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Rising aspirations; but, no credible option for an effective Civil services Examination preparation saw declining share in successes from West Bengal.
A government of West Bengal initiative Civil Services Study Centre (also known as CSSC) came in to existence in 2014 and after that till 2018, 6 students got selected in the UPSC Civil Service Exams.
However, this year 12 students linked with the center have made it to the final list of the UPSC Civil Service Exam 2018 and this has been a record. Out of the total selections, two of them Mainak Ghosh (AIR 31) and Saurabh Suman Yadav (AIR 55) have figured among top 100.
This is quite an achievement for any state run such centre in the country. Some sources are pointing that it is the best ever result from Bengal in decades, leave alone years.
From sources and successful candidates’ feedback, it becomes apparent that the credit for bringing about this change goes to Course Director, Rajanvir Singh Kapur IAS who has been looking after the CSSC since last one year.
We tried to contact Mr. Kapur; but, he was unavailable for comment.
“Rich and relevant contents, valuable guidance and state of the art audio-visual classrooms ensures satisfactory experience; periodic evaluation of their progress and motivational interactive sessions with in service IAS Officers help candidates in bringing out the best and improved performance.”, she added.
The topmost rank from CSSC is Mainak Ghosh (AIR-31) who is from Kolkata. He has chosen his own graduation subject, Zoology, as his optional subject.
Next success from CSSC is an Electronics Engineer from Heritage Institute of Technology Saurabh Suman Yadav (AIR-55) hailing from Kalyani. He also did his MBA from IIM Lucknow and opted for Management as his optional subject.
Sushant Singh son of an IFS officer borne on the West Bengal cadre has taken hold of rank 189.
This success truly goes to prove that a single civil servant, if dedicated to the cause, can bring immense change to the system. From the CSSC website, it can be seen how the revamping has taken place during last one year. “This has broken the myth that West Bengal cannot produce Civil Servants”, commented a very senior IAS of Bengal cadre requesting anonymity.
Such centres are run in many states like Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Gujarat etc. but what West Bengal has done, is really remarkable.


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Time management is a key challenge for anyone intent on writing more than just randomly timed blog posts. Having struggled last year to get the ball rolling properly on my new writing project, I decided enough was enough. It was time to let my work life cross over with my home life for once.
You see, at work I like to think I have a pretty good handle on time management – organising the multitude of tasks I need to complete, keeping track of deadlines and all the sources of input and stakeholders I might have to consider when I am creating content. This isn’t achieved through some dark art that I’ve been secretly initiated into – it’s achieved using the online kanban tool Trello.
When I started my swishy sounding job as a communication consultant for a large multi-national organisation I was transferring from an IT role in which I used a help-desk software system daily. This help-desk system let me log calls, assign calls, add notes and deadlines to calls and apply categories as I saw fit. When I came to the communications job I thought I’d miss this system like a hole in the head, but then I found that I didn’t seem to be able to function efficiently without it. Trello to the rescue!
Trello is a stupidly easy to use online app similar to the help-desk system I was using without any of the user or asset tracking we needed in IT. Simply put it is a way of managing tasks that you write onto cards and arrange in vertical lists much like you would do Post-It notes on a whiteboard (if you could ‘open’ a Post-It and see more details inside). It’s traditional kanban in an optimal UX form.
At work I have ‘Planned’, ‘Incoming’, ‘Doing’, ‘Waiting/On Hold’ and ‘Done’ columns. In these columns are arranged the various cards representing each task I need to get done over time. Each card has a meaningful title and a deadline assigned to it. I can also categorise the card by Type (e.g. intranet news, email, presentation etc.) and Status (e.g. Waiting Input, WIP, Waiting Feedback, Ready to publish etc.). These categories are available to me via the ‘Custom Fields’ power-up, and the cards can be arranged on a calendar via another power-up.
Power-ups are add-ons for Trello that you can get by virtue of paying a licence fee. In the free version of Trello I use at home you can take advantage of one power-up. I chose the calendar. I will tell you why in a bit. At work what’s on the calendar that’s scheduled over two months ahead goes in my ‘Planned’ column, anything due sooner goes into ‘Incoming’ and then will systematically be dragged and dropped by me into ‘Doing’.
At home it’s a bit different. I have ‘To do – later’, ‘To do – now’, ‘Doing’, ‘Notes’, ‘Resources’ and ‘Done’ columns.
In previous novel-writing projects I would have notes handwritten in a dedicated notebook along with other notes in the Word document I was building the novel in, perhaps some Post-It notes inside the notebook and more recently Notes on my iPhone. Notes all over the bloody place basically. Once they’re on a page in a notebook and you turn the page you’re obscuring what you’ve noted down before. I started using coloured page markers to try and help. It didn’t.
Now I can put down my notes in the ‘Notes’ column, organised on cards. That’s the first thing I did. I wrote individual cards of all the notes I had and along the way was able to delete or compress these notes to reflect all the changes of mind I had had over the course of ‘planning’ my book. I say ‘planning’ like that because it was a mess. I’m not saying it’s perfect now, but Trello has certainly made it far easier to map out the story points I want to write. It has allowed me to get my head around sometimes conflicting ideas and make some key decisions which have helped move the project forward.
Some of the notes were reminders of corrections I needed to make to the 100 or so pages I already had written based on my usual organic approach to creating a story (which really didn’t go so well last year), so these went into ‘To do – Now’. The pages were already there in Word, so there was nothing stopping me, apart from my disorganisation, in rewriting them.
In ‘To do – later’ I have things like proof reading, checking chapter names to make sure there are no repeats in previous books, adding topical news into the story to add a bit of flavour, checking characters’ tone of voice etc. The things you do once you’ve arrived at a first draft, and the things you’ll probably repeat for each draft until it’s done.
In ‘Resources’ I put little factoids I’ve got from the internet along with the URLs of pages of interest. For instance, some of the book is going to be based in Russia during the 1980s and 1990s, so I need to know stuff about Russian names, Moscow, the USSR and glasnost. Previously these would have been jotted down all over the place and often lost – usually just when I needed to fact check something.
In the ‘Doing’ column at home, unlike at work, I only have one card at a time. I set a deadline on this card and work to that deadline as if I am at work (although I’m allowed alcohol at home, yay!). Then when the task is complete, I can drag and drop the card into ‘Done’ and feel the unparalleled joy of avoiding procrastination and actually having written something. Even if it’s only a page or a correction to a previously written paragraph. I don’t care. It’s progress and I can see the list building up in the ‘Done’ column. Ah sweet sweet bliss!
I no longer feel unorganised or frustrated by my lack of progress with my new novel. I have clear goals and a way forward. I can see everything I need to do all in one place and all I need to do now is work through it. It’s even helping me get the structure of the chapters sorted out and helping me realise where there are holes in my narrative.
I’ve been using Trello at work for at least four years and it feels like a major face-palm moment realising that it can help me at home too.
I’ve even added a column for ‘Birthdays’ because if I’m going to be busy beavering away at the book I best not forget people’s cards or presents, eh? That’s kind of the reason why I chose the calendar power-up.
Check out Trello for yourself here. This is not some kind of disguised advert that I’ve been paid to do by the way. Do you think it’d be this long?
I am genuinely a big fan of this product and it has helped me immensely to kick start an otherwise floundering project.
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Since writing this post I’ve been trying out having a couple of columns for two of the key characters’ plot lines with a card for each chapter in the order they will appear in the book. This is working okay and is helping me with structure i.e. placement of the chapters.

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This sounds like this is going to be a very exciting and entertaining book. I hope to get my hands on it soon.
“a zen outline, the act of writing it being of significance, rather than its content.” Extend my thanks to Mr Garth that’s just what I needed to get me out of my self-perpetuating funk! !
I’ve read Garth Nix as Darth Nix, clearly I played way to much star wars lately.
Anyway, I added this to my “to read” pile. Damn, I need a multiregional e-reader or something.

