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"Open the door to a new world."
Worlds collide in Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2) The Animation, as the real world (mainly Seiga Academy) is placed in jeopardy due to the possibility of the Darkers (monsters from PSO2) being able to enter the real world and abduct humans. The whole premise for this show is a glorified advertisement for the game Phantasy Star Online 2 published by Sega. There are many questions surrounding how these types of productions fare in the end, and PSO2 the Animation did a pretty good job at it.
With a mix of both school and slice of life along with the action that comes with the game, there is a pretty good balance in demonstrating the life of those playing the game, mainly through the main protagonist that is Tachibana Itsuki. The other characters in the show also remained quite diverse in their backgrounds as opposed to their in game characters, which was nice too see as it was quite realistic and reflected society well. Their interactions with each other was also pretty clear in maintaining a positive attitude towards anything, which actually created a positive atmosphere while watching. It also touched on the area of how games may affect students, and it was nice too see that games and study could be coherently done at the same time, during a given time period.
The animations within the show generally reflected a game as well, with all the different classes of characters and many, many flashy skills, it was nice too see both a mix of CG and animated scenes. With both being switched back and forth it allowed for an easy undertaking of situations, knowing the difference in what has happening in game and in real life. The animations were actually quite bright and the use of colors to signify sadder or more "duller" times were used quite well.
Rina Best Girl!
OP/ED: The OP was actually sung by the Itsuki's seiyuu, Aoi Shouta, it provided a nice depth and added bonus towards the whole series. This created the feeling that everything was truly from Itsuki's perspective. The ED on the other hand was more of a dance routine, with pretty colors and animations. It was quite funny to see that Rina's character (SORO) was used to demonstrate the dance, along with the mascot characters.
Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation Was it Good?
For what it's worth, its a pretty good adaptation or "advertisement" for the game PSO2. It did provide a lot of different information in regards to gaming terminology as well as the game itself. It created a good balance of slice of life and action, in which touching on certain areas in how gaming and society are reflected realistically made it quite nice to see.
Recommendations: The most appropriate recommendations are those anime in which are reflective of a game already existing, or the entering of a game world by the characters. Though PSO2 the Animation did a good job in its slice of life and gaming elements, thus I recommend the following:
- Log Horizon
- Sword Art Online
- Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation
- Blade and Soul
- Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation


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This course is aimed at beginner DotNetNuke (DNN) users. It is designed to get you started in building your own site with DotNetNuke. It takes you on a Guided Tour of some of the more important features of DNN, and concludes with a tutorial on building your own DNN module extension.

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Mike McCarthy could've made excuses. Pete Carroll could have asked for a mulligan. Ron Rivera could have said, "We were this close…"No, when your backup quarterback plays well enough to beat the Saints at home and the Steelers in Pittsburgh and the defense can't get off the field, you have a problem.
But as their offseasons began in disappointing fashion these last two weeks, those three coaches demonstrated that in the NFL, there's no room for complacency.
McCarthy didn't view the Packers earning a 7-9 record despite the nine-game absence of his future Hall of Fame quarterback as a moral victory.
The Seahawks going 9-7 and missing the playoffs by just one game amid an injury-plagued year didn't give Carroll any consolation. And Rivera didn't accept the Panthers' return to the playoffs (where they lost 31-26 to the Saints) one year after going 6-10 in 2016 as sufficient progress.
Instead, all three coaches made the difficult decisions to fire key members of their coaching staffs in hopes of better positioning their teams to win the Super Bowl in 2018.
Firings and hirings happen every year. But it's not often that you see perennial playoff contenders make such drastic moves.Yes, and process worship is for mediocrities. And politicians. There is still a steep grading curve in sports.
McCarthy, however, best explained the reasoning.
"Are we doing enough to win a world championship, or are we doing everything we need to do to win a championship?" he asked during a recent news conference after his team having missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years and for only the third time in his 12 seasons as head coach.
"You don't get to say, 'But if Aaron (Rodgers) doesn't get hurt'," McCarthy said. "That's a loser's mentality. We don't get to operate that way."
How many times have team leaders preached staying the course following bumps in the road similar to the ones Green Bay and Seattle experienced this year? How many coaches have given the "trust the process" line when their teams still don't quite deliver?
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Aug 13, 2018 - National Geographic Sea Bird
Early morning misty light found National Geographic Sea Bird making her way up Tracy Arm toward South Sawyer Glacier. Snow-capped mountains surrounded us as the ship maneuvered through icebergs and bergy bits calved from the glacier at the head of the fjord.
After a scrumptious breakfast, we boarded our expedition landing crafts to venture further into Tracy Arm and get a closer look at the source of all the floating ice around us. Curious harbor seals eyed us from their floating ice perches. Mountain goats gazed at us from the stony walls surrounding the fjord. South Sawyer Glacier treated us to several large calving events with walls of ice falling from the glacier face into the sea with a resounding thunderclap.
After lunch, all the water toys came out. Some of us chose to kayak; others explored by expedition landing craft; still others tested the ice-cold waters on stand-up paddleboards!
Our day was best summed up in a poem composed by guest Jenna Pearson:
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And I don't mean Bill, Tim and Graham! Things are proceeding slowly this week as far as The Grand Duchy of Stollen is concerned! To much prep work for the writing and film courses I teach and not enough time in the evenings for more important stuff like prepping and painting the next batch of figures.
Which brings me to the next point. I have managed to trim the mold lines and flash from six Prussian musketeers in the firing pose and glue them to temporary 1 inch cardboard squares -- my usual way of doing things. They already look good, but it sure is interesting to have them on my desk side by side with the 2nd (Von Laurenz) Musketeers who are all finished except for the protective coat of Future floor polish, something I am going to test on one of the small fellows momentarily as soon as I finish posting this latest entry here. I have not forgotten the photos, and there will be many. Rest assured!
Other goodies. . . I received the first six bottles of GW paints in the mail this afternoon. I read somewhere (OSW or The Miniatures Page?) that these paints cover very well, so I can't wait to try them out on the batch of figures currently under preparation.
