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The Great Depression - Page 1
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn which started in October of 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s. It began in the United States and quickly spread to Europe and every part of the world, with devastating effects in both industrialized countries of raw materials. International trade declined sharply, as did personal incomes, tax revenues, prices and profits. Cities all around the world were hit hard, especially those dependent on heavy industry. Unemployment and homelessness soared. Construction was virtually halted in many countries. Farming and rural areas suffered as prices for crops fell by 40–60%. Mining and logging areas had perhaps the most striking blow because the demand fell sharply and there were few employment alternatives. The Great Depression ended at different times in different countries; for subsequent history see Home front during World War II. Most countries set up relief programs, and most underwent some sort of political upheaval, pushing them to the left or right. Democracy was weakened and on the defensive, as dictators such as Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini made major gains, which helped set the stage for World War II in 1939.
Americans were not purchasing but saving. The only consensus viewpoint is that there was a large scale lack of confidence. Unfortunately, once panic and deflation set in, many people believed they could make more money by keeping clear of the markets as prices got lower and lower and a given amount of money bought ever more goods.
There are multiple reasons on what set off the first downturn in 1929, concerning the structural weaknesses and specific events that turned it into a major depression, and the way in which the downturn spread from country to country. In terms of the 1929 small downturn, historians emphasize structural factors like massive bank failures and the stock market crash, while economists point to Britain's decision to return to the Gold Standard
In the 1920s, in the U.S. the widespread use of purchases of businesses and factories on credit and the use of home mortgages and credit purchases of automobiles, furniture and even some stocks boosted spending but created consumer and commercial debt. People and businesses who were deeply in debt when a price deflation occurred or demand for their product decreased were often in serious trouble—even if they kept their jobs, they risked default. Many drastically cut current spending to keep up time payments thus, lowering demand for new products. Businesses began to fail as construction work and factory orders plunged. Massive layoffs occurred, resulting in unemployment rates of over 25%. Banks which had financed a lot of this debt began to fail as debtors began defaulting on debt and bank depositors became worried about their deposits and began massive withdrawals. Government guarantees and Federal Reserve banking regulations to prevent these types of panics were ineffective or not used. Bank failures led to destruction of billions of dollars in assets. Up to 40% of the available money supply normally used for purchases and bank payments was destroyed by all these bank failures.
Furthermore, the debt became heavier, because prices and incomes fell 20–50%, but the debts remained at the same dollar amount. After the panic of 1929, and during the first 10 months of 1930, 744 banks failed. In all, 9,000 banks failed during the decade of the 30s. By 1933, depositors saw $140 billion of their deposits disappear due to uninsured bank failures. Unfortunately, bank failures snowballed as desperate bankers tried calling in loans which the borrowers did not have time or money to repay. With future profits looking poor, capital investment, construction etc. slowed or completely ceased. In the face of bad loans and worsening future prospects, the surviving banks became even more conservative in their lending. They built up their capital reserves, which intensified the deflationary pressures. The vicious cycle developed and the downward spiral accelerated. This kind of self-aggravating process may have turned a 1930 recession into a 1933 depression.
In dollar terms, American exports declined from about $5.2 billion in 1929 to $1.7 billion in 1933; but prices also fell, so the physical volume of exports only fell in half. Hardest hit were farm commodities such as wheat, cotton, tobacco, and lumber. According to this theory, the collapse of farm exports caused many American farmers to default on their loans leading to the bank runs on small rural banks that characterized the early years of the Great Depression.
By not acting, the Federal Reserve allowed the money supply to shrink by one-third from 1930 to 1931. Friedman argued the downward turn in the economy starting with the stock market crash would have been just another recession. The problem wasn't some large, public bank failures, particularly the Bank of the United States, produced panic and widespread runs on local banks, and that the Federal Reserve sat idly by while banks fell. He claimed if the Fed had provided emergency lending to these key banks, or simply bought government bonds on the open market to provide liquidity and increase the quantity of money after the key banks fell, all the rest of the banks would not have fallen after the large ones did and the money supply would not have fallen to the extent and at the speed that it did. With significantly less money to go around, businessmen could not get new loans and could not even get their old loans renewed, forcing many to stop investing. This interpretation blames the Federal Reserve for inaction, especially the New York branch, which was owned and controlled by Wall Street bankers. The Federal Reserve, by design, was not controlled by the President or the U.S. Treasury; it was primarily controlled by member banks and the chairman of the Federal Reserve.


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My favorite princess party experience: I had the honor of impersonating Elsa during my last event and was greeted by the birthday girl with a giant hug around my legs. She looked up at me and said "Elsa, I knew you would come."

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Sewee Indians
Sewee Tribe: Significance: perhaps, as Gatschet suggested, from sawe', "island." Sewee Connections. No words of their language have survived, but the Sewee are regarded as Siouan on strong circumstantial grounds, in spite of the fact that they are sometimes classed with the Cusabo. Sewee Location. On the lower course of Santee River and the coast westward to the divide of the of Ashley River about the present Monks Corner, Berkeley County, SC. Sewee Villages. Lawson, writing about 1700, mentions a deserted village in Sewee Bay called Avendaughbough which may have belonged to them (Lawson, 1860). The name seems to be still preserved in the form Awensdaw. Sewee History. Possibly Xoxi (pronounced Shoshi or Shohi), one of the provinces mentioned by Francisco of Chicora, an Indian carried from this region by the Spaniards in 1521, is a synonym of Sewee. The name is mentioned by Captain Eçija in 1609. They may have been the Indians first met by the English expedition which founded the colony of South Carolina in 1670, when they were in Sewee Bay. They assisted the English against the Spaniards, and supplied them with corn. Lawson (1860) states that they were formerly a large tribe, but in his time, 1700, were wasted by smallpox and indulgence in alcoholic liquors. Moreover, a large proportion of the able-bodied men had been lost at sea in an attempt to open...Read More


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I offer for auction a retired Pier 1 Vallarta pattern cookie jar/canister. The jar is in very good condition with a small flaked spot on one handle.I will be listing my entire set, so please watch my listings. I have chargers, dinner plates, breakfast/salad plates, bowls, mugs and several serving pieces. I have recently moved into a charming 1932 stone cottage, that I absolutely love, but t is a major shortage of space and storage. This is the reason that I'm parting with my Pier 1 pottery. I have enjoyed using and displaying this wonderful set and I will miss it terribly, but it has to go. Please email any questions. I will combine shipping. Because this is pottery, I do require insurance and will charge actual postage plus $2.00 for handling.


