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2020 Youth Excursion
West River Electric will sponsor area students to the South Dakota Rural Electric Youth Excursion. This four-day event will be headquartered out of Bismarck, North Dakota.
Students will learn:
1) the basics of cooperatives, 2) how the region's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives work together, and 3) the career opportunities available at the cooperatives. The trip promises to provide an opportunity to meet new friends from other rural electric cooperatives across South Dakota.
Students will tour:
1) Great Plains Synfuels Plant, 2) Coteau Properties Freedom Coal Mine, 3) Antelope Valley Station Power Plant, and 4) a drive-thru the 40-MW Wilton Wind Farm north of Bismarck.
Evenings will be spent swimming, dancing, taking a cruise, shopping, and making friends.
All area first-year high school students, sophomores, and juniors whose parents or guardians are members of WREA are eligible to enter. Students will be picked up Monday morning at West River Electric's Office on July 22 and will arrive back home Thursday, July 25.
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I haven't made the granola, but I suspect you could lower the oil in the recipe a bit. I may try it this weekend if I have some gluten free oats laying around here.
If you need an entirely oat-free granola try this, this, or this one. Or you could make the below recipe with a blend of buckwheat, quinoa and rice flakes in place of the gluten free oats.
Crystal's Lazy Granola - Gluten & Dairy Free with Freezer Directions
Author: Angela Litzinger at test.angelaskitchen.com adapted from Crystal by Amy @ Amysfinerthings.com
Recipe type: gluten free, dairy free, gfcf, breakfast, snack, granola
Serves: 14
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup mild flavored oil
- ½ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon gluten free vanilla
- 7 cups certified gluten free oats, old fashioned
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Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Part of the Oxford Art Crawl
Due to the number of works in this exciting show, the gallery will be reinstalled with a second series of works running from November 6-December 8, 2012. Visit again to see new, breathtaking pieces by Rolland Golden!
In the words of Rolland Golden:
"I have always had an attachment to the Mississippi River. In the 1930's and 40's, I grew up in various parts of Mississippi and also visited my Grandmother, who lived on Sixth Street in New Orleans. We would sit on her front steps and listen to the ships' horns, just five blocks away. Later, as an artist, my wife, children and I lived in the French Quarter, never more than 4 or 5 blocks from the river.
The Mississippi River has a timelessness about itself; yet, it had a beginning thousands of years ago. It is replete with history from end-to-end; yet, is stoic about its storied past. When I stand and look at it, a strange sense of melancholy comes over me – I don't know why. The river is immune to such emotions; but, it exudes them.
It is beautiful, powerful, frightening and majestic – all at the same time. It has spawned many things over its ancient past from the Delta lands or either side, along with countless lakes when it decided to change its course. Plantation homes wanted to be near to utilize it for shipping cotton to Europe.
I have tried to capture the four aspects of this great river in my paintings: beauty, power, frightening and majestic."


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When you arrive at a beautiful scene, open your camera bag, and reach in to pick out a lens for landscape photography, which one do you usually choose and why?
A mid-range focal length lens, say between 35mm and 70mm, is usually the one that gets picked the most because it is closest to what we see with our eyes. When we choose that lens, we come home with photos that look like what we saw and they feel natural.
A wide-angle lens is often chosen when we simply want to take in a wider scene, and a telephoto lens is chosen when we want to get closer to something in the distance. While these uses are certainly valid, these lenses can also be used in the exact opposite way.
Let's take a look at different ways that wide-angle and telephoto lenses can be used to emphasize different aspects of a scene for landscape photography.
This is the way most people use wide-angle and telephoto lenses, as follows.
When I arrived at the scene below, I wanted to capture as much of the lake as possible while eliminating a few distractions on the edges. I reached for my wide angle lens and made an image at 14mm.
Then I noticed some interesting details in the distance on the left side of the frame above. I really liked how the colors of the plants seemed to come down the hill at an angle and were reflected in the lake making a triangle shape. To emphasize this detail, I reached for my telephoto lens and made this image at 65mm.
I made this photo of some cacti and the setting sun right in my campground in southern Arizona. To get the foreground rocks, the cacti, and the background in the frame, I used my wide-angle lens at 15mm and set the aperture to f/22 to make the starburst.
Then I became drawn to the lines in the organ pipe cactus. To emphasize the lines in an abstract way I moved around the cactus, so I would be working with side light, and used my telephoto lens at 210mm to capture the details.
As I mentioned in the introduction, lenses can be used in the exact opposite way from our usual mode of operation. Sometimes the best way to get close is to use a wide-angle lens. But you have to be really close!
To make this image of a chain fruit cholla, I was only a couple of feet away from it when I made this image at 33mm. Getting physically close to a subject in the foreground makes that subject look large in comparison to the background. The cholla would have looked even larger if I had gotten closer and used a wider angle like 10mm.
At the same location, I wanted to make an image that captured the huge expanse of cacti and the surrounding mountains. With a wide-angle lens, things in the distance look tiny and you don't get the feeling I was looking for. So I used my telephoto lens to capture more distant subjects at 122mm.
The two photos below are shots of the exact same plant. I chose this organ pipe cactus with a mountain in the background to demonstrate depth compression and how it applies to your lens choice.
When I was quite a distance away from the subject, approximately 100 feet, I made the photo below using my telephoto lens at 129mm. I would have gone farther away from it, but other cacti prevented me from getting a clear view of my subject from a farther distance. Notice how large the mountain appears in this image.
Then I went right up to the cactus, only inches away, and made the photo below with my wide angle lens at 18mm. Now you can tell that there are actually two organ pipes that looked like one in the previous image. Notice how small the mountain appears in the image below.
Note that this difference is not a result of the lenses themselves, but rather it is due to the distance between the camera and the subject.
When you want to make something that is the background look larger, get farther away from it and use a longer lens. If you want something in the background to disappear, or at least be minimized, get closer to your subject and use a wider lens.
The depth of field in your image, which is the amount of the scene that is sharp, is determined by the aperture you use. So if you want the background to be blurry you use a wide aperture like f/2.8 or f/5.6. But the aperture you choose does not have the same result with every lens.
I made the photo below with a wide-angle lens at 20mm and an aperture of f/5.6. The result is that most of the flowers are sharp and the background is just slightly blurred.
If you want the background to be extremely soft, it's better to get farther away from your subject and use a longer lens. In the example below, I wanted to make the flowers stand out and minimize the appearance of a house in the background, so I moved farther away, used my telephoto lens at 250mm and an aperture of f/5.6.
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Last year, Pro Pants representatives issued more than 300 questionnaires, distributed 1,500 pamphlets, and gave away 20 pairs of pants, including several fully recycled plastic trial pants. Within 24 hours, roughly 100 percent of the 3,000 pantsless riders had accepted pants into their lives. This year we expect to continue our perfect record. We need pamphleteers, questionnaire issuers, sandwich board wearers, pants fitters and distributors, and documenters. If you're passionate about pants, get in touch.