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I'm an omnivore today and some of my most accomplished athlete-friends, clients and family are vegetarians or vegans. I'm a fan of endurance athlete Scott Jurek who eats a vegan diet and writes about this in his book Eat and Run.
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104 - Dragon Ball - Tambourine Attacks!
Goku tries to get revenge while Roshi attempts to speed up a funeral.
Topics of discussion inlcude: licking, Roshi's forensic skills, breaking things in the name of the Lord, Castlevania, small talk, enemies becoming friends, and Tambourine's inner voice.
We also pitch you on our Comicon panel.

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Guava Gelato is a Gelato phenotype from Sherbinkski. This genetic expression of the Gelato lineage delivers a unique terpene profile steeped in creamy, tropical aromas with bright notes of piña colada and hops. The buds take on a dense structure that is representative of its parental lineage while emitting an aroma all its own. Guava Gelato’s effects are indica-forward, laying heavily atop the limbs while it excites and uplifts the mind. These attributes make for an effective strain when combating stress, daily aches and pains, and nausea.
The Legion of Bloom is a 7x award winning collective comprised of compassionate, conscious and sustainable cannabis experts. We pride ourselves in growing cannabis in the most natural, organic and purest way – this means no harmful pesticides, no chemicals, no additives. We start by hand selecting our phenotypes from only the best genetics ensuring the highest quality and potency. Our craft cultivation practices provide superb flowers for extract offerings which have quickly become the future of cannabis. We proudly offer solvent-less extracts such as Raw-Zen and The Monarch Pen, a solvent free, refined CO2 vape pen infused with our Cannabis Derived Terpenes. To ensure quality and potency, we have all of our products lab tested, providing a full spectrum of product information and peace of mind for our patients. As the industry becomes more sophisticated in practices, we will be among the leaders pushing the bar for innovation and conscious change.

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For a parkour liveshow in the name of Samsung , we had a consulting position. Our parkour and freerunning specialist Andreas Ruby attended the meeting for the annual trade fair of Samsung. Actually, he was there as a specialist for the obstacles and parkour boxes but ended up as spontaneous part of the parkour show.
Samsung is the biggest South Corean conglomerate.

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Q Our daughter is a senior in high school this year. What is the best and smartest way of paying for her college? Where do we start?
A College financing is one of the hardest challenges for parents. The choices you make as a family in how you finance college will impact everyone’s financial future. If you borrow too much, you are jeopardizing not only your security, but your kids’ futures as well. If you throw so much of yourself into paying for your children’s college education that you don’t have a solid retirement nest egg, your kids will likely need to step in and help you out. That may be a financial burden at a time when they are raising their families and should be saving for retirement as well.
The stakes of getting this right are so huge. Here’s your cheat sheet.
Decide if you can afford to borrow.
Moms and dads: If you have credit card debt or if you are not on pace with retirement saving and an emergency fund, you should not borrow a dime for a child’s college costs. That’s not being cruel. That’s taking care of your finances so you won’t be a burden on your kids down the line.
No private loans and no home equity lines of credit. There are two types of student loans: those issued and backed by the federal government and private loans offered by banks and credit unions. I do not recommend private student loans. The interest rate tends to be variable, whereas federal loans have a stable fixed rate. And federal loans offer a variety of repayment plans, while private loans don’t.
I am not a fan of tapping home equity to pay for anything. You’ve just ponied up your home as collateral for sending your kid to school. What if you get laid off? Or an illness makes it tough to repay the loan? You could lose your home.
Kids always borrow first. There are loans for college—there are no loans for retirement. That’s why I want kids to borrow first, while Mom and Dad focus on retirement (and paying off other debts). In addition to needs-based aid, such as college scholarships and federal Perkins loans, every college student is eligible for a federal Stafford loan, regardless of family income.
There are two types of Stafford loans. For families that qualify for need-based aid, a Stafford loan can be subsidized. That means the government pays the interest rate while the student is in school or the loan is in deferment.
Everyone else is eligible for an unsubsidized Stafford: There is no help paying the interest. You must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for your child to be eligible for a Stafford. That should be job one for every family. (At fafsa.ed.gov you can learn more and apply online.) Annual undergrad borrowing limits for children claimed as dependents on their parents’ tax return range from ;;,;;; to ;;,;;;. The limits are higher for students who are independent.
Kids should not borrow more than they expect to make in their first year out of school. Mark Kantrowitz, college financing, found that students whose total debt load exceeds their first-year salary are the ones who tend to get into payment trouble. Keeping total borrowing in check increases the likelihood your kid will be able to get the debt paid off in ;; years, if not faster. That’s so important; a manageable debt payment will make it possible for adult children to pursue other financial goals in their ;;s and ;;s.
Parents who borrow must have the debt paid off before retirement. Federal PLUS loans are loans parents can take out to help pay for a child’s college education. Be very careful. One big shortcoming of the program is that parents can borrow up to the total cost of school, after accounting for other aid. Yet nobody checks to see if you can actually afford that much. It’s up to you to borrow a responsible amount. My definition of responsible is that you can pay off the loan within ;; years or by the time you retire, whichever comes first.