Since Ral Partha and Polly S paints are no more (I particularly enjoyed the latter, discovering them in the fall of 1981 when I began painting D&D figures at 14 years of age), I might even order another six bottle of different colors tomorrow. Then, I'll have a nice range to work with. I have found over the years that not every color in a particular range works well in all situations. This the reason I use a mix of artist oils, Humbrol enamels (poor old Humbrol and Airfix!), and whatever acrylic paints I can get my hands on. I tried Armory acrylics in the late 80s but found that the coverage was not good at all for most of the colors I tried and went back to Polly S.
I've also got a few 25mm SYW Prussian figures and some cannon on the way from Tom Dye at GFI. Must call him with my credit card information tomorrow. Can't wait to see the
Finally, Donald Hauser has posted some pictures of a few musketeers and fusiliers he recently painted, who are fighting for the Duchy of Vulgaria. Needless to say, the RSM95 figures Donald uses are great, and his color scheme ( black coats with light blue and yellow facings/turnbacks) is striking. Have a look at: http://electorateofvulgaria.blogspot.com/


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Eliminating Police Violence
The police is a necessary body for the safety of citizens. At the same time, Zehut condemns police violence and views it as an unacceptable phenomenon. Some of the negative behaviors that Zehut identifies among police officers: lack of basic courtesy, harassment of passersby in searches without reasonable suspicion, and unnecessary and violent confrontations with civilians, which end too often in the filing of a complaint of assaulting a police officer against the civilian.
In light of this, Zehut believes that the relationship between the police and civilians should be rehabilitated, and as a first step it will transfer the authority to appoint the police chief to the community. In such a reality, the police chief will feel that he serves the community in which he operates and the citizens will give him the trust he deserves, accordingly.
Canceling the Biometric Database
The Israeli biometric database is a computerized database of biometric data such as fingerprints and facial features. The State of Israel has adopted the database on the grounds that it can eradicate the phenomenon of forging identity cards. However, beyond the existence of alternative technological solutions to combat this phenomenon, the existence of the biometric database presents a much more serious danger to the citizens of Israel than the phenomenon of forgery.
This database seriously threatens the privacy and liberty of Israeli citizens. First, it is likely that at some point the database will be breached and the most private information of the citizens will be available to everyone who wants it (as happened recently with the biometric database in India). But even assuming that the database is not breached, Zehut views the state's control of the biometric data of its citizens very seriously. In fact, this is another way for the state to increase its power and reduce the citizen's freedom. If the State of Israel wants to be a state of liberty, it must respect the privacy of its citizens.
Therefore, Zehut will immediately revoke the biometric law, and in particular the biometric database, and restore the citizen's privacy and freedom.
Cease the Pursuit of Cannabis Consumers
Zehut believes that there is no justification for treating hundreds of thousands of cannabis consumers as criminals. Cannabis is no more addictive than other legal substances that harm no one. In addition to the many resources that the police invest in order to enforce the policy of incriminating cannabis consumers, which amounts to hundreds of millions of shekels annually to the citizens of Israel, Zehut deplores the reality in which the Israel Police has the ability to threaten to open a criminal case against such a large number of civilians who do not harm others.
Zehut seeks to create a legal infrastructure for cannabis consumption and trade (similar to restrictions on alcohol trade), which will be updated from time to time according to lessons learned from experience. The main points are:
- The use of cannabis and its components, non-commercial cultivation, maintenance or purchase shall be permitted by law.
- The youngest age for cannabis will be 21 years.
- The sale of cannabis and its components in places of entertainment will be prohibited.
- A business that wishes to sell cannabis or its components will need a suitable business license.
Termination of Administrative Detentions
Zehut opposes police use of administrative detention, which is a corrupting force that enables the state to circumvent the legal mechanisms and deny the citizen's freedom, and to hold him in prison for long periods of time without evidence or trial. This is a serious violation of the detainees' rights.
The state must recognize the state of war to which it is subjected and separate the cases accordingly. Criminals will be tried in the criminal justice system and will be brought to justice, while maintaining their right to a fair trial. On the other hand, the enemies of the state fighting it will be settled or otherwise restricted according to the circumstances. They will not be charged, judged or acquitted of criminals unless they violate the laws of war.
Nonviolent Civil Disobedience
In the rest of the world's democratic states, nonviolent civil disobedience is seen as a legitimate and important tool for preserving democracy. Israel, however, has developed a policy of aggressive resistance by the regime to any form of protest without distinguishing between violent protest and nonviolent protest. Zehut demands a policy that distinguishes between the two kinds of checks and instructs the police not to resort to violence when it comes to nonviolent resistance.
Carrying Arms
Although the political framework requires citizens to give up their right to exercise force, there is no justification for depriving them of their right to self-defense. Zehut sees denial of the right of civilians to bear arms as an infringement of their right to self-defense, if only because from the moment of entry into danger until the arrival of the security forces, the citizen is required to defend himself and his surroundings by himself. With regard to the claim that the ease of carrying weapons will cause greater crime, criminals already have access to illegal weapons. These restrictions hamper the ordinary citizen. Moreover, it is absurd that a civilian who is discharged from the IDF cannot carry a gun after the state has placed an assault rifle in his hand during his service.
Therefore, as a first step, Zehut will authorize the carrying of arms to all military veterans without violent past or physical or mental limitations, and will then formulate a policy of extending permits to all citizens.


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This is a little break from the normal information I usually have but it seemed worth posting about. We recently had a tv stop working and we replaced it with another smaller tv. Both were HDMI connections but all of a sudden the PS3 stopped showing video. I could hear the Playstation start up but the tv screen was black. The fix is to have everything connected, with the PS3 off. Press the PS3 power button, you will here the initial first beep, and hold the Playstation 3 power button until you hear the second beep, then release. This will make the PS3 rescan the video output from 480 to HD and your video will start working again. It will ask you a few questions about finding a new HDMI device to which you answer and everything will start working again!
