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EN71 mark
EN71 is the standard of toy products in EU market. Children are the most concerned and cherished group in the whole society. The toy market which children generally like is developing rapidly. At the same time, the harm to children caused by various quality problems of toys happens from time to time. Therefore, the requirements of toys on the domestic market are becoming increasingly stringent all over the world. Many countries have established their own safety regulations for these products. Manufacturing companies must ensure that their products meet relevant standards before they are sold in the region. The manufacturer must be responsible for accidents caused by production defects, poor design or improper use of materials. Therefore, the toy EN71 certification act was introduced in Europe. Its significance is to regulate the toy products entering the European market through EN71 standard, so as to reduce or avoid the harm of toys to children.
Latest revision
EN 71-1:2005+A9:2009 released the latest revision 9, which was approved by CEN (European Committee for Standardization) on May 23, 2009, and eventually released by CEN Technical Committee CEN/TC52 'Toy Safety' in July 2009 (EN 71-1:2005+A9:2009), covering previous revisions. The European Commission officially published the new toy safety coordination standard EN71-1:2011 in the Official Bulletin of the European Union (OJEU) on June 18, 2011. The new coordination standard is set in accordance with the new toy safety directive 2009/48/EC (effective date: July 20, 2011). According to the new toy safety directive, all toys put into the EU market after July 20, 2011 must meet the new harmonized toy standard EN71-1:2011.
The new version (EN 71-1:2005+A9:2009) replaces EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009, which requires its member states to adopt and publish the new version as a national standard, and to revoke the contradictory national standard by January 2010 at the latest.
The amendment has not yet been published in the Official Gazette of the European Union. The process of adopting and changing standards is very complicated. First of all, the national authoritative bodies, laboratories and consumer organizations of the industry representatives of CEN (European Standardization Commission) agreed to change the standard after discussion, and then the CEN issued EN 71 standard. But the standards issued by CEN are not necessarily uniform. Only after the European Commission published this standard in the Official Gazette of the European Union will it become a unified standard. Only after the standard was published in the Official Bulletin of the European Union can it be accepted and meet the basic requirements of the toy instruction. Therefore, the standard needs to be issued twice before it becomes a statute:
1. Promulgated by CEN (European Standardization Commission);
2. After being published by the European Commission in the Official Gazette of the European Union, it can be used as a unified standard.
In addition to increasing the early warning requirements for rocking Trojans and similar toys, the A7 revision has also been edited. The age warning for toys that are not suitable for children under 36 months has been increased by a large amount of descriptions.
The A8 revision clarifies safety requirements for magnet toys. However, this requirement does not apply to functional magnets (e.g., motors, relays, loudspeakers, etc.) in electrical or electronic toys, magnets/electrical test devices with magnetic flux coefficients less than 50 kG2mm2 for all magnets, or magnets/electrical test devices with incomplete access to measuring barrels for small items. Packaging and instructions for use of magnet/electrical test devices shall be accompanied by warning signs:
'Warning! Not suitable for children under 8 years old. The product contains fine magnets. Swallowing magnets can cause intestinal adhesion, which can lead to serious injury. If the magnet is swallowed by mistake, please see a doctor in time.'
The A8 revision also applies to the safety warning requirements for magnet toys in EC Directive 2008/329/EC 2,3.
EN 71 Part 1
1. EN 71 Part 1:2005+A9:2009-Physical & Mechanical Test Physical and Mechanical Tests
(a) Without Sound module silent toys
(b) With Sound Module Voice Toys
(c) Earphone with Sound Headphone Voice Toys
(d) 7000 Cycles Switch Test for Chest Toy Cabinet Switch Tests
(e) Ride-on Toys riding toys
(f) Mouth-actuated Toys oral toys
Physical and mechanical performance of this part mainly includes drop detection, small parts detection, sharp edge detection, tension detection, pressure detection, seam detection, ear, nose and eye tension, torsion detection and so on. General requirements for physical testing:
1 materials
12 balloon
2 assembly
13 Toy kites and ropes for other flying toys
3. Soft plastic film
14 shell
4 toy bags
15 toys that can bear the weight of children
5 glass
16 heavy static toys
6 Expansive Materials
17 toy ejectors
7 edge
18 Water Toys
8 tip and wire
19 Detonators specially designed for toys
9 bulge components
20 Acoustic Toys
10 Components with Mutual Motion
21 Toys with Heat Sources
11 Moving Toys
EN 71 Part 2
2. EN 71 Part 2:1993-Flammability Test Flammability Test
(a) Finished Products
(b) Pile fabric or material plush fabric or plush material
EN 71 Part 3
3. EN 71 Part 3: 1994-Toxic Elements Test (19 Toxic Elements Results)
Dissolution Test of Toxic Metals (Test Results of 19 Toxic Metal Elements)
Lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, selenium, barium, antimony, etc.
EN 71 Part 4
4. EN 71 Part 4: Experimental Set for Chemistry Chemical Laboratory Toys
EN 71 Part 5
5. EN 71 Part 5: Chemisty Toys (Sets) Other than Experimental Sets Non-experimental Chemical Toys
EN 71 Part 6
6. EN 71 Part 6: Graphical Symbol for Age Warning Labelling Age Alert Labelling Label Map.
EN 71 Part 7
7. EN 71 Part 7 Finger Paints
(a) Colorants
(b) Preservatives preservatives
(c) Binding agents, extenders, humectants and surfactants, ingredient review binders, additives, moisturizers, surfactants, ingredient evaluation
(d) Limits for the transfer of several elements
(e) Limits for primar aromatic amines
(f) Ethanol ethanol
(g) pH value
(h) Product Information & Container product information and packaging containers
EN 71 Part 8
8. Swing, sliding and similar toys for indoor and outdoor family entertainment
EN 71 Part 9
9. General requirements for organic compounds in toys
EN71-9 General Requirements for Organic Compounds - specifies the total migration of toxic compounds in each toy or toy material in the following ways of exposure: mouth contact; ingestion possibility; skin contact; eye contact; inhalation.
