The Sheepdogs also incorporate the organ into their music, adding yet another dimension to this extremely talented band. The guitar work is brilliant. It is real and soulful. The Sheepdogs’ music often contains some rather tedious and extraordinary guitar solos that absolutely make you feel like you just stepped back into the Golden Age of Music – the 60s and 70s.
The vocals are a perfect match with the songs and enhances that Classic Rock sound. And one of the great things about this band is that not only do they sound old-school, they look old school, too. They look like they are living in the 70s. MarsBands.com urges you oh-so-strongly to check out this band. We promise that you absolutely will not be let down.

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Beijing, which was founded 3000 years ago, is the capital of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is also the nation's political and cultural hub. Additionally, it is the focal point for the country's transportation, scientific and technological development, education and communication. Its present-day population is over eleven million, thus, it is the second largest city in China. Previously known in English as Peking, the name was changed when the system for spelling Chinese words in English changed; the name in English means "northern capital". Beijing is one of the Great Ancient Capitals of China and has hosted the seat of government for much of China's history. It is the political, economic, academic, and cultural center of the country. Tradition and modern civilization are well integrated in this beautiful city.
The long history of Beijing endows the city with a rich cultural heritage. The Great Wall, one of the world's great wonders and one of the very few man-made structures that can be seen from space, extends several thousand miles, and passes relatively near to Beijing. The Forbidden City includes the most splendid group of imperial palaces in the world. The temple of heaven is the place of worship for emperors of various dynasties of China as well as a splendid representation of ancient Chinese architectural art. These sites have been selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as representing the world cultural heritage. Hutong (Chinese alleys) and compound courtyards (old Beijing residential quarters) are found throughout Beijing. These streets and buildings have witnessed the ups and downs of the city and the people in past centuries and are symbolic of the life of Beijing people. Few cities have the unique historical charm of Beijing. Its wide thoroughfares, magnificent gate tower and memorial arch, and grand palaces all speak to the extensive history of this city. It also stands as a symbol of China's grandeur, history, culture and mystery. Beijing is also an approachable and visitor-friendly city.
Changes have been taking place day-by-day in Beijing since China's reform and opening to the outside world. As summarized in a popular saying, Beijing is growing taller with more and more skyscrapers while growing younger with the improving living standards and more diversified life style.
This is Beijing, old and young, full of attractions. It is our sincere wish that you will make the best of your time here and we believe you will bring home more than what you expect.
IEEE ICMA 2011 will be held in the city of Beijing, at Beijing Empark Grand Hotel, which serves as both the official conference hotel and the venue for the technical program. Located in the west business district of Beijing and the east side of Zhongguancun, Beijing Empark Grand Hotel - the modern 5-star hotel including accommodation, exquisite dining, entertainment, conferencing, office building, flat apartment, offers breathtaking views of the Summer Palace, Ba Da Chu Park, West Hill, Fragrant Hill. The highway around city near the hotel gives the direct access to the Ba Da Ling Great Wall and it takes 35 minutes to get to the Beijing Airport. With a total square area of 180000, the hotel features lobby, lobby lounge, tea house, business center, commodity department, cafeteria, bar, Japanese restaurant, Chinese Restaurant, conference rooms, banquet hall, executive floors, underground non-night city, satisfying every need of today's smart business and leisure travelers.
A Chinese saying goes that He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. If we laid the bricks and rocks used in the Great Wall of Ming to form a wall one meter (1.1 yard) wide and five meters (16.4 feet) high, it could circle the earth at the equator with great ease. It is such a spectacular and formidable architectural feat that anyone who comes to China should not miss it under any circumstances. The Badaling Great Wall, constructed in 1502 (during the Ming Dynasty), once served as a crucial military fortification, and is now the most impressive and representative section of the striking Great Wall. It is about 70 kilometers (43.4 miles) from the downtown area of Beijing. As Badaling was once an important military strategy point, here the wall is comparatively high and firm. It has a length of 3,741 meters (2.3 miles) and it is equipped with dense watchtowers. The wall is about 8.5 meters (27.9 feet) high and slopes inward as it rises in height. The wall is 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) wide at its base, and its rim spans about 5.7 meters (18.7 feet) across.
Tiananmen Square is the geographical center of Beijing City. It is the largest city square in the world, occupying an area of 440,000 square meters (about 109 acres), and able to accommodate 10,000,000 people at one time. In the center of the Square stands the Monument to the People's Heroes, which commemorates the martyrs who devoted their lives to the Chinese people. It reaches 37.94 meters (124 feet) which makes it the biggest monument in Chinese history. The body is made of hardy granite and is surrounded by white balusters. Tiananmen Tower in the south was built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). During this dynasty and the following Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) it was where proclamations were issued to the whole nation. The common people were prohibited from entering the tower, but now tourists with tickets are permitted to climb it. It has five arched gates and nine principle hall columns. With the delicately carved white marbles on its base and yellow tiles on the roof, the tower is quite resplendent. Under the tower flows the limpid Jinshui River, across which seven exquisite bridges are perched, named the Golden Water Bridges.
The Summer Palace, Yiheyuan in Chinese, is the most celebrated imperial garden in China. The garden came into existence early in the 1750s and had once been a summer resort for the emperors. It is acclaimed as a museum of gardens in China, for a visit to this garden bestow on sightseers a glimpse of representative scenes all over China.
Beijing lies in the continental monsoon region in the warm temperature zone and its climate represents as hot and rainy in summer and cold and dry in winter. The four seasons in Beijing are distinct. It is dry, windy and sandy in spring and hot and rainy in summer. August and September are the end of summer and the beginning of autumn in Beijing. This is the best season of the year when the sky is blue and clear; the air is crisp, mild and humid.
All the registrants should make their own local transportation in the city. Travel by taxi is the most convenient and fastest option for the journey. Beijing is not only famous for charming natural scenery but also for large numbers of taxis and the cheapest taxis cost: RMB2.00 per km with base price RMB10.00! Please prepare some changes in advance for taxi fee or city bus cost in the staying in Beijing.
It takes about 40 minutes by taxi from the Beijing Capital Airport to Beijing Empark Grand Hotel, the taxi fare is about RMB 100 (approx. US$12), tollgate fee is RMB10. Whenever you arrive at the airport, there are always many taxis waiting at the airport to pick up passengers. We suggest you wait for taxi at the airport designated taxi station (Exit No. 7). Please ask for a receipt with the taxi.
lLanguage: Official language is Mandarin and most people also use their local dialect. The standard spoken Chinese is Putonghua. English can be understood by many young people and is used in hotels and big restaurants. In all tourist hotels, staff can speak in English, Japanese and other languages. They can also write down addresses or instructions in Chinese for taxi drivers or others. In addition, roads in major cities are signposted in Pinyin, the official Romanization system of the Chinese characters, which makes it quite easy to get around with the help of a map.
lCurrency: Renminbi (RMB) is the only currency to be used in China. RMB is also called Chinese Yuan. The unit of Renminbi is yuan and with smaller denominations called jiao and fen. The conversion among the three is: 1 yuan = 10 jiao = 100 fen. Paper notes are issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 yuan; 1, 2 and 5 jiao; and 1, 2 and 5 fen. Coins are issued in denominations of 1 yuan; 5 jiao; and 1, 2 and 5 fen.
Money exchanges by cash or traveler’s cheques can be made at the branches of Bank of China at Beijing International Airport, hotels and tourist stores. Please remember to keep the receipt to exchange back to foreign currency when leaving China.
lCredit Cards: Visa, Master Card and American Express are the most commonly used in China. Cards can be used in most middle to top-range hotels, Friendship and department stores, but they cannot be used to finance your transportation costs.
lElectricity: Electricity is 220 Volts, 50 AC; plugs can be three-pronged angled, three-pronged round, two flat pins or two narrow round pins.
lWater: Bottled mineral water can easily be bought in all stores and street kiosks for RMB3. And sometimes hotels provide it free of charge. Furthermore, potable water is only available in a few 4 to 5 star hotels, while water in thermos flasks in rooms is usually non-potable tap water.
lTipping: Tipping is not customary outside of the foreign joint-venture hotels and is officially discouraged. But hotel bellboys usually expect RMB 2 – 5 per bag.
IEEE ICMA 2011 will be held in the city of Beijing, at Beijing Empark Grand Hotel, which serves as both the official conference hotel and the venue for the technical program.
Beijing Empark Grand Hotel, a 5 star hotel, is located in the west business district of Beijing and the east side of Zhongguancun with a total square area of 180000, the hotel features lobby, lobby lounge, tea house, business center, commodity department, cafeteria, bar, Japanese restaurant, Chinese Restaurant, conference rooms, banquet hall, executive floors, underground non-night city, satisfying every need of today's smart business and leisure travelers.
Free Internet access will be provided during the conference period, to the IEEE ICMA 2011 participants at the Conference Room on 2nd floor of the Beijing Empark Grand Hotel. Broadband Internet access services are also provided at the conference hotels for a fee. For the fee information, please contact the hotel you are staying directly.
The social events organized by the IEEE ICMA 2011 include the conference reception, the awards banquet, the conference registration, the farewell party, etc.
The Conference Reception will be held from 17:30 to 18:30 on August 7, 2011 at International Conference Room, 2nd floor of Beijing Empark Grand Hotel. All the conference participants are welcome to join this event.
The Awards Banquet (Hosted by Beijing University of Technology) will be held from 18:30 to 21:00 on August 9, 2011 at Banquet Hall of Beijing Empark Grand Hotel. All the conference participants are welcome to join this event.
The Farewell Party will be held from 15:30 to 16:30 on August 10, 2011 at International Conference Room, 2nd floor of Beijing Empark Grand Hotel. All the conference participants are welcome to join this event.