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Hytera RD985 S
Professional DMR repeater for large radio networks
The Hytera RD985s Repeater is an impressive DMR digital systems repeater. Supporting conventional analogue and digital modes, it can also be used in DMR trunked radio systems (Tier III), and with up to 50W power is responsible for delivering excellent coverage in DMR simulcast and Hytera XPT systems.
The Hytera RD985S repeater can be operated in analogue and digital mode and are completely compatible with analogue systems currently in use. In addition, the RD985S is a true all-rounder. As well as DMR trunked radio (Tier III), it also supports use in Hytera XPT and simulcast radio systems. Developed according to the open ETSI DMR standard and, thanks to its technical features, the RD985S is your perfect companion to deliver a professional digital radio network.
The heart of professional radio systems
All the repeaters from Hytera can be connected in digital mode via IP connection to a comprehensive radio network. In analogue mode, the repeaters can be connected together back-to-back. Both in conventional analogue and DMR modes (DMR Tier II), the Hytera RD985 and RD985S repeaters can be used with the Hytera RD625 and Hytera RD965 repeaters in a radio system.
Upgradeable for greater challenges (RD985S)
The RD985S repeater supports not only conventional analogue and digital modes, but also other modes that can be unlocked with a chargeable licence. It can be upgraded into a base station for DMR simulcast, DMR trunked radio (Tier III) or Hytera XPT radio systems. This means that the RD985S is a secure investment for growing radio projects.
Improved utilisation of the frequency spectrum
Thanks to the TDMA technology, twice as many users can use the same channel. Due to restricted frequency resources, this represents an important relief and reduces expense for system terminals and licences.
Dual mode and automatic change
Both repeaters can switch independently between the digital and analogue modes, depending on the type of the receiver signal.
Secure communication
To protect your radio communications, the Hytera DMR RD985 and RD985S repeaters offer advanced digital encryption functions, according to the DMRA specification. Depending on the variant, both repeaters support encryption with 40, 128 or 256 bit.
High transmitting power
Both repeaters oer an adjustable transmitting power of up to 50 watts and therefore satisfy the high requirements for modern PMR radio systems.
Extremely reliable
As they are designed to military standards, both repeaters offer consistently high reliability and excellent performance. Test results from independent laboratories have shown that the device can be operated for up to 100,000 hours without interference (MTBF) and it therefore meets the requirements for use in extreme situations.
Flexible installation options
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PP 306: Kimi Morton and Pua Pakele and Cabot, Owners of Best Life Ever
Kimi and Pua are fitness trainers turned productivity coaches turned business coaches. Listen as we share a fun conversation about transparency, burn-out, following our passion, growing our online community and more!
04:30 Do-Be Do vs. Be-Do-Be
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09:50 Your vibe attracts your tribe
11:53 Our thoughts about the word "hustle"
27:20 How to find more time in your day to build your passion project
35:40 Our mess becomes our message
44:45 The balance entrepreneurs need to overcome anxiety and overwhelm
45:50 Tools we use to stay productive
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Young people identified as being abusive to others may also have underlying unmet needs which require addressing by education staff. These needs should be considered separately from those of the person being abused.
Concerns about the young person who is being abusive to others may need to be discussed with the designated child protection lead and senior manager. Local agencies should follow the appropriate child protection procedures, including a plan of action to address the identified needs and where necessary convene relevant meetings with the appropriate professionals in respect of the young person who is being abusive.
The young person will also need to be held responsible for their abusive actions and, where appropriate, criminal justice agencies will need to be involved. Child welfare and criminal justice agencies should work together.
For abusive conduct which is not deemed to be a child protection issue or a criminal matter, for example, use of language or 'name calling', interventions should include sanctions. The focus should be on positive action to promote respectful relationships.
Tailored group work for young people using abuse might be considered, it is important to remember that children and young people have the potential to change their attitudes and actions. We recommend the programmes delivered by Respect.
For more information look at Respects toolkit on 'Working with Young People Using Violence & Abuse'
When abuse by education staff is disclosed or suspected, or there are suspicions about their behaviour which may meet the criteria for abuse. The following procedure is recommended but you will need to follow your own child protection policy and procedure:
Staff can be referred to comprehensive perpetrator programmes like the ones delivered by Respect.
More information on how to deal with staff who use violence and abuse can be found in Respect's Domestic violence resource manual for employers.


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Find the programs and resources in place for families who need assistance with access to nutritious foods and healthcare.
Douglas County Health Department
Douglas County Health Department offers a number of services to members of the community. These services include blood pressure checks, BMI assessments, car seat checks, cholesterol screening, chronic disease self-management classes, lead screening provided to children ages nine months to six years, TB testing, and water sampling kits.
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Douglas County Health Department offers a number of services to members and child care programs in the community. These services include child care health consultations and TB testing.
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Head Start provides a pre-school learning experience for three and four-year old children form low-income families and children with disabilities, coupled with a holistic emphasis on health, nutrition, social services, and special services for children with identified disabilities through full parent involvement and participation.
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Head Start provides a pre-school learning experience for three and four-year old children form low-income families and children with disabilities, coupled with a holistic emphasis on health, nutrition, social services, and special services for children with identified disabilities through full parent involvement and participation.
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203 SE 2nd Avenue, Courthouse
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Resources and assistance programs for housing, utilities, employment, and more are listed below. Can't find the resource you need? Contact us to help you connect with the support your family needs.
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The Family Support Division helps families with food stamps, health care, child care, child support, and other needs. Their mission is to build the capacity of individuals, families, and communities to secure and sustain healthy, safe, and productive lives.
603 NW 12th Avenue
Ava, MO, 65608
The Children's Division is responsible for the administration of child welfare services. They work in partnerships with families, communities, the courts and other governmental entities toward ensuring the safety, permanency, and well-being of Missouri children.
603 Springfield Rd, Unit E
Ava, MO, 65608
Section for Child Care Regulation
Complaints made on child care programs for violations of child care regulations are investigated.