Products within the standard range include toys designed for children under 3 years of age (because these toys may be chewed in the mouth by children), and products designed for older children (which may touch children's mouth, skin or be inhaled by children).
Specific products or toy parts within the standard range include:
Toys that may be chewed in the mouth by children under 3 years of age
Children under three years old should play with their hands and weigh less than or equal to 150 grams of toys or accessible toy parts.
Toys and accessible toy parts designed for children under three years of age
Oral Contact Parts of Oral Toys
Toys worn on the mouth or nose
Children's Accessible Toys
Composition device components used as toys or in toys
Toys for indoor use and accessible toy parts
Outdoor toys and accessible toy parts
Toys or toy parts imitating food designs
Solid toy materials that may leave traces
Colored liquids easily accessible in toys
Colorless liquid easily accessible in toys
Model clay, toy clay or similar products, except chemical toys mentioned in EN 71-5
Balloon Manufacturing Parts
Imitation totem with adhesive
Imitation jewelry
Limited substances cover a wide range of areas, including flame retardants, colorants, aromatic amines, monomers, solvent migration, inhalable solvents, wood preservatives (indoor and outdoor), other preservatives and plasticizers.
EN 71 Part 10
10. Sample preparation and extraction of organic compounds
EN 71 Part 11
11. Analytical methods of organic compounds
EN 50088-Electric Toy Safety Test Safety of Electric Toys
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EC EMC Test
(a) Motorised Toys EN 55022 motor-driven toys
EN71-1: Toy Safety - Part 1: Physical and Mechanical Properties
EN71-2: Toy Safety - Part 2: Flame Retardant Properties
EN71-3: Toy Safety - Part 3: Transfer of Certain Elements
EN71-4: Toy Safety - Part 4: Testing Devices for Chemistry and Related Activities
EN71-5: Toy Safety - Part 5: Chemical Toys (except Test Devices)
EN71-6: Toy Safety - Part 6: Graphical Representation of Age Signs
EN71-7: Requirements for Pigments
EN71-8: Swinging, sliding and similar toys for indoor and outdoor family entertainment
EN71-9: General Requirements for Organic Compounds in Toys
EN71-10: Sample preparation and extraction of organic compounds
EN71-11: Analytical Method of Organic Compounds


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The Fall Summit brings together the executive directors, presidents and other key volunteers or staff of the Nursing Organizations Alliance (NOA) member organizations to inspire and develop leaders in the community of nursing organizations. Fall Summit attendees are provided the opportunity to network and build important relationships while participating in sessions that help to advance the nursing profession and their organizations as a whole.
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The Fall Summit is held annually, Thursday - Saturday, the weekend prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. The attire for the Fall Summit is business casual. Please note that meeting rooms may be cold so layering is recommended. Also, some events will be held at venues other than the hotel which will require you to walk outside.
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Jewel Builders Ltd were contracted to clear an existing dwelling on a plot in a popular area of Knowle, Solihull, and replace with two 5 bed dwellings.
The project included all works from the outset of the project:
The project was carried out to the delight of the client who met all of the targets laid out for the project.
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The hands are a key contact point with your bike and so it very much pays to invest in the best gloves possible which is where the Rosso Corsa Pro Glove come in. Using high-stretch materials the gloves give a brilliantly snug fit that feels like a second skin and with an easy-open cuff, there's no struggle to put them on or peel them off after a tough ride. With the addition of their new Castelli Damping System, you'll also enjoy protection from road vibration and the addition of silicone grip across the palm elevates grip levels for confident bike control. Lastly, should you come off then the extra crash protection that wraps around the side of the hands keeps road rash at bay.
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Occasionally, when a photograph is taken, the camera may not have achieved accurate focus. This option allows you to determine whether the camera should prioritize the shutter response or wait until a focus is achieved to take a picture. You can specify a setting for AF-S and AF-C separately in the Autofocus Setting menu.
01In the Autofocus Setting menu, select Release/Focus Priority for AF-S and AF-C separately.
* The setting varies depending on what camera you use. Please refer to the owner's manual for further detail.


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If you're stuck for motivation, and even inspiration, we've assembled 50 quotes from the most inspiring and skilled professional photographers the world has actually seen to assist you get your mojo back.
Their intense insights into the innovative procedure have actually assisted generations of professional photographers and formed the method even today's finest professional photographers consider their topics and scenes.
Famous professional photographers throughout history have actually produced some extraordinary images that have actually stood the test of time, however it's not just their photos that are inspiring.
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- "It is more crucial to click with individuals than to click the shutter."
Alfred Stieglitz
1864– 1946
Stieglitz was an American professional photographer worldwide identified as being a leader of modern-day photography.
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HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese enterprises, especially those in private sector, must reform themselves and take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution to develop sustainably while contributing to national growth, said President Trần Đại Quang.
He made the call at the launch of the "entrepreneurship innovation programme for national sustainable development" held by the Việt Nam Private Business Association in Hà Nội yesterday.
The programme is an important move in implementing the Party and State's resolution and instructions on developing the private economic sector and promoting the role of local businesspeople in national construction and protection, the President highlighted.
He went on to say that domestic enterprises should apply advanced technology to enhance labour productivity, competitiveness and business management capacity, and take the initiative in joining global value chains and building Vietnamese brands.
The President ordered ministries, agencies and local administrations to enhance communication work to raise public awareness of the Party and State's policies to develop the private economic sector.
The State leader lauded the Việt Nam Private Business Association's giant strides in the recent past. It has joined hands with relevant organisations to carry out the Party and State's socio-cultural-economic development policies and made significant contributions to alleviating poverty and ensuring social security in the country.
Since the launch of the đổi mới (renewal), the Vietnamese economy has been operating under the socialist-oriented market mechanism and the Party and State have encouraged the role of the private sector in the nation's development.
