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Sallie Mae's (SLM) first-quarter 2019 results highlight top-line strength, partly muted by higher expenses.
M&T Bank's (MTB) Q1 earnings benefit from higher revenues. Further, impressive improvement in credit quality and lower expenses support results.
FRC earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.
on Friday reported first-quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts amid higher interest income and a particularly big jump in mortgage loans. Analysts polled by FactSet had been expecting earnings per share of $1.22. Revenue was $807.4 million, up 12%, while net interest income after provisions for loan losses was $660.8 million vs. $574.8 million a year earlier.
First Republic Bank (FRC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 3.28% and -0.82%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
First Republic's (FRC) first-quarter results reflect higher loans and deposits, partly offset by rise in expenses.
Revenues from Citigroup's (C) consumer banking business are expected to support its Q1 performance. However, trading and investment banking revenues are likely be low on a year-over-year basis.
Can Higher Revenues Support M&T Bank's (MTB) Q1 Earnings?
M&T Bank's (MTB) Q1 results are likely to witness rise in revenues on higher interest income and loan growth, partially offset by increased expenses.
First Republic's (FRC) Q1 results are likely to witness rise in interest income, partially offset by decline in fee income.
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See what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about First Republic Bank.
First Republic Bank NYSE:FRCView full report here! Summary * ETFs holding this stock are seeing positive inflows * Bearish sentiment is moderate and declining * Economic output in this company's sector is expanding Bearish sentimentShort interest | PositiveShort interest is moderate for FRC with between 5 and 10% of shares outstanding currently on loan. However, this was an improvement in sentiment as investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices reduced their short positions on April 1. Money flowETF/Index ownership | NegativeETF activity is negative and may be weakening. The net inflows of $2.06 billion over the last one-month into ETFs that hold FRC are among the lowest of the last year and appear to be slowing. Economic sentimentPMI by IHS Markit | PositiveAccording to the latest IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data, output in the Financials sector is rising. The rate of growth is strong relative to the trend shown over the past year. Credit worthinessCredit default swapCDS data is not available for this security.Please send all inquiries related to the report to score@ihsmarkit.com.Charts and report PDFs will only be available for 30 days after publishing.This document has been produced for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon or as construed as investment advice. To the fullest extent permitted by law, IHS Markit disclaims any responsibility or liability, whether in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), equity or otherwise, for any loss or damage arising from any reliance on or the use of this material in any way. Please view the full legal disclaimer and methodology information on pages 2-3 of the full report.
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First Republic Bank (FRC) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of First Republic Bank and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers. This publication does not announce a credit rating action and is not an indication of whether or not a credit rating action is likely in the near future.
Who Has Been Selling First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) Shares?
First Republic Bank , a leading private bank and wealth management company, today announced it will release first quarter 2019 financial results before the market opens on Friday, April 12, 2019.
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Walking down the main street of Reims, the compact city in France’s historic Champagne region, you could be forgiven for not realising its tramway even exists.
Opened in 2011, Tramway de Reims moves passengers from place to place while barely interrupting the signature French lifestyle going on around it.
Quiet, aesthetic trams roll gently down the Cours Jean-Baptiste Langlet, past the railway station and towards the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims, where generations of French Kings were crowned. They round the bend to Rue de Vesle, which hosts the Seventeenth Century town centre, fine art galleries, boutique retail outlets, and bars where tourists sip the sparkling white wine bottled just minutes down the road.
Of course, the tram line is not just there for tourists. At one end is the northern neighbourhood of Orgeval. At the other, the neighbourhood of Croix-Rouge and a general hospital. Between the two termini is the city centre.
Given a city footprint of just 47 square kilometres, Reims’ population comes in at a relatively dense 221,000. The opening of a TGV high speed line between Paris and Reims in 2007 – connecting the two cities in 45 minutes – drove a transformation of Reims’ economy from champagne and textiles to manufacturing, services and retail. In the five years up to 2011, 4000 new jobs were created.
Launching its first studies into a potential light rail line in 2003, public transport authority Reims Métropole had several problems to solve. An extensive bus network already served more than 100,000 trips a day, and clogged the main streets, severely detracting from the historic facades lining them. A light rail network would need to be able to handle the passenger base, while providing a cleaner, better-looking alternative to buses. Most important, it needed to be financially viable.
The solution was to form what is commonly referred to as a public-private partnership, something rather unique to France at that time. Through a contract signed in 2006, the authority delegated the entire management, and a substantial portion of financing, for the construction and operation of a light rail line, to a private concessionary consortium.
Known as MARS, the private consortium consisted of Alstom Transport, to provide rollingstock, systems, infrastructure works and maintenance; Bouygues, to provide civil works, buildings, roads and pavements; engineering firm SNC-Lavalin; operator Transdev; financial advisors and lenders Natixis and Caisse d’Epargne Lorraine Champagne-Ardenne; and long term investor CdC Infrastructure.
Reims Métropole provided €174 million (A$287 million in 2006 dollars) to the MARS consortium, made up of €75 million in a grant from the city, €45 million in a grant from the state, and €54 million in a 1.8% transport tax billed to companies in the region with more than eight employees.
The consortium’s financial partners, meanwhile, forked out €239 million (A$394 million) for the project, bringing the total value to €413 million (A$681 million).
Transdev took over as bus network operator at the start of 2008, as part of a plan to create an integrated transport network in the city. Construction on the light rail line began in May that year. The first tram arrived in March 2010, making way for testing and commissioning of the line in September 2010.
The network opened commercially in April 2011, with an opening ceremony which drew thousands of spectators; locals who had come to experience their town’s new asset. In 2014, the new line was put on the international stage, when the Tour de France cycle race went through Reims.
Two of the key consortium members in the Sydney CBD and South East Light Rail project are shared with the Reims project. Rollingstock, rail infrastructure and maintenance provider Alstom Transport is once again joined by operations specialist Transdev on the Sydney project, as part of the ALTRAC consortium.
It’s clear that in planning its pitch as part of the consortium in Sydney, Alstom and Transdev looked to leverage their experience in Reims. An Alstom representative confirmed to Rail Express that the French manufacturer learned a lot from, and drew comparisons to its work in Reims during the bidding process for Sydney.
Like in Reims, Alstom will install its catenary-free technology, which it calls Aesthetic Power Supply (APS), on certain sections of the Sydney network. APS features a ‘third rail’, which runs down the middle of the tramway, parallel to the main rails, providing power to the rollingstock through the ground, thus eliminating the need for overhead power.
More expensive to install than a traditional catenary system, APS is designed for instances like those down George Street in Sydney, and the Cours Jean-Baptiste Langlet and Rue de Vesle in Reims, where the goal is to provide a solution which complements the surrounding aesthetic, often historic architecture, the catenary-free solution is preferred.
Alstom says its APS is currently installed on 42km of track around the globe. As a tram passes over the ‘third rail’, power is supplied to its conductive segments via coded radio dialogue between the tram and the ground. This is designed to ensure power is not supplied to uncovered sections of track.
APS is therefore designed to be safe in all weather situations, including rain, snow, and heat. In Reims, grass surfaces 60% of the line, and this grass is watered from ground-based sprinklers – which spray directly onto the APS power line. It is thought natural grass won’t be practical in the Australian climate, so the same grass covering probably won’t be seen in Sydney, but it’s certainly an indication of Alstom’s confidence in the safety of the APS technology.
“The safety of the APS system has been proven through dedicated studies and confirmed by five certifying authorities,” Alstom reiterates on its website.
Aside from the need for catenary-free infrastructure, the Sydney project also shares a number of logistical similarities with Reims: A main road, clogged with buses, will be closed to traffic and passenger flows will be taken up by light rail. The project will be financed through a PPP. It will link tourist sites, utilities, and living areas, with the greater transport network.
Sydney’s new line will feature Alstom’s Citadis X05 trams, the latest evolution of the Citadis trams which already feature in Reims. Like in Reims – where Alstom’s designers created a suitable ‘champagne flute’ shaped front for the rollingstock – Sydney will receive its own unique outer design, as specified by Transport for NSW.
The use of a global network of projects and experience, combined with a localised approach, is key to Alstom’s business strategy, according to the company’s new chief executive officer, Henri Poupart-Lafarge.
Poupart-Lafarge joined Alstom as in 1998. In 2004, when he was 35, he became chief financial officer. He moved to the role of president of Alstom Transport in 2011. With the ‘other half’ of Alstom, its Power Generation and Grid business, now sold to General Electric, Poupart-Lafarge will has taken up the role of chief executive of Alstom Group.
Rail Express spoke with Poupart-Lafarge, then in charge of Alstom Transport, in June at the UITP World Congress and Exhibition in Milan, Italy.
As is demonstrated through the Sydney light rail project, he said Alstom was focused on providing localised solutions to transport projects, based on the company’s globally-successful, tried and tested range of products.
“The winning formula – if you can manage it – in transport, is to try to combine localisation … with engineering products and solutions,” he told Rail Express. “We need solutions which are tailor-made for the customer.
Proximity, he pointed out, is also important at times for political reasons: “A number of countries are asking for some kind of localisation,” he asserted.
“But at the same time, for example, our product for a metro, is a metro. So our product in Sydney [Metro] will be similar to our metros elsewhere in the world. You want to pursue a common technological platform, and common processes, so the way to manufacture is similar in one place to another.
“So that’s the formula: to be close to the customer, to answer to their needs, but at the same time, to benefit from the global coverage, through a common technological platform, common processes, and a common supply chain. That’s what we try to pursue.
The 46-year-old, who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), replaced former Alstom CEO Patrick Kron when the sale of Alstom’s energy business to GE was finalised at the end of 2015.
Poupart-Lafarge said the new Alstom will be able to provide a more focused solution for the transport sector. He said the sale of the non-transport business units would benefit Alstom “in two ways”.
He said: “The first way is, I strongly believe by being re-focused on transport, by having all Alstom around the same type of activity, same markets, same world, same jargon, it will create much more cohesion, dynamism and momentum in the company, and people are waiting for that. It will simplify our processes, and make us much more agile.
Poupart-Lafarge is interested in the urban sector in Australia.
“[South East Asia and Australasia] is a booming region,” he said. “Australia, as you know, has a number of projects going on, particularly in the urban area.
Oliver Probert visited the Reims tramway courtesy of Alstom Group.
This article originally appeared in the AusRAIL 2015 print edition of Rail Express. To read the full magazine, click here.