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At Yammer, we handle thousands of requests per second for pages which consist of private data that varies based on perspective. This perspective makes it difficult to take advantage of traditional Rails caching techniques. To solve this problem, we've moved almost all of our caching to the data layer.
In this talk, I'll dig into how this type of caching allows us to cache far less data than traditional methods, invalidate fewer records, improve our cache hit rates, and scale to hundreds of thousands of memcache of requests per second with a 98% cache hit rate - all while showing users data differently based on perspective.
Matt is an engineer at Yammer, the leading enterprise social network. He has contributed to a wide variety of open-source projects and lives in San Francisco.

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Sailors with their families and friends very popular autumn holidays in Egypt. Here we have a very warm climate, blowing warm and strong winds! Red Sea diving and snorkeling suitable, since it is one of the clearest in the world. Near the sun, sea and wind relaxation is also possible excursions to historic sites in Egypt, Bedouin settlements in the desert, and much more besides. Egypt has a number of resorts and good windsurfing and kiteboarding spot.
Not for nothing good surfers attract popular Tenerife El Medano Beach - independent strong wind, sand beach, a great European-service! If a wind break are able to surf on the waves! On the island is possible in several places diving and snorkeling. Beach for sunbathing and swimming in Tenerife are public and all available! The island is very common in climbing and walking along mountain trails. Volcano Teide can climb with a lift height of 3550m. When the wind is slow, you can rent a car with your family and go to the water park SIAM PARK, PARK LORO Zoo, a walk through the old capital city of San Cristobal de La Laguna, and much more!

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Texas Hold’em is the single most popular poker game in the world. Although it wasn’t until the 2000s that No-Limit Texas Hold’em really took off, it’s a game that dates all the way back to the early 1900s.
Texas Hold’em differs from many of the other poker games like Seven-Card Stud and Five-Card Draw because it features community cards, which help mitigate the need to count cards.
You also draw only two cards as your starting "hole cards," making the game even more accessible to new poker players. Poker legend Doyle Brunson once referred to No-Limit Hold’em as the “Cadillac” of poker and it’s easy to see why.
The game is simple to learn and offers a unique combination of skill and luck, making for endlessly exciting game scenarios and lots of action.
How is Texas Hold'em Played?
Texas Hold’em is a community-card poker game that typically takes place over one table with 2-10 players. Every player is dealt two cards face down, which can then be combined with the following five cards dealt out on the board to create the best five-card poker hand.
Players do not have to have the best hand to win, however, as they can also win by bluffing their opponent out of a hand with a bet.
For one full hand of Texas Hold'em there can be up to four separate betting rounds - after the deal, after the flop (the first three cards are dealt to the board and called the "Flop"), after the "turn" card is dealt (fourth street) and after the "river" card (fifth street) is dealt.
Players have the option of checking, calling, betting, raising or folding in every round, depending on the action in front of them and the order of player around the table.
Texas Hold’em is also very much a "position-based" game, which means there is an order of play, a strategy to how you should play in each position in relation to the dealer and and two forced bets to start the action off every round.
These are called the "small blind" and the "big blind" (typically twice the small blind), and must be put into the pot before the hand. These positions rotate around the table, so you will need to put in one small blind and one big blind over the course of a full orbit of hands around the table.
Try our Beginner's Guide to Getting Started in Texas Hold'em to if you need some help to get going..
Start playing online poker at the best poker sites and you’ll quickly find that 80% or more of all of the action at the tables is in No-Limit Texas Hold’em.
There are a lot of reasons why, but first among them is likely the ease of learning how to play and the massive amount of television exposure Texas Hold'em has got in the the last 6-8 years.
Texas Hold'em also works especially well online as it’s generally faster than most of the draw games and it’s easier to play with several tables open at once.
Perhaps the best element, though, is that new players are always getting into the game because it’s so simple to learn, which means competition is significantly less difficult than some of the other more specialized games.
These days Pot-Limit Omaha – the four-card version of Hold’em – is starting to gain momentum but it’s doubtful it will ever be nearly as popular as Hold’em.
What Beats What in Texas Hold'em?
See the complete hand rankings in our Poker Hand Evaluation page.
You always have to you use exactly five cards (out of seven that are dealt - two just to you and five in the middle for everyone) but you can use any combination of cards from your hand or the board cards.
If the best five-card hand (go back to the poker hand rankings if you're unsure) you can make is with all five cards on the board, that's your final hand.
You can also use just one hole card from your hand and four from the board, or two from your hand and three from the board.
Blinds: Short for "blind bets," these are the forced bets made before the cards are dealt. In Hold'em, blinds take the place of the classic “ante” that’s found in Seven-Card Stud.
Pre-flop: Anything that occurs before the flop is dealt is pre-flop.
When newbie poker players start playing Texas holdem poker on the web, their most common mistake is playing too many starting hands. In other words they "limp in" (putting in the same amount as the big blind) or they call too many bets before the flop with hands that are too weak.
This is a common symptom in live poker too, but the impatience that characterizes web visitors in general probably affects web based poker players as well. As a consequence, when you play online poker on the web, it’s even more important than usual to make a list of starting hands that you are “allowed” to play.
For example, make a copy of a simple Texas Holdem starting-hand strategy and keep it beside the computer when you play your first few hundred hands or so. As a general rule, if you start out with the best hand, you are more likely to end up with the best hand.
If you play any two cards with the hopes of flopping something good, you will often make the second-best hand at best or nothing at all. This will result in you paying off your opponents far too much. This is true in all poker variations but especially in Texas hold em games.
Even if you don't make any hands, your chips will bleed away since you will pay for a lot of missed flops and not win enough when you finally hit. At the best online Texas holdem sites there are always people waiting for fish to swim in and play any two cards. You want to be one of the sharks waiting and not the fish.
Don’t consider your hand in a vacuum. Sure you have a flush, but there’s a high pair on the board and one of your opponents is betting strongly. You have to consider that he may have a full house.
Alternatively, if a player raised before the flop and the flop comes with three low cards, you have to consider the possibility that he was betting high cards and missed, even if your hand is not that strong.
Many new Texas hold em players focus too much on what they have and not what they have in relation to their opponents. If you often think “I have a [insert hand] so I have to call,” and then lose, you might want to start analyzing your opponents’ possible holdings a little more.
In online Texas Hold'em poker, once you’re thinking about what your opponent has, try thinking about what your opponent may think you have. This seems a little tricky, but just try to put yourself in your opponent’s shoes and try to imagine what you might conclude about the hand if you were in his seat.
In doing so, you will be able to make good value bets that your opponents might pay off and get rid of hands that look strong but are beat.
To play your best Texas Holdem online, you should be playing at stakes that are not so high that you are afraid to make the moves you need to make, but not so low that you play carelessly.
If you’re not sure, err on the side of playing lower stakes. You can always move up if you’re convinced that you are not being challenged at your current level. Before you decide where to play, compare different poker site reviews to make sure that you find a poker site offering action at your preferred limit.
This is easier to do in online poker with downloaded hand histories, but you can do it in live play too. Go over your hands and think about what you did right and what you did wrong, and how that affected your results.
If you pinpoint a real error, try to correct it mentally before your next session. All top texas holdem sites allow you to view all your played hands, and most of them give you statistics on your play – how often you fold, call and bet etc.
Use this information to your advantage. It can drastically improve your game, and improve your chances of building a bankroll from your first poker deposit.
How Do I Find the Best Texas Hold'em Site?
Texas Holdem is a poker success story without comparison. From being a fairly small game only played by old-school Texas gamblers, it’s now played by millions of people online and offline all around the world.
In our toplist to the left we rate online poker sites based on the Texas Hold’em games they offer. Poker Junkie’s editors and visitors have rated the big Texas Holdem poker sites and guide you to the best ones in this category.