Most recently, the 12th Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee adopted a resolution on "developing the private economy into an important driving force of the socialist-oriented market economy" at its fifth plenary meeting on May 10, 2017. — VNS


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The AT Crew (short for "Anti-Tank Crew") is a Modern Era anti-cavalry unit in Civilization VI. It upgrades from the Pikeman (or its replacements).
In the Rise and Fall expansion, the AT Crew primarily upgrades from the Pike and Shot.
The AT Crew has a revolutionary weapon which finally replaces pikes and gives soldiers a chance against the terrifying Tank that enters the battlefield in the Modern Era. Its rocket launcher can pierce the vehicles' heavy armor (and is simply devastating against more primitive cavalry units), so send your AT Crews to the front lines if an enemy is trying to use Tanks to break through. Just remember that, as anti-cavalry units, they are vulnerable to the attacks of Infantry and other melee units.
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Although the first appearance of tanks on the battlefield was hardly auspicious, by the end of WW1 it had become obvious that something needed to be done to keep them from grinding one's infantry underfoot. By the opening of WW2, most countries' arsenals included some small-caliber (none larger than 50mm) artillery pieces designed to punch through the armor plating of armored vehicles, causing havoc within for the crew, engine, and/or ammunition. But with the advances in tank design and tactics, Germany and then Britain created increasingly larger anti-tank guns, manned by a crew of stalwarts … for, since they had to be in the open to operate the gun, the crewmen were vulnerable to just about everything flying about the field. By the end of the war, the Germans relied on their famed 88mm gun, the Americans had 105s, and the Russians were using 122mm howitzers firing over open sights.
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- The AT Crew is armed with a Panzerschreck, a German-made anti-tank weapon used during World War II that was noted for its iconic blast shield.
- Despite the entry discussing anti-tank guns, the Panzerschreck is a rocket launcher.
- After firing, the loader can be seen patting the launcher's operator on the head after loading a rocket. This is common procedure for reusable rocket launchers that are loaded from behind, in order to signal to the operator that the weapon has been loaded and the loader is clear.
- When attacked, the loader pushes the launcher aside and shoots back with a pistol.
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Richard Stallman - "A Free Digital Society" (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
by Jeanne Rasata Contributions — Published on Apr 07, 2017 08:26 AM
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
May 29, 2017
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There are many threats to freedom in the digital society. They include massive surveillance, censorship, digital handcuffs, nonfree software that controls users, and the War on Sharing. Other threats come from use of web services. Finally, we have no positive right to do anything in the Internet; every activity is precarious, and can continue only as long as companies are willing to cooperate with it.
Richard Stallman will be speaking as part of the 90 anos UFGM, the 90 years for the Federal University of Minas Gerais. His speech will be nontechnical, admission is gratis, and the public is encouraged to attend.
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Welcome to the htpcBeginner HTPC News Roundup 2017 Wk 39. This week saw a Plex news feature, best legal anime Kodi addons, and more. Read on for the latest in HTPC news and updates!
Table of Contents
- htpcBeginner Recap
- SmartHomeBeginner Recap
- HTPC News Around the Web
htpcBeginner Recap
In case you missed them, here is a recap of all our interesting articles published last week:
- Plex News launches: Watch streaming news content on Plex
- 5 best legal Kodi anime addons for your Kodi HTPC
- TV Addons is back: How to install the new TV Addons Kodi repo
- The Pirate Bay using browsers for cryptocurrency mining: How you can stop it
Best Plex Client Devices:
- NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro Home Media Server - $199.99
- Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Player - $89.99
- Roku Premiere+ 4K UHD - $83.99
- CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 Complete Starter Kit - $69.99
- Xbox One 500 GB Console - $264.99
SmartHomeBeginner Recap
- 6 best smart speakers for 2017: Speakers for your smart home
- Ecobee4 vs Ecobee3: 5 compelling reasons to stick with Ecobee3
- 5 best smart sprinkler systems for greener lawns while conserving water - 2017
- Security flaws found in Insteon and Wink smart home systems: What this means and what you can do
HTPC News Around the Web
Pay-TV losses could accelerate to more than 5 million U.S. households per year, survey indicates
As cord-cutting continues to thrive, pay-TV is on the decline. As Variety reports, losses in the pay-TV sector could rise to as high as 5 million U.S. households. For 2016, the space witnessed a dip of 2 million subscribers.
It's easier to dump cable with streaming services such as DirecTV Now, Sling TV, and PlayStation Vue. Plus, over-the-air (OTA) content delivery makes cord-cutting even easier. Then free, legal streaming addons for the likes of broadcast TV further posit cord cutting as a feasible venture.
How to watch NFL games on Nvidia Shield TV
The Nvidia Shield TV is arguably the best streaming device available. It's a solid device for gaming, can act as a Plex client and server, as well as boasts a massive library of 4K video content. For sports fans, there are several ways to watch NFL games live whether it's with Kodi, online, or via other means. Nvidia details the various means through which viewers may watch NFL games via the Shield TV. These include paid services such as PS Vue and FuboTV, an OTA antenna coupled with a Tablo USB tuner addon, and more. [Read: 5 different ways to watch ESPN live on any device using Kodi, OTT services, more]
All the news that's fit to Plex
Plex, one of the best media server software options, keeps improving. In 2017, Plex introduced a Live TV and DVR feature, virtual reality compatibility, and more. Now, after acquiring Watchup, Plex offers a News section. This allows Plex users to stream, for free, news content from a variety of sources including CNET and The Blaze. It's another element to Plex which makes it the ideal tool for cord cutters and media buffs.
Fake news exposed: 12 falsehoods published about Kodi in British tabloids
There's been a lot of talk about Kodi and legality. The software itself is completely and totally legitimate, although some third-party addons may present pirate streams. Though there are plenty of legal Kodi boxes, a crackdown focused on "fully loaded" Kodi boxes which came pre-loaded with illicit streaming addons.