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He has your cheekbones, 47. And your eyes. And your hair. Are you sure he wasn't a clone too? (Helmut)
So I started the all disguise screenshots from hitman contracts. I know it misses some from the slaughter house party mission. If you like it I'll make what's remaining in the game I had this on my PC for 3 last month but I finally did it
Are these pictures taken with a camera? they don't look like screenshots.
Yes it was indeed. Unfortunately I don't know how to take screenshot from a tv and it can be tricky to find mirror to see well the disguise. Some level like slaying a dragon and deadly cargo doesn't have any I just wanted to see well his face because the cam is stucked on his back like in hitman 2
I should get a PC to have crisper pictures
You should get banned for doing that
Ok I won't come back.
I was just kidding. Post it again please
Sry but I can't get joke by text with unknown ppl. That's why I avoid a lot internet wheb it comes to discussing with strangers
Oh i thought it was the PC version, since who the hell still owns a PS2 today anyway? I know some do, but not the majority.
Sorry about that. It's good screenshots. I actually like that it is photographed from the TV.
S-E released a remaster on ps3 and 360 in 2013 IIRC. There is ony beldingford which is a pain in the backside to take good picture of 47 because mirror are blurry.
Thx abeg
So, the latest release of the freecam tool allows you to freeze 47's aim so he doesn't turn anymore when you move the camera trying to take a screenshot of him aiming.
However I still have the problem of everything in front of 47 "becoming transparent":
I also can't seem to properly use the tool while looking down the scope, with the scope visuals "sticking" to the camera, making it look like 47 flies around while sniping:
Even though the second pic I guess is a "glitch" still kinda trippy and cool.
Kinda reminds me of a movie poster...like James Bond maybe?
I did try to make it look like there was a mini-47 standing on the pole.
Nice! Off to do some screenshotting
Social awkwardness? Welcome to the club
When aiming, 47 becomes some kinda overlay. I noticed this when his arm wouldn't touch/go through a wall.


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The bustin shapes kill ya with boogie skill Disco Dave circa Dec 04 Bosnia BLSS in Foundry
Whats that nightclub on the way in to Med Hat?
is that a wet patch under your nads?
'nighclub on the way into med Hat' Oh god, FLASHBACK
"The Club"
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For Elderly Immigrants, a Retirement Plan in U.S.
By ASHLEY DUNN
Published: April 16, 1995
It was in the chaotic din of a Chinatown garment factory that 74-year-old Ho Yin-peng discovered a better way to survive than snipping loose threads from clothing at 5 cents a dress.
Her co-workers told her that even though she lived with her son, she could qualify for the Federal welfare program known as Supplemental Security Income if she was over 65 and had been in this country for more than three years.
So after she passed the third anniversary of her residence in the United States in 1991, she applied and soon began receiving $280 a month, far more than she made in the factory at $40 a week. She has not worked since.
"It's not enough for living expenses, but its more than when I was working," said Mrs. Ho, who now shares a small apartment with a friend in Chinatown. "Everyone knows about this."
Created in the early 1970's to bolster the incomes of retirees who did not receive enough in Social Security, the Supplemental Security Income program is increasingly being sought out by elderly immigrants new to this country.
Unlike regular Social Security, which is a contributory insurance plan based on how long people worked and how much they made before retirement, S.S.I. is a welfare program for all citizens or resident immigrants who meet certain requirements of age, income or disability.
The number of elderly immigrants enrolled in the program has increased fivefold over the last 12 years. Now, more than a quarter of immigrants over 65 -- and in some immigrant populations, almost half -- receive S.S.I., at an annual cost of $2 billion.
By comparison, less than 10 percent of elderly United States citizens are in the program.
S.S.I. has, in fact, become something akin to a retirement system for elderly immigrants, who in many cases come from countries that have meager or nonexistent retirement systems. It is not believed to be the magnet that draws them here, since most come to join their children or other relatives who moved here first. But the S.S.I. system, which has become widely known among immigrants in the United States and abroad, is the one welfare program that immigrants use more heavily than do native-born Americans. Illegal immigrants are ineligible.
"The American dream is no longer to start at the bottom and work your way up," said Daniel Stein, executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform. "It's to transfer your assets to your children and get on S.S.I. as fast as you can."
But advocates for immigrants counter that the program is necessary to protect one of the most vulnerable groups in American society, elderly immigrants who come to join their children and later find that their families will not or cannot support them.
"I was hoping my children would take care of me when I got old," Mrs. Ho said. "But they all have their own families. It's the American style."
Under the Republican-backed welfare overhaul under consideration in Washington, Mrs. Ho and thousands of other immigrants between ages 65 and 75 would lose their eligibility for S.S.I. But those over 75, who are about half the immigrants collecting S.S.I., would remain eligible -- an exemption, the Republicans say, that is based on compassion for the elderly poor.
The growing population of elderly immigrants collecting S.S.I. is partly explained by the surge in immigration over the past decade. But while immigration has doubled, the number of elderly immigrants enrolled in the program has increased fivefold, to 440,000 today from 91,900 in 1982.
Norman S. Matloff, a professor of computer science at University of California at Davis who did an analysis of census data concerning immigrants receiving S.S.I. benefits, said a reason may be simply that the benefits are available and easy to receive.
"Everybody knows that this is free money," Mr. Matloff said. "The knowledge about this overseas has just mushroomed."
An analysis of 1990 census information conducted for The New York Times by Andrew Beveridge, a sociologist at Queens College, shows that about 20 percent of the immigrants receiving the supplemental benefits actually live in households with incomes above $50,000 a year. The national median income for households of five people, the average size of immigrant households, is $37,000.
The Republican welfare changes, which have passed the House but have not yet been taken up in the Senate, would exclude only about a third of those elderly immigrants in households making more than $50,000 a year, Mr. Beveridge's study found.
The S.S.I. eligibility requirements are for incomes of less than about $450 a month, depending on the state, and liquid assets of less than $2,000, but the rules do not take into account the wealth of the applicant's children.
"Someone could be living with Donald Trump and if they don't have a nickel to their name, they're going to qualify," said Thomas Margenau, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration.
Most immigrants are sponsored by family members to come to this country. In theory, their sponsors are financially responsible for themuntil they become citizens. Their sponsors are required by the Government to sign an affidavit, promising that the immigrants will not become public charges.
But the affidavits have been ruled legally unenforceable and most immigrants can apply for welfare after they have lived in the country long enough regardless of how much their sponsors make.