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Have you ever felt the need to try a new instrument after playing the same instrument for years?
Here you can find numerous brands in both traditional and state-of-the-art technology. Euphonycart deals with various brands in “Tuners” such as T-Rex, Boss, SoundX, Cherub Etc.
The BOSS TU-80 brings super-accurate LCD tuning to musicians at a very affordable price, while adding unique high-end features like a built-in metronome and Accu-Pitch. The pocket-sized TU-80 runs on batteries and can tune almost any instrument, thanks to a chromatic tuning mode and ultra wide tuning range. It even tunes 7-string guitars and 6-string basses—putting the TU-80 in a class all its own.
Euphonycart Presents Kadence KT-01 Tuner. This Clip-on tuner is an essential tuning device for musicians. With various tuning modes and features this tuner is a must have device. Tuning mode: Chromatic, Guitar, Bass, Violin, Ukulele, Tuning precision: ±1 cent, Detection method: Clip, Display mode: LCD display with colour change on detection.
Euphonycart presents Korg AW-2 Clip-on Tuner. The Korg AW-2 includes two clips (large and small) with a propriety design to accommodate a variety of concert band and orchestral instruments with different tuning “sweet spot” locations.
The Korg tuner’s double ball-joint allows multi-angle positioning. An internal backlight lets you easily see the display, even on a dimly lit stage, and the backlight can be switched between Soft mode for low illumination and the high-brightness Auto mode, or turned off for well-lit situations. The energy-saving Auto mode automatically switches to the low-power Soft mode when no sound is present.
The AW-2 has a tuning range of A0 to C8. Special markings indicate pure major third and minor third intervals for authentic consonance. The Calibration function accommodates a variety of concert pitches. Users can select either the internal mic or the vibration-sensing piezo sensor for optimum response, which ensures stable tuning even in a noisy environment. The AW-2 tuner’s Meter Reverse function allows tuning from any viewing angle. The tuner is powered by a widely available CR2032-type lithium battery (included), and with the backlight off, the battery life is an amazing 150 hours. Auto Power Off maximizes the battery life and a Memory Backup function is also included.
Euphonycart presents Korg CA-40WD Chromatic Tuner. With superior features like a large, easy–to–read, LCD needle-style display, the Korg CA–40 Chromatic Tuner is a great value!Expect nothing but the best from this highly functional digital tuner!
With superior features like a large, easy-to-read, LCD needle-style display, the Korg CA-40 Chromatic Tuner is a great value! Expect nothing but the best from this highly functional digital tuner!
Turn it on and magnetically attach Magnetune-1 directly to your guitar’s tuning pegs or strap button and tune your instrument. Leave it on your guitar to easily tune while performing, attach it to your music stand, or just throw it in your pocket. Magnetune-1 is the most straightforward guitar tuner ever.
Euphonycart presents Korg OT-120 Orchestral Tuner. The OT-120 is a chromatic tuner intended for the orchestra, packaging high performance and sophisticated functionality in a vertical design that’s easy to hold and operate. It features a dual-display, an easy-to-see needle-type indicator and a backlit LCD screen that shows the battery level, sound output level, calibration, key and note name. Additional design features include a large dial that makes it easy to select the desired mode, finger-friendly buttons and a rear-mounted stand that lets the unit stand by itself. A sophisticated silver aluminum panel contributes to its sleek, new look.
Compact, accurate, and easy to use, Pitchclip is the discreet, chromatic clip-on tuner that’s ideal for guitar. Used and loved by players around the world, Korg’s clip-on tuners have earned a place as standard equipment for the modern guitarist. The compact, affordable, and easy-to-use Pitchclip is the latest addition to the popular Korg clip-on family.
The KORG TM-50C: a set consisting of the TM-50 combo tuner/metronome that’s packaged with the convenient CM-200 contact mic – the perfect partner for your daily instrumental practice.The Korg TM series allows you to use the tuner and metronome simultaneously. Since this single unit is all you need for both pitch and rhythm training, it has become a favorite lesson tool for brass bands as well as many other types of musicians.
Euphonycart presents Korg TM-60 Tuner Metronome.
Euphonycart presents Shure GLXD16 Guitar Pedal System. The GLXD16 Guitar Pedal Wireless System is part of the GLX-D wireless systems family. Revolutionary Shure GLX-D® Digital Wireless Systems combine leading-edge LINKFREQ Automatic Frequency Management technology with best-in-class intelligent lithium-ion battery rechargeability to define the new standard for seamless operation and digital audio clarity.
The T-Rex Tunemaster Chromatic Tuner features a large display with contrasting up/down LED indicators. It displays green LEDs surrounding the display to indicate when in tune. The Tunemaster is engineered to make it perfectly clear when your guitar or bass is in tune, even in poor lighting or from a distance.