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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Oct. 5, 2018: Words have consequences and while it may often seem that US President Donald Trump has been getting away with saying quite a lot about a lot of issues and people in the past two plus years, this week, he was put in check by one federal judge on one major issue.
Judge Chen ruled that the administration may have side-stepped federal rule-making guidelines, imposed undue political pressure on staffers and ordered they temporarily halt plans to end the program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti, Central America and Africa to legally live and work in the U.S. for decades.
The ruling is the latest blow against Trump’s efforts to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, following court orders limiting his travel ban targeting majority Muslim countries, his attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and his policy of separating migrant families along the southwest border.
The preliminary injunction now prevents the deportation of an estimated 240,000 immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Sudan, who were facing a series of deadlines starting next month, to depart the country or risk becoming undocumented immigrants.
Some 60,000 Haitians had until January to find a way to legalize or leave. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) was one of a number of organizations that sued the Trump administration for denying Haitian immigrants their right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution.
The Department of Homeland Security had argued that the program has been wrongly extended for years, and that conditions in those four countries are now suitable for thousands of their residents to return home.
But the Northern California judge disagreed – at least for now – and set a hearing for Oct. 26th.
Chen, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, ruled that there would be enduring, longstanding harm to TPS holders, and the communities in which they live, if they’re forced to leave the country.
He cited a brief filed by 17 states that estimated they would lose $132 billion in gross domestic product, $5.2 billion in Social Security and Medicare contributions, and $733 million in employer turnover costs if TPS recipients are sent home.
He said that agenda may have been tainted by racial bias and listed multiple comments and actions by Trump, during his presidential campaign and after moving into the White House, as indications that the TPS termination had a racial component behind it.
1: Trump’s comments during his June 2015 speech announcing his candidacy when he characterized Mexicans as drug dealers, criminals and rapists.
The suit against DHS was filed last March by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and other immigrant advocates. The ruling, however, does not affect the termination of TPS for two other countries: Nepal and Honduras. But attorneys are sure to press other courts to follow suit and temporarily suspend those decisions.
The Family Action Movement Network, led by Haitian Marleine Bastien of Miami, welcomed the ruling as good news.
But because they believe the White House will appeal this decision soon, their next plan is to push out the vote during the mid-term elections, so that more Democrats are elected, and Congress is pressured into coming up with a permanent solution.
The post Trump’s S-Hole Comment Comes Back To Haunt Him appeared first on Caribbean and Latin America Daily News.

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There are several mortgage loan programs for home buyers. Many home buyers, especially first time home buyers, often ask the pros and cons of Government Versus Conventional Mortgage. Government Loans are home loans that are originated by private lenders but backed by the government. There are three types of government loans.
Conventional Loans are often called conforming loans. This is because conventional loans need to conform to Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac Mortgage Guidelines. In this blog, we will discuss the pros and cons of government versus conventional mortgage loans.
Government Loans allow low down payment and low mortgage rates.
Borrowers with prior bankruptcy and/or foreclosure can qualify for government loans just 2 to 3 years after their discharge and/or housing event date.
There are instances where borrowers need to go with conforming versus government loans.
Medical doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, lawyers, business executives, and educators are folks with very high student loan balances.
Borrowers with a prior mortgage included in their bankruptcy may need to opt to go with conventional loans. Conventional Loans is the only mortgage program that will go off a four year waiting period from the date of the bankruptcy if consumer included a mortgage or mortgages in their bankruptcy. The foreclosure date can happen after the discharged date of the bankruptcy. FHA and USDA will go off the date of the housing event and not the discharged date of the bankruptcy. VA Guidelines on mortgage included in bankruptcy is the same as conventional guidelines. However, if the prior mortgage was a prior VA Loan, this may hurt their available entitlement.
Borrowers who need to qualify for government and/or conventional loans with a direct lender with no overlays, please contact us at Gustan Cho Associates at Loan Cabin Inc. at 262-716-8151 or text us for faster response. Or email us at gcho@loancabin.com. We are available 7 days a week, evenings, weekends, and holidays.


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US-based investment firm Mangrove Partners is said to have placed an order at China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of two 208,000 dwt bulkers.
According to broker Intermodal, the two ships are options exercised by Mangrove Partners following the company’s initial order of two newcastlemaxes at the yard in June with a price tag of $48.5m per unit.
Delivery of the two options is scheduled for 2020.
“Despite the fact that this order is an option exercised by the owner, Mangrove Partners, it stands out as the previous order in this size was also placed by the same owner a couple of months back, a fact that highlights that positive sentiment has been sustained throughout the summer season,” Intermodal said in its latest weekly report.

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From the point of view of idealized internet design, it is possible to conceive a multi-level international network of engaged citizens considering every issue that arises in their context.
This network could take on "every issue that anyone in the network feels motivated to introduce", and can be organized by regions, such that issues of concern can be intimately located, or made fully national or international.
The regional parsing of the huge spectrum of human concerns can be intimately coordinated through Google Maps. Similar or identical issues can be interconnected across regions.
The actual structure and design details for the network can be fluent, adopting various strategies for interconnecting relevant facets.
Independent networks or "hubs" can be interconnected through semi-random free association or "tagging", or through top-down integration through a common center or "trunk". This approach maintains full local freedom and independence, while at the same time supporting full system integration and integrity.
Any number of decision procedures can emerge at regional levels to determine the best approach for reconciling differences. Examples include Sociocracy, Holacracy, Deeper Democracy, Consensus, etc. All of these options can be readily programmed into interconnected network-supported frameworks.
The emerging new phenomena of "glocalism" - a hybrid of "global" and "local" - embodies a powerful new potential for rapid social change through the emergence of universal common standards.