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We have all come across seaweed at one time or another and thinking of it usually conjures up memories of family holidays in the UK, when it would wash up on the beach and we could poke it with our plastic spades.
However, at some time or another, people realised that you could do more with this strange water-based plant than threaten to throw it at your siblings - and seaweed's reputation as a fantastic resource for skincare began.
History of seaweed for skin protection
In fact, our ancestors have been using seaweed for centuries, with the ancient people of Polynesia among those known to be aware that it could treat wounds, bruises and swellings. Mariners have also relied heavily upon it during long voyages - so useful was it for a variety of complaints and ailments that it is sometimes called Sailors' Cure.
Today, we might not put it on our bumps and scrapes like they might have in the past, but a surprising number of modern products still use compounds from seaweed called Alginates, especially those designed to treat burns.
Why does seaweed work for the skin?
To answer this, it's useful to take a look at what seaweed is actually made up of - and it's more than you might think. The plants contain a huge array of mineral elements, macro-elements, vitamins and trace elements.
In fact, many of them are the same as those found within the plasma of our blood, which is why seaweed doesn't tend to cause negative skin reactions.
Within seaweed, we can find essential fatty acids, vitamins A and E, polyphenols and carotenoids, the latter of which are powerful antioxidants and can help protect the cells against damage from oxygen-free radicals. There are also amino acids including glutamic acid, which the body needs but can't make itself.
All these 'ingredients ' variously work to hydrate the skin and prevent moisture from escaping, soothe inflammation, draw out excess fluid and toxins, boost the skin's elasticity by slowing the breakdown of hyaluronic acid, promote cell renewal and reduce the signs of ageing.
For these reasons, it's ideal for reducing cellulite, soothing wounds and bites, beating wrinkles and even cutting the severity of some serious skin complaints such as psoriasis, eczema and acne.
Knowing all this, perhaps we should be wondering why everyone doesn't use seaweed in their products!
What is seaweed like to use on the skin?
First of all, don't worry about seaweed-based products smelling salty or even fishy - they actually don't really smell that much at all.
Actually, what we do here at Heyland & Whittle is collect the oil from seaweed and mix it with our other ingredients so you get all the associated benefits and a really nice clean scent too.
Our Seaweed soap is made from a type of plant called Spirulina, which is actually a type of freshwater algae similar to saltwater seaweed or kelp, only smaller.
What you'll instantly notice when you use it is the thick lather, which feels almost like a lotion on the skin as it deep cleans. The fragrance isn't strong in this soap, which makes it ideal for all the family to use, particularly if you know a man who tends to get dry skin and doesn't want to smell flowery.
You can get the soap in one bar to try it out, but we also stock it in a big block that's the equivalent of 14 bars for the price of ten once you've sampled it and liked it.
Other ways to use seaweed
There are lots of other ways to reap the rewards offered by seaweed. You can eat it in a salad if you buy the dried types from specialist food stores (don't eat it straight off the beach, obviously), or you can take the seaweed supplements that are readily available in health shops.
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Location, location, location…..choosing the right wedding venue is a huge part of your big day.
Many brides have a dream venue mapped out for years, some arrive in my office with no specific venue in mind, and others simply want me to make the stress away and choose for them! I like to involve the happy couple in any decision about the venue though, opting for somewhere that either says something about the couple's personalities, has a perfect location, offers unique qualities or a real WOW factor to the guests, or simply one that delivers on the couple's personal dream.
Whilst every couple's choice is different, there are a few wedding venue options that have proven popular time and time again this year. Here's the top five venues from 2013 (as chosen by TLC's amazing brides). Take a look at them – you can't fail to see why:
* Coweth Park – Near Ascot, Berkshire – COWETH
* Villa Ephrussi – Côte d'Azur, France – EPHRUSSI
* Tatton Park – Tatton, Cheshire – TATTON
* Aynhoe Park – Banbury, Oxfordshire – AYNHOE
* Marquee anywhere from private gardens to stately home!