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We are very lucky at The Wilmslow Academy to have a fantastic before and after school club called Strictly4Kids. The club is run by the school with many S4K staff also working as Teaching Assistants from The Wilmslow Academy which means that the children and staff get to know one another well.
The club runs daily from 7:30am to 6pm and offers a wide range of activities for children to take part in.
Breakfast club starts at 7:30am and children are brought into the school premises via the main entrance. Children are offered breakfast with a drink and an opportunity to spend time with friends before their busy school day. When the school day starts, younger children are escorted directly to their classroom by a member of S4K staff.
At the end of the school day, all children attending club are collected from their classroom and taken to the main hall for registration.Children are provided a healthy, filling snack with drink and a time to wind down and have fun. We have many toys, crafts and activities to offer the children both inside and out.
All staff have achieved Level 1 Safeguarding and have enhanced DBS certificates.
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Transformational Self-Defence – far from the average Self-Defence class!
Fabio Zambelli is a Kung Fu Master with expertise in 8 different martial arts. He has taught a range of self-defence classes for many years in Italy, China and Newcastle.
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If you’ve been keeping up with my tweets about Breath of the Wild, you can probably guess what I think about it. The game is a masterpiece. While it does have its flaws, they’re outweighed by the positives.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a lot going for it. We’ll start off with what makes this game great.
In a lot of games, there are pointers or information in your quest log to know where something is. In this game however, you progress through the story by exploring. The more of the map you reveal, the easier it will be to find the locations of each memory. And I love that! This makes it feel like it’s not a waste of time, and honestly, nothing really feels like a waste of time in this game.
Talking about exploration..Breath of the Wild offers a vast region for you to get lost in. Checking out the landscape is enjoyable in itself, even if you don’t get a quest done or you don’t get any powerful rewards. What you might get however are some ingredients, maybe the ones you’ve been looking for to cook that sweet attack increasing stat food. Perhaps you’ll encounter a few NPCs, a village to get some quests, trade or even just to rest at. Almost everything you do has some way of rewarding you. The freedom given is astounding.
The scenery is also fascinating. There are beautiful sunsets, stunning views from mountains and mellow meadows to enjoy. I found myself wandering around to get some great views. The attention to detail in this department is breathtaking. Especially as you view the world of a mount.
I say ‘mount’ instead of ‘horse’ because you can ride other animals too! Horses are the easiest, whereas for deer, you’ll need to ever so silent to jump on them. This is where you’re elixir making skills come in handy! Mounts are great because they offer a way of fast travel to places where you haven’t discovered yet, or if you just want to take a ride with your pal Joe (I didn’t call my horse Joe).
‘Horse around’ as much as you’d like!
Combat and timing. Easy to pick up, but can be difficult to master as you face up against the meanest of foes. It can be brutal when you don’t get your timings right, but it’s all about practice and patience. Button bashing won’t get you anywhere.
The game requires a bit of thought before venturing out in the world, because depending on where you’re going to, you’ll need some sort of preparation. This is especially true for longer journeys in harsh environments. And I love this. It makes you think before going out and makes you care and feel connected to Link. Not only that, but it’s great to have danger not just from your enemies, but from the environment as well.
Harder creatures can be trial and error, which is a good thing, as it allows you to explore ways to beat difficult enemies on your own. This isn’t a bad thing, as it encourages you to think on your feet and try out different strategies.
Some puzzles also require some thought, and if you don’t have the right equipment, you’ll have to go and get what you need to complete them. As you unlock more shrines, you’ll find that there are puzzles that are incredibly obscure. This can either ‘force’ you to look up some tips after bashing your head against a particular puzzle. But that’s why I like them. You have to try things and see if they work. The game does a good job at making you use everything in your arsenal.
Cooking is almost a game in itself!
Cooking is a favourite of mine in Breath of the Wild because it’s so simple, but has quite a bit of depth. There aren’t really any instructions aside from recipes, so you get to experiment with a wide range of ingredients. Spending ~30 minutes on cooking in one session can be common occurrence.
Cooking food is quite important at all stages of the game and there isn’t a set type that is best for everything, which is great as it remains relevant throughout the game. Movement speed slowed? Try brewing an elixir to make an Enduring Mushroom Skewer. Or if you need some more cold resistance, whip up some Spicy Meat and Seafood Fry.
Aside from the frame rate, which we’ll cover next, the game has been very smooth so far. From my experience, I haven’t encountered any bugs worth noting, which is really impressive. But do let me know if you’ve encountered any bugs in the comments!
Every game isn’t without it’s issues and as good as this game is, it has it’s fair share. For one thing, there are some frame rate issues. Well, there used to be quite of a bit of them, until a patch ironed it out. Before this patch, the game struggled with grassy areas, zoomed in sections and effect heavy moments (like explosions and such). But from what I’ve been experiencing, these issues occur much less often. Sure, they’re still there and are a little annoying, but it’s great to see a big improvement.
Let’s talk about weapon durability. The problem with durability is that you can end up with a system where items can either break too quickly or take so long that it doesn’t really matter. I’m sure there are games that have got the balance just right, but if the balance is off, then it can be a little frustrating. Especially when items break too fast. And that’s case with Breath of the Wild. As soon as you acquire stronger weapons, you know you’ll have to say goodbye to them sooner or later. You can lengthen the lifetime of them by stealth attacking when possible and saving your best weapons for when you need them, but there’s room for improvement.
There are moments where motion controls are necessary to complete for example, a puzzle. It feels like more of a gimmick they had to add into the game more than anything else. There is a shrine that requires motion control and it was a nightmare, to say the least. It’s good for the camera and firing arrows, but that’s because it’s optional, unlike that shrine puzzle. Best to leaves things out if they don’t fit.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a ‘once in a generation’ game. While there are a few issues, they can largely be ignored as they’re overshadowed by how fulfilling the game is as a whole. From the incredible open world freedom to the charming cooking system, the game offers an unforgettable immersive experience, as you travel throughout Hyrule. If you fancy just gathering wood or cooking some elixirs, you can do just that. The game can easily be played at your pace. For those into their RPGs, open world games and of course, if you’re a Zelda fan, then this is an absolute must buy!
Do you agree or disagree with me? I’d love to know your thoughts!
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Manager Lee Clark hopes Blackpool can build momentum following his first win in charge and lift themselves off the bottom of the Championship table.
Blackpool's 1-0 triumph over Birmingham City on Saturday came 47 days after Clark was sacked as Blues boss.
Victory was the Seasiders' first in six games since the 42-year-old moved to Bloomfield Road, and stretches their unbeaten run to three games.
"We've closed the gap a little bit but we've got to continue," said Clark.
Victory moves Blackpool to within five points of Wigan Athletic in 23rd place and eight points from safety.
Talking to BBC Radio Lancashire, Clark continued: "We cannot come in and be all giddy because we've won on Saturday.
"It's refocus, do exactly what we've done last week. We're going to work them hard because we believe we can get them fitter - the fitter they are, with the ability they have, we can become a better team."
Striker Steve Davies scored the winner for Blackpool against Birmingham after latching onto goalkeeper Joe Lewis's long ball forward before finishing past Darren Randolph.
After recovering from injury the former Bristol City, Derby and Tranmere striker has now scored in consecutive games, and Clark believes the 26-year-old will improve.
"Unfortunately, when I got here he had the injury," said Clark. "But he has worked hard, and he's going to get better because he's going to get fitter.
"He had to come off as he was absolutely shot to pieces. He asked me to take him off, and thankfully you've got someone like Ishmael Miller who can come on and carry on the baton.
"He's shown me his ability in training. We've got some good footballers in the middle of the field and in the wide areas, and I think a big target man who's got a good touch compliments them.
"The players are starting to learn about their roles and responsibilities in the team, and we had some terrific performances individually out there."


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AML stands for Anti Money Laundering. These three letters are used to describe the body of legislation that seeks to combat money laundering of funds from illegal activities, and which could be used to finance terrorist or criminal activities.
International concern over terrorist financing, especially in recent months due to the terrorist attacks in Paris and the acts of a lone wolf in San Bernardino, California, has led to the creation of stricter rules for financial operations. The fintech industry is aware that it must make its authentication procedures tougher and more sophisticated given the stricter legislation around the world.
API comes from Application Programming Interface. It is a combination of functions or procedures used by computer programs to access the services of the operational system, software libraries or other systems. Put in less technical terms, we could define them as the computer procedures that establish how one software program can communicate with another.
Open APIs are fundamental in the development of the digital economy. The first companies who dared to share their inner workings were online giants like Amazon, Twitter and Facebook in the middle of the last decade. Today, APIs are essential to the fintech industry. Large, more dynamic traditional banks, like BBVA, are betting on APIs as an indispensable tool to create a digital services ecosystem for its customers.
We no longer have watchmen or linotype operators, but technological development leads to new types of jobs. One with the greatest futures is the CDO, or Chief Data Officer. This position refers to the company executive in charge of data management – many companies’ most valuable asset. The consulting firm Gartner estimates that 90% of large corporations will have a CDO by 2019. Some of the most important governments on the planet, like the U.K., already have their own CDO. And in the fintech universe, it is a very important position.
What professional profile should a CDO have? Experts recommend that they combine technical skills with a corporate vision, as in the long run, their work consists of making sure the company has more income and/or lower costs through the use of data. They should also be aware of the legal and ethical implications involved in massive data collection.
KBA stands for Knowledge-Based-Authentication. It’s another way to try to verify digital identify – something we are now so used to like that personal question an online service asks us to make sure we are who we say we are.
Know Your Customer. This term is used in several different economic areas, but it is especially important in the financial sector. In the banking and fintech industries, KYC refers to the rules that institutions must follow regarding customer identity and the legality of their funds.
This term and its synonym, instech, come from combining the words “insurance” and “technology”. Both are related to how technology is changing the insurance business.
So far, few startups have become actual insurance companies due to the intrinsic difficulties in a sector whose short-term profitability is not simple. The insurance business also requires a lot of capital, is very complex and is highly regulated, so some new actors are opting to partner with traditional insurance companies. However, tech companies have a lot to add to the insurance world, such as the use of big data. And investment is booming. According to the consulting firm CB Insights, in 2014, insurtech companies attracted $740 million. In 2015, that number jumped to $2.7 billion.
P2P is the acronym for peer to peer – a network of computers without customers or fixed servers, made up of a series of nodes without any hierarchy. In this case, we’re referring to loans among individuals, from peer to peer, with no intervention from a financial institution. These “social loans”, as they are also called, have been regulated in Spain since last year as part of the crowdfunding phenomenon.
RegTech was coined by the U.K. regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as the combination of “regulation” and “technology”. This is another term that is used as a label to describe the systemic changes taking place in a sector, in this case the regulation sector. The difference between RegTech and traditional procedures and services is the speed and agility of RegTech thanks to big data, blockchain, artificial intelligence and cloud services.
These are the initials for Software as a Service. It is a software distribution model where logical support and data are stored in the servers of an IT company, and customers access the service online.
SaaS is very useful for fintech firms because it allows them to simplify their structures and reduce software licensing costs. SaaS infrastructure is also easily scalable.