149 Park Central Square, Suite 116
Springfield, MO, 65801
The Child Support program is responsible for locating parents; establishing paternity; establishing, monitoring and enforcing child and medical support orders; and distributing support collections.
3417 Division Dr, Suite 3
West Plains, MO, 65775
USDA Rural Development offers loans, grants, and loan guarantees to help create jobs and support economic development and essential services such as: housing, health care, first responder services and equipment, and water, electric, and communications.
3210 Hoover Drive
West Plains, MO, 65775
Ozark Action, Inc. offers many different services to members of the community. These services include the areas of Community services, head start, housing, weatherization, and the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA).
203 Southeast 2nd Avenue
Ava, MO, 65608
Legal Services of Southern Missouri
Legal Services of Southern Missouri is a not-for-profit organization serving only the low-income and elderly. LSSM never charges a fee to any of their client. The services they provide include: domestic/sexual violence, family, consumer, housing, public benefits, and elder law.
313 Washington Avenue
West Plains, MO, 65775
The Child Advocacy Center provides a number of services to children who have been abused, or loved ones are concerned that the child has been abused. These services including forensic interviews, sexual assault forensic exam, child and an at risk exam. All of these pieces come together and the team determines the next steps.
411 Garfield Street
West Plains, MO, 65775
Christos House is a safe place for victims of domestic violence to escape abuse and make a positive change in a supportive atmosphere. Christos House serves 8 counties and has two outreach offices and two resale shops.
1554 Imperial Center
West Plains, MO, 65775
Women's Crisis Center of Taney County
Women's Crisis Center of Taney County has a mission to provide quality residential and non-residential services to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence. To do this, they provide safe shelter, support, and advocacy for victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children. In addition to providing safe shelter placement, they also provide a 24-hour crisis hotline, 24-hour shelter access, transitional housing, crisis intervention, case management, support groups, court advocacy, personal advocacy, information and referrals, counseling, and much more.
PO Box 282
Branson, MO, 65615
Options Pregnancy Center offers free and confidential services to men and women in the area. Services offers include: lab-quality pregnancy testing, limited ultrasounds, medical consultation, pregnancy diagnosis, parenting education, and more.
131 Lincoln Ave
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Harmony House provides shelter, advocacy, and education to survivors of domestic violence and promote the principle that all individuals have the right to a life free of abuse. Harmony House provides a number of services to individuals who need it. These services can include: crisis intervention, emergency shelter, outreach program, survivor resources, and community education.
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Springfield, MO, 65804
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Illegal Blighting Lawsuit Filed by Fremont Citizens in Costco Poultry Plant Fight
Due process violations alleged; Temporary injunction requested to halt further city development of massive animal operation that would process more than 300-thousand chickens per day FREMONT, NE JULY 26, 2016 Three members of the citizens group Nebraska… Read More
Press Release: Fulton County Residents Learn the Facts about CAFOs in Illinois
Threat of Ipava industrial hog operation rallies community to protect their health, environment and quality of life. IPAVA, IL "JULY 1, 2016 "Fulton County residents gathered this week to prepare for a community battle against Runway Ridge, a… Read More
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts Chris Petersen, Socially Responsible Agricultural Project 641-425-8760 | email@example.com Group Targets Iowa Economic Development Authority Records on Proposed Prestage Hog Packing Plant for Mason City Public documents sought on state agency's regulations, procedures,… Read More
Press Release: Lewiston, IL More Errors in Flawed Livestock Permit
LEWISTOWN, IL MARCH 22, 2016 The citizens group Fulton County Concerned Citizens (FCCC) has issued a renewed demand that the construction permit for a new industrial-scale swine operation be revoked permanently.
Press Release: Lewiston, IL Faulty Hog CAFO Plan Challenged
LEWISTOWN, IL MARCH 3, 2016 A growing coalition known as the Concerned Residents of Fulton County is standing in opposition to a swine concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) slated to be built near a popular local hiking trail and the city of Lewistown, Illinois.
Victory for Citizens Asserting Clayton Hog Factory Too Close For Comfort
Group pressures Village Trustees to take legal action enforcing municipal zoning ordinance at the December 1st Village meeting — and Village listens CLAYTON, IL DECEMBER 7, 2015 After months of pressure from various individuals working independently, the newly… Read More
Press Release: Lansing, Michigan New Report Factory Farm Pollution Mapping
Today, the Less=More Coalition released a report that takes an unprecedented look at the relationship between the manure load from factory farms in the Western Lake Erie Watershed (WLEW) and the federal subsidies that have poured into the region to facilities that generate that waste over the last seven years.
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Press Release: Groups to EPA: Investigate Hickman Egg Operations, Enforce Pollution Rules on Exploding Arizona Poultry Industry
Complaint cites Clean Air Act violations & flawed Maricopa County permit process create unchecked environmental risks, serious public health threats to surrounding communities Tonopah, AZ "October 8, 2015 "Local Arizona citizens' groups STOPP Inc. (Save Tonopah Oppose Poultry… Read More
Press Release: New Health Ordinance Passes to Protect Codorus Township from CAFO Health and Environment Threats
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You have a Neck! Mr.O Connell
Shareholders who lost their life savings in the Irish banking collapse shoulder blame for their own financial ruin, the country's Central Bank has said.
Tom O'Connell, assistant director general of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, claimed investors got what was coming to them for not keeping bank chiefs in check.
Mr O'Connell you are definitely not firing on all six cylinders whatever you are smoking is not doing you any good and if I were an international investor I would be heading for the Hills when I hear you talking like this!
This is like the Captain of the Titanic blaming the passengers for the ships sinking!
I bought allied Irish share early this year (at approx .35 cents each about 100)
I did this to be able to go to the AIB EGM and AGM
I clearly saw with my own eyes all of the ordinary shareholders present calling for the resignations of the entire board and I took some video footage as well
The entire room was full of people (Ordinary share holders calling for the ousting of the entire board of Directors including the Government nominated ones as well,
Did this happen? NO why? Because the chairman of the board had all the time proxies of all the large instatustions backing him and his board and there was nothing any of the ordinary shareholders could do about it we were told to get put up or shut up.