TV Addons returned and is championing the addon space. In a recent piece, TV Addons explored various misconceptions about Kodi which have been perpetuated by British tabloids. These include scare tactics ranging from assertions of prison time to suggestions that Kodi boxes may be fire hazards. While we here at htpcBeginner are big Kodi fans, we encourage our readers to only use legal Kodi addons. Moreover, regardless of what you're doing online, we recommend picking a VPN or DNS.
Kodi box piracy case comes to anticlimactic end
What could have been a historic case trickled off into oblivion. Brian "Tomo" Thompson was arrested for selling "Fully loaded" Kodi boxes. Initially, he plead not guilty to offenses of advertising and selling devices created for the goal os streaming illicit content. Now, Tomo pleads guilty to both counts.
Did you find any interesting news stories or projects from around the HTPC space? Share them with us in the comments section below!


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So I've been playing with Free Time for a couple of weeks now and thought I'd post up my thoughts on it.
Like previously mentioned, I think that the UI is starting to feel mega clutter after this expansion. All the little icons seem completely randomly placed and offer no intuition whatsoever.
What I like about it is that the items that there are in the game have a lot of things to do with them. There are new appliances, new sports activities, new instruments, etc. Nearly every category has at least one new item to play with which I absolutely love. The new lifetime aspirations rewards are kind of cool, though I kind of wish that they had done them using normal rewards because I don't appreciate the extra interface to do it. The rewards all seem geared to let you enjoy doing things within the game more. So a good majority of these new rewards allow you to make more money, earn more vacation days, learn skills more quickly, have your desires decay less, and then there are a few more options for things to do like summon aliens and help give people financial advice for money on the computer.
One issue I had with lifetime aspirations is that you can easily get all of them, and you start a new adult with over 1/3 of them. However, one of the negatives is that a lot of the new objects are purely decorational. I knew there would be a lot of new decorations but there are far too many new decorations, the majority of it was, which I find boring.
Another issue I've had has been with the hobbies itself. I was really looking forward to the hobbies in this expansion as I really thought it was a good idea, but unfortunately it doesn't seem like they really did anything with it. I thought there'd be new objects to create, even if it was decorational, but really the main thing they added was the ability to browse the web, subscribe to magazines, and blog. This is very uninteresting. They also added secret lots but the lots themselves only really offer the chance to meet others and compete with them in your hobby. At the top level you become "in the zone" which lowers your decay rate while you are doing an activity that corresponds with the hobby but it takes so long to get to that point that you will likely already be maxxed out in the skill associated with the hobby by the time you get there so it offers really little in game benefit.
There doesn't seem to be any other real purpose. One nice thing about it is that if you've gone up one of the hobbies, your sim does seem more inclined to go and do said hobby in his free time, thus it does tend to make it more manageable to raise skills of your sim for a job.
Other nice things about the expansion deal with the little things in it. You can now can have friends of kids grow up. The sewing & pottery look cool. You can put frames on homemade paintings. The new careers are cool, already got the new detective career reward which allows you to spy on neighbors and raise both your fun & social bars (that's all I can figure it does but is kinda nice). I actually like that you can summon aliens as alien abduction never happened near enough previously, and of course the genie returning to the game. And lastly the addition of custom music channels, though it is fairly buried in the channel selection radial.
Overall, I'm fairly disappointed by the expansion. It is a bad reminder that EA has had issues with the series of late. I think they are running out of ideas, and the few good ones they have, they don't have the time to execute due to needing a new expansion every 6 months. The hobbies premise was an astounding one but unfortunately never saw a good end to it. It is like they had the idea but didn't have the time to do it.
Still I appreciate the additions we got, and thus I feel the need to give it a non-horrid grade but not a good one. I give it a C. Very average of an expansion. It had good things but overall it didn't wow me at all.
Currently my expansion standing of Sims2 expansions is as follows… Seasons, Open for Business, Bon Voyage, Pets, University, Freetime, and Nightlife. It is very possible that this is the end of Sims 2 expansions considering they have begun advertising for Sims 3, but it seems to me that Sims 1 had at least 1 expansion after Sims 2 launched. Because of this I still expect Sims 3 to be fall 2009, and because of this I think there will be at least 2-3 expansions for Sims 2 unless they reduce the number to just 1 per year instead of 2.


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The main problem is too much financial brain rot. The "less EU" issue would be an irrelevance if it weren't for the pirates at the ECB.
As for speaking English - if the EU had a clue how to promote itself properly, it could easily sideline the naysayers and bring a majority of English-speakers onside.
The EU has been good at spending regional development money in the UK, but almost unbelievably bad at converting that spending into political capital.
The Anglo press and upper classes have been enthusiastic promoters and missionaries. But they were never the originators.
And don't forget that Keynes was British.
Institutional Economics: American
Keynesian economics: British/American
Modern Monetary Theory: British/American
This may have something to do with my own bias as I read mostly in English. Chartalism was developed by a German: Knapp. But the intellectual heirs of the theory are mostly British or American. Monetary Circuit Theory which appears to be most closely associated with French and Italian economists. It bears a strong resemblance to the Tableaux Économiques of Quesnais (an 18th Century French Physiocrat). Silvio Gesell was a German anarchist. The Wörgl experiment took place in Austria. The JAK banking cooperative is Scandinavian.
Pretty much the only prominent economic school originating in Continental Europe is Austrian Economics (Hayek). That then became Neoliberalism and the Chicago School, which was back-exported to Europe where it was adopted with the zeal of the bad student that must memorize Jesuitic nonsense and then spouts it uncritically. I might observe that European central bankers and economic policy makers have been a lot more "orthodox" than Americans in this crisis, who have been more "pragmatic".
Trichet, a Frenchman, was initially more daring in his liquidity provision, but has since been reined in by the recalcitrant ECB council.
Goldbuggery is a sure sign of insanity. Martin Wolf describes the Eurozone's design as a modern version of the classical Gold standard.
Economics is politics by other means
You're trying to have it both ways - justifying the EU's design as an extension of German policy tradition, and then trying to blame the Anglo countries for those same policies.
But I'm still saying that the German "disease" (the one that led to the design of the euro) is somewhat different. I agree that the combination of the two is especially noxious.