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De Paepe, Kim, Joran Verspreet, Mohammad Naser Rezaei, et al. “Modification of Wheat Bran Particle Size and Tissue Composition Affects Colonisation and Metabolism by Human Faecal Microbiota.” Food & Function 10.1 (2019): 379–396. Print.

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East Coast braces for Florence » Residents of several states along the east coast continue to brace for Hurricane Florence. Officials are telling more than a million people to flee the storm’s path as it takes aim at the Carolinas.
MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Wednesday, the 12th day of September, 2018. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. It’s Washington Wednesday.
MARY REICHARD, HOST: Helen Self is used to getting attention for her age. After all, she’s 109 years old!
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text: Convenient charging without cables. The induction charger not only allows you to charge a depleted battery, but also to maintain the battery level. Just place your phone on a device equipped with an induction charger and worry not about anything else. In order for inductive charging to be possible, both the charger and the phone must be equipped with special coils generating the electromagnetic field.


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“The confused mind doesn’t buy.” As a psychology major — I know enough to be dangerous — I couldn’t wait to talk with Kaye Putnam. A psychology-driven brand strategist, she works with entrepreneurs from startup to high-growth. Creating a standout brand is harder than ever today. Brand builders need to understand how to appeal to customers’ hearts and minds. We discussed brand archetypes and critical questions on this week’s episode of the On Brand podcast presented by Twenty20.
Kaye Putnam is a psychology-driven brand strategist for entrepreneurs. Through work with hundreds of clients from global brands to solo business owners, she developed The Clarity Code. She believes in pursuing audacious dreams and that there is genius that lives inside every entrepreneur. When you have a clear brand, your clients love, respect, and are willing to pay premium prices for your work. It gives you the clarity and confidence to scale your impact and income.
She works with students in her Brand New Brand incubation program and with clients 1-on-1. When she’s not transforming brands, she’s exploring the world with her husband and two little ones. They love eating their way across their home of Naples, Italy.
“Your brand is what believe about you — it’s your heart and soul.” With this strong definition, it’s surprising that so many create boring brands that don’t stand out. As Kaye cautions, “The confused mind doesn’t buy.” The answer?
Embrace the 12 brand archetypes. Archetypes have been key story elements since Plato. If you look at some of the strongest brands today, they have found a way to build on established archetypes. Apple is “the magician.” Harley Davidson is “the rebel.” When brands do this, they get the added meaning from the archetypes consistent use over time. We know what a rebel does. If we know Harley Davidson is a rebel, we intrinsically know more about the brand.
But it’s not enough to just ask these questions. “You have to document them so others know how to be the brand.” This is especially valuable as your brand grows over time.
What brand has made Kaye smile recently? “This morning when I was going to the bathroom …” is always a fun way to start a story! And what did Kaye find in her friend’s bathroom? Poo~Pourri. An innovative, standout brand if ever there was one. Listen to Poo~Pourri Founder Suzy Batiz’s episode of the On Brand podcast.
To learn more, go to kayeputnam.com and take her brand archetype quiz!
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text: The Burdick E350 EKG Machine is state-of-the-art EKG technology from the famed Deerfield, Wisc., manufacturer. It reliably measures patient heart rates. A smaller, office-appropriate model, the popular Burdick E350 EKG machine continues the current trend toward accuracy and flexibility following the latest migration to internet and computer integration. This practical, reasonably priced model also retains value for re-sale. Burdick has a tremendous name dating back to the first EKG machines that appeared in doctor's and health clinic offices in the 1950s. Today, this model can be used as a stand-alone unit or with a treadmill, yielding fast, accurate measurements.


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Huawei Mate 20 Pro confirmed to launch on November 27 in India - MyDroidDoes!
It’s official. Huawei has announced that the flagship Mate 20 Pro will officially go on sale in India on November 27. This goes to confirm an earlier report by IANS which tipped the device to go on sale on November 27. This was disclosed in a tweet by Huawei India.
The tweet did not reveal the price tag the model would adopt or where it would be sold. However, it is likely Huawei will partner with Amazon India for the launch of the Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 RS Porsche Design . There is no official confirmation if the Mate 20 will be making an entry alongside the duo. Amazon is already promoting the modules and from the promptional poster, Huawei will offer the Mate 20 Pro in a bundle with the Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless Noise-Cancelling headphones.
The Mate 20 Pro is already on sale in China and Europe and the response has been massive, spurred by the sterling features the device packs. As a reminder, the Mate 20 Pro sports a 6.39-inch AMOLED display and is powered by a 7nm Kirin 980 chipset,. The device also packs a 4,200mAh battery with insanely fast 40W wired charging and 15W wireless charging (it can also reverse-charge other devices). Other features include face scanning, under the display fingerprint and three cameras – a “regular” 40MP unit, an ultra wide 20MP and an 8MP telephoto.


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Author Written by Harmeet and last updated on Posted on December 21, 2017 .
This tutorial which is the part of the free SAP FI course talks about SAP Accrual Deferral Posting.
Accrual of an expense is reporting an expense in the period in which they occur irrespective of the payment made. Expenses are reported in the period in which they occur, and that period is prior to the period in which the payment is made.
Deferral of expenses means that a payment is made in one period, but the expense itself will be reported as an expense in a later period.
In Accrual/Deferral document method, provisions are made on a month’s end and the same are reversed on the next month’s first working day.
Accounting implication of accrual of expenses can be seen on the following example. Suppose that we make a provision for rent on 23.11.2017 and reverse the same on 01.12.2017.
Now, suppose the actual rent is paid on 05.12.2017.
Negative posting: Check this indicator. When we reverse a transaction, it will be shown at the same side instead of being shown on the other side. For example, if we reverse rent provision on 01.12.2017, it will be shown as the negative balance on the debit side instead of credit side, so that the net effect is zero.
Alternative posting date: Check this indicator. If we do not select this, the system allows us to reverse document only on the original posting date. If this check is selected, it allows reversal entry on any date.
We will post a normal provision for rent by using FBS1 transaction and we will give a reversal reason and a reversal date. Document is posted on 23.11.2017 and is reversed on 01.12.2017. It means that provision of rent is made on 23.11.2017 and the same is reversed on 01.12.2017. This activity is a part of month end provisions in any company.
Enter Reversal Reason as 09.
In the next screen, enter the amount of provision to be made and text.
Now, post the transaction. Below is the document posted. Rent account will be debited and outstanding expenses account will be credited.
We will post one more transaction for provision of salaries on 30.11.2017.
Salaries account is debited and outstanding expenses account is credited.
Now, we will reverse the rent provision and salaries provision by entering transaction F.81 in the command field. Then, we will enter company code, reverse posting date, check test run and click on execute button.
After this, we will click on button and the SAP system will show a message that the document has been reversed like shown below.
Document #2 (rent provision) is reversed with document #4, and document #3 (salaries provision) is reversed with document #5.
We can also view the reversed document by using transaction FB03 (Display Document).
The rent account is credited and the outstanding expenses account is debited.
Similarly, the salaries account is credited and the outstanding expenses account is credited.
I hope this tutorial gives you a good understanding of the concept of SAP accrual deferral posting.
Its simply superb. Thank you .And if possible give more explanation on FI month end activities.
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In this way we are not charging the rent in December.. Please correct me if i’m wrong.
To make my above question simple. is it compulsory to make a reversal of accrual and deferral expenses in SAP or we can use the method that i mentioned in above Question?
Accrual is accumulation of expense items until it becomes due for payment. Mere creation of provision will not help…as it comes under operating costs. Thus we need to reverse it and thereafter it is paid in the next month December.
Rent for the Month of Dec 2018, will be paid on or before 15 Jan 2019. The Entry will be executed in the books on Jan 15, 2019 (Actual Payment) But as the said rent is for the Month of Dec 2018, it is due to be payable on 31 DEC 2018. As part of Period end closing. An entry is executed on 31st Dec & the same is Reversed on 01st Jan 2019. Actual Payout is posted, as on when basis.