Your comments trying to shift the blame on to the ordinary shareholders is nothing more than an attempt to hide the incompetence of the department you are currently chairing
You know full well that ordinary shareholders have no say what so ever in decisions taken at any AGM or for that matter EGM they are only staged to give to the ordinary shareholders the illusion that they have something to say. Nothing More!
The senior figure in Ireland's banking watchdog admitted it did not shout loud enough about reckless lending to property developers during the bubble, but insisted ordinary shareholders were also responsible."If the banks don't reform adequately, it's the shareholders who should be there to discipline them," he said. "If they don't do that, they take a hit, and they have taken a massive hit here."
I think it is beholding on you Mister O'Connell to resign from your overpaid job and try to live on the dole for a while that might bring you back to reality!


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Hedonism conjures up images of wanton Roman excesses and the like. In principle it is a philosophy that we are driven by what feels good, and implying unless you have a mental problem we avoid pain. In a broad sense Christians seek pleasure in religious experience and seek to alleviate emotional pain and fears. Our brain is wired to pursue pleasure and avoid pain.
Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that the pursuit of pleasure and intrinsic goods are the primary or most important goals of human life.[1] A hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasure minus pain), but when having finally gained that pleasure, happiness remains stationary.
Ethical hedonism is the idea that all people have the right to do everything in their power to achieve the greatest amount of pleasure possible to them. It is also the idea that every person's pleasure should far surpass their amount of pain. Ethical hedonism is said to have been started by Aristippus of Cyrene, a student of Socrates. He held the idea that pleasure is the highest good.
Judaism believes that mankind was created for pleasure, as God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden—Eden being the Hebrew word for "pleasure." In recent years, Rabbi Noah Weinberg articulated five different levels of pleasure; connecting with God is the highest possible pleasure.
Main article: Christian hedonism
Ethical hedonism as part of Christian theology has also been a concept in some evangelical circles, particularly in those of the Reformed tradition.[16] The term Christian Hedonism was first coined by Reformed Baptist theologian John Piper in his 1986 book Desiring God: "My shortest summary of it is: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. Or: The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever. Does Christian Hedonism make a god out of pleasure? No. It says that we all make a god out of what we take most pleasure in." [16] Piper states his term may describe the theology of Jonathan Edwards, who in 1812 referred to "a future enjoyment of him [God] in heaven."[17] Already in the 17th century, the atomist Pierre Gassendi had adapted Epicureanism to the Christian doctrine.


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For Phil Oldham, who became Tennessee Tech's ninth president on July 1, 2012, the future at Tech is about solidifying the university's identity and realizing its potential.
"Our students are our priority. What we set to accomplish focuses on putting students first," Oldham said. "People often talk about what great potential there is at Tennessee Tech. It is time to stop talking and start building the Tennessee Tech of tomorrow."
Oldham is leading Tech through a phase of campus construction and revitalization not seen at the university in decades. Since he arrived, the Jere Whitson Building and other buildings on campus have been renovated, an expansion of the Roaden University Center has begun, and the university broke ground on a new student fitness center and a laboratory sciences building.
With the recent development of a faculty-led strategic plan, Oldham sees a turning point for Tech.
The university has seen progress since Oldham's arrival, with first-year retention for freshmen students reaching a record high of 79 percent and a six-year graduation rate of 55 percent. The average ACT score of incoming freshmen is the highest in school history.
The university has made strides to improve student advising with the establishment of student success centers in every college and focused support for freshmen students with the Flight Path Attendance initiative designed to encourage consistent class attendance.
In 2016, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education recognized Tech as a doctoral institution, moving it from a regional school to a national university.
According to recent rankings, a Tech degree has the highest return on investment of any public university in the state according to Payscale, Brookings Institute. Tech is the top public university in the state for stimulating economic mobility, according to Washington Monthly's Social Mobility Index.
During Oldham's time leading the university, Tech launched its "Tennessee Tech Tomorrow" capital campaign, which has raised more than $50 million towards its $60 million goal.
Tech's academic offerings have grown under Oldham's leadership as well. Since 2013, the university has added a Master of Accountancy degree program, established two joint degree programs with East Tennessee State University, added Professional Science Master's degrees, and established a cybersecurity concentration in computer science. In 2017, Tech established a separate College of Fine Arts.
The university has also expanded assistance to veterans and service members, established the Eagles' Reach multi-state regional tuition discount program, and reduced class sizes for students, bringing the overall student-to-faculty ratio down to 18:1.
Oldham's time at Tech has not been without challenges. In 2013, the university's ROTC program was threatened with closure, and Oldham rallied the campus, community and elected officials to save the program.
The university weathered Tennessee Promise, which brought a decline in enrollment. However, in 2017, enrollment stabilized, and the university saw its largest freshmen class in three years.
As universities across Tennessee faced a challenging transition with the state's FOCUS Act, Oldham embraced the change as an opportunity for Tech to be more nimble and responsive to serving students and communities.
Going forward, Oldham sees room to improve by working to maintain affordable tuition costs, increasing research at the university and infusing technology and innovation into the culture of the institution.
"We have to continue to put students first with more expansive and relevant offerings than ever before," Oldham said. "There are two things universities have to do well: create and disseminate knowledge and identify and develop talent. At Tennessee Tech, I truly believe we can do those things in a way that sets us apart and go beyond by providing something students cannot get anywhere else."
Oldham previously served as provost and senior vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Freed-Hardeman University and his doctorate in analytical chemistry from Texas A&M University. He spent a year following his graduate work as a Wellcome Research Fellow at Burroughs Wellcome Co. (Glaxo Smith-Kline) before joining the faculty at Mississippi State University. Oldham served as head of Mississippi State University's chemistry department for five years prior to becoming dean of MSU's College of Arts and Sciences.