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Kiss the Winter Goodbye and Say Hello to Spring!
After you have spent long hours inside your home avoiding the freezing temperature outside during the cold season, it’s time to kiss the winter goodbye on the coming of the spring season. Spring in Branson is a great time to enjoy the exciting attractions, great outdoor activities, and thrilling water sports adventures. It is also great to have fun during spring in Branson as the lush greens and grasses are starting to sprout along with the flourishing blooms of flower and plants.
At the beginning of spring in Branson, you will find that most of the fun places such as theme parks, museums, malls and other interesting spots are starting to open. This is the time where you will find Branson a great place to spend a relaxing walk in the park, mountain biking, camping, taking a picnic, boating on the lake, or horseback riding. As Branson is beautifully connected with the three pristine lakes namely, Table Rock Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, and Lake Taneycomo, it makes Branson the best place to spend a wonderful vacation. With easy accessibility to the lakes, you are sure to enjoy endless fun activities on the water and on the lakeside.
Spring in Branson is really such a great time to enjoy as the season’s temperature averages from 50 to 80 degrees which is usually sunny and warm during the day while the evenings are a little cool and refreshing. Silver Dollar City theme park is closed during the cold season and will open at the start of the spring season and usually introduce new performances, exciting acts, and exhibits. You will also get to enjoy spring events that offer an array of fun activities. The park is home to about 30 thrilling rides and 40 shows that entertain visitors of all ages.
Unlike in the winter season, you can enjoy many fun activities during spring time in Branson as most of the entertainment venues in the area are starting to open including world class live entertainment shows and movies in about 50 theaters. After enjoying great entertainment in the heart of Branson, you can have the chance to visit some of the most interesting museums like the Hollywood Wax Museum, Titanic Museum, or the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum. Get the chance to pose beside the almost real wax figures of some of the Hollywood famous stars such as a leather-clad James Dean, John Wayne, Elvis Presley, and Michael Jackson.
Your fun experience with the exciting activities and live entertainment shows won’t be complete if you don’t go shopping. So don’t miss to visit shopping malls which feature over one hundred specialty shops. With the abundance of outlet shops, you surely can find the thing you like to take home as souvenir.
Spring in Branson is a great time to spend a wonderful vacation as you will not be freezing anymore if you want to enjoy fun activities and other great adventures in the Ozark Mountain outdoors.

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text: Good vision is critical for nearly every sport. To determine the effect of visual acuity on sports performance,British optometrist Geraint Griffiths and others in 2003 tested the performance of Wimbledon tennis players and UK national clay pigeon shooting champions when their vision was blurred with special goggles. Overall, the tennis players and marksmen showed a 25% worsening of performance when their visual acuity was only slightly blurred by the goggles.

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I am 19 weeks, almost 5 months and halfway through! If the babies were singletons they would weigh about 8 ounces. At my 18 week 4 day appointment the twins were about 5 ounces, so they are probably 6-7 ounces now. Their brains are developing their senses and they can hear my heart beat and voice. I read that if you sing the same song when they are born they recognize the tune. I sing You Are My Sunshine to them every night.
I am experiencing round ligament pain and leg cramps.
Maternity Clothes? Yes! jeans are hard to find in tall sizes so I just went up a size.
Sleep? It's already difficult finding positions to sleep in. But I am staying up until 9 most night now!
Best Moment this week? My ultrasound and seeing my babies.
Belly Button in or out? Still but starting to change shape.
Looking forward to? Gender Reveal Party on Saturday finally finding out what they are!

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FD DEFINE R5 BLACKOUT EDN WIND 269.81 лв.
CM MASTER CASE MC600P 278.57 лв.
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Diagnoses of genera of South East Asia: Cryptic salticids mottled brown. Found in or near webs in shrubs or on walls. General remarks: Considerable interest was generated after 1978, when Portia was observed to construct a web (as opposed to a retreat). This was the first record of a web-building salticid. It tends to live on its own little web built either in large webs such as those constructed by certain mygalomorphs and araneids or near the scruffy webs of spiders who build on walls or in sheds, etc. Hanging in such webs there are usually bits of detritus such as little fragments of dead leaves, twigs or even bits of dirt. The colour pattern and hairy nature of Portia provide it with a remarkable likeness to such pieces of detritus. It requires good eyesight and often a lot of patience before one spots a specimen. Often we have emptied an apparently empty web into a sweep net only to find a Portia specimen wandering about in the bottom of the bag. Portia is a spider eater. Although Portia moves almost imperceptibly slowly when approaching prey, the final pounce is at lightning speed.
Genus: Brettus. The only species of Brettus which occurs in our area is the type species, B. cingulatus Thorell, 1895. Little more was recorded until the genus was revised by Wanless in 1979. Brettus looks like Portia and was for some time synonymised with Portia. Although not firmly established, it is thought that Brettus might well live like Portia. The cephalus is high but differs from that of Portia being convex and not flat. In plan, the carapaces of the two genera are similar. The overall colour is similar but in Brettus the broad white marginal band runs along the entire length, and the white, median, thoracic band is lacking. The abdomen of Brettus lacks the erect tufts of Portia, in other respects the abdomen and legs of Brettus are comparable to those of Portia. Distribution: A total of some six species of Brettus are known from Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Sulawesi. Murphy & Murphy 2000: 330. By courtesy of the Authors' and the Malaysian Nature Society.

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Back in 1992, Thrash Metal started to collapse. Although PANTERA was on the rise, many of the notorious names of the genre were changing their styles to fit into the modernity of those days, or splitting up due internal problems. The main cause to be blamed: the rise of Alternative Rock, what ended Glam Metal reign, and Thrash Metal (as all Metal genres) were somehow attached, so the victory or defeat of one of them would be felt by the others. But as nothing in Metal is permanent, Thrash Metal came back in the same way it was in the 80’s, and evolved. That’s the scenario where SOLITARY, a quartet from UK, is, and now, a new release for their first album, “Nothing Changed”, is here.
The original release was on 1998, when the genre was coming back from a long slumber on the underground, but we can feel on their songs that they had a strong and deep Thrash Metal root on same way as TESTAMENT, METALLICA and others who used melodies along the natural aggressiveness of the genre. As well, they have a fine technical approach on their songs, and let me tell you: the songs from “Nothing Changed” sound as actual as this album released today. Peter Knight produced, recorded, and mixed the album (and made the photos as well) on the original release, having the hands of Chris Thorpe on the mastering. We can see that the resources they had back on 1998 were very good, besides it could be a bit cleaner, it’s very good in the way it is. There are some studio adjustments to make the album palatable for modern days, but nothing that would damage the original sound quality.
Musically, they weren’t playing something new at all on those days, but their music is really excellent. An the fun is guaranteed by moments as the energetic “The Downward Spiral” (very good work on the rhythmic kitchen, with bass and drums guiding wisely the slow rhythm), the abrasive guitars on “A Second Chance” (and a very good technical insight on bass guitar), the harsh and filthy “Bitterness” (very good vocals, and a catchy chorus), the modern grasp of “No Reason” and “Fear”. And as a gift for the fans, here are presented the 1996 Demo Tape versions for “A Second Chance”, “The Bottom Line”, “What Price”, “No Reason” and “Fear” (and all of them appear on “Human Condition” EP as well).
At least, we can say that this 20th anniversary edition of “Nothing Changed” shows that SOLITARY is a name to be respected and appreciated by Metalheads of all ages.

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Our print shop has been around for over three decades and has provided the 8x10's for countless well-known celebrities, bands, singers, musicians, actors, and models thoughout North Las Vegas, Nevada. If you aren't happy with your 8x10 order, you may return them for a complete refund!


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• Gujjar, K.R., De Jongh, A. Is Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) the future treatment for anxious dental patients?
• Lee, C., Haase, M., & De Jongh, A., Lateral eye movements, EMDR and memory changes: a critical commentary on Houben et al. (2018). Clinical Psychological Science.
• Matthijssen, S.J.M.A., Beerschoten, L.M., De Jongh, A., Klugkist, I.G., van den Hout, M.A. (2018). Effects of “Visual Schema Displacement Therapy” (VSDT), an abbreviated EMDR protocol and a control condition on emotionality and vividness of aversive memories: two critical analogue studies. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.


text: Nothing says happiness and joy more like coming home to the ones you love most. An artful collection of white cushion pompons and Asiatic lilies with contrasting red roses and alstroemeria makes those precious moments this season all the more special. They all arrive in a rustic, weathered wooden rectangular box. GOOD bouquet is approx. 11"H x 16"W. BETTER bouquet is approx. 12"H x 17"W. BEST bouquet is approx. 12"H x 19"W.