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Whether February makes you long for flowers and candy, or hot dogs and football, one thing we can all gree on is that match ups (or mash ups) are part art, part science, part magic, and part luck.
So herewith, are my top five suggestions for local arts events guaranteed to bring the zing.
This month-long celebration marries contemporary music and movement in a diverse range of collaborations. Among the Sonic Illinois series line-up, these three events, listed in order of occurence, promise major mash-up magic.
Master Huang performs Tai Ji movements to Stravinsky's Three Pieces for String Quartet and Schafer's String Quartet No. 6, “Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane.” Enjoy the rare opportunity to hear Debussey's only string quartet performed live, and feel the sizzle of Astor Piazzolla's tangos brought to life by the choreography of Dance Illinois professor Rebecca Nettl-Fiol.
The Sonic Illinois series celebrates collaboration and innovation, but it also welcomes creative disrupters who challenge long-standing conventions. This production of Benjamin Britten’s 1946 chamber opera, led by Department of Theatre Head Kirsten Pullen and Lyric Theatre Co-Director Julie Gunn, employs an entirely female production team in this exploration of sexual violence across centuries.
February 21st to 24th, 7:30 p.m.
You may have seen the Kronos Quartet during their previous visits to Chambana, but I guarantee you haven't seen them like this. Here Kronos Quartet revists pieces from their vast history in a richly layered, interactive, multi-media format. This interplay of live music and narration, archival footage and filmed interviews creates a deeper experience of Kronos Quartet and their importance place in contemporary music history.
If you like your art on the hot and spicy side, then this is the show you've been waiting for. Leave the kids at home, check your inhabitions at the door, and enjoy the saucier sides of local artists Cindy Sampson, Phil Strang, Laura Anne Welle, Marc-Anthony Macon, and Ralph Roether.
February 15th, 6 to 10 p.m.
February 16th, noon to 10 p.m.
Dance at Illinois continues its 50th anniversary celebration with four new collaborative works which explore themes as diverse as masculinity and movement, Afrofuturism, and movement and virtual space. The program, featuring work by C. Kemal Nance, Cynthia Oliver, Endalyn Taylor and John Toenjes, will be danced by Dance at Illinois alumni, as well as current undergraduate and graduate students.
February 7th to 9th, 7:30 p.m.
Patricia Monigold's portraits may seem deceptively simple at first. But they have an almost alchemical ability to refine their subjects down to their essential natures. A masterful painter, Monigold uses light and shadow to frame her subjects within space and within moments of time. This collection of portraits invites us into a deep sense of intimacy where we unexpectedly catch each other in moments of meaning and truth.
Artist reception: February 21st, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
M-Th 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
F 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sa 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Be there by 6 p.m. to hear museum director Jon Sedyl's welcome.
February 28th, 6 to 7 p.m.
M-Sa 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All photos from Facebook event pages, except for #5, which was taken from the Krannert Art Museum website, featuring Krishna Leaves Radu. India, Guler Kangra.


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Enjoy the last of the warm weather in Cairns!
For an incredibly convenient stay in the middle of Cairns, check out the Aquarius Apartments on The Esplanade. What better way to enjoy the weather, than with an uninterrupted view of the ocean? Stay in one of the four different room types and soak up the sun from your balcony or pop across to the beach and spend your day relaxing on the warm sand.
Choose an apartment to suit your holiday and budget; whether you’re after the affordable level one apartment, the large family apartment, or the luxurious five-star suite, the Aquarius Apartments will have the perfect option for you. In each apartment, you’ll have an ocean view to go with the spacious lounge and fully equipped kitchen. On top of this, you can enjoy the weather in one of the two resort-style pools, cooking on the fantastic barbecue facilities or playing a game of half-court tennis.
For absolute beachfront luxury, book a stay at the Shangri-La Hotel. Perfectly situated in the marina and near the casino, the Shangri-La Hotel boasts five-star accommodation and all the facilities you could possibly need to squeeze out those last few drops of sunshine. Choose to stay in a room or a suite; the rooms are comfortably furnished and have easy access to the facilities of the hotel, and the suites are designed for a totally luxurious stay (the royal suite even has a marble bathroom and bidet!).
No matter your room type, you’ll be able to enjoy the outdoor swimming pool (plus a children’s pool if you’re bringing the family), along with table tennis and a fitness centre. During the day, you can take a stroll along the marina boardwalk and enjoy the weather, or make a short trip to the local Cairns shopping precinct. No matter how you like to relax on your holiday, the Shangri-La Hotel will be able to cater to you. Don’t forget to take advantage of their laundry and valet services, as well as the onsite restaurants and bar!
If you want to enjoy the Cairns weather in a completely self-contained, beachfront apartment, then don’t go past the Waterfront Terraces. Choose from one or two-bedroom sea-facing apartments, all equipped with full kitchens and laundries, so your stay doesn’t have to be a short one. You’ll be able to spend your days relaxing in the spacious lounge, reading a book and enjoying the fresh sea breeze.
Walk across to the quiet beach and soak up the sun, or take a dip in the heated salt water pool. There is also a spa and barbecue area, so you won’t go without plenty of activities to relax and just enjoy the weather. Last but not least, you’re within walking distance to restaurants, grocery stores and bottleshops, so everything you will possibly need is at your fingertips.
While you’re enjoying the beach, try these great seafood meals in Cairns!
Are you refusing to let go of the summer heat? Comment and let us know where you’ll be staying in Cairns to enjoy the last of this weather!