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Stark is one of six; Weber and Strak arer two out of 23.
So this is hardly a german affair.
But somehow you only seem to dislike neo-liberalism if its speaks with a german accent.
They also spoke demonstrably factually wrong.
Economics is politics by other means
And what do you mean, its not their neo-liberalism?
For all their inflation obsession, none of them is a gold bug.
And the "left" in the US has more or less the same complaints about the Fed. A gold standard too?
A central bank which insists on borrowing from private banks with one hand in order to buy bonds from them with the other and frets every time it fails to borrow enough is operating as if it believed that the total available number of Euros is constant. Which makes sense under a gold standard but it bizarre nonsense in a fiat currency regime.
Therefore the ECB manages the currency as if it were on a gold standard and not a fiat currency.
The macroeconomic consequences of the gold standard, of currency pegs, of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism and of the Euro are the same: recurrent devaluation crises. The Euro may yet succeed in replicating the greatest feat of the 1920s gold standard: an actual depression.
Economics is politics by other means
You can find plenty of criticism of Trichet's neo-liberalism in my comments, even on this thread.
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It might be worth seeing if he gets through the European Championships before making a move as nothing would be worse than spending a large amount on him, only to see him limp off with a ligament injury this summer.
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Five-star wide receiver prospect Terrace Marshall and four-star quarterback Justin Rogers both attend Parkway High School in Boisier City, LA. The team's coach, David Feaster, has sent a strong message to the Crimson Tide coaching staff:
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Two vertically pointing S-band radars (coastal and inland) were operated in western Washington during two winters to monitor brightband snow-level altitudes. Similar snow-level characteristics existed at both sites, although the inland site exhibited lower snow levels by similar to 70 m because of proximity to cold continental air, and snow-level altitude changes were delayed there by several hours owing to onshore translation of weather systems. The largest precipitation accumulations and rates occurred when the snow level was largely higher than the adjacent terrain. A comparison of these observations with long-term operational radiosonde data reveals that the radar snow levels mirrored climatological conditions. The inland radar data were used to assess the performance of nearby operational freezing-level forecasts. The forecasts possessed a lower-than-observed bias of 100-250 m because of a combination of forecast error and imperfect representativeness between the forecast and observing points. These forecast discrepancies increased in magnitude with higher observed freezing levels, thus representing the hydrologically impactful situations where a greater fraction of mountain basins receive rain rather than snow and generate more runoff than anticipated. Vertical directional wind shear calculations derived from wind-profiler data, and concurrent surface temperature data, reveal that most snow-level forecast discrepancies occurred with warm advection aloft and low-level cold advection through the Stampede Gap. With warm advection, forecasts were too high (low) for observed snow levels below (above) 1.25 km MSL. An analysis of sea level pressure differences across the Cascades indicated that mean forecasts were too high (low) for observed snow levels below (above) 1.25 km MSL when higher pressure was west (east) of the range.
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43 But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
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3 For I am the Lord your God,
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bring my sons from afar
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7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made."
Luke 3:15-22 English Standard Version (ESV)
15 As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, 16 John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
18 So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, 20 added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
Today is the feast of the Baptism of Christ, which we have just read about in the Luke passage. I don't want to dwell on that, but I'm going to mention another verse which makes the connection with today's theme.
In Mark 10, after James and John had asked for preferential treatment in the coming kingdom of haven, Jesus said this rather puzzling thing:
"You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?"
Meaning I think that Jesus was about to undergo the most dreadful suffering, and this was what he meant by "the baptism I must be baptized with."
My last two sermons here have been very broad, so I want to focus, and the focus I believe God has given me today is "the persecution of Jesus' followers, then and now."
Whenever I come across a Lectionary reading with a bit missing, I want to read the missing bits!!
So today's passage, Luke 3 verses 18-20, reads as follows:
18 So with many other exhortations he (John the Baptist) preached good news to the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had
done, 20 added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison.
John has been telling all and sundry the good news that the Messiah has come, he's been telling God's message, as are we called to do!
So our theme is: "The Persecution of Jesus' followers, then and now". (Our OT reading from Isaiah 43 is also very relevant here, although I won't be talking about it.)
Two weeks ago, the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced a review of Christian persecution worldwide, saying:
"Today I have asked the Bishop of Truro to look at how the British government can better respond to the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.
"We can and must do more."
Jeremy Hunt added:
"Yesterday my family and I walked a short journey to our local church, and enjoyed an uplifting Christmas service. We attend as a simple matter of personal choice, but since being appointed Foreign Secretary, it has struck me how much we take that choice for granted: others around the world are facing death, torture and imprisonment for that very right."
How many, around the world, are today facing imprisonment, torture, and death?
Estimated 60 million people across the world are currently displaced from their homes because of persecution, and the large majority of these are Christians;
Last time I preached 23rd December, I gave you a very large number, 1.7 billion, as the total number of Christians in the world.
Here's another large number: every month 250 Christians are killed just for being a Christian.
The UK Government's intervention comes after a large-scale outcry over the treatment of Mrs Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who faced threats to her life after being acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan:
`Mrs Bibi was held for 8 years under a death sentence for supposed blasphemy after she allegedly drank from the same well as Muslim neigbours.
Her conviction was overturned by Pakistan's supreme court earlier this year.
Large crowds took to the streets to protest against the court's decision, and our Government was accused of not doing enough to help her.The review will be led by the Bishop of Truro, Rt. Rev Philip Mounstephen, who was executive leader of the Church Mission Society until November, when he took up his current role. He said he was honoured to lead the review: "Part of the Christmas story tells how Jesus was himself the victim of persecution so it seems particularly timely to launch this review at this season."
The Independent Review will have three aims:
Mapping the persecution of Christians in 'key countries' in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Provide an 'objective analysis' of the level of UK governmental support on offer, and
Provide recommendations for a 'cohesive and comprehensive policy response'.