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No more living in denial about the size of your waist line, thanks to this fantastic albeit terrifying guerrilla marketing initiative from the health club chain, Fitness First.
Unsuspecting commuters in the Netherlands are faced with viewing their body weight in bright lights – quite literally – when they take a seat at this Rotterdam bus stop. Scary to say the very least, but extraordinarily clever and likely to increase membership numbers at the local Fitness First. The brainchild of Netherlands’ agency N=5, the initiative takes the concept of Guerrilla Marketing to a whole new level.


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It’s NOT Animal Abuse! It’s Love.
I hate all of you. If I was a bigger dog I would have teeth like daggers and you would have no throats.


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Details An airtight glass tea jar with airtight lid made from highly durable and crystal clear glass. This airtight tea jar is the perfect preservation of tea leaves and other food products. The natural transparent yellow colored lid will match any type of loose tea leaves or food you want to preserve. This tea jar is made from the highest grade of borosilicate glass only used in luxury glass ware. It's exceptionally strong, light weight, and crystal clear for the ultimate appreciation of your beautiful tea leaves. Related search terms: tea canister, tea container.
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Overnight Floor Resurfacing Kitchen area was vented to remove MMA fumes.
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text: Dainese72 takes leather pants and turns them denim. Knee patches declare a motorcycling soul, while a manual process makes every garment different. Pomice72 integrates resin-impregnated denim with Pro-Armor to deliver, style, comfort and safety combined. Every one’s unique.


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Plaintiffs allege that Defendant, Scott Storick, was sending unsolicited fax advertisements ("junk faxes") in his capacity as a Metropolitan Life insurance agent. These faxes were sent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Objectors Clayton (through Attorney Thut) and A7 Realty (through Attorney Kennedy) appealed the Final Approval.
The appellate court rejected all of the arguments made by the objectors and affirmed the decision of the trial court.
On the final day to appeal the Appellate Court decision, A7 Realty filed a Request for Extension of Time to File, seeking an additional 35 days to file an appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court (attached below).
On the last day of the extension, 06/01/2016, A7 Realty appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court.
On 09/28/2016, the Illinois Supreme Court denied A7 Realty's petition to appeal.
On April 24,2015, C. Jeffrey Thut explicitly said that Ted Frank was "writing the Brief of Objector/Appellant Clayton." To date, Mr. Frank has not denied Mr. Thut's assertion.
On June 29, 2015, Mr. Frank said that he never made an appearance in this case nor is he working on this case now.
Attorney Thut's retainer agreement came to light as a result of separate litigation. Attorney Thut was paid $5,000 for appearing at the Illinois Circuit Court, $5,000 for appearing at the Illinois Appellate Court, and 15% of any separate recovery made by Objector Clayton.
Settlement amount may not be adequate and should be increased.
Cy Pres relief breaches class counsel's duty to the class.
The proposed attorneys' fees are excessive.
As disclosed during his deposition, James Cramer entered an agreement with his attorney to split any recovery 50/50, despite objecting that class counsel's portion of the recovery of 33.3% was excessive.
Mr. Cramer also stated that he believed professional objectors who do not confer benefit on the class should be punished (Dep. Transcript, page 53). He stated that an objector should not receive any payment if they do not confer any benefit on the class (Dep. Transcript, page 69). Mr. Cramer also did not file an claim form in the case (Dep. Transcript, page 90-91).
"A: I would like to see the class members paid as soon as possible.
Q: And would you delay them getting paid for as long as possible in order to get money for yourself?

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Audi A8 was released in 2004. The engine displacement is 2976 cm3 (cubic centimeters).. Engine is V, a number of cylinders is 6. Maximum car power in horsepower is equal to 223 hp. The maximum torque is 300 Nm.
The power unit is at the Front. Paired with the transmission, Manual, they transfer power to the Front wheel drive, thus allowing to speed the car from 0 to 100 km/h in 8,3 while the maximum speed is 242 km/h.
Fuel type used in the vehicle - Gasoline, the flow rate declared by the manufacturer is: urban (not found) L/100 km, highway mode (not found) L/100 km, combined cycle 9,8 L/100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 90 liters.
Audi A8 car body has the following dimensions: 5190 mm. in length, 1460 mm. in wide, 1900 mm. in height, 3080 mm wheelbase. Vehicle curb weight is 1995 kg.

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text: You'll love the expressive design and impressive efficiency of our 2016 Hyundai Sonata SE Sedan presented in Symphony Silver. Powered by a 2.4 Liter 4 Cylinder that offers 185hp that's perfectly matched with a 6 Speed Automatic transmission. Enjoy great handling and score near 38mpg on the highway in this sporty Front Wheel Drive sedan that is amplified by alloy wheels, a rear lip spoiler, projector headlights, LED daytime running lights and a chrome-tipped exhaust.


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Experience a relaxing therapeutic back treatment! Begin with warm linens placed on skin, a gentle cleanse and exfoliation to renew, masque to detoxify then massage to nourish and soften. A facial for your back.
Relaxing yet invigorating, as you are massaged with aromatic sea salts to create a lowing skin renewal finished with a full body hydrating massage.
Customized blended essential oils are added to our detoxifying sea salts and massaged on skin, then you are wrapped in warm layers of linens, as you drift away. Head, neck and scalp are massaged followed by a full body moisturizing massage.
Specialize your Body Treatment with one of these complimentary exotic oil. Choose from Mango Mandarin, Green Tea Lime Leaf or Milk and Honey.
For your whole body, renew your skin and enjoy the rich aromatic emollients of the rose mud that deeply penetrates, accelerates skin renewal, heals, protects, and hydrates. Full body scrub and massage included.


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Suddenly it’s May — did it sneak up on you like it did us? Team TRANSFORM has been busy this season, and you can check out what we’re up to in our spring newsletter!
We also know that Mother’s Day is coming up quickly (this Sunday, May 14th), and we encourage you to celebrate the ladies in your life who have raised and shaped you and your friends and family. To help you out, we’re sharing our favorite brunch recipe: a quick, easy, and good-for-you salmon frittata! Whether you’ve been planning your Mothers’ Day meal for weeks or are only just now remembering the occasion, we are confident this dish will impress even the choosiest of eaters.
Salmon is a great source of vitamin B12, which has benefits for mood; energy level; and heart, skin, and digestive health. It is also an essential vitamin for fighting adrenal fatigue, regulating metabolic functions–including enzyme production and hormone balance–and maintaining the nervous system.
Salmon is a key food source of vitamin D. Many of us sit inside in front of our computer screens every single day, which means we might not synthesize enough vitamin D from sun exposure. Vitamin D is important for immunity and mood.
Protein and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids are in abundance in salmon. Protein in particular helps promote weight loss and muscle gain, and you’ll get 34 grams in just 6 oz. of salmon — along with 90% of your daily vitamin B12 and over 1800 IU of vitamin D!
If you aren’t a salmon lover, start small with our salmon frittata — you’ll also be getting great nutrients from some of our other favorite foods!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites and yolks until smooth. Chop salmon and add to egg mixture. Add mushrooms, spinach, and seasonings. Spray an 8×8 glass casserole dish with olive oil. Pour egg mixture into dish and sprinkle evenly with goat cheese. Pour 1⁄4 cup water over the dish to steam the eggs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake for 20-25 minutes or until set. Cool and cut into 6-8 pieces.
For a single serving, drizzle olive oil in a pan and saute together 4 oz. protein of choice, 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh veggies, a handful of spinach, salt, pepper, and seasonings. Combine 4 egg whites and 1 egg yolk and pour over veggie mixture. Top with 2 oz. goat cheese and 1 tablespoon water, cover, and cook on low heat for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!