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Little cloud out the window, en route from Barcelona to Prague.
Bought a multi-colored pencil at a Gaudi-related gift shop in Barcelona.
After a long day... The conference has been good, and we got out in the last bits of afternoon light to see Sagrada Familia, which was breathtaking.
Curious shapes in a dark room.
Palm leaf drawn with water soluble graphite stick on wet paper. I love the soft feeling of working this way, and the dark color of the results.
Our sofa with a sheepskin and pillows at one end.
On the dining room table, but they scent this whole part of the flat.
Supermarket herbs in pots on the sill between inner and outer windows. Will this protect them from frost? We hope so.
Quick watercolor, then slow ink. Enjoying the time looking at details.
Made of fluorite, probably around ten years ago.
And I did the arithmetic this morning - today is day 3970 of my daily drawing project.
Bought summer-before-last on a day trip to Brighton. The scent is tomato and black current - odd, but soothing and summery.
Sorry about the long gap in posting - I'm about to catch up, really. The summer and early fall involved lots of moving around and inconsistent access to internet, and then the drawings stacked up and up. I'll post daily going forward, and in the next few days I should fill in the missing posts. Finished photographing all the drawings tonight.
Icy springs feed this pool on their way to the lake. The Romans knew of these waters, and they are supposed to have healing qualities. We cooled off, listened to laughing children, watched a diving dog, and rested after our hot day of teaching.
Wherever we turn, we see mountains.
View from the terrace where I am staying in the Dolomites. I am teaching a summer Design Thinking workshop this week with three wonderful colleagues in a village in Italy - the project is great, and the co-workers are as inspiring as the environment.
Wood carving of the church down the hill.
St. Paul's, seen from the lawn in front of the Tate Modern.
Some line of bricks? chimneys? rubble? along a roof top looks to me like its own small skyscape. Night view from an unfamiliar window.
The flat is nearly empty, and now that the professional end-of-tenancy cleaners have come and gone, it is dust free and smells of chlorine bleach.
After a long day in transit, I repaint my toes. Tomorrow I'll be better able to manage logistics and decisions. Tonight is for resting.
Not far from the Charles Bridge. Sat on a park bench and drew, watched people feed the swans, watched wedding couples being photographed, and then began reading Madeleine Albright's Prague Winter.
From the window of my hotel room in the village - a view of treetops and sky.
Or - a detail from a picture on the wall in the hotel room. It is late, and dark outside, but I am in Prague.
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For the majority of Jorie Logan-Morris’ wedding day, she felt great. Getting ready, taking photographs, and the ceremony all went off without a hitch. But when she finally sat down to rest at the reception, that all changed. Her head started throbbing. She had trouble focusing. She experienced nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and more undesirable symptoms.
Logan-Morris is no stranger to migraines—she’s lived with them for the past 16 years, since her doctor diagnosed her with chronic intractable migraines (also referred to as status migrainosus) at the age of 10. She typically has between 20 to 25 migraines every month, and even on the days she doesn’t have one, she wakes up with some type of head pain.
So the chances that she’d have a migraine on her wedding day were already pretty high. The added stress from over a year of planning was just the icing on the cake.
Given how often she gets migraines, it’s not surprising they interfered with the planning process, too. Her head pain was so severe sometimes that she was forced to cancel meetings with some of her vendors.
Logan-Morris isn’t the only person living with migraines. In fact, one in seven people worldwide live with them.
She also isn’t alone when it comes to getting migraines during wedding planning and on the big day. Courtney Hall, who was diagnosed with migraines at the age of 17, was in the same boat. Her overall experience is different than Logan-Morris, though—she usually only experiences one a month, around the same time as her menstrual cycle. She also runs the risk of getting one “when there’s been a combination of bad eating, stress, and lack of sleep” she shares.
But unlike Logan-Morris, whose migraine symptoms didn’t set in until later on her wedding day, Hall knew she had one immediately upon waking.
“We woke up in our hotel suite and I just felt it.” she shares. “I tried to power through, but started crying 30 minutes later.” And she realized she’d forgotten her prescription nasal spray—the only thing that could temper her pain at the time—at home. An hour away from the hotel.
Luckily, Hall’s groom drove an hour to and from their house to get it, and it’s a good thing he did. Hall had to take two doses instead of her usual one, but she was able to overcome her migraine that day. It was a much better outcome than the day she went shopping for her wedding dress, when she also got a migraine.
Logan-Morris’s wedding day turned out OK, too. She had to leave the reception for 45 minutes to deal with the symptoms, but thanks to her husband, mother, and bridesmaids, no one ever suspected a thing. Her husband took her outside to get some fresh air, which helped ease her symptoms and actually ended up being a high point of her entire wedding day.
It’s unfortunate that they and so many others have to deal with migraines.They’re incredibly painful (and often debilitating) and there’s currently no cure.
If you’re one of those people and will be planning a wedding soon, Logan-Morris and Hall have some tips on how to navigate the planning and the big day.
If possible, choose a longer engagement. For Logan-Morris and her now-husband, having a longer time to plan really helped her manage the stress that inevitably comes along with planning a wedding.
“Don’t rush into feeling like you have to get married within a certain time period,” she advises. Because you don’t. It’s your life and your wedding. And remember, good stress is still stress. You still need to pace yourself and take time to breathe.
Also, you need to accept the fact that things might go wrong. It’s highly unlikely that such a big, detail-oriented event will be 100% perfect. It’s just not worth getting worked up over miniscule issues. Focus on the big picture—the real reason you’re going to all this trouble, as Logan-Morris did when she and her husband went outside for fresh air—and everything will be just fine.
“Migraines are your body talking to you,” Hall says. “Listen to it.” She, for example, knows that a night of drinking alcohol can trigger a nasty migraine the next day. But so can foods with high sugar content, like candy, cake, and donuts. She’s learned this by paying close attention to how her body reacts when she eats or drinks certain things. So, she avoids these foods for the most part and, if she does drink alcohol, she doesn’t consume a lot and sticks to white wine and light beer.
For the past two years, Hall hasn’t used Zomig. It was too complicated and expensive to fulfill the prescription. Instead, she’s chosen more holistic methods.
“Now when I get migraines, I eat something, drink lots of liquids, smoke cannabis, do yoga, and lie down,” she shares. “If I’m out and about, I use CBD oil and massage the point of pain, then drink caffeine to keep going.” In the morning, she prefers coffee, and at night she chooses soda. Oh, and it’s worth noting that cannabis is medically legal in Maryland, where Hall lives.
Both Logan-Morris and Hall needed to rely on others while planning and on their wedding days.
“As a bride with chronic migraines, I needed a lot of extra help and I was so glad to have it,” Logan-Morris explains. “Don’t feel afraid to ask for help. Chances are, your people will be more than happy to help where needed for such a special occasion.” After all, these people love you. They don’t want to see you in pain, and they want you to have a beyond amazing day.
The fact of the matter is, planning a wedding is no easy feat. And when you have a chronic illness, it just makes it that much harder. Trying to push through alone just for the sake of getting things done or saying you did it yourself is just going to end up hurting you. Let others in—your brain will thank you.
Migraines are not fun. They’re awful. But they shouldn’t stop you from enjoying one of the happiest times of your life. During wedding planning, take it easy. Be kind to yourself, accept as much help as is offered, and listen to your body.


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The weather wasn't great and the kids were sick so we stayed home. That was ok though. big weekend plans?
Any big New year plans? I have the week off here. So nice!
Thanks for the kind words Stephnnie, see you around the board.
I am getting buried in snow out here! I enjoy reading your posts. Nice to "meet" you and have a great holiday!!
One of my teachers often said, "You need to hurt somebody, just stick a fork in them. You want to learn martial arts, stick around for ten years."


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National Planning Holdings Inc. has added point-of-sale fixed annuity selection software from Beacon Research Inc. to the Web sites of several broker-dealer units.
NPH, Santa Monica, Calif., manages 4 large broker-dealer operations for its parent, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Lansing, Mich., a unit of Prudential P.L.C., London.
The new software from Beacon Research, Evanston, Ill., will help registered representatives affiliated with NPH choose fixed annuities for their clients, according to Beacon Research.
The system also can produce a proposal summarizing all criteria and providing detailed information about selected products, Beacon Research says.