Jeremy Hunt noted that others had also spoken out for persecuted Christians:
a) Prince Charles, speaking on 4th December in Westminster Cathedral, said:
"Earlier this year, I had the great joy of meeting a Dominican Sister from Nineveh [northern Iraq], who, in 2014, as Daesh [ISIS] extremists advanced on the town of Qaraqosh, got behind the wheel of a minibus crammed full of her fellow Christians, and drove the long and dangerous road to safety."
b) Justin Welby in his sermon introducing the Reveiw, highlighted the persecution of Middle East Christians, stating:
"When the Church of Jesus Christ is attacked, it is an attack on Christ himself – when any part of the Church suffers, we also suffer and yet distance and ignorance take away the pain we should feel."
"Christian Solidarity Worldwide" is a UK based Christian organization which works to defend, uphold and promote the right to freedom of religion or belief in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Through advocacy, it challenges world leaders to fulfil their duty to protect religious freedom.
"Across the world, about 215 million Christians suffer persecution, according to the campaign group, Open Doors."Open Doors publishes the World Watch List, comprising the 50 most dangerous countries for Christians, which it describes as "more than 200 million believers in the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian experience high levels of persecution because of their faith." And "over 3000 Christians have been killed for their faith, more than double the number noted in the previous recording period"
"The International Society for Human Rights" has found that Christians are the victims of 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination." The ISHR is another international body, formed in 1972, out of the International Declaration on Human Rights. It and its national member groups serve to support people persecuted for their beliefs, and investigate violations of the Declaration on Human Rights.
The 2018 Report from Aid to the Church in Need (covering the two years June 2016 to June 2018) is the source of the "215 million", but this figure is corroborated by Open Doors. Examining the two-year period up to and including June 2018, this report assesses the religious situation of every country in the world.
From the Aid to the Church in Need Report summary:
In the period under review, the situation for minority faith groups deteriorated in 18 of the 38 countries – almost half – found to have significant religious freedom violations. Especially serious decline was noted in China, where Beijing's largest unregistered "house church," 1,500-member Zion Church, was closed in September after refusing a government directive to install security cameras in the sanctuary. In many of the others – including North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Eritrea – the situation was already so bad, it could scarcely get any worse.
Worsening intolerance towards religious minorities meant that for the first time two countries – Russia and Kyrgyzstan – were placed in the 'Discrimination' category.
Compared to two years ago, more countries with significant religious freedom violations showed signs of deteriorating conditions for faith minorities – 18 countries, up four on the figure for 2016.
An increase in religious freedom violations from state actors – authoritarian regimes –resulted in more countries showing a decline in religious liberty compared with 2016.
Conversely, a sharp decline in Al Shabaab militant violence meant that Tanzania and Kenya – ranked as 'Persecution' countries in 2016 – were re-categorised 'Unclassified' in 2018. While fewer Islamist religious freedom violations were noted in some countries, the position manifestly worsened in many others.
That's enough "current affairs" to be going on with – but the information is there on the internet, just search for "Christian Persecution" and you'll come across the sources I've been citing.
Let's get back to our text! Luke 3:18-20
"So, with many other exhortations he (John the Baptist) preached good news to the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, 20 added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison."
John the Baptist was imprisoned by the king whom he had openly criticized for immorality.
When John was asked by tax collectors and soldiers how they should live, he didn't tell them to leave their jobs, but rather to live honestly and rightly, advice which applies equally today. Christians today by simply living and saying what God requires, can provoke a similar reaction as John. (see earlier in this chapter, Luke 3:12-14)
Luke is such a wonderful Gospel writer, he puts essential detail into every episode, and here, whereas Mark tells a great deal about what John did and said to Herodias, Luke, who we presume had a copy of Mark's Gospel in front of him as he wrote:
"But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, 20 added this to them all, that he locked up John in prison. (Luke 3:19-20)
Soon after this, during the infamous "dance of the veils" by Salome (details in Mark 6), John was killed by Herod Antipas, one of the sons of Herod the Great, who inherited the regions of Galilee and Perea as his territories. The gospels portray him as a complex man. For a start, he has an unlawful marriage. At some point, he apparently stole Herodias, the wife of his brother Herod Philip. That put him in opposition to John the Baptist, who opposed the union (Mark 6:18), leading Herod to arrest John (Matt. 14:3).
Herod Antipas's wife, Herodias, hated John with a passion. (Presumably for publicly criticizing her betrayal of her former husband—Herod Philip—and her marrying his brother.) Eventually, after her daughter Salome delighted Antipas with a special dance at his birthday party, Herodias was able to manipulate him into giving the order for John's death by beheading (Mark 6:21-28).
Lest you think that beheading is a thing of the past, a historical horror, it isn't. Our friend from Sudan, Waleed, told us that his parents and hi wife's parents were all beheaded by the Janjaweed in Sudan in 2003, and you may have heard reports of beheadings by Dayesh in recent years.
In John's account of Jesus' teaching to the disciples during Holy Week, the "Upper Room Discourses" (some scholars suggest that John is summarising Jesus' teaching after the Resurrection as well), John writes:
"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation (Greek "affliction", other versions "persecution", The Message rather understates it as "difficulties"). But take heart: I have overcome the world."
In the 1st century Christians were persecuted – but today we've heard how Christians today are equally persecuted.
If we're not experiencing any reaction to us, we should ask, "what am I not doing?".
If you are getting some backlash, be glad!
In any case, pray for the many persecuted Christians you are aware of.
Loving Father, as so many Christian people around the world are suffering persecution for their faith, bless them through their troubles, be very close to each one of them, and show us how we can help.
For the sake of your Son, our Saviour, who suffered death to bring us all back into your family,
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There are a lot of local slangs and running jokes that are going on since decades related to the root canal. People say, "I'd rather get a root canal than" when they are exposed to a painful situation. It seems like a root canal has been brought in a bad light for some reason. Here, Dr Lance Collier who is one of the finest dentists in the city has busted all these myths related to the root canal.