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Nothing in Kigali is what I expect. The city is a swell of hills thick with lights, strings of fog, traffic, and streams of voices. Along the tree-lined street near the hospital, every block is under construction. Bamboo scaffolds cling to the new structures, steel cranes poised between towers of concrete and blue glass. Schools of motos dart to the curb with passengers, helmets over hairnets. Men in dark jeans. Women side-saddle in long skirts and heels. I am forbidden by my husband Dean to take the motos, and when the American doctors arrive, we wait for a cab at the foot of an enormous billboard lit with tungsten lights: RwandAir. Daily flights from Nairobi to Entebbe.
~ from "Stained with Lime" by Sherri H. Hoffman. Available now in Cimarron Review, Issue 195, Spring 2016.
Late on New Year's Eve, 2015, I land in Kigali, Rwanda to visit my parents. My father and brother pick me up at the airport, and we stop for ice cream and wifi cards on our way to a guest house for the night. It's still a couple hours drive to Butare from the capital city. After a day and a half of international travel, I am buzzed and beaten.
I lay awake under the mosquito nets until dawn. The hotel next door partys in the new year with a karaoke mix of 70s disco and rap. I make no resolutions. These days, everything seems insurmountable, and yet, here I am, asking myself what the hell. Again.
By the time I return to the U.S., the memory cards in my cameras and phone are full of photos. My notebooks full of details and descriptions: places, people, drawings—the start of stories.
"Stained with Lime" is the first in what is coming together as a collection of connected stories, and I'm over the moon to have it appear in Cimarron Review. Rwanda has an enormous story. It is a paradox of change—people, politics, history, future. Big finance and high-tech surrounded by hills terraced in rice paddies, corn, sugar cane, and potatoes. High-rises in metal and glass. Wide asphalt roads covered in red dirt. Rolling blackouts and high-speed internet. Water is a commodity. Plastic bags and bare feet are forbidden. To write about any of it is to offer only a glimpse.
"V.S. Pritchett's definition of a short story is 'something glimpsed from the corner of the eye, in passing.' Notice the 'glimpse' part of this. First the glimpse. Then the glimpse gives life, turned into something that illuminates the moment and may, if we're lucky—that word again—have even further ranging consequences and meaning."
~ Raymond Carver, from Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose.

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The mansion which today is Långshyttans Brukshotell was originally built in 1856 as a residence for Johan Theodor Swedberg, factory manager for the local industy Långshyttebruk. In the early 20th century it was used as a residence for employees and later as a hotel.
Today thre are 10 hotel rooms in the main building where all rooms have new bathrooms with showers. One of the rooms is a luxury suite with a bedroom and a living room, jacuzzi and a private balcony overlooking the park. In the park there is also the annex with additional rooms.
Close to Hedemora and only two hours from Stockholm you will find Långshyttans Brukshotell. Other nearby communities are Gävle (45 min), Hofors (15 min) and Falun (30 min). The location is central in southern Dalarna.
Carina och Bengt Wåhlin own and operate the hotel. From 2007 to 2016 they managed the hotel for the owner at that time, an international steel company. Simce June 2017 Carina and Bnegt are the owners.
You will usually find Bengt in the kitchen where he is responsible for the excellent meals offered by the restaurant of the hotel. Food made from carefully choosen ingrdients is Bengtsphilosophy, and you may find for example that the beetroots served are grown by himself or that the steak is from a moose in the surrounding forests.
Carina operates the hotel and takes care of you as a guest. She is ready to invest a lot of energy and that little extra in making your stay the best possible and to make you feel at home.
en petit hotel is a small hotel in a unique environment cooperating with other small hotels in beautiful and serene sourroundings in Sweden an dothe countries. They may be anything from small cozy guest houses to hotels in former mansions or castles. A Petit hotel offers something more than the bigger ordinary hotels. We have a unique environment, nature, culture and an ecellent kitchen.Memebrs of the Petit Hotel association care for the guets and wish to create a complexe experiance. It may be good food and wine, comfortable rooms, excursions in the surroundings or just the good laughs. It may also be a bath under the stars or a swim in the pool.
"a small hotel with a big heart".


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TOPEKA, KAN – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has released the 2016 Kansas Crime Index Report.
The report compiles crime statistics reported to the KBI by local and state law enforcement agencies across Kansas, which are submitted through the Kansas Incident Based Reporting System (KIBRS).
The 2016 Kansas Crime Index Report reflected an overall increase of 4.2% in violent crimes such as murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults and batteries.
This increase occurred even after a sharp 11.2% increase for these violent crimes in 2015. Further, the incidence of murder continued to rise in 2016. Kansas had a total of 148 murders reported, an increase of 12.1% over the number reported in 2015. Of these, 14.3% involved multiple murders in a single incident. The murder rate in 2016 is as high as Kansas has seen since 2000, when 156 murders were reported. The highest murder rate recorded in the state was in 1993 with 188 murders reported.


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TAPPER: And that’s not comparable to what Limbaugh said about Sandra Fluke?
called whores by Oxycontin addicts.
And through it all, I have defended Rush’s right to stay on the air!
because people who don’t even listen to you don’t like what you said.
Why Ron Paul May Cut a Deal With Mitt Romney – For Ron Paul, victory is finally in sight. No, not a swearing-in ceremony next January 20, or even a single statewide win. Halfway through the primary season, Paul has won only a preference poll in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and he is running dead last in delegates among the four GOP candidates for President. He has spent a lot, if not always wisely: the $31.55 he has dropped per vote (more than even Mitt Romney) is a sum that might shock even a Democrat.
But winning the presidency was never Paul’s foremost goal, and as he nears the end of his last presidential crusade, he has one more chance to promote his ideas. The Republican race is a muddled mess. Even after his southern losses, only Romney has a real shot at amassing the 1,144 delegates required to wrap up the nomination, and he would then face the task of unifying the GOP’s warring factions. Which is why Paul’s campaign has sent discreet signals to Camp Romney that the keys to Paul’s shop can be had for the right price.
Obama’s Top Campaign Bundlers Among State Dinner Guests – – More than three dozen of President Obama’s top re-election campaign financiers are guests at tonight’s White House state dinner in honor of British Prime Minister David Cameron.
They include Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, media mogul Fred Eychaner, Pfizer executive Sally Susman, Stoneyfield Farms president and CEO Gary Hirschberg, and Microsoft executives Suzi Levine and John Frank. Several have each raised more than half a million dollars for 2012, according to estimates provided by Obama’s campaign.
Racial Quota Fallout – Re: Derrick Bell by Thomas Sowell – Derrick Bell’s options were to be a nobody, living in the shadow of more accomplished legal scholars — or to go off on some wild tangent of his own, and appeal to a radical racial constituency on campus and beyond.
His writings showed clearly that the latter was the path he chose. His previous writings had been those of a sensible man saying sensible things about civil rights issues that he understood from his years of experience as an attorney. But now he wrote all sorts of incoherent speculations and pronouncements, the main drift of which was that white people were the cause of black people’s problems.
The Tea Party has drowned – The Tea Party is over. In the way of parties that end, there are still people around. Those who remain search for a return of the old energy and make unconvincing demonstrations of people having a good time. But the central focus, the excitement, the purpose of the thing is dissipating. That is because the bad stuff that its members and boosters put out — lies, slanders, paranoia, ignorance — is losing what grip it had over the minds of people with minds. What’s left, though, is something else, which will not go away: the identification of moral choices blurred and contemporary indifferences ignored.
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Untitled (http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/initiatives/pdfs/i1056_12-0008_(pension_reform).pdf) – RT @JudyLinAP: GOP attorney Tom Hiltachk begins circulating Government Employee Pension Reform Act. ?
GRAPH: The escalating cost of Obamacare – So I’ve created the updated graph below. Notice how low the numbers are in the 2010 to 2013 time period and how they quickly soar. All the spending to the right of the black line wasn’t reflected in the CBO’s estimate for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) at the time of passage.

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As a huge fan of James A. Moore’s Seven Forges series, I was beyond excited to get my hands on an advanced reading copy of his new series. Now, I won’t lie: At first, every page, every new character, every new adventure I read in this new book made me wish I was reading another Seven Forges story. This wasn’t because The Last Sacrifice was boring or less compelling, but because I just love that other sword and sorcery series so much. As I continued on with the novel however, I soon grew to appreciate this tale just as much; the narrative fast paced, inventive, and infused with enough horrific elements to make this one wild ride!
Everything gets rolling when a tough-as-nails mercenary named Brogan returns home to his family. Killer he may be, but Brogan loves his wife and family more than anything. So when he dismounts at his abandoned house, he is immediately alarmed. When he is told by a neighbor that the Grakhul — immortal servants of the gods — took his loved ones away, he is terrified to the core, for the Grakhul only take people they intend to offer to the gods as human sacrifices!
In spite of his overwhelming fear and a life time of awe of the Grakhul, Brogan puts together a rescue party, determined to steal back his family from certain death. The whispered fears from his companions that an attack on the Grakhul is an act of defiance against the gods of no concern to our mercenary. What difference does it make to him if the whole world suffers if he is made to live without his loved ones.
Immediately, innumerable ripples spread across the world from Brogan’s actions. People and places unknown to our bereaved husband and father engulfed in the rising tide of divine wrath. The world itself beginning to teeter upon the edge of ruin, as the anger of the divine pours out upon it!
I hope that description peaks your interest, because The Last Sacrifice is a sword and sorcery tale not to be missed. Another genre blender from James A. Moore, this story pushes the normal limits of standard sword and sorcery, creating a unique and addictive concoction.
First, Mr. Moore provides a heaping dose of horror with his fantasy. Not gore or gloom like so many grimdark offerings, but true horror elements of brooding tension and suspense, terrifying creatures, and skin crawling scenes of good and bad people meeting their end. All of this so perfectly integrated into the mix that they never seem out of place.
Second, the characters are much more than cardboard cut out good guys and bad guys. Each person here is portrayed in their own shade of grey. Good guys do questionable deeds, while villains’ actions are not always evil. Each person given an opportunity to showcase (even if only briefly) the “why” of who and what they are.
Third, while there is action, combat, and supernatural elements galore, the real focus of the narrative is the plot itself. Sure, an author being concerned with the plot isn’t anything unusual, but, in my experience, too many sword and sorcery stories have suffered from the plot being subservient to the action, which might have been fine decades ago when fantasy was more along the lines of pulp fiction, but it does not work today. Readers today expect quality fantasy stories, demanding more from their reading experience than merely a muscle-bound hero with mighty sinews throwing a terrified maiden over his shoulder, as he fights off magical horrors. And Mr. Moore understands this, delivering compelling individual stories along with an epic, overarching adventure tale.
As for deficiencies in The Last Sacrifice, I would point to the over abundance of point of view characters. I personally found there to be too many of them. So many, in fact, I never felt as if they were getting enough page time from their creator. Sure, they all did get repeated turns in the spotlight, but the duration was too short for me to build a strong bond with any of them, which meant I found myself not as emotionally involved in their lives as I would have wished to be. Others might find this a minor issue however, but I felt I should, at least, mention it.
With The Last Sacrifice, James A. Moore has triumphed yet again, delivering a modern sword and sorcery tale to delight old and new fans of the genre. With its intriguing premise, stellar cast of characters, and flavorful horror elements, this is damn good stuff. So good in fact, any reader, whatever genre they prefer, can’t go wrong with picking this novel up and letting themselves be swept up in this epic struggle.
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A lot can happen in a month. I was surprised so much time had passed when I looked at the last update. I’m sure many of you are feeling the same way now that the ubiquitous Holidays are upon us. I hope you are taking time to relax and catch your breath. Events continue to lumber on for our family.
First and foremost, Claire continues to make progress. Claire has improved her muscle control and is responding to commands with increasing frequency. Her therapists noticed as well and requested another session with her each week. Therefore, Tiffany is in the process of applying for her taxi driver’s license since she is driving around the Metroplex so much already as chauffeur.
So stress relief will come this week: it took four months, but Claire was finally approved for an in-home nurse. We have mixed feelings. We are glad to finally have a response; however, the coverage is for much less than what we originally anticipated. Based on Claire’s needs, we had been told that we could expect between 60 and 80 hours of care each week: we got 20. We’re glad to have some because it will help Tiffany as the primary care provider; yet we are disappointed it wasn’t a little more. We will be completing the necessary requirements Wednesday and will start interviewing nurses later this week.
Autumn and Heidi have both put on their thespian hats the past few weeks along with countless other elementary kids across the States. Autumn has a lead part in her school play and has been regaling us with lines and off-key songs. I’ve taken to wearing a mouth piece so I don’t grind my teeth because I’ve got one of her songs in my head while I try to sleep. I know it’s a problem because I too can sing the songs and miss the same notes she does. After the play is over, I hope they invite all the parents up on stage so we can perform our version. I’m sure we could. While we groan (just a skoach) about it, we’re enjoying it. But Autumn’s biggest fan is Heidi. Heidi actually makes requests for some songs.
Heidi has also been coming into her own right on stage. When roles were handed out to the kindergartners for the Thanksgiving play, Heidi drew the turkey straw. It was a character that would have to express so much. Contentment, joy, shock, fear, solidity and anguish were a choice few of the emotions the turkey would endure and express for the play. I tried to explain method acting to Heidi. She listened. She concentrated. And her reply was, “Dad, I’m going to be wearing a box shaped like a turkey.” Duly noted. This may not have been her break out role; she did well nonetheless.
The theater work has done well to distract them from what we all know is coming: Autumn and Heidi are leaving their school at the end of this week. With the move to Coppell brings transition to Coppell schools. Thus far it’s been harder on me and Tiffany. I anticipate it will set in on January 3rd for the girls, the day before they head back to class. Please keep them in mind as they begin adjusting to yet another change.
We have a lot of time before then yet, and we’re looking forward to it. My side of the family is migrating south for the winter to spend Christmas with us. We’re excited to have everyone in the house. We have grand plans, knowing full well it with devolve into a series of shenanigans and mishaps (that’s the real plan anyway). I’m excited about our Christmas day announcement for the girls. I don’t know what I’m going to do with my time when I’m not able to say “I know what we’re getting for Christmas and you don’t” to them anymore. They’ve started ignoring me. I don’t know why.
Our hope has not dimmed with Claire. We continue to pray and work toward the same goal, that Claire, walk, talk and lead a full, independent life. There is a lot of room for discussion in that last statement and what it means, but we mean it pretty explicitly, without any caveats for what a “full, independent life” means. Please continue to pray and hope for the same.
We hope you enjoy your time with friends and family. Please take the time to understand just how valuable they are to you. Merry Christmas!
Enjoy time with your wonderful family.
Wonderful news all around. Thanks so much for taking precious time to send your latest post — know your schedule is hectic. God bless all of you, and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thank you for the update! I am happy to hear you will be getting at least a little help. It sounds like you all are adjusting wonderfully and enjoying each other. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year!
It is so good to hear from you. I’ve been thinking about Claire so much lately and have prayed for her every time I think of her. I have grown to love your family, even though we’ve never met. I pray blessings on you all this Christmas and wish you the happiest of New Years.
Yay! A post! So good to hear from you. I have so much love and hope for your family. Merry Christmas!!!
Glad to hear from you, It has been a long time- Im glad that Claire is making progress- we continue to lift her up to Our Heavenly Father- for complete healing. He is the only one who can.
Well May God Bless your Christmas Time with all your family.
I am so happy to hear that Claire continues to show improvement! I am looking forward to seeing you tonight as Autumn and the rest of the second grade show their stuff 🙂 She has done a fantastic job and worked so hard…I warn you…bring tissues (I cry everytime Autumn sings). I will miss the girls terribly, but know that they will do well wherever they go.
So good to hear from you guys! And such good news! Have been wondering how you’re all doing. We have such a love in our hearts for you.
Wonderful that you’re going to have a nurse! She can be such a resource and help to you.
We’re continuing to pray in agreement with you, and now also for the special nurse he has for you.
Have wonderful holidays, and the most blest new year!
Thank you so much for the update–we still pray for Claire and your family daily. I’ll really be praying about Heidi and Autumn’s transition to school–Lakeside I assume! I know it will be a difficult adjustment, but hopefully they will be placed with just the right teachers for them and make friends quickly. All your girls are SO precious! Mika has attended Lakeside the past two years (she’s in 1st grade) and we have been super-happy with the school.
From one family to another, our prayers are with you all. Have a very Merry Christmas.
Thanks for the update. May God bless you all this Christmas season and in the new year.
Good to read an update! I am so that that Tiff will, have at least 20 hours of aid. We will pray for more. I hope that your holidays are wonderful! Love you guys and pray often!
Thank you Em! You are a good friend. Love to see your newest little one! Happy New Year!
My husband and I continue to pray for your sweet Claire and you, her wonderful family.
Merry Christmas to yall too. I m happy to hear Claire is making some more progress. I have been praying for her and your family!
Happy Holidays! May the joy of the season be with all of you.
Loved the update! Claire is doing great n very blessed to hv all of u.
Just want you to know that I’ve been thinking about you today as you start a new adventure in your new school. Since I chose a Marine to be the Daddy at our house, and he chose me to be the Mommy, our children got to start new adventures, new friends, and new schools six times. We hope and pray that you’ll eventually enjoy your new experiences as much as they did, and that Claire will, as she progresses even more, be able to enjoy them with you. Happy New Year!
You are so fun.. I can tell by your comment! Thanks for following us on the blog. The girls did well, and Autumn was falling over herself to get back to school the next day. Heidi is always a little slower in her evaluations, but I think it is going to work out great! Thank you for your hopes and prayers for Claire.

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After having discussed the distinction between Property and Possession, and attempts at justififying property in Part 1 of this essay, this second part concentrates on the question of intellectual property.
A few people on the far right of the political spectrum obviously support physical property, but go on to oppose intellectual property on the grounds that it is a state-granted monopoly. Well, here's news to them: so is physical property! Oh, the hypocrisy! It doesn't change matters whether the state is public or private, as envisioned by some of these propertarians. This argument can therefore be outright dismissed as hypocritical. It, however, turns out that the remaining arguments also have a similar backlash, to one degree or another.
A very popular argument, found in multiple disguises, against intellectual property but in support of physical property, is that an indefinite number of copies can be made of every bit of information, but not of material things. In other words, intellectual property serves to create artificial scarcity. But so does physical property, although not in such extreme extent as intellectual property. As I have demonstrated in Part 1 of this essay, property is the right to govern the occupant and the user, and therefore the right and might to usury, (capitalist) profit and rent – the right of increase that Proudhon talks about, and with more or less success demonstrates to be "impossible". The result is a price level that not everyone can afford despite sufficient supply, and hence artificial scarcity. Likewise, property can direct production from necessities for the labouring masses to luxuries for the elite, again working towards what essentially amounts to artificial scarcity. These claims are demonstrated by the observation that while food is let to spoil in the "developed" world and local produce are substituted for third world imports, people in the third world as well as the first, are famishing. Admittedly, there's not enough of everything for everyone in the domain of material things, but once again other schemes, including different forms of right of possession, should be fully capable of allocating these resources, with varying degrees of equitability – something at which property seems to have the tendency to fail, instead leading to wealth condensation and its more nefarious side effects.
Finally, we have the argument that intellectual property rights do not (any longer) serve their original purpose. Copyright and patents were originally purportedly (the printing and other industries already had their finger on things) created to ensure compensation and provide incentive for the author and the inventor; to make the system "work", so to say. But the argument goes that intellectual property rights are infact unnecessary or even harmful towards that purpose, or no longer serve it with megacorporations owning and having cross-licensed almost everything. Patents have become an unpenetrable swamp, the major functions of which are to feed the Work idol by creating jobs for lawyers, and to scare the little people out from the playing field. The economic incentive factor has been demonstrated unnecessary by, among others, free software and the times before such laws. Besides, various other schemes can be devised for economic compensation, including benefactors, different forms of commissioned works, and "collective shareware", where the (primary) authors do not release the full work until some sum has been collectively paid (via some escrow service). Moreover, intellectual property rights have become impractical. In the age before digital communications were available to the masses, copying was difficult, and it was practical to compensate the author while paying for the media itself. Now that is no longer the case, and any attempts to cling to the old model will only result in despotic systems to control the people; the ideology of copyright takes hold over material reality.
These are all very valid arguments against intellectual property from certain points of view, mine as well, but they are also arguments against physical property, for the vast majority of wealth (i.e. property) is concentrated in the hands of a small minority of people, huge corporations and states, and such great inequalities require an extensive machinery of violence to maintain, and create authoritarian social relationships by dissociating use from ownership. These are also arguments that intellectual property creates artificial scarcity, artificial barriers and doesn't work "anymore" – for some people. We're thus back in the matter of the previous paragraphs; the totality of physical property likewise creates artificial scarcity and barriers by not being based on actual occupancy and use, and is thus impractical and doesn't work – for some.
We have thus seen that intellectual property is not really that different from physical property, and that all the usual types of justifications for physical property can be used to justify intellectual property and, conversely, the standard arguments against intellectual property can be turned into arguments against physical property. Thus, anyone who supports physical property and opposes intellectual property on grounds other than "it works for me" (directly or indirectly), is a hypocrite, a liar, or both.
But if one takes the stance that intellectual property should be abolished, should one promote something to replace it? Against physical property, one may advocate the formalisation the fact of possession of the physical reality as some (or any) form of a stabilising right of possession. For the author and the inventor, however, the right of possession can be nothing more than the right to not be robbed off unpublished works. This may very well be quite sufficient from various points of view. But maybe it is possible for authors and inventors to have a little more rights without seriously impeding on other's liberties. After all, even while admitting the social nature of all works of intellect, it is simply common courtesy to give credit where it is due, when immediate contributors to a work can be identified. Thus a rather acceptable compromise for authors' and inventors' rights could be such a simple rule of all healthy human discourse as: do not mislead (and lie to) others if you know better. This right to attribution indeed sounds more true to the implied positive meaning of droit d'auteur, right of the author, than the wholly negative copyright – the right to control copying and other use – for which the former is the highly misleading term and rhetorical device in many languages.
Moreover, reputation is one of the "incentives" on which the free software (and science) "economy" builds, and arises from attribution: "Do not claim that you had a bigger part on something than you really had. Do not downplay others' part. But also do not downplay your part: do not claim something to be something else that it is not." Indeed, this sounds very close in spirit to the BSD-style and Clarified Artistic free software licenses. GPL, on the other hand, demands much more; it demands something that can lead the trivial right to attribution also being violated just for those demands' sake. Of course, the demands of the GPL being followed is very desirable for various reasons. But should there be a codified right (might) to the enforcement of those demands? Should the right to attribution be codified either? Wouldn't it be better to simply resort to social pressure, the way the GPL has been primarily enforced so far? In the right social context, such codification is in no way necessary, and thus irrelevant, because it is beneficial to follow the requested code of conduct in the vast majority of cases. Such was the case with copyright for the private individual, but is no longer. In other contexts, reasons can be found for and against, depending on how one wants things to "work".
Interestingly, the principle behind trademarks can also be seen to be rather similar to this rule of thumb. Infact, trademarks also bear some resemblance to rights of possession. One of the very derided aspects, that one has to go after violators of the trademark or will lose it, is infact very possession-like as opposed to property-like. Of course, actual trademark legislations tend to extend this simple right to identifiability to a comprehensive right of property: the holder of a trademark on a name or a design may govern the use of anything bearing even minimal resemblance to it.
To conclude, I reiterate that there really isn't any fundamental difference between intellectual and physical property, any difference is mostly a matter of scales, but that there are alternatives to both intellectual property and physical property, as we have seen, unlike some would like people to believe. These alternatives work differently, and can be used to reach some of the same objectives, and some quite different objectives. Which objectives matter and which methods are used to pursue them, ultimately depend on culture and power relations in society; there's no objective justification for either kind of property.


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Although Co-Ops are not very common in Los Angeles, one of my agents asked me this question and I thought I would post it here in case somebody else also would like to know.
Basic Structure: Just like buying a house, a condo is when a buyer purchases a part of a building. It’s basically like owning an apartment, but instead of paying rent, the buyer is paying a mortgage. A condo owner also has an undivided interest in certain common elements of the building, such as the lobby, lounge, and/or gym facilities.
Pros: The assessed value of a condo is usually higher than a co-op that is of similar size, design, etc. Applying for a mortgage is typically easier than for a co-op because the owner of the condo will own it outright. It is also easier to make deductions on taxes for condo mortgage payments.
Cons: Because the assessed value is usually higher than a similar co-op, property taxes are also usually higher. Condos often cannot acquire financing as an entity for large capital improvement projects, thus making it difficult to do major remodeling projects or other similar ventures. Condo boards have little power to prevent the transfer of property to other (possibly undesirable) owners.
Basic Structure: Without getting too deep into all the legalities, basically a co-op is when a buyer purchases a share (or shares) of a corporation that actually owns that building/residence, and the shares reflect his equity in that corporation.
Pros: Property tax is generally lower for a co-op than for a condo, and the taxes are usually included in monthly payments. The building’s corporation can acquire capital for large projects, and the repayments can be spread among the many co-op residents. For celebrities, the transfer of ownership can be kept hidden because it’s technically a transfer of stock and not real estate and therefore not on the public record. Co-op boards have legal power to prevent the sale of shares to others for a variety of reasons, such as concern over someone being able to make payments or celebrities who might tarnish the co-ops reputation.
Cons: First and foremost, you have to deal with co-op review boards that determine if you’re a good “fit” for the residence. Because the property is really owned by a company, some financial institutions will not provide mortgages for co-ops, which leads to smaller lender selection pools and overall higher mortgage costs. Monthly fees are generally higher because they include taxes, mortgage payments, and fees for maintaining common areas and facilities. Co-ops are usually assessed at lower values than similar condos, so bragging rights usually lag compared to your condo neighbors. And if you want more information on condos and co-ops, you can always turn to good ol’ reliable Wikipedia to continue your journey of real estate edification.


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text: LONGVIEW is impossible to surprise. It’s not only because his vision is so incredible either; thanks to highly sophisticated quantum processors he can predict every possible outcome of any action within seconds. If he can see you, he knows what you’re going to do even before you do. It’s his job to keep an eye on the DECEPTICONS and let OPTIMUS PRIME and the others know what they’re planning.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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The long history of Philippine-China relations is put to the test when the tensions in the South China Sea started to escalate in the recent years. President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit this October hopes to resume the needed high-level dialogues between the two countries. The anticipated cordial talk between the two leaders could result in more than what meets the eye.
President Duterte’s willingness to engage in bilateral talks with China hopes to bring win-win cooperation. In addition, the role of the Philippines as ASEAN chairman in 2017 is another opportunity and leverage to affect the regional relations toward the matters of the South China Sea.
Despite the tough talks that President Duterte utters with its relations with other countries, the new faces in his administration give optimism for the future of the Philippines foreign policy towards China. The appointments of former President Fidel Ramos, as special envoy to China, and Mr. Chito Sta. Romana, as new Philippines ambassador to China, could lead to lowering of the tensions and gradually address the differences between the two countries.
Mistrust between the two countries has been the biggest challenge in resolving its conflicts. It is imperative that both could work together as neighbors on matters of mutual interests and benefits. Fishing in the Scarborough Shoal is a hot button among its citizens, especially after the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The Filipinos are expecting that the Philippine fishermen will have access to this considered common fishing ground after his visit. If this happens, this can be considered a breakthrough and a signal for further advancement of understanding and cooperation between China and the Philippines.
Moreover, the Philippines-China relations do not revolve only around the issue of the South China Sea. The big delegation of the Philippines to China includes a number of Filipino businessmen who aim to boost further economic ties. The Philippines Finance Secretary, Carlos Dominguez, is also optimistic that the visit will bring more infrastructure program to the country. As China eagerly promotes its “One Belt, One Road Initiative”, President Duterte could further explore how this can help meets his campaign promises of enhancing bilateral trades, boosting tourism, raising employment, and alleviating poverty. In addition, the importance of people-to-people relations is another facet that could be touched in the visit. President Duterte is expected to meet the Filipino community in Beijing. This could further foster and lead to explore the positive impacts of the existing harmonious relationships among its citizens.
Reality as it is, the visit is just a piece of the puzzle of the Philippines in extending an olive branch to its neighbor. The meeting could shed light on President Duterte’s unpredictable remarks on its foreign policy toward China vis-à-vis President Xi policies towards the Philippines. Countries in the region and the US are definitely watching the turnout of this important event.


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If you are planning to start a small or medium enterprise in Singapore, now is a good time. With the implementation of government grants, schemes, and policies announced in the Budget 2013 that are supportive of SMEs in terms of funding, productivity, innovation, and research. More so, the government seeks to address the prevalent issues faced by the SME sector while also focusing on empowering the Singaporean workforce through job creation, financial assistance and such.
Manpower issues are one of the common roadblocks for SMEs. To address this, the foreign worker policy has been tightened by the government just to ensure Singaporeans are given more employment opportunities. The government allocated a considerable amount to provide support to local employees who are earning a gross monthly wage of $4,000 or below through the Wage Credit Scheme (WCS). The scheme encourages companies to share their productivity gains with their employees and ease the rising cost of manpower in Singapore’s tight labour market.
The government also promotes collaboration of small-scale industries with large organisations in projects involving innovation, knowledge transfer, test-bedding, technology, and applying best practices through the Partnerships for Capability Transformation (PACT). A proponent of innovation and co-innovation, the PACT Programme seeks to benefit LOs, SMEs, and start-ups. The manner in which SMEs and start-ups can benefit from the initiative is apparent—they can gain knowledge, expert advice, and support from more established enterprises.
With the plethora of programmes and schemes introduced and implemented by the government in the Budget 2013, SMEs should take advantage of the initiatives that is most helpful to them. These are also especially helpful in inspiring more enterprising individuals to come forward, start a business and get support from the government in order to operate and grow successfully. To those who are interested in registering a Singapore company, the process is eased and straightforward. Complete requirements must be furnished and the registration process requires a certain fee.

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I guess "roughing it" means you can't drive the limo up to the tent door/flap. Do they have a smaller tent for the maid and butler?
Glamping! That's what I have been doing all these years.
I started glamping when I bought my Escape!!! The absolute height of luxury!
I didn't know I was in vogue when shopping at the "Tuesday Morning" store and found 500 thread count Egyptian Cotton sheets and a SILK blanket for the King size bed in the Fiber Stream.
I like the term "Swanking" better...swanky camping.
Each day Swanking I get up, unshaven, unshowered, teeth unbrushed, hair a mess, put on yesterday's clothes, make coffee and poor it into an unwahsed cup and drink it with my pinky in the air.
Bet you can't wait to meet me at a rally now!
Carl you will fit right in!
Hey Roger, There is a couple in NC. that caters to the Appalachian Trail hikers. by hauling their equipment ahead and fixing healthy meals for them. For about 10,000 bucks they help you get from GA. to ME. 2100 miles. All you have in your pack is water, lunch and phone. Well you may need a few more items, you know like about 10 lbs.
Somehow that takes the misery out of the trip. I'm used to carrying 40-60 lbs. but it sure looks tempting except for the cash.
Miriam... I think I missed seeing the champagne bucket in your photo... did I just miss it? And which champagnes and caviars are most popular with the Surfside group? You look mahvelous, dahling... simply mahvelous!
miriam cheats! Look! Theres an extraterrestial vehicle hoovering near her window there.. it drops truffles and chocolate thru her roof hatch.
I can just imagine your little hamster friend stretched out in that little garden chair in sunglasses with copy of Vogue.