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We can all agree that in order get the job done right the first time, a dishwasher detergent needs to tackle tough jobs, be cost efficient, and should be easy to use.
These were our top criteria when we selected our best dishwasher detergent.
If you are ready to get loaded up and start washing, Cascade Platinum scored high marks in every category and is our top pick for sparkling clean dishes.
One of the costs of a delicious, home-cooked meal is the pile of dirty dishes and pots that go along with it. The longer the dirty dishes sit, the harder it can be to get them clean – unless you have a strong, good-quality dishwasher detergent.
With the large selection of choices on the market, deciding which one to use may seem like guesswork, but this is not true. There is a difference between dish washing detergents, and if you know what to look for, you can choose the one that will get your dishes sparkling clean while saving you time and money too.
You will get more value every time you do the dishes when you use Cascade Platinum Actionpacs. There are 65 pods in this package, providing 65 loads of dishes that can be washed with one purchase.
These platinum actionpacs have 15x more film-fighting power to get your dishes sparkling clean. These pacs have been formulated with Dawn which is a well-known grease fighter so your dishes come out grease-free and clean.
Has 15x the power, eliminating annoying film that makes dishes look dirty.
Cascade Platinum Actionpacs are available in many fresh scents and a choice of package sizes as well. Customers can subscribe to have these excellent dishwasher detergent pacs delivered right to their door and not have to worry about running out of them.
These pacs from Cascade will scrub away food that has been stuck onto the dishes for 24-hours and you won’t need to pre-rinse. The all-in-one cleaning action will dissolve foods, fight any stains, and will deliver a brilliant shine you will be proud of. Each pac is formulated with the well-known Dawn grease fighter.
These powerful cleaning pacs are available in Fresh Scent, Lemon and Citrus scents. You can choose from a variety of sizes as well. This is the #1-recommended brand that adds more value per dish washing load than the competition provides. Just one Cascade pac is equal to using 6 pacs of some of the national bargain brands.
Using this product will ensure that you never have to set the table only to find dishes with leftover dried food on them. The ingredients in the pacs dissolve baked-on as well as burnt-on foods, even from the corners and edges of your dishes. You won’t need to bother with additives because the Rinse-aid is right in the pac.
You will get an amazing clean and finish when you use Finish Powerball Dishwasher Detergent tabs to do your dishes each night.
These tabs have 3x the concentrated cleaning power of the regular Finish powder and the results speak for themselves. This package has 90 Powerball dishwasher tablets that will provide you with 90 wash loads.
The easy to use, pre-measured tablets have a wonderful clean, fresh scent. The Jet Dry rinse-aid gets rid of any spots and cloudiness for sparkling shine every time.
The Pre-soaking Powerball will get rid of any food residue so the dishes come out super clean in only one wash. You will never have to re-wash the dishes when you use Finish Powerball Dishwasher Detergent which will save you time and money.
Each tablet is individually wrapped and they are biodegradable and safe for all septic systems. All users need to do is unwrap one tablet and place it into the dispenser. If it doesn’t fit into the dispenser, check the manual to see what it recommends.
All you will need is one tablet per wash load. The best temperature is between 125-140 degrees. The tablet will completely dissolve during the wash cycle. These powerful cleaners will remove tough coffee stains, baked on foods and more.
One of the biggest complaints of using a dishwasher is the cloudy film and remnants of food that is left on the dishes after the wash cycle has finished. The quality of the dishwasher detergent you choose is what is responsible for these annoyances. Using a good quality dishwasher detergent will prevent your dishes from having to be rewashed.
The top choices that we have featured above won out over other brands of dishwasher detergent based on results, performance, ease of use, scent, value and other factors as well. Customers will get the benefits of the tough cleaning power any of these choices above provide.
Read our buyer’s guide below to learn even more about choosing the right dishwasher detergent so your dishes always come out sparkling, clean and grease free.
What is a Dishwasher Detergent?
Dishwasher detergent is cleaning liquid that is specifically for use in the dishwasher. Dishwasher detergent comes in many different forms so there are several methods you can choose from.
Regardless of the detergent you choose if you scrape of the large leftovers from the dishwashers before loading them into the dishwasher the detergent will work better. You don’t need to pre-rinse the dishes in most cases, thanks to the powerful cleaning agents in the detergents. Not having to do this step will save you time and money.
The chemicals in dishwasher detergent and hot water can be really bad for items like silver, fine glassware, bronze, brass, cast iron, gold colored flatware, hollow handle knives, pewter, tin, anything that is made of wood or utensils with wood handles, and disposable plastics. Avoid washing these items in the dishwasher so they don’t get ruined. Anything that has a lot of value to you should be washed by hand.
There are many different types and brands of dishwasher detergent on the market. Before you choose one there are some things that you should think about so you make the right decision that will meet your needs.
Gel Detergents – Gel dishwasher detergent has a consistency that is similar to regular dish liquid. It is thicker and more gel like and it comes in a bottle that you can squeeze to get the amount you want into the dispenser.
Gel detergents are more concentrated than dish liquid and dissolve fast in water. You won’t have to worry about white residue ending up on the dishes because the detergent dissolves so fast. The drawback to gel detergents is that they dissolve too fast and can end up totally dissolved before the dishes are washed.
Powder Detergents – Powdered dishwasher detergent is slower to dissolve and sticks around during the washing cycle longer. Powder detergent is not as popular as a choice due to the grit and white residue that can frequently end up on the dishes if the wash and rinse cycles are not long enough.
Tablets and pods – This form of dishwasher detergent is the most popular. It is convenient and easy to pop one pac into the dispenser and that’s all there is to it. No spills, no mess, and no guessing how much to use. Depending on the tablet, it may contain a rinse-aid as part of the ingredients to help with ensuring that the dishes are super clean. White residue is still possible with these tablets or pods if the cycle is not long enough or the strength of the dishwasher is not that strong.
Dishwasher detergents usually contain some kind of additional additives to the main cleaning ingredients. These additives are designed and added to the detergent to increase cleaning power and provide even better results. We’ve listed some of the more common and popular additives that are used.
Bleach – Detergents that contain bleach additives are very effective in removing baked and burned on foods and are also better at removing tea and coffee stains.
Enzymes – Enzymes that are added to detergents help break up the food into smaller particles that are easier to remove during the wash cycle.
Rinse-Aids – This is a very popular additive that is added to many detergents. Rinse-aids help prevent spotting and the white film that ruins the look of washed dishes and makes them look like they need another wash. Rinse-aids are very good when hard water is present.
There is a difference between phosphate based, chemical detergents and natural, plant based detergents. With the phosphate detergents, you will notice more occurrences of white residue being left due to short washing cycles. The issue with the natural based detergents is that they have been frequently found to be ineffective at getting the dishes cleaned, especially if they have not been pre-rinsed.
What is the White Residue?
While the white residue that shows up often on freshly washed dishes is annoying and unattractive, it is harmless. The culprit causing these white spots and cloudy finishes is hard water. Calcium that is present in the water will get distributed on the dishes during the drying portion of the cycle.
If you’re having a problem with white residue being present on your dishes there are a few things that you can try. The tips below should help you resolve your white residue problem.
See if the dishwasher detergent you are using has phosphates. If it does not, the white residue is from the lack of phosphates. They are responsible for bonding to the calcium deposits to help prevent hard water during the dishwashing cycle.
Increase the length of your dishwashing cycle. This can also resolve the problem of hard water causing issues.
Wash fewer dishes at a time. A crammed full dishwasher will not get the benefit of the dishwasher detergent as much as a lighter load will.
There are a few other products that are used in dishwashers along with the detergent. These are sometimes included in with the dishwasher ingredients; others can be added as additions. There are three basic additional products that people use to help get their dishes as clean as possible.
Dishwasher Cleaner – even if your dishwasher looks clean at first glance, grease and lime scale can build up in the places you don’t see including the filters, spray arms, pipes, water pump and the drains. Using a dishwasher cleaner on a regular basis according to the bottle instructions and needs of your dishwasher, all of the internal parts will remain clean as well.
Rinse Aids – Rinse aids are added to the dishwasher and work during the rinse cycle to get rid of detergent and food residues. They can also help prevent that cloudiness that the glasses can get. The result of using rinse aids is t hat your dishes will be crystal clear and shiny.
Fresheners – With use, you may notice that your dishwasher has developed an unpleasant odor. Fresheners will help get rid of that bad odor. You can also use a squeezed lemon half that you have put in the cutlery tray.
Dishwashers can be a great way to wash dishes when they are combined with the right dishwasher detergent and the cycle is long enough to get the dishes really clean. With all of the choices in dishwasher detergent available, you can find the right one for your preferences.
Choosing a good quality dishwasher detergent ensures that your dishes have that shiny, sparkling clean look that you want without having to wash the dishes multiple times. The information we’ve provided will help you make an informed decision that you will be pleased with and continue to use to get great results.