Myth 1: "Root Canal Treatment Is Painful"
The most common thing that anyone hears regarding a root canal is that it is painful. It hurts a lot to get a root canal done. These are all fake sentences and the sentences in the past. It used to hurt a lot earlier when you used to get a root canal but now it is not true anymore. Due to the modern advancements in technology, you can get your treatment done comfortably and quickly without even making a big fuss about it.
Myth 2: "If My Tooth Doesn't Hurt, I Don't Need Root Canal Treatment"
It might be true in some cases, but not always. If your tooth is getting decayed, there are chances that you might not feel any pain. This is highly risky. You can damage your tooth further. Go to a dentist in order to get your tooth checked. Ask a dentist like Dr Lance Collier for most authentic and practical advice.
Myth 3: "Root Canal Treatment Is Only A Temporary Fix"
At times, after the treatment is done, your tooth might become brittle. Your doctor will tell you to chew carefully. This is a problem of restoration and not that of the root canal.
Myth 4: "It's Better to Just Pull The Tooth"
It is taught in dentistry, that removal of the tooth is the last option to be considered. Your natural tooth is always better than the false one. This is why it is not better to just pull the tooth. Do not even think that pulling your amazing natural teeth is a better option than getting a root canal.


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I've wrote a short story that takes place inside the Laser GMK/SA fictional Cyberpunk universe. With this purchase you'll receive the seventeen pages long high res PDF via e-mail, plus two exclusive high res digital A3 sized posters. Please be patient, copies are being sent manually via the blocknet and it may take a little while until you receive yours!
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Three variations to select from – Alphas (Latin characters), Kobe (Hiragana characters) and Gaijin (hybrid).
Classic legends, Micons and the exclusive programmer/developer inspired Obnet (created by my friend Stephan Oblotzky) kits will be available. These should be versatile enough to cover the vast majority of popular layouts. If you have a Leopold/Race you'll need the Exotic kit as well.
The Cyberdeck kit is going to be a tribute to Laser GMK – a remix consisting of Cherry legends' style plus spherical flat profile. The kit comes in the classic Cockpit/Mitolet (22333) configuration and it comes with extra keycaps to cover majority of the custom layouts!
The Ortho kits are designed to provide proper coverage for ortholinear keyboards such as the Planck/Preonic, whilst the 40s kit is available for 40% keyboards such as the Vortex Core and several custom ones.
The Ergo kits will come in two different options – one with blanks and one with legends.
Proper coverage for the United Kingdom and several Nordic countries is included through the UK/Norde kits. If you have a Colemak/Dvorak keyboard you'll need the Colevrak kit. In case you have a Leopold, weird arrows or a Vortex Race the Exotic kit is an add-on for you.
All of the novelties from the Laser GMK project are available as well. I also included an all new Turbo kit in case you want to pretend that your keyboard has a Corvette 88's dashboard speedometer (MPH). Accent and comfortable arrows are available as well, on top of the monolegends – for those who require more subtle legends.
I'm working with artisans makers, enthusiasts, artists and the intended manufacturer in order to deliver this project to the community as a state of the art product. Custom keyboards, custom cables, hand made keycaps, clothing apparel, desk mats, all sorts of goods will be available for sale in several platforms. To keep up with all of the releases you should follow me on Instagram as I am posting content and news on a daily basis. If you are interested in contributing with your talents and know-how, please drop me a message (email@example.com) – I would love to hear your ideas and help you bring your vision to reality.
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text: CULTURE How an "Extraordinary" Visa Attorney Guides Hollywood Through Trump's Immigration Maze 7:00 AM PDT 10/19/2017 by Mary Pilon FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Photographed by Shanna Fisher D'Alessio was photographed Oct. 10 at D'Alessio Law Group in Los Angeles. Lorraine D'Alessio's entertainment clients, many of whom work in the U.S. via the O-1 visa, now fear for their status: "Everyone has this underlying concern that something is going to happen." "In entertainment, there can be a lot of gray," says Lorraine D'Alessio, an attorney who specializes in the O-1 visa — the route by which top non-American talents, from Hugh Jackman to Justin Bieber, have secured employment in Hollywood. And now, with the Trump administration's increasingly black-and-white stance on immigration, D'Alessio is finding her expertise more in demand. "There's definitely a lot of anxiety," she says. "Everyone wants to take whatever action they can to feel more secure in their immigration status." Intended for those with "extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics" or "extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry," according to the Department of Homeland Security website, the O-1 visa is sometimes criticized for allowing high-profile stars to float to the front of the line. But it's not just for the Biebs; the O-1 has long been a critical pipeline for talent agencies, studios and myriad employers of offscreen entertainment pros. This year, the U.S. State Department will issue about 24,000 O-1 visas whose "extraordinary" recipients can live and work in the U.S. for three years, after which the visa is eligible for extension one year at a time. "The O-1 route is not easy," says D'Alessio. "But the benefits are huge. It's really more of a creative approach to a visa. We have criteria we have to fill, but there's also evidence to provide." Take cinematographer Kristen Fieldhouse (who has worked on such films as 2008's The Incredible Hulk), a dual citizen of Canada and the U.K.: Upon finishing her master's at the American Film Institute in 2013, she knew her window to live and work legally in the States was shrinking. D'Alessio guided Fieldhouse on what kind of information she would need to be approved and how to best generate a paper trail for her "extraordinary" status. The cinematographer documented her application with a lengthy checklist and a set of folders, hired a publicist who could help tout her achievements in relevant publications, and compiled an exhaustive CV, which included more than 10 letters of reference from colleagues; photos from sets and red carpet premieres; and documentation of awards won and submissions to film festivals. The dossier took nearly a year to assemble and numbered 500 pages. "It was a difficult, laborious process," says Fieldhouse. "It's almost like you have to prove you're a superhero." Much has changed, says D'Alessio, since she navigated the visa process herself. Born in Canada, she traveled the world as a Ford model — which made it easier for her to qualify for the O-1's more corporate cousin, the H-1B visa — before going to college and eventually taking on a job in the Canadian government as a financial policy analyst. The exposure to regulatory issues, she says, made D'Alessio aware of what she saw as a lack of legal support for individuals and companies operating in the border-straddling industry of entertainment. She earned her law degree from L.A.'s Southwestern Law School and in 2011 set up her own firm, launching with clients from her modeling network as well as contacts of her director husband, Richard D'Alessio. Now 38 and a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, she has helped more than 3,000 workers through the O-1 process. In addition to her