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May 2000
Volume 18, Number 5
Until a few months ago, the sum of my experience with Latin America had been a few trips to border cities like Juarez, Nogales, and Tijuana. Beyond that, I had to depend upon Dan Rather, the New York Times, and various social activist groups to find out what was true about life South of the Border. All had a sad story to tell.
Places like Guatemala City had little to offer except for pollution and poverty, according to these folks. American oppression consisted not only of CIA-sponsored coups but also of evil US multi-national corporations sucking the economic life out of the people. Capitalism and free markets have only perpetuated the injustice of the giant gap between the rich oligarchies and the poor.
Thus, it was with fear and trepidation that I recently journeyed to Guatemala City to adopt a baby girl. There is no doubt that Guatemala is a "Third World" country, which means that it has a lot of poor people. Guatemala has also been part of the larger battleground of the mostly defunct cold war, which meant that every change of government (and there have been many) was always seen through the ideological lens of that conflict. Finally, for more than a century, the United States has been an imperialistic power, which has meant that those in power in Washington, D.C., have believed they have had a God-given right to interfere in the affairs of every nation in the Western Hemisphere.
Our new excuse for massive intervention and imperialistic rampages comes in the name of the War on Drugs. Tax-funded aid to armies and police forces of the cocaine-producing Latin American nations has had a most corrupting effect upon those countries-and has done little or nothing to stem the flow of cocaine, marijuana, and other illegal drugs into the United States.
Despite our unhappy history in dealing with nations like Guatemala, however, I must report that at least the people of Guatemala City are quickly shaking off any shackles we have been placing on them and proceeding ahead at full speed. This place has much to offer, and it didn't take my wife and me long to realize that we could live there. I have seen the future of Guatemala City, and it is capitalism and free markets. If this trend continues, we are sure to see increases in the overall standard of living for Guatemalans.
First, it is a city filled with hard working people. Having expected people to be less than attentive to their jobs, I instead found folks who were as service oriented as anyone I had seen in the states. Cell phones abound in this city, and it is not just those who are wealthy who own them. Judging from the clientele I saw coming in and out of the PCS office at the shopping mall connected to the Hyatt Regency, wireless communications are extremely popular in this city.
Yes, Guatemala City is developing a real middle class. If the crowds at the mall fast food court are any indication, not to mention the thousands of cars which crowd the streets during the working day, living standards are rising.
Not so fast, declares your common leftist. Have you not seen the appalling slums near the garbage dump? What about the children selling flowers and other trinkets at the traffic lights, not to mention the dirty-faced "squeegee children" cleaning windshields of cars stopped at red lights for a quetzal (about 13 cents)? How can free markets make their lives better? In fact, aren't free markets the main reason that such enormous poverty exists in places like Guatemala City?
To answer these questions, I first offer the experience of other Latin American nations which have embraced socialism at one time or another. Take Cuba, for example. Forty years ago, when Castro's communist revolution was going full force in that country, Havana was one of the jewels of Latin America, and certainly a much more lively and viable place than Guatemala City.
What remains of Havana today is a grim reminder of the failures of socialism. The once magnificent structures which graced the city's boulevards and narrow streets have deteriorated and much of the economy is at the subsistence level. What keeps Cuba afloat today are the numerous luxury tourist hotels and the dollars sent to citizens by their relatives in the United States. In other words, the Cuban economy is almost totally dependent upon tourists and what amounts to charitable donations.
One of the lies told by advocates of socialism is that socialism is the best way to raise the living standards of the poor. This is done by confiscating the wealth of those who are deemed rich, then turning it over to those less fortunate, all based upon the premise that the economic gains by those richest among us have come "on the backs of the poor."
At best, this "solution" is only short term and actually gives unsatisfactory results both short term and long term. If places like Cuba, Chile, and Nicaragua are any indication, the "confiscatory solution" is enacted as following. First, the government seizes the homes of wealthy people (the upper-middle class), then takes whatever physical assets the people might have. Those who are most wealthy usually leave the country with at least their cash assets intact, as they have usually converted them to dollars and placed them in overseas banks.
Next, the government either moves poorer people into the former luxury homes or, as was the case in Nicaragua, government honchos move into the homes themselves. For example, the ruling clique of the former Sandinista government of Nicaragua took over the homes of wealthy Nicaraguans who had fled the country. Thus, the only wealth distribution that occurred was a transfer from private property owners to government officials.
Soon after, the government takes over private businesses, then organizes the workforce into its own party apparatus. The workplace ceases to be a place where real production takes place but, instead, is used as a tool to keep workers in line. In Chile, for example, the Marxist regime of Salvador Allende seized companies, tripled the wages of those workers by printing money, then watched the rate of inflation rise to about 1,000 percent.
The end result is a society that economically becomes frozen in time. Havana's streets are popular with 1950s buffs because of the large number of US cars from that era which are still being driven. In the meantime, overall living standards slowly but surely decrease. Thus, while places like Guatemala City have grown economically, Havana has gone the other way and would be like Haiti if it were not for the European and Canadian resorts and dollars sent to Cubans from relatives. After the 1959 revolution, Castro pledged that Cuba would cease to be dependent upon tourism and charity. What he ultimately created was a nation that depends even more upon tourism and charity.
What role should countries like the United States play in Guatemala? The nation does have its share of very poor people, and in my mind, those with medical and other expertise who give medical care to those who otherwise could not afford it or dig wells in remote villages are heroes. On the other hand, those leftist activists who want to turn places like Guatemala into sixteenth-century museums with everyone wearing Indian costumes and living in huts are just as villainous as the CIA.
The best thing we can offer people in places like Guatemala are our products and an opportunity to sell freely their own goods and services to us. To paraphrase the great Christian missionary Elisabeth Elliot who came to realize that she had nothing socially to offer the Auca Indians of the Ecuadorian jungle, we Americans have nothing politically to offer these folks.
We have been taught from grade school that "our form of government" or, more specifically, democracy, is our Great Gift to the rest of the world. Such ideas are patent nonsense. If we should offer anything in the political realm, it should be rule of law. However, since few people who hold public office in the United States actually keep their pledge to "protect and defend the Constitution," we don't even offer rule of law here, so it is absurd to think we can export it to countries like Guatemala.
WILLIAM L. ANDERSON [banderson@ngc. edu] teaches economics at North Greenville College.


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Whew! Today's DBlog week topic is about the cost of diabetes – a complex topic that's challenging. But here goes …
Life is full of choices. Some are made for us. Most we make for ourselves. Some are less obvious.
To be clear … Diabetes chose us. We didn't choose it. (And I wouldn't wish or choose it for anyone.)
To be less clear … We live in a health system of choice. We can choose to live in a country that provides unfiltered access to diabetes supplies. We can choose to work for a company that provides group insurance. And we can influence those that design our country's health care systems. But in the end, most of us don't venture far and live in a health system designed by others.
But after being diagnosed and working within our health system, it's about our choices. They include:
- Accepting our diabetes
- Nutrition
- Exercise
- Medical professionals
- Medications
- Medical Devices
- Help from friends and family
- Helping others
- Advocating for change and improvements
That's a lot of choices to make! And they can be absolutely overwhelming at times. But living with diabetes is better when we deal with them.
These choices involve decisions about time, money and mindshare. Oddly enough, I've found those not requiring money to have the most return. These include acceptance, exercise, and nutrition. Over time, those that look at the glass half full, exercise and eat well receive long-term dividends. (This was confirmed during my Joslin 50-year medal visit.)
For me, the choices involving money are clear cut. When the benefits of treatment exceed the costs, they produce value and should be provided. And while some may argue that NPH and Regular insulin are available at low prices, they result in horrible complications that include blindness, neuropathy, heart and kidney issues. Medical professionals are trained to correct them with expensive procedures that will choke any health system.
Compare that to the value provided by a closed loop technology solution. For me, it will cost $15,271 annually (after the discounts negotiated by my insurance company). But by having blood sugars in range throughout the day and night – every day and every night – the expensive complications won't develop. What a benefit for the patient, families, medical providers and an entire health care system!
Now, who's to pay? That question is answered by our health care systems. I've read many of the blog posts today from those living in Australia, Europe and Canada. I'm comforted that you are living your diabetes in a system that makes your choices easier and more accessible. For those of us living in the US, we're in a real fight on who will pay for our treatment. Heck, we're having a debate on whether we'll even be included in the health care system.
One of the choices we have is to advocate for change and it's time for us to do so. There is too much at risk and the rewards too great for all involved.