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A. Hearings. The Board shall conduct a regularly scheduled hearing on the first Thursday of each calendar month (unless a Thursday is a recognized holiday by the City, then the hearing will be held on the following Thursday) at 1:30 p.m. in the Hearing Room at the City of Cincinnati Permit Center, 3300 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45225. The public will be notified in advance of the date, time, and location of a hearing in the City Bulletin. If no appeals or other official matters are scheduled for a particular month, then the Board will not be required to conduct a hearing. The Board may adjourn to deliberate; provided, however, the final vote on the outcome of an appeal shall be taken in open session, recorded by the Secretary, and available for public inspection at the Department of City Planning and Buildings. The Board may conduct a special hearing at a time and place other than the regularly scheduled hearing upon the vote of a majority of the Board members and upon advance notice to the public in the City Bulletin.
B. Quorum. A quorum for any hearing or any undertaking of official business of the Board shall consist of a majority of the Board members. In the event of a vacancy on the Board, quorum shall be based on the number of then seated Board members. The Secretary shall make a reasonable effort to notify the appellant and any other known interested parties of a failure to obtain a quorum in advance of the hearing. Failure to obtain a quorum shall have the effect of postponing the hearing until the next regularly scheduled hearing of the Board, unless a majority of the Board votes to conduct a special hearing prior to the next regularly scheduled hearing.
C. Absenteeism. Any Board member who is unable to attend a hearing of the Board shall notify the Secretary by telephone or e-mail at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the hearing. If permitted by the Administrative Code, the Secretary shall make a reasonable effort to fill the temporary vacancy with an alternate Board member.
1. Personal Interest. No Board member shall take any official action, including participating in and voting upon, any matter in which the Board member, or a member of his or her immediate family, or an organization, with which the Board member is associated, has a substantial financial interest. No member shall use his or her position in a way that produces or assists in the production of a substantial benefit, direct or indirect, for the Board member, or a member of his or her immediate family, or an organization with which the Board member is associated. Any issue of financial interest shall be brought to the attention of the Chair prior to the hearing of the appeal in question. In the event a Board member has an issue of a possible conflict, the Chair shall be asked to make a determination about the ability or desirability of the potentially conflicted Board member to hear an appeal. If the Chair has an issue of a possible conflict, it shall be referred to the Vice-Chair. The Chair or Vice-Chair, as applicable, is encouraged to consult the City Solicitor on any issue of a possible conflict. If a Board member has a conflict of interest and must recuse themselves, then such Board member shall notify the Secretary by telephone or e-mail at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting. In the event of a conflict of interest, the member who has the conflict of interest is encouraged to remove themselves from the meeting room during that portion of the meeting involving the item from which that member is conflicted. Board members are public officials and are bound by certain provisions of the Ohio Revised Code; including, but not limited to, Sections 102.03, 102.04 and 2921.42 of the Ohio Revised Code.
2. Roll Call Vote. All votes of the Board shall be taken by a roll call vote. Straw poll votes of the Board shall be permitted at the discretion of the Chair.
3. Record of Vote. The Secretary shall record the vote of each Board member on every question, or, if the member is absent or fails to vote, such fact shall be indicated. The record of the vote will be included in the written decision of the Board.
4. Voting Members. All members of the Board shall be voting members. Any member of the Board may make a motion or second a motion. The Chair shall be the last member of the Board to vote on any motion.
5. Tie Vote. In the event of a tie vote on a motion, the motion shall be deemed to have failed.
6. Majority Vote. As used herein, the phrase "majority vote of the members of the Board" shall mean a vote of the majority of the members of the Board present at a meeting. If a vote of the majority of all of the members of the Board is required, it shall be expressly stated as such herein.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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On paper, it's a wonder the Raiders and New York Giants are even going through the trouble of playing.
One would be hard-pressed to find a more mismatched game statistically than this one. Not just because the Giants are 4-0 and the Raiders are 1-3.
The Giants defense is No. 1 in yards per game allowed (232.2 average) and passing yards allowed (115). The Raiders' offense is last in yards gained (208.5) and passing yards (119.8).
Things aren't much closer in reverse. The Giants are fifth in scoring (26.8), the Raiders 31st (10.5).
The Giants' offense is tied for fourth in yards per game at 401. The Raiders defense is 18th at 356.8 yards per game allowed.
On and on it goes. So is it any wonder why Raiders coach Tom Cable says the Giants are a team every other team seeks to emulate?
"You really have to respect what they've done there and what they have going," Cable said. "Everybody in football would like to get those two units to be similar to their style."
The great equalizer could be whether Giants quarterback Eli Manning plays. He missed practice Wednesday and Thursday with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. He practiced Friday, which makes it more possible that he will play.
Coach Tom Coughlin said he won't make a determination on whether Manning plays until just before game time.
David Carr, the No. 1 selection in the 2002 NFL draft, has taken all of the reps and would start if Manning can't play. Manning has started 82 straight regular-season games.
The Giants have other injury concerns.
When Michael Boley was diagnosed with a torn meniscus and had to undergo surgery Tuesday, it was a surprise to nearly everyone. But at least one guy was prepared for it.
That's Chase Blackburn, the backup linebacker who, it seems, can fill in at any of three positions. When Boley missed the opener while serving a suspension, it was Blackburn who stepped in.
"I'm ready to play any time there's an opportunity," Blackburn said. "I had one Week 1 and I'm ready to go back again."
Blackburn technically will replace Boley in the starting lineup, but in reality it will take several people to replace what Boley was able to do. Losing him creates a chain reaction of change throughout the defense.
Because Boley is such an athletic linebacker, he was able to stay on the field in sub packages and help with pass coverage. Now the Giants will likely take the linebacker off the field in those situations and replace him with safety Michael Johnson as the nickel linebacker.
"That was the thing about (Boley) coming in: We knew he was going to be a linebacker who could stay in when we did go sub," Johnson said. "He could stay in and play coverages where normally we used to put a defensive back in."
That means safety Aaron Rouse, who joined the team two weeks ago after Kenny Phillips was put on injured reserve, will likely play more against the Raiders than he did in the past two weeks.
"We've got some of our defensive back guys back," defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan said. "Kevin Dockery is back and Aaron Rouse is ready to play. So we'll be all right depth-wise."
Besides Boley, the Giants also are expected to be without Bryan Kehl, a weakside linebacker who fractured a finger last Sunday and had screws inserted this week. That leaves them with two players at that position: Blackburn and Gerris Wilkinson. In a pinch, the Giants also might consider Jonathon Goff or even think about moving Danny Clark from strong side to weak side, where he played when he arrived last summer.
"Outside backers flip around and can play different spots," Coughlin said.
That would leave rookie Clint Sintim, who appears to be healthy and available for the first time, on the strong side.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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I like a cappella music. These days my primary fixes come from listening to (and watching) recordings, going to concerts, and helping to run RARB, an organization that publishes reviews of a cappella albums.
I'm not currently singing with a group, but I have sung with three a cappella groups and a few choirs. My first group, The Pimentos , was formed on a whim, with the intent of just doing one open mic night. My brother, a couple friends, and I stood around listening to records (yeah, actual vinyl) and made up some parts. We practiced until we were sore and had lots of fun at our gig. We did go on and perform a couple more times in public, but mostly just jammed at home and at parties where we happened to have enough of us to carry a tune.
Then I went off to college, where my Pimento experience helped me get into The Pikers. With The Pikers, I sang a LOT and also started playing with vocal percussion, which coincidentally started coming into fashion at other schools around that time. I learned a lot about performance and its dynamics, studied zen and the art of vocal production, and recorded two albums. One song from our album On the Rocks appears on BOCA Humor , a collection of funny songs recorded by college a cappella groups.
For one semester in college, Chris Tess and I had an a cappella radio show. For two hours every Friday morning, we blasted our favorite vocal recordings through KWUR's 10W transmitter, reaching people literally miles away, if they happened to be awake and tuned in. The station didn't have much music we could use, so mostly we played our own CDs and tapes and borrowed more from friends. We struggled valiantly not to repeat any songs all semester, nor to play any group twice in one show. With our limited collections, this wasn't easy.
My singing opportunites since college have been sporadic, but the more general things I learned from my singing experiences have been relevant to every aspect of my life since then, and are probably the most valuable things I learned at school.
Since college, I did manage to form an informal group, Net Effect . We met once a week at my house, and never had any intention of performing. In theory, it was a low-stress gathering of interested people who just want to get their a cappella fix for the week. A great theory, but we weren't up to functioning without a director, and I got tired of directing after a while. Attendance was also pretty rough. We had a few dependable regulars, but not enough to carry the group. We disbanded after a few months.
I've also written for The CAN, judged the West Coast Semi-Finals of the ICCA, and judged for CARA nominations.