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Kohteen kielivariantti : Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower
Arkkitehti : Brunelleschi & Cambio & Talenti & Giotto & Fabris
Valm.vuosi : 1436 (vihkiminen)
Paikkakunta : Firenze
Maa : Italy
Rakennustyyli : Renessanssi (kupoli)
Kohde kartalla (vihreä nuoli)
In the terms of exercising the religion the Duomo seems like a desperate place. It is mainly about the incredibleness of the size and the unanimity of decision-making: how on has been working hard for this. The monumentality of the building seems to be its main function, because you can find several churches with subtler atmosphere in the quarters next door. Well, here we have a pure example of a former church, whose function has changed and it has become a tourist attraction. It works. It has held its position in the urban structure and the new activity suits inside the same walls.
Montonen, Hanna: "Monumentti ja muutos, Firenze kaupunkipelilautana", in Kulkija ja Firenze – Kirjoituksia kaupunkikuvasta, Tampereen teknillisen korkeakoulun arkkitehtuurin osaston yhdyskuntasuunnittelun laitoksen julkaisuja, 1998, p. 39.
We made a tour and ended up in the middle of a big service in the church. The middle doors were opened, and through it came a double row of choirboys marching behind the bishop, dressed up, and followed by a bunch of priests. At the door the bishop sprinkled the kneeling priests with holy water. Service, just as meaningless as usual, and full of ceremonies and long-winded singing, dragged on, so we decided to go, when the bishop stood up and started preaching.
Italia la bella – Arkitekterna Hilding och Eva Ekelunds resedagbok 1921–1922, Svenska litteratusällskapet I Finland, 2004, p. 126.
Ed. and transl. Katriina Puputti


text: Home > Tech Biz Japan's Softbank takes aim at US market with Sprint bid Reuters Posted at Oct 12 2012 02:01 PM | Updated as of Oct 12 2012 10:01 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn TOKYO/NEW YORK - Japanese wireless service provider Softbank Corp is looking to buy about 70 percent of Sprint Nextel Corp in an aggressive move that would make it a major player in the U.S. mobile market. Softbank's ambitions may not stop with Sprint, which might be looking to buy out its partner, wireless service provider Clearwire Corp. The Japanese company might use Sprint as a vehicle to make a run at smaller Sprint peer MetroPCS Communications Inc, a two-step transaction that would potentially cost more than 2 trillion yen ($25.55 billion), a Nikkei report said. A man using a mobile phone walks past an advertisement board of Softbank Corp in Tokyo in this February 5, 2009 file photo./ REUTERS That would make the deal the biggest ever overseas acquisition by a Japanese company and vault Softbank into the upper echelons of wireless carriers worldwide. Softbank and Sprint confirmed they are holding talks. While Sprint shares rose more than 14 percent, investors dumped Softbank shares in Tokyo on Friday, pushing the stock down as much as 17 percent to its lowest level in nearly five months. "How Softbank will finance this deal, what this means for management structure and its finances, that's where the market is looking at right now," said Mitsushige Akino, chief fund manager of Mitsuyoshi Asset Management. Softbank is eyeing a controlling stake in Sprint worth more than 1 trillion yen ($12.8 billion) and is in talks with several banks on financing the bid, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. A second source, who would not speak on the matter publicly, said Softbank was seeking a stake of about 70 percent, which it could achieve by buying some newly issued shares directly from Sprint and tendering for the rest. By raising new equity directly, Sprint would be able to shore up its balance sheet and potentially fund other deals, such as a buyout of Clearwire in which it already holds about 48 percent. Sprint shares rose as much as 19 percent on Thursday to their highest levels since the summer of 2011, on the heaviest trading volume in the stock's history. The stock closed 14.3 percent higher at $5.76 on New York Stock Exchange. Clearwire shares closed almost 71 percent higher at $2.22. Clearwire, which has been looking for new funding sources, has said it has enough money until at least the middle of 2013. It declined to comment on Thursday and its chief financial officer pulled out of a conference presentation at the last minute without explanation. A major Sprint investor said any Softbank investment should be used to buy out the rest of Clearwire, to give Sprint attractive wireless spectrum assets and to speed up Clearwire's upgrade of its wireless network with faster data speeds. "I just don't think there's any deal unless it involves Clearwire. I don't think you'd see one without the other," said Daniel Martino, a fund manager at T. Rowe Price, which owned 47.2 million Sprint shares as of the end of June. DEALS MULTIPLYING Sprint, whose market capitalisation was $15.12 billion at Wednesday's market close, is the third-largest U.S. carrier, with more than 56 million users at the end of June, even after losing customers for years. "In terms of (Sprint) standalone, we believe the asset represents the only way for a potential new entrant to get a national presence immediately in the U.S.," Wells Fargo analyst Jennifer Fritzsche wrote in a note to clients. The Softbank news comes just days after a source told Reuters that Sprint had been considering bidding for MetroPCS, which agreed this month to merge with Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA. MetroPCS shares fell sharply at the open, turned positive in but then fell again, ending down 3.3 percent at $11.64. At Sprint headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, a long time manager of the company said takeover rumours were nothing new. "This will be interesting to see if it happens; if it has legs," the manager, who declined to be identified, said. "There are always a bunch of rumours. Something like this is always a possibility when your stock price is so low." WEALTHY FOUNDER Softbank has been exploring ways to get into the U.S. market for some months, as it sees opportunities for growth that would help offset a stagnating market in Japan, said a third source, who declined to be identified. Founded and led by Masayoshi Son - ranked by Forbes as Japan's second-richest man - Softbank has grown from a packaged software distributor 30 years ago into a broad telecommunications group worth more than $40 billion. "He's the definition of patient capital," Martino of T. Rowe Price said. But it faces tougher competition at home against the likes of KDDI Corp and NTT Docomo. Japanese media said buying Sprint - which competes in the United States against Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc - would also make it cheaper for Softbank to procure smartphones and other mobile devices. Benjamin Powell, a former general counsel to the director of national intelligence now in private practice at WilmerHale, said the deal was very likely to require a government review because it involved sensitive telecommunications networks. But several analysts said regulators were likely to eventually look favourably on a deal. 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text: On Mon, Feb 17, 2003 at 01:16:07PM -0700, Ivan E. Moore II wrote: > (umm...the Follow-Up/Reply to piece of this email was set to: > email@example.com ..note the (s) at the end of handheld.. > was that that specific mail or is the list misconfigured?) That was me sending it to the wrong address originally, then bouncing it to the right one (that is the name that I previously thought this list would have, so it's stuck in my head). > As of now all of Opie has been uploaded to Debian. Now it's just a matter > of waiting for stuff to get out of New and then parsing the buildd logs to > see what's building and what's not building on the other archs. Great, let me know if I can help. > I also finally got my Zaurus (yea!!!) and am very busy breaking it over > and over. Which reminds me. The Debian Zaurus ROM image that's up for > download has http_proxy set. :) Oops. :-) Surprisingly, I don't recall anyone else complaining about it. -- - mdz


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Unanswered: How do I install crystal report 9 to work with visual basic 6
I want to use crystal report 9 when programming in visual basic 6. Please give me some tips on how to install crystal report 9 to make it work with visual basic 6. Thanks a lot!