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MySpace Makes Massive International Staff Cuts
Last week, MySpace trimmed 30 percent of its staff in the US as the social network looks to become a more "efficient and nimble team-oriented company." Apparently that goal also includes massive cutbacks abroad, as the company announced this morning that it is trimming a whopping 2/3rds of its international staff.
MySpace will eliminate 300 of its 450 staff members outside the US, as well as close "at least 4" of its international offices. Although the social network remains a big player overseas, today's news comes as no surprise, as much like in the US, MySpace has fallen behind Facebook in most other countries. For its part, MySpace blames the cut backs on the organization having become too bloated under its past leadership. CEO Owen Van Natta said in a statement:
"With roughly half of MySpace's total user base coming from outside the U.S., maintaining productive and efficient operations in our international markets is important to users worldwide and our immediate financial strength."
"As we conducted our review of the company, it was clear that internationally, just as in the U.S., MySpace's staffing had become too big and cumbersome to be sustainable in current market conditions. Today's proposed changes are designed to transform and refine our international growth strategy."
While that sounds like the typical reasoning for a layoff, as anyone who follows the numbers knows, the truth of the matter is that the staff only became too large because the social network started shrinking. Layoffs will help get costs more in line with reduced revenue, but for the site to save itself, it needs to define what exactly is going to "transform" it back into a winner. And that remains far from clear.


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While artists have always documented the world for us to see, photography has a particular way to help see ourselves in each other- the beauty, the frailty and the truth of what is possible and what is so in this world.
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The Burnaby School District has invested in a number of digital camera kits for student use some which are available at the District Learning Resource Centre.
Cameras can be used effectively with students of all ages. I have seen some amazing shots taken by six year olds. On saying that, after having the initial few lessons where students muck about and experiment freely, they will need guidance to develop their understanding of composition, lighting, camera angles, and framing.
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Where do we stand with the implementation of the UN Convention in the EU?
The 2013 Work Forum is concluding today after two days of sharing experiences and discussing the challenges that the Member States have to face when it comes to the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD).
Organised by the European Commission, the Work Forum gathered representatives of the structures for governance of the UN CRPD, namely Focal Points, Coordination Mechanisms and Monitoring Mechanisms across the EU Member States, as well as the EU, along with key actors from the civil society and representative organisations of persons with disabilities.
EDF with its members actively participated in the Work Forum calling for the close involvement and active participation of persons with disabilities through their representative organisations in the implementation and monitoring process of the CRPD.
"We are here to work together towards the full and unconditional implementation of the CRPD in order for progress and change to be achieved, while acknowledging the efforts and the positive results that have been already made. Any development that does not include persons with disabilities through their representative organizations, is a direct violation of the CRPD", underlined in his opening speech EDF President Yannis Vardakastanis.


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Pretty Little Liars Reveals a January Return Date and Where the Ladies Will Be in Five Years
On Friday, ABC Family (um, we mean Freeform) stopped by New York Comic Con with the cast and creatives behind Pretty Little Liars to debunk some remaining mysteries—and leave others wide open, of course. The panel started off with an announcement that the second half of the Season 6 will premiere on January 12, 2016. Plus, a behind-the-scenes special titled 5 Years Forward will also premiere next month on November 24.
The panel featured the five leading ladies (who are all featured in the opening credits, finally!): Troian Bellisario (Spencer), Ashley Benson (Hanna), Lucy Hale (Aria), Shay Mitchell (Emily) and Sasha Pieterse (Alison). In addition, executive producers I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Joseph Dougherty were present.
RELATED: The Actress Behind "A" on That Shocking PLL Reveal
So what will the ladies be up to when the show returns with a five-year time jump? According to a video that aired the first four minutes of the January episode, Ali's an English teacher (in Ezra's old classroom to boot), and she's prepping for Charlotte's (Vanessa Ray) hearing. Emily's moved up from barista to bartender and is now hanging out in California. Aria is a published author who stares longingly at Ezra's also published book, Hanna's on a plane looking after a child that is not her own and Spencer is in Washington, obviously.
Also, in the five years, Emily went to Pepperdine, possibly to hang out with Paige (Lindsey Shaw) who might have moved away to Cali. However, the biggest question fans have has been answered: Hanna's Season 1 boyfriend, Sean (Chuck Hittinger), is "still a virgin" according to King, as the cast joked about the graveyard of boyfriends past. Speaking of guys, the "he's coming" teaser heard in a previously-released clip actually won't be answered right away. According to King, we won't even see that scene until...Season 7. "It's a totally different show, in the best way," Pieterse shared. "We're bringing you back in with new secrets and new lies."
More News From Comic Con: Sneak peeks, panel reveals and what's ahead on your favorite shows
5 Years Forward premieres November 24. The second half of Season 6 resumes on January 12, 2016.


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Outlines how to create a cluster with Qumulo
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For later versions of Qumulo Core, reference the article Create a Qumulo Cluster with 2.7.10 and above.
- Power on the nodes that will be used to form the cluster.
- Review the End User License Agreement, check the box to agree and click Submit.
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- Name the cluster.
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NOTE: If any nodes are missing, verify that the node is currently running and on the same network.
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CentralNic Group PLC (LON:CNIC) has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the entire share capital of KeyDrive.
The initial consideration is US$35.8mln, representing an enterprise value of US$44.5mln, plus a performance-based earn-out of up to US$10.5mln.
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KeyDrive is a global technology business that operates in the internet domain name services industry. KeyDrive develops and operates software platforms used for selling subscription-based tools for businesses to operate online, including domain names, hosting, email, domain portfolio management and online advertising services.
In 2017, KeyDrive generated revenues of US$58.26mln and adjusted underlying earnings (EBITDA) of US$5.87mln.
CentralNic, which derives its revenue from the worldwide sales of internet domain names and associated web presence services, said the acquisition would substantially increase its scale and product range, adding KeyDrive's strength in the domain reseller and corporate services market to CentralNic's existing expertise in the domain registry and retail registrar segments.
The directors believe that opportunities for both cost and revenue synergies exist, which the board expects to be realised as the two businesses are integrated.
The consideration for the acquisition comprises US$16.5mln in cash funded from a proposed placing of 46.1mln shares at 52p a share plus the issue of 28mln shares, valued at US$19.3mln (based on a value of 52p a share) to Inter.Services, a holding company whose largest shareholder is Alex Siffrin, the chief executive officer (CEO) of KeyDrive.
A performance-based earn-out of up to US$10.5mln will be put in place, of which a minimum of 15% will be settled in cash with the rest settled by the issue of CentralNic shares at the prevailing market price.
Trading in CentralNic's shares, which had been suspended pending the KeyDrive announcement, resumed at 8.00am on Monday, June 16, down 2.5p at 55.5p.
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According to a World Bank report, the industrial sector in Namibia contributed 19.61% to the country's total GDP for 2010 (2011). The manufacturing sector contributed 14.4 % to GDP; this represents NAD$11.7billion from a total GDP of NAD$81.5 billion. The Industrial sector is Namibia's second highest employer and employed 22.4% of the total Namibian labour force in 2008. The manufacturing sector as a whole recorded a growth of 9.1 % in 2010 compared to 5.6% in 2009 (Namibia National Planning Commission, 2010).
The main manufacturing activities in Namibia are light industry-based and directly link with the country's agricultural sector. They include meatpacking, fish processing, and dairy processing. Since Namibia's independence in 1990, fisheries have become increasingly important to the economy of the country.
Fishing is the third-largest sector of the Namibian economy, and has grown considerably in recent years, the value of fish exports are now approximately six times greater than in 1990. Namibia is one of the top 10 fishing countries in the world, and has the largest estimated national fish reserves in Southern Africa. Hangana Seafood (Pty) Ltd, is one of the largest fish production companies in Namibia, and operates a wet fish factory with the capacity to process between 55 and 70 tonnes of hake per day. In 2013 Hangana Seafood employed roughly 1,200 people.
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The manufacturing sector in Namibia currently faces many challenges including a lack of skilled workers in the labour market and unfavorable trade practices within the South African Development Community (SADC). In 2010 the Namibian Manufacturing Association (NMA) highlighted these issues as potential concerns to the Namibian economy. The NMA suggested that the approval and implementation of policies and strategies developed to help combat these issues, including the National Export Strategy, Private Sector Development Strategy and Foreign Direct Investment Act, is essential in order to accelerate growth in the manufacturing sector.
The 2012-2013 World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness report rated Namibia as 98 out of 144 countries for production process sophistication, with an overall score of 3.3 out of 7 with 7 being the most sophisticated. This is a fairy standard score for the region; the neighbouring country of Botswana ranked 106 out of 144 countries with an overall score of 3.2.
The Namibian Manufacturers Association (NMA) was founded in 1994, and is a not-for-profit organisation representing the interests of Namibian manufacturers. The NMA regularly meets with government bodies, and trade organisation amongst others, targeting key area for improvement within the manufacturing industry, in terms of sustainability, competition and prosperity. The NMA currently represents over 140 members. Membership is voluntary.


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- Windows Server 2008 and later versions with Hyper-V
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and later versions
- Configurations that are validated through the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP).
For more information about certified vendors and about configurations for SVVP, visit the following SVVP website: Note The SVVP solution must be running on hardware that is certified for Windows Server 2008 R2 or a later version to be considered a valid SVVP configuration.
Microsoft provides technical support for SQL Server 2008 and later versions for the following supported hardware virtualization environments:
- Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services which includes Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines and Microsoft Azure Virtual Network (See the Frequently Asked Questions section for more details)
Microsoft may provide limited or no technical support for the following environments:
- Any version of SQL Server earlier than SQL Server 2008 (such as SQL Server 2005) that's running on any virtualization vendor or configuration.
- Any non-Microsoft virtualization software that is not a configuration that is validated through the SVVP program
This policy of limited support is based on the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
Restrictions and Limitations
The following restrictions and limitations may affect the support policy of the above supported configurations:
- Guest Failover Clustering is supported for SQL Server 2008 and later versions in a virtual machine for the supported hardware virtualization environments listed in this article provided all the following requirements are met:
- The Operating System running in the virtual machine (the "Guest Operating System") is Windows Server 2008 or a later version.
- The virtualization environment meets the requirements of Windows 2008 or Windows 2012 Failover Clustering, as documented in the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 943984 The Microsoft Support Policy for Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters
2775067 The Microsoft support policy for Windows Server 2012 failover clusters
- The SQL Server product must be a supported version under its current Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy. For more information about Microsoft Support Lifecycle policies, visit the following Microsoft Support website:
- SQL Server supports virtualization-aware backup solutions that use VSS (volume snapshots). For example, SQL Server supports Hyper-V backup.
Virtual machine snapshots that do not use VSS volume snapshots are not supported by SQL Server. Any snapshot technology that does a behind-the-scenes save of a VMs point-in-time memory, disk, and device state without interacting with applications on the guest using VSS may leave SQL Server in an inconsistent state.
- SQL Server on Hyper-V Replica is supported provided the EnableWriteOrderPreservationAcrossDisks flag is set.
Note To set the EnableWriteOrderPreservationAcrossDisks flag, run the following cmdlet:
Set-VMReplication -VMName <vm-name> -EnableWriteOrderPreservationAcrossDisks 1
If multiple SQL VMs are tightly coupled with one another, individual VMs can failover to the disaster recovery (DR) site but SQL high availability (HA) features inside the VM need to be removed and re-configured after VM failover. For this reason, the following SQL Server features are not supported on Hyper-VM Replica:
- Availability Groups
- Database mirroring
- Failover Cluster instances
- Log shipping
- Replication
Frequently asked questions
Q1: What level of technical support will I receive if my non-Microsoft vendor configuration is certified through SVVP?
A1: Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS) will work together with the customer and the SVVP certified vendor to investigate the problem with SQL Server that is running in the virtual machine. Microsoft CSS or the SVVP vendor will follow the process that is documented on the following SVVP website to use the TSANet program together with the customers permission in an attempt to resolve the problem:
Q2: What if the non-Microsoft vendor virtualization configuration is not certified through SVVP?
A2: Microsoft CSS will follow the support policies that are documented in Knowledge Base article 897615. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
If Microsoft CSS determines that the problem may be related to the vendor virtualization software, Microsoft CSS may require the customer to reproduce the problem outside the virtualization environment. It is important to carefully read about the configurations that are supported for SVVP at the following SVVP website:
Not all vendor configurations are considered certified by SVVP even though the vendor participates in the program. The list of validated configurations may be updated as vendors submit changes through this program.
Q3: The SVVP program specifically lists the valid configurations for Windows Server 2008. Are other versions of Windows supported to be used as guest operating system?
A3: Yes. As documented at the following SVVP website, the products that passed the SVVP requirements for Windows Server 2012 are considered supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 and later Service Packs, both x86 and x64
When running SQL Server on a guest operating system, the version of SQL Server must be supported on the version of the guest operating system, according to the requirements that are listed in the respective SQL Server product documentation.
For more information about the hardware and software requirements for SQL Server, visit the following Microsoft TechNet website:
Q4: Are SQL Server features such as database mirroring supported to run in a virtualization environment?
A4: The only restrictions to install and use SQL Server in a virtualization environment are documented in this article or in the SQL Server product documentation. Any feature or usage that is not stated in this article or in the SQL Server product documentation is assumed to be supported in a virtualization environment by using the same restrictions and support as a bare metal hardware environment. For more information about the features that are supported by different editions of SQL Server, visit following TechNet website:
These same requirements apply to SQL Server 2008 and later versions that are running in a virtualization environment.
Q5: Is Quick and Live Migration with Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V supported with SQL Server?
A5: Yes, Live Migration is supported for SQL Server 2008 and later versions when used with Windows Server 2008 R2 or later versions with Hyper-V and with Hyper-V server 2008 R2 or later versions. Quick Migration, which was introduced with Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V and Hyper-V Server 2008, is also supported for SQL Server (All versions from SQL Server 2008 and later) in Windows Server 2008 (or later versions) with Hyper-V and Hyper-V Server 2008 (or later versions).
Q6: What is the support policy for SQL Server when using a SVVP vendor virtualization feature such as snapshots or migration?
A6: Snapshots for any virtualization vendor that do not use VSS are not supported with SQL Server. Any other virtualization additional functionality of a SVVP vendor such as migration must be supported by the SVVP vendor. This includes any problems that might occur with SQL Server when using these features. Please read this resource for more information about the support policy for additional functionality of a virtualization product:
Q7: Is Hyper-V Dynamic Memory supported for SQL Server?
A7: Hyper-V Dynamic Memory is fully supported with SQL Server. Only SQL Server versions and editions that support Hot Add Memory (Enterprise and Datacenter) can see memory that is added by using Hyper-V Dynamic Memory. SQL Server 2012 Standard edition also recognizes Hot Add memory when running in a virtual environment. SQL Server versions that do not support Hot Add Memory are still supported. But these versions will detect only the memory that is present in the operating system when SQL Server starts. Before you deploy Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, please read the following resources when you use Hyper-V Dynamic Memory with SQL Server:
- SQL Server and Hyper-V Dynamic Memory - Part 1
- SQL Server and Hyper-V Dynamic Memory - Part 2
- SQL Server and Hyper-V Dynamic Memory - Part 3
Q8: Do you support SQL Server running in Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine?
A8: Yes. Microsoft supports SQL Server 2008 and later versions in Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services which includes Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines and Microsoft Azure Virtual Network. Consider the following when you deploy SQL Server 2008 and later versions in Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine:
- Microsoft Azure Storages Geo-Replication is not supported if the data and log files of a database are stored in more than one disk.
- AlwaysOn Availability Groups (with multiple Listeners) fully supported.
- We recommend a DS3 VM or higher for SQL Enterprise edition, and DS2 or higher for SQL Standard and Web.
- Azure files are not currently supported to store SQL Server data or log files.
- For more information about Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine and SQL Server please see Getting started with SQL Server on a Microsoft Azure virtual machine.
- SQL Server failover cluster instances (FCI) are supported in the following scenarios:
- SQL Server FCI on Windows Server 2016 with Storage Spaces Direct. For more information, see Configure SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance on Azure Virtual Machines.
- SQL Server FCI on Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 through SIOS DataKeeper (a third-party clustering solution).
Q9: Can customers run SQL Server in the Microsoft Azure VM role?
A9: Microsoft Azure VM role is a non-persistent role and not the same as Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine. It is not supported for SQL Server production use. Customers who want to deploy data platform capabilities today in the Microsoft Azure platform should use Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine or Microsoft Azure SQL Database.


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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Monday, 10/9c, Travel Channel)
The outspoken culinary expert and world traveler celebrates his 100th episode with a return to Paris — hitting all the foodie hot spots in the City of Lights with the renowed chef Eric Ripert (whose chops Bourdain busted while guest-judging Top Chef last week). A daylong marathon of favorite episodes ends at 9/8c, with a "What Were We Thinking?" retrospective special that looks back at five years of filming the show in locales all across the world.
White Collar (Tuesday, 9/8c, USA Network)
Lots of clues to follow and twists to navigate in the summer finale of this caper series, as Peter and Neal — with the help of Mozzie — try to decipher the mysterious code of the music box, while tracking leads to the person who killed Kate. It leads to a confrontation between Neal and disgraced Agent Fowler, and a cliffhanger twist that won't be resolved until the show returns in January.
Terriers (Wednesday, 10/9c, FX)
No, this isn't an attempt to cash in on the lovable-dog trend. The mutts of this enjoyably offbeat new comedy-drama, played by Donal Logue (an ex-cop) and Michael-Raymond James (an ex-thief), are scruffy unlicensed private eyes whose shenanigans often land them in treacherous situations where they're in over their head. One of the few original crime shows you'll find in an otherwise formulaic fall TV season.
Nikita (Thursday, 9/8c, CW)
Following a very eventful second-season premiere of The Vampire Diaries, the CW revisits the popular La Femme Nikita franchise for at least the third go-round, with martial arts head-turner Maggie Q taking on the role of the rogue assassin whose new mission is to take down her former bosses at the shadowy Division. Plenty of suspense and action in this one — and as always, some sexual tension as she confronts her former handler, Michael (ER's Shane West).
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Monday, 10/9c, Travel Channel)
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It was my first time trying to make this Appetizer, it's delicious... I cannot even describe how good it tasted~
Mika & Emi playing adults toasting!~ Ok the drinks were actually Grape Juice Soda and Apple+Cranberry Juice Soda~
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The cake looks soooooooo nice! :/drools
Advanced merry christmas to you too~!
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text: Driven initially by Ivor Walklett's flair for design and desire to build his own car, the ginetta marque quickly developed from a hobby into a business. The marque synonymous with the four Walklett brothers then grew from its humble roots to become a serious force in motor racing and a volume road car maker. Ginetta – Road and Track Cars traces the story of a marque born out of sheer enthusiasm for cars and racing. With over forty different models designed and built between 1958 and 2005 by Ginetta, this book examines every element of the design innovation, shrewd business management and model line-up that made Ginetta unique among its competitors, and includes the full development history and technical specifications of each major model.


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More and more librarians and library-lovers are realizing that they have a lot in common with Mozilla. While some people think Mozilla is just a tech company that makes Firefox, these savvy "Mozillarians" know that theyre more than that: Mozilla is a global community of people who believe that openness, innovation, and opportunity are key to the continued health of the Internet.
Mozilla creates initiatives like Webmaker and drives the Hive Learning Networks both focused on advancing web literacy, connected learning, and digital skills. These programs spark creativity and innovation, as well as build tools, curricula, and a community of people dedicated to helping others. Initiatives that enable citizens to develop 21st-century skills, become creators and shapers of the web, explore interests and opportunities, and develop themselves and their communities. Which kinda sounds like, well, what librarians do :)
In this session well highlight some Webmaker tools and resources, showcase some emerging Mozillarians, and give you some easy ways to get started by throwing a Webmaker Party.
Åke Nygren, Stockholm Public Library
Chris Lawrence, Mozilla Foundation
Christine Prefontaine, Facilitating Change
In this monthly feature of NCompass Live, the NLCs Technology Innovation Librarian, Michael Sauers, will discuss the tech news of the month and share new and exciting tech for your library. There will also be plenty of time in each episode for you to ask your tech questions. So, bring your questions with you, or send them in ahead of time, and Michael will have your answers.
NCompass Live is broadcast live on Wednesdays, from 10am - 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website or use the World Clock Time Zone Converter. In the Time Zone Converter, NCompass Live is broadcast from U.S.A - Nebraska - Lincoln.
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Published on April 4, 2013
The Journalism and Mass Communication Department has added a "Reality TV" course to its curriculum, allowing students hands-on experience in the creation of a reality television show.In collaboration with the athletic department, students in the course will follow five student-athletes throughout the Fall 2013 semester. Students will take part in scripting, directing and filming the reality show, with the goal of creating 20 episodes by May 2014.
Dr. Bernie Ankney, the chair of the department, said the course and the reality show to come out of it will highlight Samford's athletic department and its JMC program.
"We think the athletic department will benefit from video being shot by JMC students," he said. "At the same time, we think JMC students will gain new skills that will make them more employable."
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(I'll go ahead and make the warning before anybody gets too excited: according to a warning by the author of the guide, this modification may disable your air bags, as the car will think it's being towed.)
Ever wanted to take see how incredibly awesome and totally-not-boring the view is from the front of your car? For little more than a few bucks in hardware, a basic camera mount, and the cost of the cheapest camera you can find, now you can!
A user over at the IWSTI forums figured out a way to build up a camera mount around the tow hook already built into your car. Looks like a blast, until the semi in front of you throws a pebble into the lens as you pass it going 70.


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Various preferences of customers define the layout of their forms. Some prefer the forms with tabs, others – everything on one page. Quite often you can have big forms and tabs all together. At the end of each tab users have to scroll to top every time, if they want to switch to the next tab.
In the post How to place a view above tabs I already described, how you can move certain views above the tabs. But here I will show you, how to create a 'Scroll to top' button, that appears only, when you start scrolling down.
For this you need to add a bit of JavaScript somewhere on the Form. If you do not know, how to add Javascript or CSS to your form, please, refer to How to add JavaScript on Smartforms.
1. Adding a Scroll to top button
In order to achieve that, you need to add a bit of css on the form. Please, copy the following content (both CSS and JavaScript) into the Data Label. You insert all this into the same literal Data Label.
After you open the form, you will not see anything. The Scroll to top button will appear only, when you scroll down a bit. Using this line of code in the JavaScript, you can control, when this button should appear:
if (document.body.scrollTop > 20 || document.documentElement.scrollTop > 20)...
And you can click the image below to see the result:
2. Adding a Scroll to top icon
In order to add an icon instead of the button, you need to modify slightly the HTML code of the button, that is created in the first line of the script. I will be using a standard image K2 App Arrow Up from the image control SmartObject, that is available for all K2 Five installations. If you do not see the image or see another image or you want to use your own image, you need to get the ID of your image and update the ImID parameter of the src attribute, that I inserted into the final JavaScript:
And this is how my final JavaScript looks like:
And this is how the final result looks like:


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A bit about Kramer; founded by Louis Kramer in 1943 in Manhattan, New York. Their pieces often used Austrian Crystals and high quality rhinestones. They also made pieces for Christian Dior. It is a well respected name in the jewellery world.
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Turn your PC into a hotspot for mobile devices.
Created by Baidu, Inc.
It works flawlessly, just as expected. Also includes a simple file transfer feature. And no ads or bloatware!
[Edit:] found one small issue: what looks like a tray icon is actually a single icon toolbar, such strange design choice...
[Edit:] ran into another problem: it no longer works; it just throws an exception on startup, even after reinstalling.
[Edit:] since this issue did not resolve itself, I have found a working solution here.
Using an elevated command prompt enter:
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
then restart Windows and things should work again.
[Edit:] it stopped working again and the above fix did not seem to help anymore. I have switched to the old Virtual Router instead.
Fast installation, simple design, without any cumbersome. after many trials with other alternatives, Baidu wifi hotspot has won.


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Obama's CHANGE using REVERSE GEAR?
Obama's CHANGE using REVERSE GEAR?
Or Obama wrongly decided that he has to do in opposite in all the way of Mr Bush's policy.
Mr Bush's confrontation and use of force had cost USA billions of USD. To save that expenditure and to prevent lost of US soldiers in confrontation, Obama led USA had chicken out and now kotow to China, Korea, Myanmar etc. He talk and act tough only on Iran because you know they are Muslims, the enemy of Israel, his (Obama's) god-father.
Obama under fire for shunning Dalai Lama
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Most consumers want retirement products with lifetime income guarantees, but not all independent financial advisors recommend such solutions. That was the finding of a white paper composed by NFP Advisor Services Group, a business segment of National Financial Partners Corp., and the Aite Group.
The two firms surveyed 248 independent financial advisors, splitting them into three categories: those affiliated with an insurance broker-dealer (B/D); advisors affiliated with an independent broker-dealer; and advisors allied with an independent registered investment advisor (RIA). The Aite Group also conducted in-depth interviews with academics, industry experts and executives. The firms represented the top annuity sellers in the industry, according to LIMRA's first-quarter sales rankings.
Overall, 65% of independent financial advisors recommend guaranteed income solutions to pre-retirees who may face longevity risks. Broken down by the aforementioned categories, the percentages were:
- Advisors affiliated with an insurance B/D recommended guaranteed income products 80% of the time
- Advisors affiliated with an independent B/D recommended them 69% of the time.
Those advisors allied with an independent RIA proposed adding a guaranteed income solution to a client's portfolio 49% of the time.
Meanwhile, previous surveys indicate that most consumers want guaranteed income in retirement and would pay extra for it. The NFP/Aite white paper cites research from Strategic Business Insights that found that 48% of households express an interest in products that provide a guaranteed income stream for life and were willing to accept a lower rate of return for such a benefit.
Further, research from the Insured Retirement Institute and Alliance Bernstein uncovered that consumers would "pay between 4% and 6% of assets to guarantee that they wouldn't run out of money in retirement."
A majority of independent advisors55%view guaranteed income as its own asset class, with 62% of insurance B/D-affiliated advisors sharing that viewpoint, followed by 54% of those allied with a RIA and 52% of advisors affiliated with an independent broker-dealer.
The white paper also points out that academic research suggests guaranteed income offers several benefits, including providing higher returns and mitigating the possibility of outliving one's money while also addressing sequence of return and other investment risks.
Yet the NFP/Aite report contends there appears to be a disconnect between consumer demand and independent advisors' willingness to recommend such products to their clients, particularly within the RIA community. More education is needed to make advisors knowledgeable about guaranteed income solutions so they do not miss a business opportunity.
"As these products evolve and as independent advisors evolve with them, the intention is that future client outcomes will not be jeopardized by advisors' lack of curiosity or education regarding guaranteed income," the report concludes.


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Agriculture Insurance
In-sync with your Growing Agribusiness
We all depend on American agriculture's survival and growth, yet few of us understand the unique challenges facing today's farmers. Their love of the land must be matched by their knowledge of advanced techniques and equipment. Their growing investments of capital must be protected. A commitment to provide comprehensive agriculture insurance to American farmers is the foundation of Ferranti-Graybeal Insurance.
What's covered?
Farming has always been a risky business. Many uncontrollable factors come into play – weather, vermin, or other natural catastrophes – that can destroy a crop and put the farmer in a bad financial situation. A variety of agriculture insurance options are available to farmers so they can receive compensation in the event of a poor season or catastrophic natural event:
- Risk Reduction with Crop Insurance: A key element of risk reduction for farmers is crop insurance. Crop insurance – subsidized and regulated by the USDA-Risk Management Agency – is an important tool in managing financial risk associated with farming. It is intended to help farmers survive disasters and return to profitability, providing they purchase an adequate amount of protection.
- Livestock Insurance – The raising and farming of livestock can be just as risky as growing crops. You face the same kinds of challenges – fluctuating market prices, reduced yields (as in dairy farming), and the sickness or death of your animals. Livestock insurance can provide you with invaluable coverage in case of these kinds of challenges.
- Property and Casualty (P&C) Insurance– P&C insurance covers an agribusiness's buildings and their contents — money and securities, accounts-receivable records, inventory, furniture, machinery and supplies when damage, theft, or loss occurs. If you hire employees to work for you, you need P&C insurance in case of injury on your property.
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Customers of Ferranti-Graybeal Insurance can expect excellent service from our local independent agent network, dedicated agribusiness underwriters, risk control specialists, and claim handlers. Safeguard your future in agriculture today. Learn more about your options for agribusiness insurance coverage by filling out our Protection Savings Form at the top of this page right away. Get a free quote from one of our experienced agents and don't go another minute without the best possible protection available!


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Spectrum Quality
Ensure your data is accurate, valid and complete to better understand and connect with your customers
Extract, normalize and standardize your data with confidence across multiple inputs and formats.
Normalize all your information – including business and individual data, structured and unstructured. Our approach uses supervised machine learning neural network-based techniques to understand the structure and variations of different types of information to parse data in an automated manner.
Ideally suited for global client bases with multi-level data standardization and transliteration needs for multiple languages and on culturally specific terms, including those in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Our advanced text-processing also enables information extraction from any natural language input text and can then assign categories to this unstructured text. Thanks to pre-trained models, you can extract entities and even further train and customize models to define specific entities of any domain or type.
Customer Story – Superior Data Quality Enables L'Occitane to Build More Personalized Customer Relationships
Standardize, match, deduplicate, analyze and consolidate. Understanding individuals' and business' names worldwide is essential to creating an engaging personalized experience while reducing risk and unnecessary costs.
A comprehensive database of family names, given names and variants, ethnicity and gender codes (including Arabic and Asian languages) will enable you to easily identify typing errors, alternate spellings and abbreviations in native and romanized forms (e.g. in Japan, China and Korea).
Spectrum Quality uses sophisticated phonetic, distance-based, and country-specific algorithms to provide sophisticated B2B and B2C parsing, data extraction and flexible global name matching for more than 200 countries with millions of name variations.
You can use our comprehensive database of companies enables to understand joint ownership legal entities, abbreviation, names varying contacts and job functions
Customer Story – Luxury Brands Focus on Quality of Customer Data, as Globetrotting Buyers Expect to Be Known Wherever They Go
Correct, approve and reincorporate exceptions into your data quality process for information integrity that your business can trust.
Our collaborative browser-based framework enables effective data governance by streamlining the process of manually reviewing exception records.
With Spectrum Quality, you can:
- Evaluate records against a set of conditions to determine if they require manual review
- Write the exception records to the exception repository for review
- Reprocess exception records already corrected by a data steward
- Use the business steward portal – a dashboard of statistics and charts on a browser-based tool
- Use the outcome of your exception handling to fine tune your Smart Quality matching (applied machine learning for better accuracy at lower costs).
Customer Story – New England Bank Transforms the Client Experience by Creating a Single View of the Customer
You can integrate governance and data quality processes on the front-end with native add-ons for popular CRM and ERP systems: Salesforce, SugarCRM, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics and SAP.
And integrate data quality at the point of entry, or as part of a batch process, to provide access to accurate and trusted data for better decision making and efficiency.
Then, with our native plug-in and play adds-on, it's easy to get a consolidated picture of your customers, vendors and contacts.
You can seamlessly validate and enrich addresses in more than 250 countries, using both postal and non-postal data sources and geocodes, to achieve highest levels of quality and instant awareness of address deliverability. And you can merge duplicate records to easily update and reconcile them to deliver a superior omnichannel, personalized experience and data integrity.
Customer Story – Poste Maroc Uses Spectrum to Reduce Undeliverable Mail throughout Morocco


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Kitchen facilities for breakfast (fresh organic produce and home baking provided or full English breakfast served). Private patio, picnic baskets available, celebrations arranged. Registered aesthetician available for manicures, pedicures and massages.
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Can the United States Afford Another Hurricane?
By Jackie Snow – Hakai Magazine– September 21, 2017
The 2017 North Atlantic hurricane season still has about five weeks to go, but it's already one of the most expensive on record. According to Gavin Magor, a senior financial analyst at rating agency Weiss Ratings, claims on damages caused by Hurricane Harvey will cost from US $160- to $190-billion, and Irma will cost $50- to $60-billion. This toll makes the two storms more expensive than 2005, when four hurricanes caused $143-billion in damages. It's just as bad for some of the islands in the Caribbean, with an early estimate putting the damage from Irma at $10- to $13-billion, the most expensive storm on record in the region. Such massive expenses force the question: can the United States afford to take another hit? For full article, click here.