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Sony Ericsson announced special silver versions of the K800 and K790 Cyber-shot camera phones, these will be same models used by James Bond in the new Bond movie, Casino Royale.
This limited edition silver Cyber-shot phone will only be available for a period of three months. The Sony Ericsson K800 (and K790) will not be alone in this new Bond movie, the Sony Ericsson M600 Smartphone will also assist Bond in Casino Royale.
Feature wise the limited edition silver K800 and K790 Cyber-shot camera phones are the same as the regular K800 and K790 sporting a 3.2 Megapixel camera with Autofocus, Xenon Flash for lowlight conditions and BestPic, which allows the user to take nine pictures of a moving object simultaneously and choose to keep the best shot. High speed 3G data transfer then allows the user to share images easily and instantly.
These new models will come complete with a host of ‘007’-themed content. The silver K800 and K790 Cyber-shot phones are equipped with Bond wallpapers, music ringtones and the full video movie trailer. The phones also offer Picture Blogging for uploading photos to a personal online blogsite and PictBridge for printing direct to a printer, without the need for a PC or laptop.


text: Before MassQC can compute the values of the metrics for each Quality Control run, the mass spectra for each run need to be searched against a protein sequence database. OMSSA (the Open Mass Spectrometry Search Algorithm) is a database search tool that compares the input spectrum to theoretical spectra generated from a protein sequence database and reads in MGF files generated by ReAdW. OMSSA can be used on any set of protein sequences. in MassQC, OMSSA is used to search these data associated with a simple protein QC sample, such as BSA (Bovine Serum Albumin).

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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Back to where I began.
The Design of life is not so simple that we can understand it by our sweet minds and hearts.
Creation is far more complicated.
It’s not something we can simply analyze with psychology or logic.
But yes, we might gain some perspective through the esoteric dimensions.
Because there are far more parallel universes and dimensions which exist than our eyes can see.
And there are far more than even our third eye can see.
So there is no one answer or solution to the Design of Life.
It’s not a riddle to be solved or a question to be answered.
Just created as we live it.
And continue to be created when we die.
Choice is freedom in this very moment.
To be able to choose to live.
And there is the complete Circle of Life.


text: View more >This paper examines the expansion of death and grief from private experience and spaces, into more public spheres via a range of media events and communication technologies. This shift is increasingly acknowledged and documented in death studies and media research. The modern experience of 'sequestered death' has passed. Death images and events are now thoroughly mediated by the visual and communication technologies used and accessed by a vast number of citizens across the globe. At the same time, the proliferation and accessibility of death imagery and narratives does not necessarily mean that the Western world has moved forward and beyond 'death denial'. Indeed, one of the key arguments of this paper is that mediated death - death as televisual, cinematic, and journalistic image and narrative - does not necessarily equate to a familiarity, and especially an existential acceptance of death, as it is faced and experienced in everyday life and relationships. Indeed, what we may be facing, and witnessing, is a widening gap and experiential differential between media/technological death culture and 'real life' contexts and temporalities of death and bereavement.


text: Your personal computer units devices link up to the ui with the aid of the drivers, who act as translators, thus allowing you to employ your laptop or computer system to its greatest potential. Almost all driver scanners supply a very wide range of updated drivers, and every one of them performs the driver scan promptly and dependably, searching for the effected drivers and grabbing the up to date versions in seconds. Any time ali chipset drivers might be malfunctioning, quite a few complaints are usually experienced, leaving your pc useless, or partly functioning at best.


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To activate a state you have purchased and installed, enter that state's abbreviation in the Address Information section of the Main Information Sheet of the return. The return for that state then appears in the forms tree, and you can add forms for that state as needed, in addition to the federal forms.
On the taxpayer W-2 or 1099s, enter the state wages at the bottom. If no state is being used, mark the box for no state.
If an installed state does not show up or disappears, go to the Main Info form, remove the state abbreviation and then re-enter it.
To add multiple states to a return, add up to 9 total abbreviations in the Resident, Non-Resident, or Part-Year Resident sections.
If you only have one state included in your installation, those forms automatically load with each return.
For the steps above to work as expected, you must have first downloaded and installed the forms for the state(s) you want to add. To check what states you have installed on your computer, on the Tools menu, click Utilities/Setup Options. In the Utility program, go to Setup, then click View Authorization to see all the Federal and State programs you have loaded, along with the versions.


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The use of creatine in the athletic arena is a relatively recent practice, less than two decades. Consequently, the long-term consequences of creatine supplementation aren’t fully understood. In other words, the phenomenon of athletic creatine supplementation is much too recent for a complete epidemiological profile to be available. Of particular concern, however, is the time required for synthesis and transporter function to fully recover after prolonged exposure to elevated creatine levels. This information is simply not known for humans (see Question #4). It is therefore that I advise that the loading phase not exceed 5 days.
Clinical situations, however, do exist where low doses of creatine have been used for several years with no signs of adverse side effects. For example, Gyrate Atrophy is a disease of the eye (retina) that is characterized by progressive narrowing of the visual fields. A secondary component of the disease is a deficiency in creatine synthesis. Consequently, this disease is also characterized by a reduction in the size of fast muscle fibers. Creatine supplementation has been shown to alleviate the muscular symptoms associated with this disease, although the visual symptoms persist. Other than mild weight gain, however, low doses of creatine (1.5 grams/day) when administered for the duration of several years produced no obvious adverse effects.
On the other hand, with each passing day it is becoming increasingly apparent that creatine supplementation possesses long-term benefits, especially when accompanied by B-vitamin supplementation. These “unexpected long-term benefits” have to do with an enhancement in cellular methylation rate that accompanies creatine supplementation.


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industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


text: Detail your mudflap and truck grills with these 1/64 scale chrome longhorns! Made from high polish "Chrome" stainless steel. Package of 6.