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Crystal Reports 9 With VB6
You simply install Crystal Reports 9. You need to decide whether or not you want to work with the Crystal Reports viewer or the Crystal Reports Designer Component. Whichever one you decide on, you'll need to make a reference to it in the "References" section under the project menu of your project. After that, the associated classes will be exposed to your project.


text: I can't use the select text function when (in portrait mode) in the web browser. I have a htc desire. Try searching for something in google (any search box) in a browser. If you want to edit that text string, I can't use the select text in non landscape mode. When I hold down my finger, I get the triangle under the position, I then select text, after that I can't re-select. If i was in landscape, the text box open in new window, I can then select the end position to select text. Can you use select text in a web page's search area?


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A senior executive is out of a job at German automaker Daimler after allegedly insulting Chinese people during a fight over a parking space.
Rainer Gaertner, president and CEO of Daimler's truck and buses division in China, allegedly got into the parking spat on Sunday when he drove his black Mercedes into a parking spot as another driver was backing into it in northeastern Beijing.
"I am in China one year already," Gaertner told the man, according to the South China Morning Post. "The first thing I learned here is that all you Chinese are bastards!"
Daimler on Monday said it had "relieved the manager of his position" and apologized for the "concerns" raised by the incident. The company did not identify Gaertner in the statement.
"The nature of the dispute and in particular the manner in which it was conducted, irrespective of any comments alleged to have been made, is adjudged to be not only of concern to the public but viewed by us as detrimental to the standing of our company, unbecoming of a manager of our brand and prejudicial to our good name," Daimler Greater China said in a statement.
Gaertner also allegedly pulled out pepper spray to disperse the crowd of onlookers who gathered after hearing the insult, according to a post on Weibo, a popular microblogging site in China.
"This kind of foreigner is making money from Chinese people on one hand while insulting them at the same time," the post read, according to the South China Morning Post. "They hate China from the bottom of their hearts."
Officers responded to the scene, and both Gaertner and the unidentified driver were taken to a station for questioning, according to the post.
Gaertner, meanwhile, has not commented publicly on the incident. Daimler and local police have not released any details either.
Still, many Chinese media outlets have shown Gaertner as an example of "arrogant Western bigotry," according to the New York Times.
The German-born Gaertner, according to his LinkedIn profile, began working for Daimler's trucks and buses unit in July 2015, after positions with the company in South Korea and Germany.
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The Caroline Frenette Show Episode #7 Showing Up To Life In Real Time
If you're an ambitious entrepreneur who's been pushing, striving, driving hard (and fast), and constantly working on yourself and your mindset so that you have the success you desire, you "get it done," yet your "to-do" list doesn't get any smaller – if you're feeling burnt out, tired, drained – if your body is constantly operating on adrenaline, and you're starting to realise that maybe there's a better way to go about creating a successful business – this episode is for you.
In this podcast episode, Barb & I talk about…
→ How overwhelm, drive and ambition usually come with a (high) price and how to, instead, create amazing results WITHOUT this constant pushing;
→ What the Three Principles have to do with creating a business, money or anything your desire for that matter
→ How to access your super-productivity (HINT: It's not about overworking yourself to death, time management, or having a better mindset or better tools and systems; it's about tapping into the energy of life, and we'll show you how to do just that.); and
→ How modelling what other successful people are doing MAY NOT be the right thing for you to do (In fact, it may be constricting + limiting your true potential, your authentic voice and your creative flow).
→ I also share a true story of how an insight TOTALLY freed me from overwhelm and how, as a result, I became SUPER productive and got 3 months of work done in 2 WEEKS!!! My mastermind at the time was witness to this and couldn't believe what I had gotten done in such a short amount of time.
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Nokia's Lumia 800 was something of a return to high-end form: its design was desirable enough to become the flagship handset for the promising Windows Phone OS, and since then have come the Lumia 900 and cheaper Lumia 710.
A Lumia 800 running the WP Bench app- which includes smartphones named PureLambda, PurePhi, Phi and Alpha in the list of Nokias, as been unearthed, according to My Nokia Blog.
The Nokia PureLambda is listed as running OS 8.0.9 which is appears to be a reference to Windows Phone 8 (Apollo). Nokia last week revealed it would launch PureView phones, slimmer than the Lumia 800.
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These happy snowman with dangling scarves make a perfect menorah wallhanging to help celebrate the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. Their twig arms hold the candles. The directions are given for fusible applique. Do it by machine or do it by hand. Either way it will bring a smile to everyone's face.
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By, Kennesey Peterson & Justina Santora Earthquakes in Haiti Earthquakes in Haiti Location & time Tried solutions Facts about earthquakes OUR Solution MORE FUN FACTS!
about Haiti Famous quotes Earthquakes start by, the moving of the Tectonic plates. Causing the Earth's surface to shake rapidly.
It can also cause terrible destruction of properties and homes,killing thousands. Though we can't stop the earthquakes, we can prevent many of the consequences that they make. Many people have tried to help, but it doesn't always work. People tried to make Earthquake proof walls and tried donating money to rebuild the buildings. But whats the use in rebuilding if we know that the buildings could be knocked down all over again? We need to think of a better solution. Otherwise Haiti's civilization could crumble. Our plan is to start a fundraiser and send the money and supplies to the U.S army so that they can build new buildings. Better ones. The buildings need to be shorter,7 feet tall maybe. And very wide. Wide buildings are harder to knock over than 3 story high ones. Also if we plant the buildings deeper in the ground and somehow get something to hold onto the earth it would help. Like how a plant has roots that hold onto the ground, the houses and buildings will have that too! We could change the world for Haitians! Recently, scientists have been going deep under the sea to find the tectonic plates and research more about them. Haiti is one of the most poor and undeveloped countries in the world. They struggle with many health crises. Most haitian children die before the age of five years.