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Things to Expect Once You Retire in Thailand You could be wondering where you intend to retire, and chances are, Thailand is not on your top choices. However, those people who chose to retire in Thailand have loved the way of life in the country and there are plenty of other reasons why they picked it over the other countries. If you are still in doubt of your retirement as you are having mixed feelings about it, possibly it will be worth to consider doing a little research and see the possibilities. When you plan to retire in Thailand, you are certain to enjoy the fantastic weather because it is a good place where you can experience a warm winter. The country also offers picturesque landscapes and a unique culture so it becomes a popular place for retirement. There are several options available in the country with an assurance of new and meaningful discoveries for the retirees. Also, one of the main reasons for so many people is the fact that the place does not have much crime than some Western countries. Thailand is considered as one of the safest countries in the world, specifically with regards to strangers because the attack on them is very low. This means that you will feel safer than you would in other places, like in the Western part of the world.
Thailand has a low cost of living and there will always be something that will suit your needs, especially if you are on a tight budget. Just stay away from the tourist driven places as you can still find accommodation and living that is affordable compared to the built up areas. You can even find investment opportunities to include to your resources while you age.
One more important factor to consider when you want to retire in Thailand is medical care. The country has a multitude of excellent healthcare options and very modern treatments and facilities that are actually inexpensive. This means that any health care you may need will be affordable. When you wish to retire in Thailand, take into account the things that you want to spend your time doing. There are many activities to enjoy depending on how active you desire to be. You may think also of cultural activities that can help to you relax and enjoy. You must spend time to consider retiring in Thailand with the factors mentioned above. Just be sure that you have the requirements to visit the place and check yourself if you like the place. Prepare your Thai retirement visa, which is very important, because it will allow you to stay in the country for a year and extend it for another if you want. You will be qualified once you are 50 years old and above, have a bank account with the required balance in baht, or receiving a monthly pension equivalent to the specified amount.

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Portland Oregon - Work Injury sufferers get fast, effective, lasting relief without drugs or surgery!
Chiropractor Matthew Todd, of West Portland Chiropractic, provides safe and effective care for those suffering from work injuries. We are located in the Pearl District of NW Portland, Oregon.
Chiropractic Care is your key to regaining a pain free life after a Work Injury.
Your employer is required to have worker’s compensation insurance to provide healthcare to employees who have been injured on the job. If you are hurt on the job, you are entitled to healthcare for your injuries at no cost to you. In the state of Oregon you are free to choose any doctor you wish.
This means that you may receive chiropractic care in our office with no cost to you because your worker’s compensation insurance covers all your health care expenses.
Chiropractic Care is the foundation of having a life free of pain from Work Injuries.
The most essential first step is to correctly diagnosis what type of injuries you sustained from the Work Injury.
Our Chiropractic Treatments and prevention services offer you a gentle and convenient program for lasting pain relief from Work Injuries.


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We briefly describe three experimental antiretrovirals discussed at the recent Retroviruses conference (February 8-11 in San Francisco), and mention many others.
The FDA will discuss U.S. approval for New-Fill, a facial treatment that Americans have had to go abroad for, although it is approved in Europe and has been used by about 100,000 people worldwide.
This new conference with leading HIV physicians will look at DEXA and other imaging technologies to measure the effects of lipodystrophy on the abnormal wasting or accumulation of body fat.
A supplement containing 33 vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants seemed to help persons with HIV.
New instructions tell physicians who is most at risk for rare but serious side effects when starting this important drug.
AIDS Treatment News with help from prison activists has compiled an annotated list of about 40 Web sites with information and resources on HIV, hepatitis C, and prison issues.
Use of amphetamines, hallucinogens, or inhaled nitrites was associated with a higher risk of HIV infection -- an incidental finding in data from a recent HIV vaccine trial.
Because persons newly infected with HIV may be especially infectious before the body has created antibodies to partially control the infection, there is a new public-health push to also look for the virus itself in routine HIV testing.
We plan to make up the issue during 2004, or extend all subscriptions by one issue.
Today, scientists and others arrive at major conferences without knowing whom they should meet and talk to outside of their own field. The whole medical-research enterprise is damaged when researchers miss these connections. The key to improvement is to have the main data presentations online, allowing conferences to focus on exploration and discussion, instead of lectures that must rush through the new data.


text: This document examines the money in Michigan's 2010 election. The 2010 state political campaigns were not the most expensive in Michigan history. However, they did set a record as the least accountable campaigns ever for the major statewide offices. Of $61 million spent in the races for governor, secretary of state, attorney general and justice of the Supreme Court, $22.9 million was not disclosed in the State’s campaign finance reporting system.

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On Tuesday, Maui Grown Therapies became the first dispensary to legally sell medical cannabis in Hawaii.
After passing a final Health Department inspection this past Monday, Maui Grown Therapies became the first official dispensary to legally sell medical cannabis in Hawaii. The shop is one of eight dispensaries to have received proper licensing thus far, but all have had to wait for the government’s green light before they could start selling to patients.
The milestone is extremely significant for the Central Pacific island region. Although state lawmakers passed a law establishing legal dispensaries back in 2015, they have been unable to start selling medicinal pot until the testing labs were certified. Last week, Steep Hill Hawaii on Oahu became the first testing laboratory to receive approval, finally clearing the way for medical marijuana to be examined for potency and purity.
On Tuesday, after the testing facility successfully checked the first batch of medical marijuana, Maui Grown hosted a soft opening, notifying nearly 300 of their registered patients. Back in May, the dispensary gained permission from the department to manufacture cannabis products, effectively setting them one step ahead of the competition.
Although Maui Grown might have been the first to legally sell medical cannabis, it wasn’t the only dispensary eager to unlock their doors for Hawaiian patients. Others, like Oahu-based Aloha Green Holdings Inc., have also planned to service patients starting this week. Still, cannabis-based derivatives like tinctures and oils have not been given the seal of approval yet, leaving all medical shops with limited product.
Despite the fact that Hawaii approved medical cannabis in 2000, the state has taken a peculiar and cautious approach to implementation. Medical dispensaries were technically permitted to sell medical cannabis to the state's 18,000+ patients over one year ago, yet the lengthy approval process for testing labs has created frustrating delays. Meanwhile, health officials have tried to shed the plant’s social stigma by attempting to legally changing the nomenclature of "marijuana" to "cannabis."
There’s no denying that it’s been a lengthy wait for these Hawaiian dispensaries and patients. State lawmakers have moved slowly to construct these regulations, and although it may have taken more time than desired, the Aloha State has finally kicked off the medical cannabis luau.