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But when I try to print description of the value of “DeliveryAddr”, it stays in chinese.
The problem is when the “param” is sent to the API with the DeliveryAddr being “\U4e5d\U9f99\U6e7e\U725b\U5934\U89d2\U905377\U53f7\U6dd8\U5927\U5546\U573a\U4e00\U671f\U5730\U4e0bG23-25\U53f7\U94fa”, the API is throwing an error.
Anyone know how can I pass the Chinese characters to API without it being transformed to “\U4e5d\U9f99\U6e7e\U725b\U5934\U89d2\U905377\U53f7\U6dd8\U5927\U5546\U573a\U4e00\U671f\U5730\U4e0bG23-25\U53f7\U94fa”?
You need to encode it. I think I answered this on fb group already.


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Our faculty are world class coach trainers and educators and they love working with you. Each faculty member contributes a unique style of teaching and coaching. You experience a variety of approaches as you cultivate your own coaching voice.
Kelly Davis Martin is the owner and lead consultant at Achieve Wellness, LLC, where she works as an international expert in health and wellness coaching. She has a master’s degree in Health Education and Promotion and has been a Certified... Professional Health and Wellness Coach since 2011. She holds her International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Coach Certification (PCC) where she does mentor coaching. Kelly is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach and worked with the National Board for Healht and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) as a mentor coach. She is also a Board-Certified Coach (BCC). Kelly has been on faculty at Wellcoaches School of Coaching, since 2011, which is affiliated with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). She brought Design Thinking to the Wellcoaches curriculum in 2012 and helped to author the chapter on Design Thinking and Coaching in the “Coaching Psychology Manual”. Kelly has been using design thinking in her own life and in her coaching for nearly a decade and became part of the first group to get certified as Design Your Life (DYL) coaches in 2018. Kelly loves mentoring other coaches to find their authentic voice on their way to mastery. She has been on the advisory board with the Institute of Coaching (IOC), Harvard’s McClean Hospital, helping to bridge science into practice, since 2012. Kelly is completing her doctorate degree in Behavioral Health and aims to innovate healthcare by bringing the art of coaching into the science of medicine by teaching providers how to integrate their expertise with the clients’ needs to engage in sustainable change. She has advised on several studies using health and wellness coaching to be integrated in wellness programming and in healthcare settings, specifically aimed at reducing cardiovascular risk factors in patients. Kelly lives and works in Sisters, Oregon and in Cooks Beach, New Zealand. Her clients and work span the globe. Kelly loves spending time with her two children above all else- seeking out adventures, fostering social engagement, spending time outdoors, traveling the world, sharing books and learning, caring for pets and laughing till their stomachs hurt.
Greg is co-author of the successful Rodale book: Coach Yourself Thin, is accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. H...e worked as a nutrition educator at the Duke University Diet and Fitness Center from 1998 to 2001 and the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine from 2000 to 2006. Currently, Greg is a nutrition consultant for NBC Universal where he works as the lead nutritionist for The Biggest Loser website.
Erika received an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Otterbein College and a Master's Degree in Labor and Human Resources from The Ohio State University. She has completed The Coaches Training Institute's Advanced Co-Active Coaching course...s and is a member of the International Coach Federation. Erika is the VP, Training and Operations for Wellcoaches and co-author of health and wellness coaching text such as the Coaching Psychology Manual, 2nd Edition, published by Wolters Kluwer, 2015; Chapter 22, Health & Wellness Coaching; The Complete Handbook of Coaching, 2nd edition (2014); and, A Pilot Study of Health & Wellness Coaching for Fibromyalgia BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2016. 17:457.
Christina is a Coach for LifeTrek Coaching International where her clients are high touch professionals who are involved in the care & growth of others and who make a difference in lives of many. Her experience includes partnering with exec...utives, entrepreneurs, doctors, teachers, parents, healthcare providers, college bound students, nurses, and aspiring coaches. With her intuitive approach and 15+ years of experience, Christina's clients discover how to live resiliently in the areas of career and wellness. Certified as a PCC, Professional Certified Coach, through the International Coach Federation (ICF) and The Coaches Training Institute, (CPCC, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach), Christina serves as a coach training practical examiner and mentor coach for the ICF and Wellcoaches.
She received her Master of Art in Education from The Ohio State University, focused on career, personal, and organizational development. Christina founded Performance IMPursuit, Inc., in 1996 specializing in training and development for organizations where her corporate clients include OhioHealth, Bath & Body Works, Honda, Tween Brands, and Nationwide Insurance to name a few. Christina's passion and experience as a coach, mentor, facilitator, and instructional designer has lead her to coach hundreds of individuals and teams in many industries from health care to retail.
Sam has operated his own practice since 1996. His experience is rooted in work as an internal consultant, coach, and manager at The Boeing Company from 1988 to 1996. Prior to Boeing he was Associate Director of Continuing Education at the Unive...rsity of Washington where he also served as a coach for managers. His earliest coaching was in 1973 when he coached professionals who had immigrated to the U.S. and sought employment commensurate with their skills. Sam’s education includes an M.B.A. from California State University-East Bay where he researched performance evaluation, (1977), and coach specific training at the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara (2001), where he also taught coaching from 2002 to 2008. In 2004 he received the status of Master Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation (ICF). He also holds an accredited diploma from the Coaching Supervision Academy, London, England. Sam conducts coaching in French as well as English.
Barrett McBride has been coaching professionally for more than 15 years. She is a Certified Professional Wellcoach, and is certified by the International Coach Federation at the Master Coach Certification (MCC) level and is a Certified ICF ment...or coach. Barrett has a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems, a MS in Organizational Development, and a MA in Human Development. In addition to wellness and executive coaching, Barrett maintains a management consulting practice and is an adjunct professor in the University of San Francisco’s School of Management.
Margaret, aka Coach Meg, is Founder and CEO of Wellcoaches Corporation, following 17 years in the biotechnology industry in the US, UK, Canada, and France. ...See full bio.
Kate has been at the forefront of the personal and professional coaching industry for twenty years. Kate has trained and coached professionals and works with organizations to increase their impact and influence by partnering to increase emotion...al intelligence and communication skills while increasing their stress resilience. She has achieved the Master Certified Coach (MCC) designation with the International Coach Federation andcurrently coaches both individuals and teams in the corporate environment. Herclients include the professional corporate community include Fortune 50 companies to entrepreneurs, as well as extensive work with medical facilities, higher education, and a variety of associations and industries. Kate has been a gold certified group fitness instructor since 1983 years and is a certified personal trainer. She has presented in the fitness and wellness industry since 1989 has developed a series of guidance materials for health and life management, including books,CD’s and is the author of Progress Not Perfection: Your Journey Matters and it’s Companion Workbook. Kate is best known for her engaging,down-to-earth, practical coaching style, and the innovative skill-buildingtools she provides to her clients. She gets her message across with sincerity, humor, an acute understanding of human nature, and a talent for creatingworkable solutions to obstacles. Kate has been a faculty member since January 2003.
Michael is co-author of the successful Rodale book: Coach Yourself Thin, certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, M...PAmerican Council on Exercise, National Strength and Conditioning Association, and USA Track and Field. He worked at the Duke University Diet and Fitness Center from 1991 to 2001, including 3 years as fitness director. Michael co-founded NOVO Wellness in 2001 and has since helped thousands lose weight and keep it off through NOVO programs and consulting services.
With over 25 years of clinical practice, research and teaching in the health care industry, Darlene is an experienced family nurse practitioner, professional coach, consultant, educator, and researcher Her focus is on caring for the... entire well being of the person and partnering with them to find ways to thrive. She brings her skills to assist her clients to prevent/reduce the risk of disease and better manage chronic conditions as well as to reach higher levels of health, vitality, and well being. Darlene received her academic training at the Universities of Virginia, Washington, North Carolina and Harvard and has many years of clinical, research and faculty appointments at these institutions. In addition to being a licensed Nurse Practitioner and a Professional Certified Coach (International Coaching Federation), she holds numerous advanced health/clinical coaching certifications, is a well-published author and sits on several national advisory boards. Currently Darlene is faculty in multiple ICF-Approved Coaching Programs and graduate university programs, delivers workshops in evidence-based coaching strategies and provides services as a health/well being coach and consultant to individuals and organizations. Darlene also is a guest lecturer for the Science of Coaching courses at Harvard and a contributing team member of the National Consortium for Credentialing Health and Wellness Coaches (NCCHWC). She lives with her family in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Jessica has over twenty-five years of wellness experience. Jessica joined the Wellcoaches team in 2003 and serves as a faculty member, workshop facilitator, and mentor coach. She is enthusiastic and passionate about learning and teaching. Jessi...ca’s educational background includes Exercise Physiology, Education, Positive Psychology, and Coaching. She is a Certified Professional Coach with the International Coaching Federation and Board Certified Coach designation with the Center for Credentialing & Education.
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We are asked about that a lot, especially with such a great team! We choose our Faculty family very carefully and set the highest standards in our field: an advanced degree, college-level teaching experience, extensive coaching experience, Wellcoaches Professional Coach Certification, an ICF Certification, and (most importantly) an authentic, coach-like way of being in the world.