Oldham additionally serves on the NCAA Presidential Forum for Division I athletics, the Tennessee Valley Corridor Board of Directors, and the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce board.
A major focus of his efforts is toward local and regional economic development. Over the last three years, approximately 4,000 new jobs have been created in Putnam County.
Along with his administrative accomplishments, Oldham has authored more than 35 peer reviewed research articles in analytical chemistry, along with two patents and approximately 100 conference presentations. His research has been financially supported by the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey and private industry.
He has served on a number of scholarly editorial boards and as a peer reviewer for both the NSF and National Institutes of Health.
Oldham and his wife, Kari, are proud of their family, which includes three sons (Clay, Paden and Sam), a daughter (Audrey), two daughters-in-law (Rebecca and Amy) and one grandson (Charlie).


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Christensen, Hannah; Trotter, Caroline L; Hickman, Matthew; Edmunds, W John; (2014) Re-evaluating cost effectiveness of universal meningitis vaccination (Bexsero) in England: modelling study. BMJ (Clinical research ed), 349 (oct09). g5725-. ISSN 0959-8138 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5725
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OBJECTIVE: To use mathematical and economic models to predict the epidemiological and economic impact of vaccination with Bexsero, designed to protect against group B meningococcal disease, to help inform vaccine policy in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Modelling study. SETTING: England. POPULATION: People aged 0-99. INTERVENTIONS: Incremental impact of introductory vaccine strategies simulated with a transmission dynamic model of meningococcal infection and vaccination including potential herd effects. Model parameters included recent evidence on the vaccine characteristics, disease burden, costs of care, litigation costs, and loss of quality of life from disease, including impacts on family and network members. The health impact of vaccination was assessed through cases averted and quality adjusted life years (QALYs) gained. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cases averted and cost per QALY gained through vaccination; programmes were deemed cost effective against a willingness to pay of £20,000 (€25,420, $32,677) per QALY gained from an NHS and personal and social services perspective. RESULTS: In the short term, case reduction is greatest with routine infant immunisation (26.3% of cases averted in the first five years). This strategy could be cost effective at £3 (€3.8, $4.9) a vaccine dose, given several favourable assumptions and the use of a quality of life adjustment factor. If the vaccine can disrupt meningococcal transmission more cases are prevented in the long term with an infant and adolescent combined programme (51.8% after 30 years), which could be cost effective at £4 a vaccine dose. Assuming the vaccine reduces acquisition by 30%, adolescent vaccination alone is the most favourable strategy economically, but takes more than 20 years to substantially reduce the number of cases. CONCLUSIONS: Routine infant vaccination is the most effective short term strategy and could be cost effective with a low vaccine price. Critically, if the vaccine reduces carriage acquisition in teenagers, the combination of infant and adolescent vaccination could result in substantial long term reductions in cases and be cost effective with competitive vaccine pricing.
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Set in a spectacular but remote veld landscape, Peter Rich Architects' Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre exemplifies contemporary African architecture. Photography by Obie Oberholzer
The confluence of the Shashe and mighty Limpopo rivers mark the area where the borders of South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe meet. Here, vast tracks of veld with rifts of beautiful native trees such the fever tree and the remarkable baobab alternate with valleys, flat-topped hills, jagged horizontal ledges and groups of rounded stony hillocks.
This is the landscape of the Mapungubwe National Park, classified as a World Heritage Site because of the important archaeological discoveries made here. Graves containing artefacts from the 9th to 12th centuries indicate that the site was occupied by traders with Egypt, Persia, India, Malaysia and China.
In 2005 South African National Parks held a competition for the design of an Interpretation Centre on a plot set away from the main archaeological site. Johannesburg-based Peter Rich won. Rich has a boundless passion for architecture in general and for indigenous African architecture in particular - its cultural significance, and how buildings interrelate and integrate with their environment (AR March 1995). His design was also declared the Building of the Year at last year's World Architecture Festival (AR December 2009).
The project not only provides unusual and imaginative exhibition spaces for disseminating the intricate history of successive civilisations who have occupied this area from the 9th century until the present, but it also raises awareness of the vulnerability of the local ecology and the importance of its preservation. All this comes underpinned by a strong social dimension. Unemployed local people were taught and inspired to use the surrounding earth and rocks to make building materials and employ these in construction.
Visible from its entrance gate, the Mapungubwe Centre is approached through a valley from where the outcrop of new buildings merges naturally into the southern slope of a rocky plateau. From here, there is a view to a hill about 1km away, where the original archaeological site was discovered and excavated. The clever analysis of the site and the way it is structured to accommodate the programme becomes more apparent as you move from the entrance in the valley to the plateau 14m above.
From here, the whole complex is revealed and linked visually to the archaeological site on the hill beyond. As you experience the sequence of changing directions, the orientation and variety of structures, from lightly covered walkways to vaulted spaces, all punctuated by open courtyards landscaped with rocks, plants and pools, you can only marvel at the ingenious organisation of a complex and historically potent site.
A series of equilateral triangles structures the landscape and the way the buildings address it.
The triangles are designed around an axis linking the centre's entrance and the archaeological excavations. This axis traverses the site, running parallel with the hilltop ridge and rivulet below. It is not obviously articulated, but nonetheless provides a subconscious appreciation of the ordered way in which the buildings are grouped and the informal flow of outside spaces and planned landscape elements between them.
Rich was aware of the significance of the triangle in local Venda culture; a common arrangement is three dwellings placed in an equilateral triangle and linked with low walls. He had also seen isolated triangles carved into stones at the nearby archaeological site.
Arriving at the parking area (tactfully obscured by a hillside spur), you move past an outdoor introductory exhibition to cross the open veld to a group of shade-providing trees with views of the south elevation. A sloping bridge brings you to the reception cairn, which is punctured by an oculus so the sun's light bathes the interior. A free-standing vault generously spans the space between the ablution and restaurant facilities.