The cost of the disaster was between 8 and 14 billion dollars! And the death toll was 200,000 to 250,000 people. "Whenever an earthquake or a tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. I'll never forget The wrenching days i spent in Haiti last year for save the children just weeks after the earthquake" -Anne M. Mulcahly The earthquake in Haiti Happened on Tuesday, January, 12, 2010. 30,000 people were injured, 100,000 people made homeless, and 300,000 buildings collapsed. For days Haitians had to live without food or water. The homeless had to live in tents. Earthquakes near the sea can cause title waves. And even hurricanes, causing even more damage. <these are underwater tectonic plates! <like so! Some people talk about Haiti as being the graveyard of development projects-Paul Farmer
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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
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This week on A Prairie Home Companion: a special summertime rebroadcast featuring a few shows we did at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. A great band that has spent a lot of time playing on street corners, The Old Crow Medicine Show, is with us. Our friend Leo Kottke is with us, and Irish songstress Karan Casey sings "The Brown and Yellow Ale." Plus, a whole bunch of big-time Hollywood movie stars: Meryl Streep, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly... And in Lake Wobegon, all of the beautiful weather makes ones thoughts turn to death, of course.
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Described by The New York Times as "the most multicultural festival in the US," AFROPUNK has expanded beyond Brooklyn, offering dates in Paris and London. AFROPUNK ATLANTA promises an eclectic line-up and an audience as diverse as the acts they come to see. Join us to add your voice to the sound behind the movement. And most importantly, come ready to party.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Starred by Karen Armstrong (see cast), this film directed by Emmanuel Itier was premiered in TV or cinema in 2010. The movie "The Invocation" comes from USA. You can watch The Invocation online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2010.
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Runtime: 90 minutes
Karen Armstrong, Michael Beckwith, Mustapha Cherif, Deepak Chopra, Chaim Cohen, Stewart Copeland, Brian Cox, The Dalai Lama, Rosario Dawson, Veronica De Laurentiis, Amit Goswami, John Hagelin, Ervin Laszlo, Malcolm McDowell, Dean Radin and David A. Stewart.
90-minute film (full movie) directed by Emmanuel Itier.
The original audio of The Invocation has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2010.
Screenplay written by Gemini Adams, Amanda Estremera, Sharon Stone and Emmanuel Itier.
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This film was produced and / or financed by Asylum, The and Wonderland Entertainment Group.
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Google Mobile Ads Blocking Screen
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Taking that off tomorrow first thing.
Posted 27 March 2017 - 12:29 PM
People are figuring out how to make Google ads behave in different ways.
During the election in the U.S. there were Hilary ads that, when the page loaded, the view in the browser was moved to the top of the ad. They got away with this for months.
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Those ads were on my site. They came in through straight code from adsense and through DFP.
There are also ads that stream and stream and stream and stream a continuous reel of video. They can get lots of stuff through the adsense window.
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Vignette ads are mobile full-screen ads that appear between page loads on your site and can be skipped by users at any time.
Everyone else calls them interstitials.
I've noticed that sometimes the close/skip button is umm tardy or nonresponsive or even missing (ad appears larger than screen, sometimes changing orientation causes reveal). As I've never allowed page level ads on my sites I've only experienced them while browsing elsewhere. So happy to be slowly discontinuing AdSense; the desperation is beginning to show.
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From Milwaukee to New York City mother nature has issued a challenge, are you up for it?
I was out last night and I will ride my bike again today, how about you?
It just started here. Supposed to mix with freezing rain & total about 10". I can finally try out those studded tires. Can't wait! :D
Not a chance. I am a wimp for winter sports. That and by the time I get off work it is pitch black, good for sleeping but not good for much else when you can't see the hand in front of your face haha
Being in Toronto, I am altogether impressed, appalled and mystified when I witness intrepid cyclists facing 15cm of snow, high winds and treacherous road conditions like we were treated to yesterday. Most of the time I wonder if it's worth the risk, however, and what it accomplishes. The chance of serious injury is magnified a thousand fold in such weather conditions with motorists having reduced visibility, decreased ability to avoid a cyclist should the cyclist wipe-out in front of them and having a lot less road to work with for both vehicles, never mind that the road surface itself is conspiring to remove the cyclist from the two precarious wheels under him in the first place. Most motorists, even here with about 250,000 year-round cyclists, don't expect to encounter a cyclist during a snow-storm. And, what was the benefit for the cyclist? Public transportation could have got them where-ever they were going in about the same time, I imagine, and certainly safer, dryer and warmer. I don't mean to rain on anyone's parade (or snow on it, as the case may be), but it strikes me as being irresponsible to put yourself and others at such an unnecessary risk. What could be hurt by waiting a day or two for the roads to be cleaned up and then resume riding?
I don't know how you guys plan to ride your bikes in 20 inches of snow, but have some fun for me and post some pics! :beer:
Yeah, I'll ride today. With my bike firmly attached to the trainer, parked in front of the TV.
Ride outside? Hell no! There's 50 mph winds - sustained - here with drifts 4-6' high! I defy anyone to ride a bike in this outside! But if you try, best of luck!!
Well if the weather keeps up here, I may be trail riding this week. Not snow in weeks, almost 0degree c and tonnes of rain. Whistler village is almost clear to the point of early may. Sickening.
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I love database relationships, and msSQL makes them extremely easy to manipulate at will. When i switched back to mySQL a couple of years ago I also made the switch from phpMyAdmin to Navicat and immediately didn't understand Navicat's way of handling relationships in mySQL… correctly called "foreign keys" for mySQL vs. msSQL "relationships". My copy of Ben Forta's MySQL Crash Course didn't dive much more than a sentence into the subject, so I thought I'd revisit mySQL relationships when I was ready to sit down and figure it out. And although I don't consider foreign keys/relationships absolutely necessary because I can do everything manually, they sure are nice, particularly on the larger databases where sometimes you may overlook cleaning everything up. Having the database do a little more work vs. the language (ColdFusion or PHP in my case) is always nice too. Read more
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SELECT column1, column2 FROM table WHERE columnDate >= NOW()
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Another test of the Nirbhay land-attack cruise missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads to a strike range of 1,000-km, failed on Wednesday. This was the subsonic missile's fourth test since March 2013, all of which have more or less failed to achieve test parameters.
The missile had to be destroyed in mid-air after it deviated from its flight-path along the coast in Bay of Bengal soon after launch from the Integrated Test Range at Balasore off the Odisha coast around noon on Wednesday. "The test was an utter failure, with the missile veering to the right within two minutes of take-off," said a source.
DRDO may have come a long way in developing ballistic missiles like the Agni series, which have strike ranges from 700-km to over 5,000-km, but continues to flounder in the field of cruise missiles.
The armed forces, of course, already have the supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles developed with the help of Russia, but they have a range of only 290-km as of now and carry only conventional warheads.
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The Larch Mountain Salamander (Plethodon larselli) is a small, rare amphibian that is endemic to Washington and Oregon. In appearance, it is superficially similar to several other salamander species in the region, such as the Western Red-backed Salamander.
I got to see my first Larch Mountain Salamander back in October, when I hiked up to Silver Star Mountain in southern Washington. I was very excited to find this species.