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Newgate (previoulsy PPS) successfully supported RWE npower renewables in re-framing the wind debate in Swansea in relation to its proposals for a 48MW wind farm at Mynydd y Gwair.
Working with the wider RWE npower renewables team, a proactive communications programme was implemented to ensure the benefits of the scheme were clearly communicated to local communities and interested parties in the face of an active local anti-wind campaign. This included the implementation of a proactive engagement programme with local suppliers and other organisations that may be interested in the proposals, to encourage supporters of the scheme to write to the Council and local press expressing their support.
This work helped highlight the level of local support for the wind farm that exists, as well as reinforcing the key benefits of the scheme amongst the wider Swansea population.
The scheme was granted permission at Planning Committee in February 2013.

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The Knights of the Holy Rosary, Inc. was founded in 2011 for the purpose of spreading devotion to the Holy Rosary and the Message of Fatima. The Knights place a special emphasis on visible public witness to the Catholic Faith and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Holy Rosary through the wearing of Knights clothing and patches. Women and girls are encouraged to join as Dames of the Holy Rosary.
Our primary purpose is the salvation and sanctification of our own souls through living the Message of Fatima in our own lives, and then to share that message with others. The Message of Fatima is considered by many to be the most important private revelation ever given, as it contains many crucially important teachings for our times, and promises salvation to those who take to heart what Our Lady revealed, as well as world peace.
© Copyright 2018 Knights of the Holy Rosary, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Build activity, including the output from each step, is logged in the Output pane or console and to a log file if file logging is enabled (depending on the log message level, logging options, and step output options).
The Output pane can be scrolled manually to view any output that has scrolled off the screen. The output for the selected step, or the step for selected output, can be quickly navigated to using the Go | Step Output menu item.
• Global: Configured by enabling logging in Application Options (creates a global LOGFILE macro).
• Project: Specified for a given project in the Project Properties dialog (creates a project LOGFILE macro; takes precedence over global settings for that project).
• Build: By passing in a temporary LOGFILE macro on the command-line (takes precedence over global or project settings for that run).
• To disable logging, specify an empty string for the log filename.
• When logging to an XML file, the Transform XML Log action can be used to convert the log to an HTML report, RSS feed, etc.
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Includes: Overview, and Labour Force Survey data.
Includes: Collection methodology, Scope and coverage, and Non-response.
Includes: Sample selection, Allocation of sample, and Sample rotation.
Includes: Benchmarks, Weighting, and Reliability of estimates.
Includes: Aims of the 2011 design, Design changes, Sample allocation, Sample size, Sampling fractions, and Phase-in period.
Includes: the main changes in sample design and estimation procedures introduced at each sample design from 1971.
Includes: Standard errors, Relative standard errors and comparisons between the 2006 and 2011 standard errors design.
Includes: Labour Force Survey statistical regions, Changes to Labour Force Survey regions, Quality of estimates, and Data comparability.
Includes: Labour Force Survey, and Associated surveys.

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Talk to people you trust as their experiences will tell you more than any search engine or opinion site. They say the best form of advertising is word of mouth and there’s a reason for it. If someone you know has experienced the service first-hand they’ll be able to tell you honestly whether they’re a great agent or not.
It’s better to choose an agent that knows your suburb as they’ll know how to sell it to potential buyers. They’ll know the little hidden gems, the great schools and all about the local community, which can be major selling points. Make sure you research and see which agents are most active in your area.
Chemistry is a funny thing and it comes in all shapes and sizes. In life, there are people you get along with and those you don’t. It’s the same for agents and their customers. Make sure you choose an agent that you feel comfortable with. The selling process can be stressful so empathy is a very important trait to look for. You want someone that can calm you down and guide you through the hard times.
Choose an agent who is going to give you their undivided attention. You don’t want to feel like you’re always being passed over to their assistant – that’s not what you’re paying for.
Anyone can say they’re a great agent though not everyone can prove it. Don’t choose an agent based on their commission structure or the price they expect you’ll achieve. As agents, we’re not allowed to give you a price, just a conservative guide based on the market at the time.
The only way to know how someone works is to see them in the midst of the process. This could be an open home and/or an auction. You can see how they handle both the vendor and prospective buyers and make a valid judgement on whether you like their style.
It’s a favourite trick for the big retailers and why shouldn’t you use it for your own research. Just like it’s important to see them in action, it’s also important to hear how they handle a call. Before inviting any agent to pitch, call them to enquire about one of their listed properties and see how they handle the call. If you like what you hear you know they could be the one for you.
If you would like any more information or advice please call us on 02 9358 3399 or pop in to say hi at our offices in Potts Point. You can also visit our website for our property listings.


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Who has broken Gods Covenant?
Where are you putting your trust? What do you follow? The world and it’a way or your Father In Heaven who has blessed you for worshipping Him and following , abiding in His commandments.


text: Ms. Pangan joined Eadie and Payne, LLP as a senior staff accountant in 2018, bringing over a year of governmental audit experience. Ms. Pangan demonstrates a strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and governmental auditing standards through performing tests of internal controls and compliance of numerous local governments. Ms. Pangan is confident in her ethic and drive and is excited to take on more duties as a soon-to-be licensed CPA in California.


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The new Port Mann Bridge will cost $3 to cross come Jan. 1 for the bulk of users who signed up early with TReO and have had a 50 per cent discount for the past year.
Dec. 16, 2013 10:00 a.m.
A new poll has found Lower Mainland motorists are more opposed to tolls on the Port Mann Bridge now than they were a year ago, when the charge was first imposed.
The Insights West online survey found 56 per cent are opposed to the toll, up from 45 per cent a year ago.
And dissatisfaction with paying to use the Highway 1 crossing of the Fraser River is greatest among frequent users.
Nearly three quarters of those surveyed who use the bridge once a week or more oppose the toll, Insights West vice-president Mario Canseco said.
The poll comes as most bridge users face having to pay even more come January.
Half-price discounts for the first year end on Jan. 1, when the bulk of traffic using the bridge will begin paying the full $3 toll, instead of $1.50.
The survey found 31 per cent of drivers will actively seek out a free alternative route in 2014 to avoid paying the toll, while 23 per cent said they would drive over the bridge less often.
Of drivers who use the Port Mann at least weekly, 48 per cent said they will continue to use it as usual and just pay the toll.
Canseco noted the number of drivers who said they did not use the Port Mann Bridge at all in the past 12 months has climbed to 22 per cent, from 10 per cent when the same question was asked a year ago.
Although the bridge discounts are ending, provincial government officials say new lanes on Highway 1 through Coquitlam and Burnaby are opening up that will relieve traffic bottlenecks and reduce travel times.

industry_corpus2: Transportation