From the reception area a darkened passage curves around the cairn to an inclined, elevated walkway with a slatted timber floor and mesh screen balustrade. Shaded by tall trees on either side, you reach a heavy, stone-clad sloping buttress marking the threshold to the crypt-like exhibition areas. In these spaces vaulted tiled soffits exhibit the faces of people who have been part of the historic continuum of Mapungubwe.
Peter Rich carries his sketchbook with him wherever he goes, so it is no surprise that he has cultivated an acute awareness of the light and shade, shapes and patterns of the world around him. With its alternating veld, valleys, stony ledges and rounded stony hills, Mapungubwe is a fascinating landscape.
The introduction of synergic buildings into this terrain prompted Rich to consider the use of timbrel vaults - ancient structures originating in the Mediterranean region 600 years ago and still in use today by the Catalans. Shaped by natural structural forces, large vaulted spans can be achieved with minimal roof thickness. Local materials were used to make the brick vaults and because of the simplicity of the construction, unskilled labour could be employed. This had the advantage of being both economical and providing work for local people.
In collaboration with two structural engineers (John Ochsendorf of MIT and Michael Ramage of Cambridge) Rich devised a timbrel vaulting system consisting of three vault types.
He describes these as 'a rectangular or square vault taking the natural distribution of horizontal compression forces via the hyperbolic parabola through buttresses to the ground', 'a circular timbrel dome' and 'a shallow pitched vault spanning between horizontal structural supports'.
The vaults resemble a system of caves, which is culturally significant. Caves were regarded here not only as places of refuge and shelter but were also used ritually, in rainmaking ceremonies. Large areas cut out of the vaults admit a soft, almost sacred half-light to the exhibition areas inside. These openings are protected from glare by polycarbonate sheeting and eucalyptus stalks, and from baboons with iron grilles based on the pattern of kanniedood plants growing in the courtyards below.
External terraces are shaded by horizontal slats to create areas reminiscent of the traditional African gathering space, or kgotla. The shaded areas and covered walkways bind together the landscaped spaces between the buildings which are planted with the indigenous species of the surrounding veld, so nature seems to flow through the structures.
Passing through the sequence of different spaces, vaguely aware of the triangular ordering system as you ascend through the building, you finally arrive at the generous vaulted exhibition area at the building's summit. Curving in two directions, the lofty, undulating vaults bear lightly on the side walls. Coloured light falls through the glass panels on the south wall and the famous Golden Rhino, one of Mapungubwe's most precious treasures, shines in its own impressive display cabinet.
A sense of serenity prevails, unifying artefacts, architecture and nature. Peter Rich's orchestration of space and light resonantly connects the building with site and history, evoking wonder at the memory of so many civilisations that walked the earth before we did.
Architect Peter Rich Architects, Johannesburg, South Africa
Structural and civil engineer Henry Fagan & Partners
Structural engineers (timbrel vault design) John Ochsendorf, Michael Ramage
Construction supervision Peter Rich, Heinrich Kammeyer, Franz Prinsloo
Social programming Lineo Lerotholi
Empowerment and poverty relief programme Anne Fitchett
Cost consultant DH Construction Techniques
Contractor Ousna Bouers
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Tuesday reading: Gophers update; Bachman starts tonight
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Here's highlights from Don Lucia's Monday radio show about this weekend's hoem series against CC.
The first major injury of the year for Minnesota takes out one of its better penalty killers.
Here's the first big event for the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference, an outdoor game in 2013 between North Dakota and host Nebraska Omaha in the College World Series baseball stadium in downtown Omaha.
Former Tiger Richard Bachman, pictured at left, will start in goal Tuesday night against Detroit.
Brian McMillin scored for the CHL 's Allen Americans.
This Week in the WCHA …
Bemidji State is idle.
Games for Friday, January 20: Alaska Anchorage at Wisconsin (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Alabama-Huntsville at Minnesota Duluth (NC), 7:07 pm CT; Colorado College at Minnesota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; North Dakota at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; Nebraska Omaha at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT.
Games for Saturday, January 21: Colorado College at Minnesota (WCHA), 5:07 pm CT; Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Alaska Anchorage at Wisconsin (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Alabama-Huntsville at Minnesota Duluth (NC), 7:07 pm CT; North Dakotaat St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Nebraska Omaha at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT.


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Landmark Design led a multi-disciplinary team in a study that assessed the "walkability" and "bikeability" of Park City, resulting in prioritized planning and design suggestions to make the city a better place for pedestrians and cyclists. An extensive public involvement process was at the heart of the project, utilizing a telephone survey, community workshops, special outreach to the Spanish-speaking community, and focus meetings with students, adults and other stakeholder groups. The project was advised by a Steering Committee composed of city staff, residents and others, and advised by the local Share the Road Committee.
The result is a comprehensive system of improvement projects that are easily-achievable as well as potential solutions that are more extensive and require significant funding to achieve. The plan was adopted by the Park City Council in Spring 2007.
Later that spring, residents bought into the more extensive "livable community" concept when they approved a $15 million bond issue to fund a series of walkability projects. Liza Simpson, a member of the City Council at the time noted that "it's about making it easier for people to make the choice of a mode of transport that is healthier for the community and themselves." Dozens of improvements have since been implemented as a result of the study, filling the missing gaps and creating a better city for walkers and bikers in the process.
Final Document: Park City Walkability and Bikeability Master Plan
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Where do we find solar energy? Solar energy is the energy emitted by the sun usually refers to the part of it that reaches Earth or artificial bodies that are in the orbit around it.
Solar energy originates in nuclear fusion processes that occur within the sun. These processes release a huge amount of energy, which makes its way to the surface of the sun and is projected into space at all wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, but mainly at wavelengths of visible and sub-red light.
The infrared radiation that reaches the atmosphere of the Earth causes its warming, but to a relatively small extent. More important is the contribution of visible light that harms the earth's surface (land and sea) and is returned from them; In the process of return, much of the visible light becomes sub-infrared radiation, leading to global warming and the atmosphere above them.