Two features that easily distinguish the Larch Mountain Salamander are the ragged edge of the dorsal stripe– which can be a orange, yellowish, red, or chestnut color– and the tiny outer toe on the back foot. This toe is just a nubbin, about 1/4 the length of its neighboring toe. Check out the photo at right. The red arrows point to the outer toes of the hind feet.
A Larch Mountain Salamander can be up to4.1 in (105 mm) in total length. The ventral (belly) side is pink like salmon flesh or reddish. There are many tiny white flecks on the sides. These extend almost all the way up to the dorsal stripe. You can see this clearly in the photo at right.
This salamander is rare because it has a small geographic range and its habitat is distributed in patches across the landscape.
Populations of the Larch Mountain Salamander exist on both sides of the Columbia River Gorge, with some populations located further north in the Washington Cascades (King and Kittitas counties). They occur at elevations from 160 to 4,100 feet (50-1250 m).
Strong genetic differences between populations separated by the Columbia Gorge indicate that the big river probably acts as a barrier to movement for these salamanders.
Talus slopes in forested areas are the preferred habitat of this species. These rocky habitats are usually away from streams and can be somewhat dry, especially in the summer. In the driest and coldest months, Larch Mountain Salamanders retreat into deep crevices beneath the talus. They are active at the surface in spring and autumn, when conditions are cool and wet.
Larch Mountain Salamanders are also sometimes found under piles of decaying wood in mature forests and among the volcanic rubble at the entrances to lava tubes.
The geological and environmental conditions that make for great Larch Mountain Salamander habitat overlap in a very patchy way across the species' range. Like many salamanders, Larch Mountain Salamanders aren't able to travel long distances between habitat patches. So populations are isolated from each other, existing in little habitat 'islands.'
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Posted June 17, 2015
City of Sydney was announced today as the State's Top Collector for New South Wales in MobileMuster's Local Government Recycling Awards.
Presented by The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for the Environment in Canberra at the National General Assembly of Local Government, City of Sydney received their award for encouraging their local community to recycle over 210 kg of old and unused mobile phones to become MobileMuster's Top Collector in New South Wales.
Electronic waste is one of the faster growing waste issues in Australia and industry and government need to work together to deliver tangible and simple solutions.
"The long term partnership between the mobile phone industry's recycling program MobileMuster and local councils to help people recycle their old mobiles is a fantastic example of how industry and local government can work together to deliver real social and environmental benefits to our communities" said Minister Hunt.
Image credit: Troy Pickard, President of the Australian Local Government Association accepting the Award from the Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for the Environment on behalf of City of Sydney.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the great result recognises just how easy it is for Sydneysiders to safely dispose of unwanted mobile phones and do their bit to help the environment.
"The City is delighted to have been recognised by Mobile Muster for the second year running," the Lord Mayor said.
"We have doubled our phone recycling efforts in the last year through our battery, mobile and light bulb recycling stations in libraries, community centres and apartment blocks.
"Over 90 per cent of the materials in mobile phones can be recovered and used to make everything from stainless steel to plastic fence posts. It's vital we encourage recycling of these valuable resources."
Rose Read, Recycling Manager, MobileMuster, said, "We proudly recognise the exemplary work of City of Sydney in working with us to fulfil our promise to keep old mobiles and accessories out of landfill. Without the support of councils, like the City of Sydney MobileMuster wouldn't be the successful recycling program it is today."
"Councils play a major role in educating and making it easy for residents to recycle their old mobile phones. In the 12 months to April 2015, local councils diverted over 3,300kgs of mobiles, batteries, chargers and accessories from landfill and over the past 10 years have collected over 25,600kg mobiles and accessories for recycling,"
MobileMuster, Australia's only government accredited, not-for-profit mobile phone recycling program is proud to be celebrating 10 years of working with local councils in promoting and collecting mobile phones for recycling. MobileMuster partners with over 300 councils across Australia to help divert thousands of tonnes of non-renewable resources out of landfill and back into the economy every year.
MobileMuster's recycling awards, which have been running since 2007, acknowledge the great support received from local government in ensuring the industry keeps its promise; that mobile phone products don't end up in landfill and are instead recycled in a safe, secure and ethical way.
City of Sydney was awarded alongside seven other councils in the awards ceremony within the following categories:
For more information on the awards and previous winners visit the MobileMuster mobilemuster.com.au/councils or call 1300 730 070. For all media enquiries contact Rose Read 0418 216 364 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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What Brexit can mean for you and your organisation
The impact of Brexit, the uncertainty around healthcare provisions in the UK, the regulation of the European Life Science Sectors, as well as the political institutions in the EU and UK represent huge challenges for business and non-profit in the months and years to come.
With the UK leaving the European Union, the UK must not only re-define its relationship with the EU, many existing legislations in the UK will have to be revised and updated. This creates great uncertainty regarding the continuation of existing rules, but also political opportunities to shape future legislation. Patient organisations, professional associations, researchers and industry active in the EU or UK must understand these changes, respond to potential threats and harness upcoming opportunities.
RPP is your partner in understanding and responding to Brexit. We are the largest independent healthcare consultancy for advocacy in Brussels and Europe. RPP has a strong presence in the most important European Member States and a proven track record in promoting health and science policy in the EU and UK. If you are concerned how Brexit can affect you and need an interpreter between your organisation's needs and the politics that affect them, then consider how RPP can support you.
What RPP can offer you
On the ground updates on Brexit newsWith our main office in Brussels and an office in London our staff are a regular sight in the corridors of the European institutions and the halls of Westminster. We can provide you with fast information that can affect your organisation.
Analysis of what Brexit means for youOur specialised team can readily assess what Brexit could mean for your organisation and what steps you may need to take. RPP's most senior staff can provide you with strategical advice to identify political opportunities provided by Brexit.
Give you a presence in London, Brussels and other major capitalsWith a strong track record for translating the organisations' needs into policy action, RPP will work with you to ensure your voice is heard in policy and your interests represented. We can help you to develop policy goals based on our organisation's objectives and implement advocacy programmes using the latest political, visual communication and digital campaigning tools at our disposal.
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RPP responds to each client individually. We have a wide array of expertise for different actors in healthcare. Please consider which offer is most appropriate for your needs. For more information or a detailed proposal, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry
The impact of Brexit on healthcare provisions in the UK, the regulation of the European Life Science Sectors, as well as the political institutions in the EU and UK represent huge challenges for medical device and pharmaceutical companies in the months and years to come.
Non-profit Organizations
Brexit represents a huge challenge for all organizations acting in the UK, especially non-profit organizations such as patient organization, medical and healthcare worker associations, or unions. It will not only affect existing healthcare regulations, but impact employment, social, and safety regulations in the UK.
Brexit process
This week's newsletter looks at a critical moment in the Brexit process as the Article 50 Bill passed through the Houses of Parliament and received Royal Assent, the potential Second Referendum for Scottish Independence, and the EP Plenary session in Strasbourg discussing the future of the EU.
Article 50 Bill through the House of Lords
This week's newsletter looks at the passage of the Article 50 Bill through the House of Lords, the future of the European Union, as discussed in the EP Plenary session in Strasbourg and the impact of Brexit on the Labour Party, and the two upcoming by-elections it is defending.
Brexit perspective in 2017
This week's newsletter looks the Brexit Bill and White Paper, Martin Schulz's new position as SDP Chancellor candidate for this year's German federal election, the new European Parliament Committee Chairs, and an event organised by RPP on the impact of Brexit on Rare Diseases.
Supreme Court decision
This week's newsletter looks at the Supreme Court decision, the tabling of a European Union (Notice of Withdrawal) Bill, Jeremy Hunt's evidence to the Health Select Committee on Brexit and how Donald Trump's Inauguration might impact on Brexit.
Theresa May's speech on Brexit
This week's newsletter looks at Theresa May's speech on Brexit, and the reaction to it, as well as the election for the new President of the European Parliament and his Vice-Presidents.
Brexit perspective in 2017
This week's newsletter looks at what's coming up from a Brexit perspective in 2017, the runners and riders to be the new European Parliament President, and a look at the UK's change of Ambassador to the EU.
Theresa May's appearance before the House of Commons Liaison Committee
This week's newsletter wishes all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well as Theresa May's appearance before the House of Commons Liaison Committee.
Future for European institutions based in the UK
This week's newsletter looks at the future for European institutions based in the UK as well as the impact of Brexit on the City of London, as well as the House of Lords report into the impact of Brexit on UK-Ireland relations.
The statement on Brexit from Michel Barnier
This week's newsletter looks at the statement on Brexit from Michel Barnier, the UK's Supreme Court hearing on Article 50 and Parliament's motion to trigger it, the two by-elections in the UK over the last eight days and the results and impact of the election and referendum in Austria and Italy.
Schulz leaving, Verhofstadt remaining and Brexit coming
Whilst the last few weeks have given the PM and the Government some positive economic news, this week has certainly been more challenging from a political perspective. In addition to photographers capturing an image of a Conservative MP's aides notes on Brexit...
Impact of US Elections on Europe
Here at RPP few people would have predicted Donald Trump's shock victory in the Presidential Election, and I'm sure like most readers of this newsletter, none would have wanted...
RPP's FIRST BREXIT EVENT AND HIGH COURT RULING ON ARTICLE 50
The last week has been an extremely busy one for RPP's Brexit team with our first Brexit event held at Imperial College Business School on Thursday 3rd November...
What role for the UK Parliament in Brexit?
The week just gone was fairly positive from a Brexit perspective for Theresa May. There was some embarrassment for her with a recording of her meeting with Goldman Sachs before the referendum being leaked...
Theresa May's first EU Summit
Last week, Theresa May attended her first EU Summit as UK Prime Minister. Whilst Brexit was not the focus of the summit, with Russia and immigration being the main discussion points, there was obviously some discussion and a lot of interest on the UK's future relationship with the EU...
The EU, UK and RPP Brexit Teams
In the cut and thrust of the political posturing surrounding the upcoming Brexit negotiations, each side is trying to position its arguments as the most credible. There is an awful lot of repetition, and the political landscape could change dramatically between now and...
Olli Rehn "Europe seeks renewal in the shadow of Brexit"
Conservative Party Conference continued to dominate the political and Brexit news last week. Whilst the Conference will arguably be viewed as a success, see article below, the mood of the country, media and Conservative Party is volatile...
May's Vision of Brexit
On the 3rd November, RPP is holding its first Brexit event, with speakers including Lord Andrew Lansley, former UK Secretary of State for Health, on the impact of Brexit on the Life Sciences Sector and the NHS...
Impact on the MHRA and Notified Bodies
Migration and its impact on the European Union and EU referendum bubbled back to the surgace this week. With many European Leaders in New York for the UN summit on migration, the prime minister, Theresa May said...
What future for the European Union?
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"Brexit means Brexit"
Brexit continues to dominate the Prime Minister's agenda both internationally and domestically, with a challenging week of diplomacy with global leaders combined with trying to keep her Brexit ministers in line...
Brexit and the EU Budget
With September now upon us, the discussion around Brexit certainly seems to be hotting up in the UK, with tensions surfacing over "what Brexit means" in practice, across Europe and even globally...
Merkel's Euro-Trip II
With many of the key players back from their summer vacations, Brexit is high on the list of many European politicians' priorities, as we have seen with Angela Merkel meeting so many of Europe's leaders this week...
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Successful advocacy doesn't happen behind closed doors anymore. An open discussion, also in social media, will contribute to consensus building and sustainable policy development.
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An American rock band Sonic Youth was formed in New York City in 1981. The current group's line up composes of Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and Mark Ibold. The group is known as the alternative icon. They play in different music styles such as noise rock, no wave, hard core punk, indie, etc. The breakthrough happened in 1990 when the group released their album Goo and the song Kool Thing entered the charts. The next album Dirty also had success and the group was fully recognized. The band is known for instrumental music and for naming albums and tracks in different languages like French, Dutch, Esperanto, Japanese, Lithuanian. You can download these SYR album series from our site in mp3. Sonic Youth band is known for touring with Nirvana when it was unknown group. Sonic Youth collaborated with Neil Young, Free Kitten and with other musicians.


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Co-ed Participation – Women's Participation in Men's Professional Baseball
Physical Activity and Athletic Competition for Individuals with Disabilities
Schools must provide individuals with disabilities, with equal opportunities to participate and equal treatment in physical education, school recess, club, varsity and intramural sports programs.
Issues Related to Pregnancy & Athletic Participation
Policies concerning pregnancy and sport should protect both the health and rights of female athletes to participate in sports and physical activity.
Athletes and Drug Use
Taking any illegal or banned substance for the purpose of enhancing athletic performance is a decision to cheat, endanger one's health and encourages others to cheat.
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Digital Trade, EU Trade Barriers for SMEs to be Subject of ITC Hearing
The International Trade Commission will hold a public hearing Sept. 25 at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., in conjunction with two ongoing investigations into the role of digital trade in the U.S. and global economies and trade barriers that U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises face in the European Union.
Requests to appear at this hearing are due no later than Sept. 12 and pre-hearing briefs and statements should be filed by Sept. 18. Post-hearing briefs and statements are due no later than Oct. 3, and all other written submissions must be filed by Oct. 15 (SMEs) or March 21 (digital trade).
Digital Trade. For the purposes of this investigation, digital trade encompasses commerce in products and services delivered via the Internet as well as commerce in products and services that is facilitated by the use of the Internet and Internet-based technologies.
The ITC recently completed the first of two investigations on digital trade, which described U.S. digital trade in the context of the broader economy, examined cross-border digital trade and its relationship to other cross-border transactions (e.g., foreign direct investment), described notable barriers and impediments to digital trade, and outlined potential approaches for assessing the linkages and contributions of digital trade to the U.S. economy.
The second investigation, which will be the subject of the Sept. 25 hearing, builds on the first to estimate the value of U.S. digital trade and the potential growth of this trade, examine the broader linkages and contributions of digital trade to the U.S. economy, present case studies that examine the importance of digital trade to selected U.S. industries that use or produce such goods and services, and examine the effect of notable barriers to digital trade on selected industries and the broader U.S. economy. The ITC is also examining how other industries, such as financial services and retailing, make use of digital products and services for production and trade. The ITC anticipates submitting its report in this investigation by July 14, 2014.
EU Trade Barriers for SMEs. To help inform the recently launched Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations, the ITC is conducting an investigation of the trade barriers that U.S. SMEs perceive as disproportionately affecting their exports to the EU compared to those of larger exporters. The ITC's report in this investigation will identify barriers faced by SMEs exporting both goods and services and will focus on sectors with high concentrations of SMEs. The ITC will also address specific trade barriers in individual EU member states and provide qualitative distinctions among the identified barriers.
The ITC is already scheduled to hold a public hearing in this investigation Oct. 8 in Washington, D.C. The ITC expects to submit its report to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative no later than Jan. 31, 2014.


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Royals' Grifol: If we're in playoffs, no one will care we don't hit homers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals hitting coach Pedro Grifol says he loves home runs as much as the next person. But Grifol believes there's a better way to judge the Royals' offense.
"I think at the end of the year, if the Kansas City Royals are in the playoffs, no one is going to care if we hit home runs or not," Grifol tells FOXSportsKansasCity.com. "What we have to care about is going through a championship year."
Fans again are grumbling about the Royals' lack of power as the team, just like last season, is last in the American League in home runs with 18. Last year at this time the Royals had 26 home runs under hitting coaches Jack Maloof and Andre David, who eventually were reassigned at the end of May.
"Obviously, we all want to see home runs," Grifol says. "I want to see them. We're no different than anyone else. Ned (Yost) wants to see them. Dayton (Moore) wants to see them. Players want to see them. Fans want to see them. That's a big part of the game today. But it's not that easy to do.
"I just want to see good at-bats, matching to the situation that helps us win games. We have to just scratch out whatever runs we can, whether it is with home runs or situational hitting. …
"There's going to be a time when we'll do it (hit home runs). We've got some guys here with some power. We'll run into some stretches where we'll hit some home runs. But when we're not, we have to find a way to win a game anyway. We just can't depend on a home run."
Players such as Eric Hosmer, Billy Butler, Alex Gordon, Sal Perez and Mike Moustakas eventually will start driving the ball consistently out of the park, Grifol says.
"I think they are capable," he says. "That's going to come. You look at 650 at-bats and you hit 30 home runs, you're a power hitter. In time through a course of the season, we're going to have guys who hit 18 or 20 or 21 home runs. We're going to have 20-plus (homer) guys. We have guys who can do that. But if they don't, we still have to find ways to manufacture runs and win games.
"Obviously, everyone wants to see the home run. With one pitch you can go up three runs or you can get back into a game or put the game away. A lot of good things happen when you put the ball out of the ballpark. It hasn't happened for us. But we have to concentrate on putting good swings on the ball and drive the ball in the gap, and good things like home runs will be a byproduct of that."
It's not like Grifol, or any other hitting coach, can simply demand home runs from his troops, he says.
"Again, I go back to just plain winning baseball games," Grifol says. "Everyone is going to be happy if we win baseball games, not if we hit three home runs and lose a game. Our focus is on doing whatever we can to score more runs than the opposition. And I think with our pitching and our defense, we have an opportunity to do that each night.
"Whether we hit three home runs or not, or we hit none, we still have to do whatever we can do to win the game.
"I'll say what I have said (before) during this interview: At the end of the year, we're going to be evaluated on whether or not we make the playoffs. I don't think — and anyone can correct me if I'm wrong — anyone is going to complain if we're in the playoffs and we're worst in the league in home runs."
Grifol also isn't about to get into a debate about why other teams hit more home runs at spacious Kauffman Stadium than the Royals do. So far this season, the Royals have been out-homered at The K, 14-7.
"You're never going to hear me complain about the size of the ballpark or the elements here," Grifol says. "Our job is to just find ways to score runs. And there are many ways to do that. We have to focus on that, do the little things to get them to match the situation with the at-bat.
"It's going to get better as the season goes on. We're working to get better at it."
What the Royals do well in general is hit the gaps. They are tied for fourth in the league with 78 doubles.
"Of course, there is truth to that," Grifol says. "We've got three or four guys now with 10 to 15 doubles. We got guys who are hitting the gaps. You look around the league and we are hitting some doubles. But I'm not big on that (statistic). The one statistic I'm big on is runs. That's what we're here to do — score runs and win baseball games."
Only one AL team (Houston) has scored fewer runs than the Royals, though.
"I'm seeing improvements," Grifol says. "They're feeling better. We just have to keep concentrating on winning baseball games. We have to make sure our ABs match the situation in front of us.
"What we need to understand is if we don't hit home runs, but we also fail to move a guy over or get him in from third with less than two outs, then we need to get better in those areas and improve. We have to keep improving there."
You can follow Jeffrey Flanagan on Twitter at @jflanagankc or email him at email@example.com.
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MRI reveals knee sprain for Moehler
The Astros right-hander left Monday's start against the Pirates in the third inning with what was being called a right knee sprain. Moehler had an MRI on Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh with the hopes that nothing serious would be found with the knee, which had been bothering him on and off for the past few weeks.
The diagnosis: a mild sprain of the medial collateral ligament. The status: day-to-day.
Moehler said on Monday that it was particularly bothersome because it was his push-off leg and it was greatly hampering his delivery to the plate. It likely contributed to Moehler's 0-2, 27.00 ERA start to the 2009 season.
There was no word about whether Moehler would be able to make his next scheduled start on Sunday, with the plan to see how he felt on Wednesday before determining if a move would have to be made to replace him in the rotation.
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.