advocacy for the economic contributions of immigrants, D'Alessio finds herself called on to explain to immigration officers that a seven-figure Instagram following is as valid a metric of success as a magazine spread. "This is something we have to educate the officers on," she says. "Some of [our clients] are getting famous without ever leaving their bedrooms." Liz Profumo, who joined D'Alessio's firm in 2014 after working for years with refugees, estimates that 40 percent of their clients' applications incorporate some social media presence. "Immigration hasn't published a memo to consider the number of YouTube subscribers," she says. "Social media adjudication is not always consistent. One officer may accept it, and another may come back and say it's not videocassette sales." Naturally, the firm touts its visa victories via Instagram posts: Australian model Chanel Stewart, skateboard artist David Lopez, cinematographer Justin Ivan Hong and Canadian actress Michelle Alexander, among others. Fieldhouse, approved in February 2015, is now in the process of applying for a one-year extension; once she files for renewal, she is not permitted to leave the U.S., which could mean turning down offers to work on a film that shoots overseas. But her greater worry, as for many, is that a renewal won't go through. "Things have really changed with the new administration, and I'm not fully understanding the changes," says Fieldhouse. "It seems more challenging than when I first went through it." D'Alessio too is facing greater challenges: People with O-1 visas want to upgrade to green cards. Those with green cards want to pursue getting a U.S. passport. "Everyone has this underlying concern," she says, "that something is going to happen." This story first appeared in the Oct. 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Mary Pilon firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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From the NY Times this morning: Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Agree to Curb Animal Tests
"Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have agreed to stop directly financing research that uses animals to test or develop their products, except where such testing is required by law."
The debate about whether animal models are testing are needed is discussed in the article, with quotes both from Dr. John A. DeSimone, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (citing the need for animal models) and Dr. Alan Goldberg, director of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing at Johns Hopkins University (citing that advances in alternatives to animal models, many of which are usually more scientifically precise, have already reduced the number of lab animals in use by 50 percent.)
"The two soft drink giants are the latest companies to respond to scrutiny by PETA, which has mounted a campaign to denounce animal testing practices in the beverage industry, an industry that, unlike cosmetics or pharmaceuticals, had largely been unpublicized in the animal testing arena."
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The Art of Mastering Designers
Factors to Consider When Choosing a Web Design Agency
Working with a web design company in this technology driven world is very important. Nonetheless, investing all your cash to on inexperienced company can cost you and your business a lot. As a business owner it is therefore essential you choose a reliable company. Choosing the right web design agency in this modern world can be quite tricky because there are several companies out there that offer these services. So how do you choose the right web design company? This article outlines a few pointers that you need to consider when looking for the right web design company.
First and foremost you must clearly define your expectations. As a client before you even start looking for a web design firm, define and clarify what you expect. Poor communication between you and your web design agency can yield poor results. Pick a company that is willing to help you achieve your goals. Having a company that understands what you aim at achieving is best as they will offer you incredible services. As a client therefore it is necessary to know what you want before you hire a web design firm.
Secondly you need to do research in order to find the right agency. When doing your research cast a wide net at first. Soon after casting a wide net need to narrow down to companies that specialize on your industry. After narrowing down to a few companies you have to find out what impact these companies have on these companies. Knowing what impact a company can have at your business you can be sure to choose the best company.
On to the third tip you should find an experienced company. When hiring a web design agency it is very important to hire a company that has more expertise and experience in this field. This is because such a company understands what strategies to use so that they can improve your online presence and rankings on search engines. In addition to this a web design company with more experience understands how crucial it is to have a successful marketing plan on your side.
On to the fourth tip you should look at some of the previous projects a company has completed. Having a closer look at some of the projects the company has completed you can be able to tell if the company is up to task. As a client you have to find out if the clients were contempt with the services that they received from the web design firm. A company that is highly spoken of due to its services is worth Choosing.
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text: A house is worth what someone is willing to pay! Plain and simple. Also, most homes are sold at 90-94% of the original sales price. The final agreed upon price is 100K and the orig. price was 106,900. The house appraises for 106,900. What's the difference? Plus, these lenders that are set up to handle Ameridream and the like, are you trying to tell me that they don't know what the hell is going on?? Plus, the appraisals are FHA appraisals. Predatory lending has to do with selling someone a loan that the borrower can't afford, either thru fraudulently documenting income they don't have or giving them a rate that is higher than they should get. If the borrower qualifies for an FHA loan, where's the predatory lending happening when you're giving them a rate that is 3-5% less than they would normally get if they wanted a 100% LTV or CLTV loan, and has a prepayment penalty as opposed to none on FHA, and the sub-prime loan is only fixed for 2 yrs (and usually with a prepay that goes 3 or more yrs with 6 months interest the penalty) where the FHA is a 30 yr fixed???


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We strongly believe that high quality active revision is vital for students to enjoy real success within their examinations. This year the sixth form has produced a quick guide to help students get started with their revision and twelve revision techniques postcards to encourage students to try a wider range of techniques in order to discover the most effective methods for them.
For us a student revising for exams is much like an athlete in training for a competition. Training is tailored closely to the requirements of the competition ahead. Athletes maintain and capitalise on their strengths, yet work on areas of weakness to achieve overall. Training volume is essential but includes planned recovery time to prevent 'burn out'. If these ideas are applied to revision a successful outcome is more likely.
However, we do recognise that revision, studying again something that has been previously studied in order to better understand it and subsequently pass an exam, is a difficult skill to master. We hope that our 'How to Revise' resources will support students into acquiring and refining these skills more easily.