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Benjamin "Benny" Gantz is a former Israeli military chief who believes he can unseat long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the general election on 9 April.
The 59-year-old retired lieutenant-general is a newcomer to politics who formed the centrist Blue and White alliance in February, promising to unite a country that had "lost its way".
Mr Gantz was born in 1959 in Kfar Ahim, a co-operative farmers' village in central Israel founded by immigrants. His father and mother, Nahum and Malka, were survivors of the Holocaust.
As a youth, Mr Gantz attended a boarding school in a youth village near Tel Aviv.
After finishing there in 1977, he enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and joined the Paratroopers Brigade. His first assignment was to help provide security for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic visit to Israel.
Two years later, he graduated from the IDF officer school and was made a company commander in the Paratrooper Brigade. From then on, he rose steadily through the ranks.
He has played key roles in significant military campaigns, including in May 1991 when he led the Israel Air Force's elite commando unit in the operation that saw thousands of Ethiopian Jews airlifted to Israel in only 36 hours.
As head of the IDF's Judea Brigade in 1994, he was tasked with restoring security in the divided city of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, after a Jewish settler killed 29 Palestinians in an attack at the revered Tomb of the Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque site.
In between periods of active military service, he spent a year in the US in 1997 obtaining a master's degree in national resource management from the National Defense University.
By 1999, he had effectively become the top Israeli officer in occupied southern Lebanon - a position he took on after his predecessor was killed by a roadside bomb. Gen Gantz has said he was the last soldier to cross the border and personally shut the gate when Israeli forces withdrew from Lebanon in 2000.
That same year, he was appointed commander of the Judea and Samaria Division. He started days before the outbreak of the second intifada, or uprising, by Palestinians against the Israeli occupation.
He was also commander of the IDF's Ground Forces during the 2006 war with Lebanon's militant Hezbollah movement - a conflict for which Israel's military and government leaders were widely criticised. Gen Gantz acknowledged years later that there had been "success and mistakes".
At the end of 2007 he left Israel to serve as the country's military attaché in Washington DC - a position he held for two years, before being called back to Israel to serve as the IDF's deputy chief of staff.
In 2011, he was unexpectedly became the IDF's 20th chief of staff after a dispute between then Defence Minister Ehud Barak and the outgoing IDF chief of staff, General Gabi Ashkenazi, over candidates and the disqualification of the frontrunner.
During his tenure, the IDF launched two major operations in 2012 and 2014 against Palestinian militants in Gaza, led by the Islamist movement Hamas, which Israeli leaders said were intended to halt attacks on Israeli civilians.
The first operation - Pillar of Defence - ended after eight days of Israeli air strikes and Palestinian rocket fire but without an Israeli ground incursion. The UN said 174 Palestinians were killed during the fighting, including 101 civilians. Six Israelis - two soldiers and four civilians - were also killed.
The second operation - Protective Edge - lasted 50 days and saw Israeli forces launch a ground offensive. The UN said 2,251 Palestinians, including 1,462 civilians, were killed. Six civilians in Israel and 67 Israeli soldiers were also killed.
Palestinian officials and human rights groups accused the Israeli military of committing war crimes during the conflict. But Mr Gantz said his forces had worked hard to prevent civilian casualties and blamed Hamas for embedding military infrastructure in residential areas.
Israel's state comptroller later criticised Mr Gantz and other military and political leaders for failing to prepare adequately for the threat of the many cross-border tunnels dug by Hamas that it used to carry out attacks during the war.
Before Mr Gantz's military career came to an end in 2015, Benjamin Netanyahu praised his decades of "excellent service" and described him as "a high-quality, ethical, responsible, balanced and thoughtful chief of staff".
But four years later, Mr Netanyahu paid no such compliments to the man who had become his main rival for the premiership, dismissing him as a "weak leftist".
Mr Gantz has declared that if his Israel Resilience party is victorious in April's general election, he would form a government that would "act responsibly, firmly and decisively".
He has talked tough on Iran and warned the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yehiya Sinwar, "do not test me again". But he has also promised to "strive for peace" and "not miss an opportunity to bring about regional change".
He has also stressed that "the mere notion that in Israel a prime minister can remain in office while under indictment is ridiculous" - a reference to the attorney general's announcement in February that he intended to indict Mr Netanyahu on corruption charges, pending a final hearing.
For the election, Israel Resilience has formed an alliance called Blue and White - after the colours of the Israeli flag - with the centrist Yesh Atid party of former Finance Minister Yair Lapid.
Two other former IDF chiefs of staff - Moshe Yaalon and Gabi Ashkenazi - have joined Blue and White, along with Orna Barbivai, the first woman to reach the rank of major general in the IDF.
Mr Gantz and Mr Lapid have agreed to take turns as prime minister if Blue and White forms a government, with the former general holding the post for the first two-and-a-half years.


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In collaboration with Trident Submarines, launches Project Neptune limited edition submarine.
The partnership is the first project under the British manufacturer's design offshoot department Aston Martin Consulting (AMC) that was formed last year.
Based around Triton’s three-person platform, aimed at mega-rich superyacht owners.
It’s almost certainly to be the slowest vehicle ever to wear an Aston Martin badge, yet capable of descending 500m (1600ft) below the surface of the ocean' sea.
Valkyrie is another Aston Martin collaboration, with design and engineering expert Adrian Newey, the most successful engineer in Formula One and also the chief technical officer of Aston’s new F1 partners, Red Bull Racing.
Valkyrie is - aerodynamically speaking - the most advanced road car yet conceived, capable of lapping Silverstone as quickly as an F1 car. Just 150 will be built and each will reach over 250mph. They’re all sold for somewhere north of £2.5million, likely to be less that the £3 million cost of the Neptune, which will reach just over three miles per hour.

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Hi Guys, it seems to be a regular thing now, just when you think things are getting a little better - bang! Things take a tumble and you're back to square one again!
We're ok...well I think we are but the last week has been bedlum! Coo's poorly yet again, the sunny weather makes him sleepy and well, you know how it is...anyone with sleep seizures is going to struggle with that aren't they!
The last blood tests were dire - last time they were too high and this time well, they're pretty much on the low side so it's seizure city here!
* It's something different, a change of pace and above all Fun!
On Sunday it was the Community bus run for 150 people to a huge theme park, singing songs and a silly raffle draw along the way!
On Tuesday we held a Senior citizen's Tea Party with moi in the blue dress, white apron and a big ribbon bow in my hair - well you can't have a Tea Party without Alice can you! LOL The elderly all enjoyed it and the cakes were good too!
On Thursday it was Family Bingo time - fun and games, prizes and tea and buns too!
Last up (thank God!) was our Gala Day on Saturday, the pretty Queen was crowned, the town came and enjoyed a free days entertainment and everyone was happy!
Thank goodness I have looby to help out when Coo's poorly as I just wouldn't have managed it all! It was fun but I'm kinda glad it's all over!
Thinking I could do with a break after all the hustle and bustle of Gala week, I had booked a few days away 'Travelodging' it and in Blackpool no less!
With Coo being so poorly over this last week, we've been pondering if we should still go or not. We're supposed to leave tomorrow morning so I'm going to see how he is overnight and decide in the morning.
A part of me thinks, just go anyway and see how things pan out. I mean it's not abroad so it things do go a bit pear shaped, it won't be the end of the world and on the other hand Coo may settle a bit and everything could work out just fine!
I'll pack anyway and we'll just see what tomorrow brings!
Here's a wee donkey to be going on with!
Remember to take care of you too!


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Muslim clerics widely condemned the burning to death of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State, saying such a form of killing was considered despicable by Islam, no matter the context.
Egypt's leading religious authority warned of "civil war" on Friday and called for calm after a member of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood was killed ahead of mass rallies aimed at forcing the president to quit.
A law that will allow Egypt's Islamist-led state to issue Islamic bonds contravenes the sharia in numerous ways, according to a panel of senior Muslim clerics whose objections are likely to hold up ratification of the legislation.
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi referred a law allowing the state to issue Islamic bonds to a panel of top Muslim scholars on Sunday, state media said, a step that could complicate the government's plans to pass the legislation.
Egypt's main hardline Islamist party says an IMF loan agreement requires the approval of a body of Muslim scholars under the new constitution and it is considering legal action to make sure the government sticks to the law.


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A secret garden. Concealed amid the buildings and rooftops of Cagliari.
Amid the ancient walls, enclosed within a tangle of plants, you will find yourself in intimate, evocative surroundings.
The garden transforms into a romantic backdrop for a candelit dinner. Or it becomes a welcoming, relaxing space where you can stop to drink a cup of steaming tea or a hot chocolate.
It is the place we like best here at the Flora, because it is the place which to enjoy summer evenings in the company of friends and it is also where our guests like to take breakfast on summer mornings. It is a place where the light filters through the branches and envelopes the shapes, infusing everything with a surreal, enchanted atmosphere.
A place where you can leave the clamour of the city behind and let yourself be carried away by the simple pleasures of fine food and great company.


text: « DNS » (Domain Name System) is the phone book for the Internet. It converts human readable names like "agb7.biz" to a phone number so computers can call each other. Well, actually Internet uses IP Addresses, not phone numbers.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications