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The KVgear Boo-1 is designed to hold Roland Boutiques and other gear. Add an Expansion Shelf Medium to hold small items. Other gear can be placed flat on the table directly in front of the Boo-1.
Support length 4.13" (105 mm). Gear can overhang off the back up to 1" (25 mm).
Roland Boutique, Keystep, Beatstep Pro, Reface, 0-Coast, Blofeld, Pulse 2, 303/606, SE Engine, OP-1, Tetr4, tablet computer, and more. See Fit Check for details.


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This is one way to wire the electronics. You can adjust this to your needs/preference.
Use some braided sleeve or something similar around the wires. Use zip ties to secure the bundle to the X-Clamp and Tail. Make sure to align the zip tie heads on the left, so they do not become an obstacle during homing.

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Collected Writings & Associated Materials By Kenneth B. Liegner, M.D.
Following completion of his medical training and a one-year stint as attending physician on Howard Champion's Surgical Critical Care Service and MedStar Unit at Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia, Kenneth Liegner, M.D. returned to Westchester County, home of his Alma Mater, New York Medical College, to start a private practice. Unwittingly, he had 'plunked himself down' in the heart of a burgeoning epidemic of Lyme disease. His patients confronted him with puzzling syndromes that defied 'tidy' formulations of the illness and thrust him in to a Maelstrom of medical controversy.
Lyme disease, a new poorly understood disease, emerged hand in hand with the rise 'managed care'. Physicians caring for persons with Lyme disease, loyal to the Hippocratic Oath and serving what they saw as patients' best medical interests, found themselves on a collision course with a new Corporate Medical Ethic dedicated to maximizing profit.
One practitioner's work over 25 years is presented here along with correspondence with many principals in the field. Documentational in nature and not written as a narrative, the materials, nonetheless, convey the intensity of the struggle to characterize the nature of Lyme disease and the desperate fight for proper diagnosis and treatment upon the outcome of which patients' very lives depended. The volume includes protocols useful as reference materials for patients and practitioners alike, as well as photographic images of many persons important in the history of Lyme disease.
Foreword by Pam Weintraub, Senior Editor of aeon digital magazine and author of award-winning book Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic.
Preface by Paul W. Ewald, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Louisville and author of Plague Time.

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AV Technology commissioned this DM piece with the objective of raising brand awareness and promoting the services and benefits of their consultancy. The concept plays on the AVT plant monitoring service by including a set of ear pugs as an alternative for the recipent to listening to the ‘health’ of their plant or factory.
Enclosed in a metal presentation tin, the mailer included a booklet detailing the AVT products and services along with a strong call to action.

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Victoria Wilke was born and raised in small town Brandon, Manitoba. She feels that when she moved to Strathmore, Alberta in 2016, she was able to to “extend her wings,” where she began modeling, working as a barista at Starbucks, and mentoring youth and volunteering at the hospital. When she is not working, she is running, writing, painting, rock-climbing, hiking mountains, or tackling an entirely new activity. At 18 years old, Victoria has achieved 5 Academic Honor Roll certificates, completed 2 Advanced Placement English courses, and has worked at 5 different jobs. Her current mission is to pursue a Social Work Diploma, and serve her local community in hopes of changing high pregnancy, STD, alcoholism, and drug rates in youth. She aims to help others recognize the importance of taking care of their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs to experience an overall wellbeing of the mind, body, and soul.
Victoria’s desire to help people started when a social problem surfaced in her high school. She noticed her peers developing dependencies on drugs, alcohol, and smoking, ultimately leading to gang-related activities and destruction of close relationships. Victoria strives to be a role-model by encouraging others to make positive life choices, despite the opposition they may face from negative environments. She teaches youth not to focus on lack of opportunity or resources, and to instead utilize present talents and skills, to bring them closer to their future goals. She believes that once a person discovers their innermost desires and wishes, then opportunities and chances will be given to pursue.
Victoria describes herself as an intuitive empath, with a sensitivity to other’s deep emotions that are not portrayed on the surface. Her heightened sensitivity became eminent after she overcame social anxiety and depression as a child. She replaced what once limited her with a newfound ability to talk to people that she senses are in need of help. Victoria overcame her challenges through faith and determination, and wants to represent hope for all people diagnosed with mental health disorders. She wishes for Miss Universe Canada to be an opportunity to have a voice fighting against the stigma that abounds mental health.
Growing up absorbed in art, writing poetry, and reading literature, Victoria utilizes her creativity in her work to express her personal opinions and beliefs. When creating, she aims to impact an audience on certain subject or topic she has solicitude for. She is fascinated that people can have various interpretations of her work, and that they can relate to it based on their current situation. She loves that art allows her to have free expression of her mind and senses, and it brings her closer to understanding herself and the world around her.
I love how my mind is stimulated through the study of philosophy. I like to educate myself on topics I am interested in, such as health, spirituality, and art. While listening to podcasts, watching documentaries, or reading literature, I write my thoughts down so that I can return to study them at a different time. I am a lover of travel and people, and always open to learning more about a way of life that is different than my own.
I have taken Advanced Placement English and Art courses in high school.
I participated in volleyball, basketball, and swimming throughout high school but none of them have really stuck with me. Instead, I choose to focus on pursuing a healthy lifestyle by attending the gym and partaking in activities such as running, biking, yoga, boxing, rock-climbing, hiking, dance classes, and downhill skiing.
My best friend Aubrey Burgoyne lives in Brandon, Manitoba, whom I have known since I was 8 years old. She has had the greatest impact on my life, for not only has she been supportive of my decision to move away from her, but has a strength and perseverance of her own that I admire. When we were children, she was diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome. I remember her being bullied by other kids for her uncontrollable tics. It was difficult for me to see my best friend struggling, but she never let other people’s judgments bring her down. Her positive attitude, wacky sense of humor, and compassion for people, has uplifted and inspired me many times throughout our friendship. Subconsciously, I believe she has motivated me to become a Social Worker, and to raise awareness for the ongoing mental health issues in students. I want to honor Aubrey and be a support of her, even when we are far apart, through my initiative to help others struggling with Tourette’s Syndrome, or other disorders.
I am proud of myself for conquering depression and social anxiety. As difficult as it was, the experience propelled me into a new understanding of my purpose in life. It was then, that I discovered my passions and what methods of therapy were best suited to my interests. I started running to elevate my mood, and the exercise eventually became part of my every day routine. I also rediscovered my love for writing, which is all I ever did as a child. Writing helped me understand my thoughts and control emotions while I was recovering. I developed an appreciation for the recovery process, for it taught me how to have passion for different things, and bring authentic results of happiness and fulfillment into my life.
When I moved to Alberta, the very first mountain I had ever climbed was Prairie Mountain, with an elevation of 2,214m. I hiked it in the middle of the night, during winter, and I did not have hiking poles or microspikes. I was with 12 other experienced hikers and the majority of the time, I was far behind them. Initially, I thought reaching the top would be impossible, but after 3 exhausting hours, I made it to the peak! The experience was a reminder that my internal strength and unfailing determination will get me anywhere I choose to go in life.
I am an aspiring Social Worker in Mental Health Facilities. I would like to be of direct service to youth and adults, couples, families, and groups in the form of counseling, therapy, coordination of resources, and advocacy.
I dream to someday be a published author.
I was raised in a small town called Brandon, Manitoba, with a prairie terrain and a large valley located within the city. Brandon received its name from a popular hiking area called the Brandon Hills, where I used to go with my family as a child. I made friends with two girls next door to me, and together we would go swimming, riding our bikes, or playing the drums in the basement singing to Avril Lavigne’s songs.
I worked as a waitress in 2 different diners, both which were very small buildings. The majority of staff had to be on the confined floor together, so we had to learn how to maneuver around each other. At my second job at a Pizza restaurant, the cooks would pull pizzas out the oven, and I remember aggressively ducking underneath them to avoid getting hit by flaming hot trays!
When painting portraits, I evoke emotions by using different techniques such as color psychology, symbolism, lighting, etc. My perfectionism and attentiveness to detail helps me portray a powerful visual representation of a person. Sometimes, achieving my desired effect of the painting is difficult, but I like to leave up to the audience’s interpretation in the end anyway.
I travelled to Germany with my dad and brother in 2015, to visit my grandparents, Oma and Opa. Because I did not speak German at the time, I was unable to communicate with them. They could not speak to me in English either, but I still felt their love for me. They were certain of there always food on the table, dessert at the end of a meal, or a glass of water in my hand. I also had the chance to experience tours of the big cities, a harbor cruise in Hamburg, festival medieval, interactions with gypsies, the autobahn, and sights of the many historic castles. I am grateful for the chance to experience Germany with my family, as it will be a memory embedded in my heart forever.
When I was younger, I was involved in speech competitions, and I hope that in 10 years I will return to public speaking. I would like to be involved in Social Work locally, but also make an impact in people’s lives globally.
I am incredibly grateful for the journey I am about to embark on. Miss Universe Canada is a chance for me to build my identity as a young woman of Canada, and as a student of Social Work. My passion to change the hearts and lives of others has been heightened, and I will live in that spirit throughout the competition. I want to show others that it does not matter where you come from, or who or what limited you in the past, for you can make intangible dreams, tangible, through determination and hard work.


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Gold VIP Residence in Avsallar, offers an impressive 280 degree seaview penthouse for sale on the Turkish Riviera in a hillside location overlooking the Mediterranean, green nature and majestic mountains.
Property in Avsallar, in a quiet residential area, is surrounded by natural landscapes but still within an easy walking distance to the seaside and pedestrian zone in the centre. To cross a main road safely, in this area has been built an underpass tunnel leading to the coast, to the finest sandy and child-friendly beaches in Alanya region.
Apartment complex in Avsallar has been constructed on a 3,486 sqm land, comprising two buildings and a nice outdoor social area. A large pool area, an artificial decorative wall separating a pool into two sections both with a sun terrace. One part of the pool is designated for relaxing and swimming in a peaceful atmosphere, the other pool section is equipped with a waterslide and kids' pool. A barbecue with pergola is set in the privacy of a garden area decorated by fruit trees and green lawns.
Indoors, you can crave your body and soul in a spa salon with a pool or enjoy sporting in a fitness room.
Alanya penthouse with a private jacuzzi is for sale including built-in kitchen cabinets, white goods, sanitary ware, furniture in one of the bedrooms, bathroom furniture, air conditioners. Brightness and space into your home bring large panoramic windows, having an opportunity to feel closer to the nature of Mediterranean. Enjoy an infinity seaview even when relaxing in your indoor hot tub!
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Gold VIP Residence, apartments in Avsallar in a hillside location ensuring a stunning sea panorama and views over natural landscapes of the mountains.

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text: Charles Albert creates unique one-of-a-kind sterling silver jewelry, set with gemstones, fossils & minerals from around the world. All Charles Albert jewelry is meticulously hand-made by the finest silversmiths in the world. From the Glass Artist's Collection / Ladybug Pendant.


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Worldwide Electric Salvage Inc. has completed transformer removal & onsite dismantling projects from industrial facilities & substations worldwide. We are experts in recyclable commodities including transformer oil, as well as breaking down transformers to retain the maximum value for each unit. We offer full transformer removal, dismantling, and recycling services.
After a full site inspection our crew will safely remove and dispose of all oil & fluids, then dismantle and remove the electrical equipment from the site. We are ready to take on any size job and provide transformer breakdown, transportation, oil removal, and recycling solutions.
Prior to the start of our transformer dismantling projects, Worldwide Electric Salvage Inc. will properly inspect the job site to determine if there are any hazardous working conditions that might affect the overall project completion. Worldwide Electric Salvage Inc. puts safety first on all of our jobs to ensure that workers and equipment are out of harms way throughout the entire dismantlement project.
Worldwide Electric Salvage Inc. will drain all fluid-containing vessels such as transformers, regulators, circuit breakers, tanks, and pipes, while the fluids are recycled or destroyed based on the type of fluid and PCB level. Equipment is removed and shipped to Worldwide Electric Salvage’s facility for proper breakdown and destruction.
Worldwide Electric Salvage Inc. will remove bare conductors, insulated conductors, electrical insulators, fittings, bus work, hardware, conduits, light fixtures, pull boxes, storage cabinets, junction boxes and electrical panels from the substation site. All component material will be removed at ground level unless specified other wise. All structural steel can be removed.

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


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Treat your taste buds and add an extra boost of taste to your dishes with Knorr Stock Pot Chicken 4 x 28g. With quality ingredients and slowly simmered meat juices, the authentic flavours of Knorr Chicken Stock Pot are perfect with dishes ranging from risottos to pies, soups and more.
Your family and friends are sure to love the flavour of our Chicken Stock Pots. On top of the mouth-watering taste, our Chicken Stock Pots are quick and easy to prepare. Simply add the stock directly to your dishes, or alternatively, dissolve into 500ml of boiling water. Additionally, for a lighter stock, use 750ml of water, you choose whichever way you fancy! Either way, Knorr stock will be ready in minutes! All Knorr Stock Pots are also free from artificial preservatives, artificial colours and added MSG, making them an excellent choice for creating a family-favourite meal!
Did you know, you can add Knorr chicken stocks directly to your dish, or alternatively, dissolve them into 500ml of boiling water?

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An African proverb -- "when elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled" -- has particular resonance these days in Southeast Asia, where a deepening struggle between two global giants is a serious threat for the region's relatively small states.
A survey by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore ought therefore to raise alarm bells for regional observers. More than two-thirds of 1,000 respondents from the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations believe the U.S. and China are on a collision course in the region, according to the survey, the State of Southeast Asia: 2019, published in early February.
Perhaps more striking is that a slight majority of respondents (50.6%) have "little" or "no confidence" that the U.S., the region's long-standing security provider, will "do the right thing" in contributing to "global peace, security, prosperity and governance." To make things worse, another slim majority (51.5%) has a similar view of China. This is a problem because in a region of relative minnows desperately seeking stability and fearing foreign dominance, the traditional response has been to look to the U.S. for a greater presence and engagement.
Who should Southeast Asians look to if their perceptions of the U.S. are accurate? The obvious candidate is Japan. Like the recent poll, multiple regional surveys have confirmed that Japan remains by a considerable margin the nation most trusted to do the right thing for the region.
Given the extent of Japanese economic and developmental assistance to much of Southeast Asia after World War II, that view is unsurprising.
It is notable that the survey shows that Japan has maintained high levels of support for its foreign policies even as the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has broken from his country's postwar pacifist mindset and emerged as the most strategically active state among U.S. allies in the region. That suggests that the proactive policies of the Abe government are viewed positively as a stabilizing element in the region rather than a destabilizing force in light of China's rise and other challenges such as a nuclear-armed North Korea.
Indeed, Abe's 2016 reinterpretation of Article 9 of Japan's constitution -- to broaden the definition of "collective self-defense" to include Japanese military forces operating overseas with allies when vital national interests are at stake -- caused little apprehension in Asia outside Beijing, Pyongyang and Seoul. More recently, there were few complaints from Southeast Asia when Japanese naval vessels conducted drills in the South China Sea for the first time last September.
To be sure, Japan cannot replace the U.S. as the ultimate guarantor of stability and security in the region. China spends more than five times on defense as Japan and 5.5 times more than all the Southeast Asian states combined, according to 2017 figures. Southeast Asians are aware there is no balance against China without the U.S.
Even so, Japan is in a unique position to influence U.S. activities in the region. Tokyo is Washington's most important and powerful ally in Asia and the U.S.-Japan-Australia relationship is shaping up to be the backbone of a long-standing but evolving hub-and-spokes security architecture. Abe is widely reported to have one of the closest personal relationships of any world leader with U.S. President Donald Trump, even if this tie has been frayed by trade tensions recently.
Japan is already filling some of the vacuum created by the perception of inconsistent and unclear U.S. policies in the region. Following Trump's withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, its replacement -- the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership -- would not have happened without swift and decisive action by Tokyo.
Additionally, Japan is one of the few countries in Asia with a surplus of capital and technical expertise. Lacking a comprehensive economic strategy for the region following its withdrawal from the TPP, Washington, along with Canberra, has wisely teamed with Japan to offer an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative when it comes to infrastructure building.
This and other activities will increasingly be lumped together as part of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific concept that is being jointly promoted by the U.S., Japan and Australia. Tokyo is perceived in surveys as trustworthy, prudent and consistent. With many Southeast Asians suspicious that the FOIP might be a blunt U.S. instrument to contain Chinese power, it falls upon Japan to take on a greater role in developing the FOIP and promoting it to Southeast Asian countries.
Not all Southeast Asian countries are sitting back and passively observing how the FOIP concept develops or whether it will fade away. In a January speech, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi raised Indonesia's interest in leading other Southeast Asian states to build a free and open regional framework for the Indo-Pacific. The explicit aim is to ensure ASEAN adopts an Indo-Pacific strategy to safeguard the interests of its members.
This is not a simple and unthinking parroting of U.S. and allied priorities, which is anathema to Jakarta's "non-aligned" instincts. It signals a proactive approach to advance Southeast Asian interests in an increasingly unsettled and dangerous environment.
Even so, any such Southeast Asian approach needs to be consistent with the American and allied FOIP concept even when it is not directly aligned with it. In light of the positive views of Japan among ASEAN countries, it would make sense for Southeast Asia to treat Tokyo as its bridge to Washington with respect to a Southeast Asian Indo-Pacific strategy and other sensitive strategic matters.
Clearly there is a strong sense of anxiety among Southeast Asians caused in no small part by increased Chinese assertiveness and perceived U.S. disinterest. Anxiety ought not to lead to a fear of loss of control and paralysis. At least two countries -- Japan and Indonesia -- are responding.
Professor John Lee is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and the United States Studies Centre in Sydney. He was previously senior national security adviser to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Have you ever been on a road trip and your phone died hours before you got to your destination? Or have you ever needed more storage than is available on your mobile device? Or needed a on the go speaker so you and your friends can jam out? Then this is the product for you.
Celtrix is the small portable device of your dreams. It is not a two in one. It’s not a three in one. Celtrix is an eight in one device. That’s right! As many arms as an octopus has is the number of capabilities this little device can provide for you.
This jack of all trades is a power bank, portable speaker, portable hotspot, back up storage for your phone with messaging and calling capabilities. It boasts a SIM slot and can stream files as well as store them. Why pay for each of these very useful gadgets separately when for one price you can have them all at your disposal at once?
The makers of Celtrix are currently in the prototyping phase and can be found on Indiegogo’s webpage. They are currently ranked in the Indiegogo’s Team Favorites.
Taking a look at its impressive specs, it charges your phone with a 6200 mAH battery. When transferring files, it can connect to multiple devices with an integrated 128 GB memory. As for the portable speaker aspect, it works just like any other Bluetooth speaker on the market. The device is all controlled by a password protected app. Celtrix can also connect wirelessly for transfers and calling.
Celtrix is the perfect gift for the hardest person to shop for on your Christmas list. Yes, we all know the one. Every year struggling to figure out what to get the person who has it all. I know you had a name pop into your mind. Don’t lie. Considering that Celtrix is the first of its kind though I guarantee they don’t have this.
Celtrix comes in two colors, black and white, making it easy to match whatever color device you currently own. It is so small it fits in the palm of your hand and is great for travel. Or for the businessman in your life. Or for the soccer mom whose phone is loaded with too many pictures of her kid. Whoever you’re thinking of, we promise you they will love it.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 6, ARMENPRESS: The 6th Pan-Armenian Summer Games are gradually taking pace, connecting the Armenian sons with the native land and providing them with the opportunity to get new friends. Several kinds of sports of football and volleyball of the Pan-Armenian Games are taking place in Stepanakert and Askeran. Besides the tournaments, the sportsmen, arrived in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, got acquainted with the capital Stepanakert and the Armenian fortress city of Shushi. The Isfahan team of the Pan-Armenian Games visited Shushi and Ghazanchetsots Cathedral.
Armo Minasyan separated in the football team of Isfahan with his perfect knowledge of the Armenian history and some fascinating details about the Karabakh War, who has come to the motherland again after 5 years. The distance between Stepanakert and Shushi is not long, but when it passes in a good company, it seems to last for seconds. On the whole way to the fortress city, Armo did not stop singing patriotic songs and repeated all the time that he must have 5 sons, stressing that “a girl cannot become a soldier”.
“I was born and grew up in a very patriotic family, but I always missed my fatherland. Every time seeing Shushi and Stepanakert, free and liberated, I get proud of being an Armenian. As Simon, one of “Lisbon 5” guys, says: “I was born an Armenian and I will die an Armenian, as I am the soldier of the Armenian nation””, - said Armo with a great excitement, a great belief and a great confidence about the homeland’s future, Armenpress reports.
“This year, as it is 2015, and it is the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the most important thing is that Armenians all over the world gather together and raise the issue of demand. We have independent Armenia and we should not be dictated someone’s will. We have such a nation, which is ready to give its life for the nation”, - said the Isfahan Armenian.

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Should I get a new phone?
I'm always wanting to take photos but my current phone is really basic doesn't have a camera. Should I buy a decent phone or would it be a waste of time considering I don't have any friends?
You don't need friends to have a phone these days. There are plenty of entertainment you can get through a phone: streaming services such as Netflix, games of all sorts so I'm sure you can find a few you like, tools that can help you in certain situation including a flashlight in case you need to find something in the dark.
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Periods of economic instability cause changes in consumer’s behavior in several aspects. After experiencing years of growth and stability, a considerable part of Brazilians had to rethink their priorities.
Does this mean that Brazilians stopped buying? Actually, no. Brazilians changed their consumption habits, but Brazil still is the number one country in online shopping in Latin America.
Unlike other sectors, e-commerce was not adversely affected during this period. The segment grew every year of the economic crisis in Brazil, which started in late 2014 and ended in 2016. In 2017, e-commerce grew 7.5% and, last year, online sales increased by 12%. The data is from the Webshoppers report.
The trade forecasts are even more optimistic in 2019. With the economic upturn and the possibility of approval of the pension reform, indexes and research studies are already indicating that Brazilians are more willing to go shopping. Brazil became a great possibility for e-commerce companies that wish to explore the Brazilian market. The key point is to know how to align the company’s strategies with the local consumer profile.
After the biggest and longest economic crisis of its history, between 2014 and 2016, Brazil resumed its path towards stability. The election of Jair Bolsonaro, who chose a political and economic team aligned with the market, had investors optimistic with the Brazilian economy again.
The possibility of approving the pension reform, an important measure to ensure the tax balance in the coming years, contributes to this positive outlook. The measure is in the works in the Brazilian Congress and, in the best case scenario, is expected to be approved in mid-2019.
For the economist and professor of Economics at FAE Business School, Gilmar Mendes Lourenço, the reform approval is no easy task for the government, but the fact that it’s in the works is already a good sign for the market.
“It is important to approve the Reform because it sends a positive signal that the government is concerned about the fiscal status. The simple fact that there is the possibility of a medium and long-term solution to this tax situation is a positive aspect for resuming the growth,” he stresses.
On the other hand, the dollar rate, which had a considerable variation in 2018, due to the turbulent period of the presidential elections, achieved more stability in 2019. As LABS displayed in this text, the increased dollar rate last year followed the pattern reported in all election periods in Brazil. In the face of uncertainty in politics, it is natural that the dollar rate presents an unusual variation.
The 2019 scenario has little resemblance with that of 2018. For Gilmar, the dollar rate should remain stable throughout this year, stimulating consumption among Brazilians. “Unlike what many people were betting, believing that after the elections the dollar rate could go to BRL 4.50, it remained stable. This balances the price of production factors for the Brazilian economy, and favors investment decisions by those looking at Brazil from outside,” he analyzes.
If in 2018, which faced a truckers’ strike in May and had the dollar rate around BRL 4.20 during the elections, Brazilians bought 12% more on the internet, the trend is that 2019 presents an even more positive result for the sector.
Consumption will not only be more stable, but also it will react [in 2019]. Brazil will have an increase in consumption. Brazilian families are less indebted. Especially in 2017 and 2018, Brazilians ‘tightened their belts,’ even as a necessity.
Currently, with more economic stability and more organized financially, Brazilians tend to buy more. “Today, the situation of indebtedness and default rates of consumers is much better than it was in 2017 and 2018. If the economy continues on this pace of stability and with unemployment decreasing, the trend is that the consumer will gradually go back to shopping. Thus, this will be a better year for consumption than 2017 and 2018 were, without a doubt,” the economist argues.
This progress has been noticed in indexes and surveys conducted with Brazilian consumers. A survey conducted by the National Confederation for Trading Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC), which represents tourism entrepreneurs in Brazil, identified that Brazilian families intended to spend 2.7% more in February against January. When compared with the same period in 2018, the consumption intention is 13.1% higher. Recent data already confirmed the forecast for an improvement in consumption in Brazil this year.
Gilmar acknowledges, however, that the Brazilian consumption profile changed in the crisis period. It is expected that a more rational and less impulsive behavior is maintained in the coming years. “Brazilian consumers were very cautious in 2017 and 2018, prioritized paying debts even to fix their credit so they could buy,” he indicates.
To e-commerce companies wishing to explore the promising Brazilian market, the strategy is to align products and services with the new Brazilian consumer profile.
Brazil is the largest market in Latin America. In permanent rise, e-commerce in Brazil reported a remarkable growth even in years of economic recession. Today, Brazil is the number one in purchases over the internet in Latin America. According to the Latin America E-commerce report, six out of ten purchases are made online in Brazil. In 2018 alone, 123 million orders were made on the internet.
If the increase of e-commerce in Brazil in 2019 is considered certain, on the other hand, the trend is for Brazilian consumers to shop online more cautiously. This behavior, as we have seen, is a reflection of periods of economic instability of previous years.
A survey conducted by the National Confederation of Shop Owners (CNDL), representing Brazilian trade entrepreneurs, and by the Credit Protection Service (SPC Brazil), gathering data on Brazilians defaulters, identified that 80% of Brazilians changed their consumption habits after the economic crisis.
The study revealed that the number of Brazilians researching before buying rose from 54% in 2017 to 59% in 2018. The variation in the consumer profile, however, didn’t affect the e-commerce sector in Brazil, which, as we have seen, grew 12% last year.
Additionally, other research studies show that a large portion of the Brazilian consumers continue buying without much hesitation. A survey conducted by Kantar IBOPE Media identified two profiles of Brazilians who buy online: excited and aware. The first group includes more impulsive consumers, who purchase products and services in the heat of emotion. They spend on average BRL 1,083 every three months – equivalent to USD 285.
On the other hand, aware consumers are weighing and researching more until they decide to buy. They are more rational and analyze the cost-benefit ratio before making a decision. Purchases by this type of consumer are on average of BRL 646 every three months, or USD 170.
This transformation in the consumption pattern, however, is less a cause for concern and more an opportunity for e-commerce companies that wish to explore the Brazilian market. Offering lower prices than those charged in Brazil, for example, can be a great strategy to win cautious consumers, since products with greater cost-benefit ratio will certainly be the first option at the time of purchase.
Considering that the dollar rate should follow a path of stability in 2019, which stimulates even greater online consumption, the Brazilian market stands out as a great opportunity for e-commerce companies that want to expand a business to Latin America.
Even more cautious, Brazilians are still buying – a lot. Aligning the sale strategies and prices with the new Brazilian consumer profile can be a definitive step for the success of an e-commerce in Brazil.


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What power cord with the Cambridge Audio 840C?
I just thought I whould start a thread to see what other people's experience with aftermarket power cables has been on this player? I have only tried a couple of budget cords to date- a Tube Audio Design "Iron Lung Jellyfish" cord, and a MAC (My Audio Cables) "Source" Sound Pipe. Both are nice for their price point/value, but as always, I want to squeeze a little more out of the player. To be honest, I never actually hooked the player up with the stock cord. Not looking to break the bank here- $300.00 or under new or used. I value overall transparency and top end frequency extension/air over anything else. The rest of my system consists of System Audio SA2K monitor speakers, Speltz anti cable speaker cabling and IC's, and a Manley Stingray integrated. Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
I'm using the AZ Tsunami Plus because it allows the 840c to sound a shade more harmonious and natural sounding, but I doubt that it does anything to improve transparency and top end frequency extension and air. I'm using a Melody tube amp and Zu speakers.
Try the van den Hul Mainsserver power cord, approximately $350.00. Better hurry, prices are going to increase soon!
Try a second hand Nordost Shiva.
Save your money and buy Signal...or check out Element.
I would NOT recommend a Shiva: it is a very nice cord, but lacks "flesh on the bones." At the very least, one needs a Vishnu, but even this is not enough, I think. Having had all the Nordost cords, I opted for Shunyata power cords for the lower noise flower (Valhalla WILL have a lower noise floor than a Python Alpha: not so sure about the Phython Alpha Helix). The Shunyatas have considerably more tonal color, are dynamic and music sounds like itself, instead of a skeleton of such.
I'm sure there are other contenders, but be careful NOT to use the power cord to compensate for flaws in your system. You will never have a truly balanced system if you go that route.
Signal Digital Reference - excellent value, excellent power cord. Do the math - is a $300+ power cord going to give you 4 to 5X the performance compared to the Signal? Simple answer IMHO I think it works very well with this player.
I had very good luck with the Black Sand Silver Ref.
Just stick with what you have. It's a power chord used to deliver a few milliamps for goodness sake!
I'm using a Zu Bok on my 840C.
Audience PowerCord...after trying Zu Bok, AZ Tsunami, NBS Signature. Of course, your results may vary. Somebody...please give me the definition of synergy AGAIN?
I had excellent results with the Signal Cable Magic Digital Reference Power Cord when I owned the 840c.
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Are you tired of trying one fad diet and fitness program after another only to find yourself at the same weight a few weeks later? If you answered yes, then you are definitely not alone. My name is M.T. Shahab, MD. The Medical Director of MedWell’s supervised Medical Weight Loss Program. Our Physician-Directed Weight Loss Program will help you lose the weight and change your lifestyle so you can keep the weight off. The above is an educational video. You must be evaluated by a physician in order to qualify. Millions of people across America struggle to shed their extra pounds. In most cases, the culprit is an ill-advised weight loss program, one that usually makes bold claims of helping you lose weight in a short period but compromises your health at the same time. No matter how tempting it is to try to hit your target weight in the least amount of time possible, remember that there’s nothing wrong with taking a more gradual approach. We have helped many other Park Ridge patients.
Thorough evaluation by a local Park Ridge weight loss physician can be beneficial for many conditions related to stress, metabolism, energy, sleep, food sensitivities and nutrition, obesity, vitamin deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, thyroid, inflammation, nerve excitability, and low moods. Our Park Ridge metabolic weight loss doctors provide a comprehensive treatment approach to encourage fast weight loss with no side effects in a safe, physician-supervised environment.Check out these real results from real patients!
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The Automatic Single head Vial Capping Machine / Vial Cap sealing Machine Model NKCS-60 is dedicated to the capping of vials for injectable products which is very critical part of the production process, since they guarantee hermetic seal & hence integrity of the drug inside the container. Automatic Single head Vial Capping machine is N.K Industries’s Solution to pharmaceutical industries where they can get moderate production output up to 50 Vial per minute.
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HOOK DESIGN AND DURABILITY: these simple design can take conveniences; it is portable for outdoor travel. Solid appearance let they have longer lifespan.
SAVING ENERGY FUNCTION; With dimmer control feature, this camping lamp maintain super long battery life for longer lasting use, giving more service for you.
WARRANTY: We offer 1-Year quality guarantee. Please contact the seller directly if you have any quality problems.

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A former Treasury Secretary and economic adviser for two past presidents said the Republican tax bill will kill at least 10,000 people every year.
Larry Summers, who was former President Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary and who served as an economic adviser to former President Barack Obama, used academic sources to come to the conclusion that in its current form, the tax overhaul proposed by Republicans would lead to at least 10,000 people dying due to a lack of health insurance.
In a Washington Post op-ed, Summers wrote that Senate Republicans’ tax bill, which repeals the Affordable Care Act’s individual health insurance mandate, would lead to thousands dying due to not being able to afford preventative healthcare. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that repealing the individual mandate would lead to as many as 13 million more Americans without health insurance (this would inevitably drive up premiums for everyone else, as the individual mandate keeps healthier people in the risk pool).
Summers cited a peer-reviewed study conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Urban Institute that found one death for every 830 people without health insurance. Another peer-reviewed study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that for every 176 people without health insurance, 176 people would die. Summers conservatively estimated that one out of every 1,000 people without health insurance would die, and compared that figure with the CBO’s estimate of how many would lose insurance to come to his conclusion.
“[M]y current judgment is that if anything, my claim that over an unspecified horizon ‘thousands would die’ takes too serene a view of the health consequences of the tax bill,” Summers wrote.
The Senate passed the tax bill at 2 AM early Saturday morning and passed it on party lines, without any Democratic senators having sufficient time to review the legislation, which was hundreds of pages long and only made available to them hours before the vote. The legislation passed along party lines, and now heads to conference committee, where Republicans from the House and Senate will continue to exclude Democrats in negotiating a final bill.
6,500 Lobbyists Worked on the Tax Bill. Half of the Senate Hasn’t Seen It.

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Skin Tags Irritating Your Eye?
Can you guess why skin tags are caused? They mainly occur in the groins, under the breasts, behind the neck, elbows, armpits, eyelids, etc. All these places have one thing in common. They have parts of skin layered. These layers of skin go through friction almost daily, as well as, have a little moisture. This causes skin tags in the first place. The skin tags are also called fibroma pendulum or acrochordon. They are a very common occurrence on thousands of people around the world. Skin tags are also known to be very harmless and benign. But sometimes they tend to be more annoying, especially if they occur on your eyelid.
You should get them checked with the doctor if they have a sudden growth or a change of color. You should also get them checked if they are, itching, have inflammations, bleeding, or very irritating.
When a skin tag occurs on your neck or any other body parts, it is hardly noticeable. But when the skin tag pops on your eyelid, it is easily seen by others, making you feel conscious and uncomfortable. The eye is a very sensitive organ of the body. The skin tag will always be felt on the eyelids. Moreover, it will always be noticed while blinking, disturbing you constantly. God forbid, if it ever occurs on the periphery of the eyelid, it will obstruct your vision.
What Can Be Done About These Skin Tags?
Well, skin tags, in general, can be removed in many different ways, ranging from natural supplements to removal procedures.
People try to remove them by freezing them, burning them, tying them to cut off the blood flow, or even cut them. Then, there are people who opt for a more safer and natural way. They use different kitchen ingredients to dry them off. Ingredients such as apple cider vinegar, ginger, tree tea oil, banana peels, etc. These can be applied on the skin tag overnight, regularly to get rid of them. Except for apple cider vinegar. It has to be dabbed on the skin tag, and left only for 15-20 mins, later to be washed off.
But trying any of these on your eyelid without accuracy could be very harmful. You could harm your eye, and also damage your vision as a side effect. For skin tags anywhere on the face, getting them removed by a doctor is the best option. You can either approach an eye doctor or a dermatologist.
A dermatologist could help too.
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On behalf of Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, March 21, 2019.
The birthing process should be one that is filled with joyous anticipation. While this is the case for many Michigan residents, in some instances medical errors result in serious injuries and death. Although the reasons for these errors are sometimes obvious, in a significant number of cases, there is a lack of clarity. Many times, medical professionals claim that pre-existing medical conditions or poor overall health led to complications, but these claims may be veiling the truth.
USA Today conducted a recent study where seven million billing statements were reviewed to identify complications related to the birthing process. The findings were stunning. According to the study, 120 hospitals in 13 states were identified as having nearly double the risk of injury, likely related to medical errors like misdiagnosis. Women at these hospitals have suffered seizures, strokes and heart attacks, and they've even had to undergo hysterectomies due to birthing complications.
The sad reality is that medical malpractice occurs with a frequency that is nightmarish. It can occur to anyone and at any time. Far too often, it goes unnoticed or unreported. This is unacceptable, especially considering the harm that can be caused to patients, in this case women and their children. This is why victims need to carefully document everything and ask a lot of questions. That information, after all, could serve as the foundation for a medical malpractice lawsuit.
While pursuing one of these claims is about recovering compensation to offset damages such as medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering, it's also about much more than that. It's about finding accountability and shining a light on harmful practices that are in desperate need of change. It's about finding closure and starting a new chapter in life. Pursuing this legal action can be frightening, though, especially when going up against powerful doctors and hospitals. Fortunately, aggressive medical malpractice attorneys stand ready to fight for these victims and their rights.

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In which Jen is a little bit more awesome... | Live to read. Read to live.
Today I am flitting between putting flyers together for National Allotment Week [which is next week if you're the green-fingered type] and day-dreaming about holidays. I blame Helen for the latter; she is nothing if not a distraction. Not that I mind being distracted - there is such a thing as the National Vegeatable Society, did you know that? That is the kind of information that I need distracting from, and what better way than to think about holidays.
I have a copy of this [naturally] and can safely say that you will love it. It's very lovable. You may remember my post earlier in the year about poetry, namely Siken's 'Crush' where I mentioned how often I thought poetry was pretty. Jen's collection is a fine example of that. It's a very pretty, very thought provoking and at times very moving collection of work and I am so so proud to be able to call this talented girl my friend. I urge you all to go get to know her now if for no other reason than when she is super duper famous, you'll be able to say you were reading her way back then. Go, enter her giveaway and if you don't win then buy a copy - there is a PayPal link on her page - I promise you, you won't regret it.
That is all, short but sweet, but hey, allotment week waits for no bookworm, not even this one.

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I am a Ph.D. candidate with a Women’s and Gender Studies certificate in Stony Brook University’s Cultural Analysis and Theory program. My book chapters appear in The Western in the Global South and Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Post-Apocalyptic TV and Film. I have also published and edited for Cinephile, and have written reviews for Journal of Visual Culture and InVisible Culture.
My research investigates everyday engagements with media inside the home entertainment zone, with a close focus on handheld peripherals. I explore the history of the home entertainment zone as a training ground for media literacy and digital apperception. This zone is an historically shifting, temporary coherence of objects, services, habits, and practices. Using a mixed-methods approach of design and business history, media archaeology, and new materialism, I outline the shifting apparatus that iteratively subjectifies users. Other research areas I pursue are remediation in videogames & machinima and white masculine subject formation in American film and television.
Apart from my dissertation which you can read about here, I am currently preparing a case-study on Logitech for submission to Design and Culture. Logitech takes pride in its expertise for refining the ‘last inch’ of interface between human and machine. This article argues that the increasing convergence in form and function of RCDs, gamepads, and mice does not stem from anything inherent in their technologies, but rather from a process of product development that issues from the company’s brand, design philosophy, departmental infrastructure, and inter-departmental communication and coordination.
Unless otherwise stated, all Header images on this site are illustrated by Charles Schridde, from his series of Motorola Ads appearing in Life Magazine from 1961-63.
Research – Oct. 6, 1961. p. 126.
Blog – Jul. 27, 1962. p. 8.
Dissertation – Mar. 24, 1961. p. 39.
Logitech – Oct. 18, 1963. p. 55.

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One of the most alarming trends in public development financing is the increasing use of financial intermediaries, supposedly to achieve development and poverty alleviation objectives. The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank’s private sector arm, is leading the shift towards financial intermediary investment of public funds, with a number of other development institutions following its lead. Regional development banks such as the Asian Development Bank and European Investment Bank have aggressively adopted this approach. The UN’s Green Climate Fund is using this model, and the recently formed New Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are expected to do the same.
IFC’s use of financial intermediaries represents a sea change in how it does business. After decades of investing directly in private sector projects, the corporation funneled $50 billion into financial intermediaries such as commercial banks, private equity funds and hedge funds between 2010 and 2015. That’s more than three times what the rest of the World Bank Group invested in education, and 50 percent more than it did in health care. These financial intermediaries then invest the money as they see fit, with little oversight from the IFC.
IFC says this approach reduces poverty by increasing access to financial markets in developing countries. Yet in reality, very little of this money reaches its intended targets – small and medium-sized businesses – and it is skewed toward upper-middle-income countries, at the expense of those most in need.
This practice isn’t just ineffective. It’s also harming the very poor people it is supposed help. In 2012, IFC’s internal watchdog released a scathing audit of financial intermediary lending, saying that the institution has little knowledge of how this money ultimately gets used. While IFC does collect data from financial intermediaries on fiscal performance it does not systematically collect or analyze information on the environmental and social impact of its investments at the sub-project level. This lack of oversight and transparency opens the door to bankrolling human rights abuses and environmental destruction in all corners of the globe.
After several shocking cases of serious human rights violations by IFC financial intermediary clients came to light in Honduras, Cambodia and India, IFC committed to begin disclosing sub-projects of its private equity fund investments by April 2015. However, these only represent a fraction of its total financial market portfolio. IFC has refused to disclose the vast majority of sub-projects that belong to its commercial bank clients.
IDI has worked with a coalition of partners around the world to investigate, expose and stem the tide of IFC’s hidden investments in destructive projects. We have published a series of investigative reports, entitled Outsourcing Development: Lifting the Veil on the IFC’s Harmful Private-Sector Lending, which follows the trail of IFC money and looks at how these investments impact people on the ground. IDI has also published a database of harmful FI sub-projects that we’ve identified, which we will update periodically with new findings. Meanwhile, Owning the Outcomes, a joint briefing paper by Inclusive Development International and Oxfam, challenges five excuses that the IFC puts forward to repudiate responsibility for the harms caused by its financial-sector investments.
Require the IFC to individually appraise, categorize, disclose, and supervise all higher-risk sub-investments of financial sector clients.
Require all financial sector clients, as a condition of IFC’s investment, to adopt a human rights policy that is aligned with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Publicly disclose all higher risk financial intermediary sub-clients and their projects sufficiently prior to appraisal to allow public comment, after obtaining consent of the client.
Publicly disclose how the IFC monitors and tracks development impact from intermediary investments and ensures traceability for all FI investments that are directed to a specific purpose. This includes disclosure of draft and final monitoring, evaluation and tracking reports.
Ensure remediation of harmful impacts in a prospective FI client’s existing portfolio to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements before IFC commitment or disbursement.
Pro-actively ensure that affected communities have access to an effective remedy to prevent and redress harms, including by ensuring clients/sub-clients inform communities from early stages about the availability of the CAO.
Scale down the financial sector portfolio to a level commensurate with IFC’s capacity to ensure that sub-investments comply with the Performance Standards.


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One core investing principle. A diverse suite of Advisory Services.
For wealthy individuals and families, CJM offers a unique approach to investing. We augment this with a multidisciplinary suite of advisory services, and simple reporting and analytics.
Investing is the core of what we do.
In our view, investing is a marathon not a sprint. It requires strategy, discipline and patience. No one can consistently pick the best stocks or time the market perfectly over the long term. Investing in index funds that mirror the markets limits risk, but can also limit returns. That is why we use time-tested “Tilted Indexing” best practices which “tilt” holdings to higher-performing stocks.
Technically speaking, we apply the “Fama-French” Investment Model to our portfolios through Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). Developed by Nobel Prize-winning economists, the model identifies “dimensions” in specific stocks that outperform others 98.7% over any 20-year period since 1927. In plain English, that means developing a portfolio that combines the perfect balance between risk and return over the long term. This approach ensures lower, transparent fees for our clients.
CJM Wealth is among an elite 1% of the nation’s 250,000 advisors using Fama-French investment models.
CJM Wealth is among an elite one percent of the nation’s 250,000 advisors using Fama-French investment models.
Simple visibility across all your assets.
When we first meet with clients, what we hear consistently is that keeping track of all their assets and financial matters can be difficult. They lack a simple way to get visibility into their full financial picture. That’s why we make it easy to see your total financial picture all in one view, available both online and in scheduled reports that we provide.
SANE INVESTMENT ADVICE FROM ONE OF THE NATION’S LEADING WEALTH MANAGERS.
Not only do we practice what we preach, but our CEO wrote the book on it. Literally. In Getting Off the Street, an Amazon #1 bestseller, Charles Massimo shares his experience from two decades at major financial firms. Find out what Wall Street is hiding and what that means to you.
Getting Off The Street is available online amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and indiebound.org in both hard copy and eBook editions for Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Barnes and Noble Nook and Indiebound Kobo.
Your life has many facets. So do we.
Wealthy individuals and families have diverse needs when it comes to preserving and growing their assets. That’s why we offer a multifaceted suite of advisory services that can be delivered discreetly, or integrated collaboratively across disciplines. We bring together experts from financial, tax, legal, insurance and estate planning to support your unique and changing life’s needs. From investing and building wealth to philanthropy, retirement and wealth transfer, we are there to guide you every step of the way.


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Tower Records founder Russ Solomon died while drinking whiskey and watching the Oscars last light.
anyone watch that documentar on tower records?
I haven’t seen it but I read a little about some documentary. Have you seen it?
Cool. We will look for it.
Saw it. Made me pine (yes, pine!) for the old record store days when the staff were all a bunch of hippies who were pretty much unemployable in the real world.
Stephen Hawking. I hope he’s walking in sunshine now.
I loved Night Court too. My favorite role of his was as Harry “the hat” on Cheers.
Edit: In fact, I once won $100 from a guy using this trick.
Plus I liked that he landed roles where his name was Harry. He’s a cooler Tony Danza.
Newscaster, Carl Kassel, of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me fame.
I know this sounds like a typical compassionate conservative bromide, but it’s true to a large degree, isn’t it?
Also, I can’t think about B Bush without thinking of Borat.

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Citizenship law remains an incredibly complex and difficult system to navigate. In collaboration with The Project for the Registration Of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) and Hogan Lovells Pro Bono, we are bringing to life these complexities through illustration in order to signpost people that may be eligible for British citizenship to support available to them.
This project uses the real experiences of young people that have faced citizenship issues, including those born in the UK, to raise awareness of the need for children’s citizenship to be applied for quickly. Aimed at parents or legal guardians of children who are eligible for citizenship – particularly of EU, EEA and Swiss nationals, and kids in care, this resource tells the human impact of the obstacles (and opportunities) in getting citizenship.
The illustrated story is intended to raise awareness of young EU/EEA and Swiss national people and children living in the UK about their rights to British citizenship. The story follows three siblings and shows how the right to British citizenship affects each of them differently.
Our forthcoming comic will accompany PRCBC’s new leaflet, which is a Pro Bono collaboration with Hogan Lovells, signposting people on to further information, support and next steps.You can find out more about the Pro Bono project lead by Hogan Lovells here. Illustrations for this project are provided by Gabi Froden.
Kindly funded by and in collaboration with: Hogan Lovells Citizenship and PRCBC.


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A vertical-jumping platform game, starring a sleepy Raccoon whose forest is being destroyed by robots.
Rayman Origins is a gorgeous, delightful and challenging platformer for all ages.
Terry Cavanagh’s gravity-bending platformer VVVVVV will be coming to Nintendo’s 3D handheld, thanks to a recent publishing deal with Nicalis.
Frequent and forgiving checkpoints make each dastardly platforming challenge a one-time-only affair, but I’m still certain I wound up with a few gray hairs after my harrowing journey through VVVVVV.

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Bite-Size Business for Actors: Creative Marketing- Ideas?
How have YOU been creative with your marketing lately? Leave a comment and let us know!


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You find nothing short of experience and adeptness at Basement Insulation Guys. Our personnel have a firm grasp of what it takes to have perfect Basement Insulation. For decades, we have resolved a number of issues relations to the basement such as the floor, wall, panel and ceiling. Each of these parts has unique demands and therefore requires expert input in order to ensure that the Basement Insulation functions at par. Our highly experienced will address these issues and go beyond the obvious. They will offer tips on the design, carry out routine maintenance and repair services. You will reap big in terms of money, time and effort when you entrust us with your Basement Insulation requirements. Come to Basement Insulation Guys in Branchville, SC and have all your questions answered in regard to Basement Insulation.
From basement ceiling insulation to basement wall insulation, you will find licensed, insured and bonded Basement Insulation conveniently in Branchville, SC. Failure to abide with the regulation in the local government could have serious implications in the nature of quality delivery. Imagine the moisture and mold that you will have to endure if proper basement wall insulation is not done. How do you keep your basement heated if your basement ceiling is not insulated? As for the floor, how do you make your concrete floor warm and comfortable? Lastly, you would ask yourself how the in-built framing and moisture control would be sustained with proper Basement Insulation panels. Such questions are best addressed when laid down rules and regulations as proscribed by the law are strictly adhered to. Thankfully, we have complied with the rules and therefore rank fairly well with providers of Basement Insulation services in Branchville, SC.
An unheated basement could spell host problems. It could lead to dampness. The floor will feel cold, so will be the other parts. Heat loss will be common and there will be no comfort at the basement. Heated basement ceiling is the answer to this problem, hence the need to have reliable basement ceiling insulation. From Basement Insulation Guys in Branchville, SC, you will find the ideal basement ceiling insulation that ensures that your upper part of the basement is continuously heated. Warmth will be maintained to ideal levels, saving you lots of bills due to heat loss. Talk to us on 800-447-9030 and learn more on how you can improve the performance of your basement ceiling insulation through use of quality materials.
Basement Insulation Guys in Branchville, SC is reachable on 800-447-9030 for all your Basement Insulation. Here, various aspects of the Basement Insulation are handled and rectified in an effortless way as well as efficiently. From procurement to maintenance, you will find friendly personnel who will assist you greatly in making the right decision for your Basement Insulation requirements.


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Salsa CRM is a robust and intuitive donor management solution for efficient management of complex reports, marketing outreach, constituent relationships, and fundraising campaigns. The software connects various constituents according to their relationships and households. It can also track or categorize volunteers, donors, attendees, board members, and employees. It has online and mobile-optimized engagement tools that feature forms and emails. Every outreach marketed is monitored on whatever device the users prefer, be it smartphones, tablets, or desktop computers. Engagement reports can also be generated that are organized based on the type of device used. There is also a database provided where users can query anything that they find useful for in-depth reporting.
Salsa CRM allows for easy management of all the supporters in one centralized platform that brings together every data from donor interaction. This aids in creating comprehensive supporter profiles that could result in better communication with donors through relevant and properly timed messages.
Constituent records can be filled up with unlimited information that enables easier searching function for better reporting. Donation history can be tracked a lot easier, which makes it less challenging to connect donations to certain campaigns and funds.
There is also a cultivation report feature that facilitates the forecasting of gifts from alumni campaigns, sponsorship efforts, major donors, and other projects. The system is also able to integrate with wealth intelligence applications such as WealthEngine and DonorSearch for more supporters and deeper insights.
The system is helpful in taking web traffic and converting them into contributions. Donation web pages are featured in a mobile-friendly fashion with drag-and-drop functionality for easier customization. With this, conversion rates are increased due to the seamless experience given to donors. Any type of donation can be accepted as well, be it recurring donations, one-time donation, or customized donations created by using specific fields.


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PLEASE tell me I was not the only one oblivious to the fact that Adrienne just finished writing a book?
Apparently, her and her friend Vickie Howell wrote a book about knitting together, cleverly called AwareKnits. It's about how to design differernt things while staying cheap and green.
Here's a link to Vickie's website where she talks about the book. There are also some short reviews written - all positive!
Chelsea, you should get this and whoever else knits. Unfortunatly, I'm not a knitter.


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Watch Today Sahaya March 18 2019 Replay in HD Video quality online. Stay tuned to watch latest ABS-CBN as well as GMA Network Tv Shows on the daily basis. Sahaya March 18 2019 Today’s Special Episode here on Pinoy Tv Replay. Stay connected with us to watch all Sahaya Episodes here on Pinoy Tv Shows in HD Quality.
Keep watching Daily Sahaya Episodes online with us. Sahaya 18th March 2019 Pinoy Tv Replay. Sahaya March 18 2019 latest Episode.


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Our friend Cary from Cary Day Yoga has been using our Wellness and Relief tinctures to create the most amazing recipes.
Cary is a yoga teacher, based in Los Angeles, specializing in natural health and beauty. Check out her class schedule and don’t dare to miss the CBD Flow classes!
Raise your hand if you like ice cream. (Me) I love ice-cream. And I've found a yummy alternative. Niceee cream. It's very simple to make. All you need is a few ingredients and a good blender. Summer is close to an end so I'm ending it with a yummy healthy alternative to ice-cream.
Blend away! You want the consistency to be nice and creamy. Once it's done, grab a container and line it with parchment paper. Stick the nice cream into the freezer for a little, so it solidifies (about 30 minutes). Then, its ready to serve!
So there you have it, a healthy way to satisfy that sweet tooth. Let me know what flavors you decide to make!


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David Wagner, 80, of New Auburn, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, at her home on New Auburn.
A memorial service will be Saturday, Nov. 10, 11 a.m., at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Auburn with interment at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson.
A gathering of family and friends will be Saturday, Nov. 10, 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.


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The official support for Pandora and RadioTime are both great additions. Knowing that the support is sanctioned by those particular apps is a good thing given the trouble Boxee has had with Hulu. The new API is a great move that should help Boxee continue to grow and get even better functionality. Finally the XUL framework sounds a little geeky, but basically that should give Boxee access to consistent Hulu streams. Unless Hulu cuts off viewing in a firefox browser, Boxee has probably solved the Hulu problem.
I watched the first part of the Boxee Meetup which was streamed over the web and must say things weren't going well for Avner during the beginning of his demo. They seemed to get things worked out, but it was a little painful to watch the Boxee app not work at first and then see them have audio problems during the demonstration.


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As CMMs get larger, it is not simply a case of scaling up the design of smaller models. Stiffness of the structure is critical, but weight must also be kept to a minimum.The Azimuth CMM is not only Aberlink’s largest in their range of CMM products, but it is the culmination of over twenty years experience and excellence in the design and manufacture of innovative metrology equipment incorporating the very latest materials technology.
A big machine should also be able to measure a heavy component and this is another area where Aberlink have applied innovative thinking. Rather than simply increasing the depth of the granite table, which adds huge cost and weight to the machine, we offer a specially designed load plate to sit on the granite base. This plate can accept up to a six tonne load which will then be transmitted directly through the feet of the machine bench directly to the floor, meaning no loss of metrology performance whatsoever – just another really clever idea!

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Framed Art Print 'Anima Mundi Map' by Joannoo: Outer Size 43 x 25"
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MakerDAO’s Dai has received the lion’s share of stablecoin coverage in recent months, with only Basis as a close runner-up. (Read our analysis of the Basis protocol here.) There are many reasons to be positive on Dai: the stabilization algorithm is well-thought-out, and they have a large and well-capitalized team behind it. In addition, it minimizes the risks to everyday users. However, we believe Dai will ultimately not work. Even if its stabilization algorithm could maintain the peg?—?which we are skeptical of?—?there’s a serious risk that it won’t be able to scale.
Because Dai’s stabilization algorithm is in fact complicated, to explain why we’re concerned it won’t succeed we must examine the protocol in detail. This makes this post especially dense?—?definitely not light reading!
In what follows, we’ll first look at how the Dai protocol works for a single collateral type?—?how Dai are issued, backed and burned. That includes explaining how users lock up collateral to issue Dai, and why they would do that. We’ll also go over the protocol’s mechanisms for ensuring that Dai has sufficient backing. Then, we’ll see how the system handles multiple types of collateral. Next, we’ll introduce the global settlement mechanism, which serves as a stabilization mechanism and a safeguard against attacks. This accounts for Dai’s core mechanisms for issuing and burning Dai, and for ensuring that Dai is backed by decentralized collateral. We’ll end by explaining how holders of the secondary equity token, MKR, effectively govern Dai.
Maker’s solution is to automatically sell (“auto-liquidate”) collateral when needed, using a smart contract to ensure that each Dai is backed by more than $1 in crypto assets. To issue Dai, you lock up collateral worth more than 150% of the issued Dai in a smart contract called a CDP, or Collateralized Debt Position. CDPs let you lock up collateral and autonomously take loans against the collateral. The loan is in the form of Dai tokens, which get minted on the fly, and you take on a corresponding debt in terms of Dai?—?i.e. you’ll need to repay the Dai later. The CDP keeps track of the debt and you pay interest (a “stability fee”) on it. The present rate is 0.5% per year, but MKR holders can change the rate through voting. With the current ratio, in order to create a CDP and issue Dai to themselves, issuers must lock up crypto-collateral worth at least $1.5. If the collateral value in a CDP drops below 150% of the outstanding Dai, the contract automatically sells enough of your collateral to buy back as many Dai as you issued. The issued Dai is thus taken out of circulation.
Simultaneously, a “collateral auction” buys MKR with the CDP’s collateral. The collateral auction sells enough collateral to cover the debt, accumulated interest (called the “stability fee”) and a liquidation fee. In Single-Collateral Dai, the liquidation fee is 13% of the collateral in the CDP?—?that is, they take 13% of the user’s locked up collateral capital when a user’s CDP gets auto-liquidated. The smart contract finally returns the remaining collateral to the CDP holder and burns all purchased MKR.
When global settlement happens, users can claim their share of CDP collateral. Dai holders are prioritized?—?they can claim collateral worth $1 for each Dai they own?—?and the remaining collateral, if any, is returned to CDP holders. Users have no time limit for claiming their collateral, but the amount they get is fixed at global settlement; the system uses the market price of collateral at the time of settlement to compute how much collateral each user gets.
MKR is Dai’s equity and governance token; it functions like equity in the Dai system. Like equity holders, MKR holders get rewarded for holding MKR. They get paid the interest from CDP debts and auto-liquidation fees. (“Paid” is used liberally here?—?the interest and fees are used to buy and burn MKR tokens, which is intended to raise the unit price of MKR assuming a steady market cap.) However, they also take on downside risk.
This stabilization mechanism is problematic in that it is both fairly indirect and fairly limited. Because settlement is not governed by clear rules implemented in a smart contract, but instead depends on elections and human actions, there is a lot of uncertainty around when and if it will happen?—?except in extraordinary cases. The mechanism may be able to keep the Dai price from going too far off from the peg, but it is unclear how much it can reduce volatility closer to the peg.
Stabilizing speculation is not unique to Dai?—?every functional stablecoin will have it to some degree. We’re briefly covering it here for completeness and because understanding stabilizing speculation makes it easier to understand Dai’s stabilization via CDP users and the expectation of global settlement.
When the Dai price is below the peg, CDP users with outstanding Dai may be able to profit through repaying their Dai debts cheaply. Anyone who issued Dai when it was at the peg (and then sold their Dai for ?$1 in other assets) will be able to buy Dai at the market price and repay their debts for less than they received by selling the loaned Dai in the first place. Since the market price is below the pegged price, they get a discount and thus profit, as long as the discount is larger than the transaction fees and accumulated interest on their Dai debt.
First: If a CDP holder previously wanted to lock up collateral and take a loan in Dai, and then closed their CDP because they were able to buy Dai at a discount, it seems likely that their next action once Dai is back at the peg would be to re-open another CDP?—?presumably whatever reason they demanded that position will not have changed. If this happens across many CDP holders at once, it could be that about the same amount of Dai that were taken out of circulation are then added back to circulation a little bit later. This would have an equal and opposite impact on the Dai price. Presumably some sort of equilibrium would emerge, where Dai trades a bit below the peg when demand for it as a stablecoin is trending downwards, and a bit above when it’s trending upwards. It’s hard to make predictions about something this specific, so we think only time will tell how this particular incentive pattern plays out.
But on further examination, we don’t think this is how things will play out. Suppose a bunch of people create CDPs in this circumstance with the plan of shorting Dai. They issue and sell 100,000 Dai in the secondary market, and the price starts to go down. Once the price of Dai goes as low as they think it will go (with may be $1.00, or some other higher or lower price), in order to earn their profit, they will have to repurchase those 100,000 Dai, bringing the supply of Dai back to where it was, and presumably bringing the price back up to where it was before. So again we see the same sort of oscillating incentive that occurs when prices are dropping?—?any time artificial demand for CDPs is generated by rising prices of Dai, we expect it to be a type of demand that is temporary, not lasting.
And similarly to the incentive to close CDPs when Dai prices are dropping, the target price of $1.00 doesn’t necessarily carry any special meaning?—?what matters is where speculators think the price is going to move in the near future. If the price of Dai is $1.20 and they expect it to go to $1.30 soon, there will be no incentive to open CDPs for this purpose now, and if they have opened CDPs and the price is falling below $1.00, they may keep them open if they think it’s going to continue to go down. This is why we are concerned these incentives could actually end up adding to volatility, especially in choppy market conditions.
However, off-chain stabilization cannot work as Dai’s primary means of stabilization. First, dependence on off-chain funds as the primary stabilization mechanism makes Dai centralized, like the discredited stablecoin Tether. It would face the same problems as other centralized digital currencies, including counterparty risk, and the risk of getting its accounts frozen or seized and shut down by governments. Second, the use of off-chain funds for stabilization does not scale. If Dai is successful and grows to a very large market cap, the team may eventually not have enough remaining MKR tokens to fund sufficient off-chain reserves.
Unfortunately, the crypto world offers a different challenge?—?size. Today’s crypto market is too small. As of today, the combined market cap of all crypto assets listed on coinmarketcap is less than $300 billion. Let’s assume that Maker’s mature version will be able to include CDP types for crypto assets that cover 50% of the crypto market cap, and people want to put 10% of all tokens in CDPs. Then, with a 300% average collateralization they’ll have a maximum Dai market cap of $3.3 billion. That’s barely enough to fulfill Tether’s current use case in crypto markets and nowhere near being able to provide a stablecoin that can be used as a global currency.
A common concern with the Maker DAO system is whether it is able to handle large collateral crashes. After all, cryptocurrencies are very volatile and sometimes crash really hard. A bad enough crash could cause Dai to become undercollateralized, drop below the peg, and make Dai holders lose capital. However, Dai is more resilient to crashes than it seems. First we’ll show why?—?there are three reasons?—?then we’ll assess the remaining dangers.
So we should expect the Dai system to be a lot more resilient to crashes than it might seem. But not totally so. Even though Maker intends Dai to be well-diversified, it is unclear whether they will succeed. As with cryptocurrencies, many other asset classes are correlated to some degree?—?economic downturns, for example, are known to hit many asset classes simultaneously.
If Maker does not succeed in diversifying Dai’s collateral backing, it won’t be as resilient. Even normal collateral crashes will cause problems for Dai. Without diversification, crashes will hit a large portion of Dai’s backing assets at once. This will force CDPs to auto-liquidate and possibly take a large proportion of Dai’s supply out of circulation as the protocol tries to buy back and burn the liquidated CDPs’ outstanding Dai. During a cryptoasset crash there will be a lot of extra demand for stablecoins as speculators hurry to move their investments from volatile assets to stable assets. (This happened in the case of NuBits.) Reduced supply combined with increased demand will push Dai’s price above the peg and make it unsuitable for stablecoin users until the Dai supply recovers?—?if you are trying to avoid losing your value in a crash, you don’t want to buy something that’s pretty guaranteed to go down.
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born in Caprese in Tuscany, Italy in 1475.
He was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer, and though he much preferred sculptures to paintings, two of his paintings – the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and The Last Judgment – are considered to be some of the most influential fresco works in the history of western art.
Unlike many people who lived in the Middle Ages, Michelangelo lived to the ripe old age of 88, though during the most of those 88 years he was, to put it simply, pretty crabby. In his youth, he had gotten into a fight with another sculptor, and his nose got broken permanently.
Michelangelo never married in his lifetime.
Michelangelo’s career started when his father sent him to study grammar with Francesco da Urbino in Florence when he was still very young. However, he disliked studying, opting instead to copy paintings from churches and hang out with other painters.
When Michelangelo was 13, he apprenticed in painting with Domenico Ghirlandaio, who was a significant fresco painter, and then in sculpture with Bertoldo di Giovanni, who was the head teacher at a school founded by Lorenzo de Medici – who was at that time Florence’s ruler. Then, in 1489, Lorenzo de Medici, asked Ghirlandaio for two of his best students, and Ghirlandaio sent over Michelangelo and Francesco Granacci.
Michelangelo attended Lorenzo’s school from 1490 – 1492. It was here that he met many literary personalities and created Madonna on the Rocks (1490 – 1492) and Battle of the Centaurs (1491 – 1492), the latter of which was commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici.
When Lorenzo de Medici died in 1492, Michelangelo returned to his father’s house and there he carved a wooden crucifix for the Santa Maria del Santo Spirito church because they had ever so kindly given him some corpses from the churches’ hospital, thus allowing him to study the human anatomy.
That may sound gross to you and me, but in those times knowledge of the human anatomy was scarce, and both Michelangelo and his rival, Leonardo da Vinci, were very interested in human anatomy.
Leonardo da Vinci had many futuristic ideas when he was alive, such as working toilets.
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo’s rivalry extended throughout both their careers. How did they become rivals? Well, though Leonardo da Vinci was nearly 25 years older than Michelangelo, they were both contenders for the title of “Renaissance Man”. They were both geniuses and extremely gifted in the art field. Oh yeah, and they both hated each other from the moment they met.
One of the reasons why that is (or the only reason, really) is that because of Leonardo’s age, he had already become old news when Michelangelo became the ‘it’ person. When Michelangelo rose to stardom, Leonardo was 51 and his hair and beard had turned white and he was pretty much old news. And so when Michelangelo started getting all the jobs that Leonardo wanted, Leonardo became exceedingly jealous.
One thing that’s similar about Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci is their sexuality. Both of them have had their sexuality questioned, analysed and studied. While both of them kept their private lives private, Michelangelo’s poems gave him away. For example, when Cecchino dei Bracci died just a year after they met in 1543, it inspired Michaelangelo to write 48 epigrams for his funeral.
However, Michelangelo’s greatest love was Tommaso dei Cavalieri, for whom he wrote almost 300 sonnets and madrigals. Cavalieri’s feelings for Michelangelo were mutual, as demonstrated in his written words: I swear to return your love. Never have I loved a man more than I love you, never have I wished for a friendship more than I wish for yours.
The true nature of their relationship is still under speculation today. And it got all the more complicated when Michelangelo’s nephew, Michelangelo the Younger, recognized the implications of the poems and changed the gender of the pronouns. But then, in 1893, when John Addington Symonds, the early British homosexual activist, translated the original poems into English, he undid the gender change and made things clearer.
The Statue of David - Michelangelo had a great love for the male beauty.
Michelangelo’s life was certainly an interesting one. The sheer volume of his letters and various sketches prove that he is the best documented artist of the 16th century. And probably one of the best artists of all time, too, but don’t tell Leonardo that.


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