This energy is the driving force of the global climate, which gives life to all organisms, in two main ways: First, life as we know it can only exist when the water is in the liquid state; It is the energy of the sun that makes it possible: if it were smaller, the water would be in a solid state (like ice), and if it were higher, it would evaporate into gas (water vapor). Second, solar energy drives the process of photosynthesis, which is absorbed by different plants and mono-cells and converted to other forms of energy, chemical, which can consume other creatures.
In other words, solar energy is the source of life in our world. It is also the source of most other forms of energy that we use for our purposes.
Where Do We Find Solar Energy?
The amount of solar energy our earth receives every day is several times greater than the total amount of energy we can consume. However, on the surface of the earth, solar energy is inconstant and the source of energy is changeable. The amount and the intensity of sunlight vary by both time and location. In addition, climate conditions affect the sunlight availability on a daily and seasonal basis.
Current Status
Solar energy is the third most important renewable energy source( after hydro and wind) in terms of installed capacity in the world. The global growth of photovoltaics shows exponential curve between 2007-2017. During this time, solar PV has evolved from a niche market of small-scale applications to a popular power source. In 2016, photovoltaic capacity increased by at least 75 GW, with an increase of 50% on an annual basis of new facilities. Cumulative installed capacity has reached at least 302 GW by the end of the year, enough to provide 1.8 percent of total world power consumption.
Advantages of solar energy
This energy has two main advantages: solar energy systems do not produce air pollutants and do not emit carbon dioxide; And when placed in buildings, they have minimal impact on the environment.
In addition, there are home systems of solar energy, which help in the production of household electricity and save money.
Disadvantages of solar energy
The main drawbacks of solar energy include:
Limited ability to use the amount of sunlight – that is, the amount of sunlight penetrating the earth's area is not fixed, and tends to vary depending on the location, time of day, the season of the year and weather conditions.
Limit the amount of energy – since the sun does not provide a significant amount of energy anywhere at any given time, and requires a large surface area in order to collect the energy in sufficient quantity for widespread use.
Where are the solar energy resources?
Solar energy exists abundantly all over the world, but not every place will be suitable for solar panels, solar thermal collectors or other means of converting sunlight into usable energy.


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Spend three days exploring by land and sea! Sea kayak with Castine Kayak's experienced sea kayak guides and knowledgeable naturalists/historians. You'll gain a well rounded understanding of the area and its local history as well as exploring and visiting secluded beaches. Glide in your kayak along the amazing conveyor belt of the tidal current as you observe porpoise and seals in their habitat and examine the underwater marine life of the rich ecosystem of Penobscot Bay. Return each evening to the comfort of a classic B&B within walking distance of your takeout point at Eaton's Wharf Restaurant & Castine Kayak on Castine Harbor. Enjoy choosing from a variety eateries in town all with their own unique style and within walking/biking distance. Choose from a variety of kayaking excursions. We'll customize a vacation for you! Half days, full days with lunch, and bioluminescent night kayaking! When you're not paddling we'll have a bike available for you to explore the town, visiting lighthouse, backshore beach, beautiful gardens and the Witherlee Woods!
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Linda Dorn and Carla Soffos describe the process of comprehension as a reflection of the minda window into the reader's thoughts. In Teaching for Deep Comprehension they discuss comprehension from a socio-cognitive perspective specifically, how teachers can use the social context of reading workshop to promote deep comprehension. The book is framed around three guiding questions:Can comprehension be taught?How does a model become a barrier to comprehension?When does a tool become the reason for reading?
Linda and Carla mesh complex theories of comprehension with everyday practical examples in such a way as to help teachers develop a better understanding of what it means to comprehend while reading. The book's appendix contains a wealth of reproducible materials, including text maps, graphic organizers, book lists, and resource charts. Supporting the text is a DVD containing eighty-five minutes of video from a first-grade reading workshop (shared reading, author studies, share time), an adult book discussion, a fourth-grade reading workshop (mini-lesson and literature discussion groups), and other settings.


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The Woolshed at Jondaryan is located just 45 minutes West of Toowoomba and is popular destination for individuals, families and groups, offering a wide selection of activities and facilities.
You will love visiting the Woolshed at Jondaryan amongst the serenity of the Australian bush. Experience the relaxed, rural atmosphere as you take a self-guided tour of the Woolshed and museum village.
Enjoy a delicious meal together with authentic country hospitality at the new Woolshed Café Restaurant open Friday, Saturday and Sunday or visit the Damper Hut for an Australian-style Devonshire Tea and Ploughman's Lunch.
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Total consumer credit increased by $13.10 billion, (B) in August, well off analysts' expectations of $16B. Non-revolving credit moved-up by $7.3B, while revolving credit advanced by $5.8B. Consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), of 4.2%. Revolving credit increased at an annual rate of 7.2% percent, while nonrevolving credit increased at an annual rate of 3.2% percent.
Consumer credit represents loans for households, for financing consumer purchases of goods and services, and for refinancing existing consumer debt. Secured and unsecured loans are included, except those secured with real estate (such as mortgages and home equity loans and lines).The two categories of consumer credit are revolving and nonrevolving debt. Revolving debt covers credit card use for purchases or cash advances, store charge accounts. Nonrevolving includes auto loans, personal and student loans and other miscellaneous items such as recreation vehicle loans.
Revolving credit balances accelerated noticeably in August, coming in at in at $5.8B following an upwardly revised $2.1B increase in July. This was the largest gain since May of this year. Nonrevolving balances reported a weak $7.3B after a strong July, considerably lower than the average in the previous six months.
Figure 1 shows consumer credit outstanding from 2006 to present. The blue line represents revolving credit, while installment loans, is illustrated by the red line. Consumers have been much more careful with revolving credit since the great recession, the current level remains are just now reaching the peak achieved in 2008.
Table 2 presents a table of major holders of debt. It is abbreviated to show the change from 2008 to present. The total outstanding credit was 2,647,105 million in August of 2008. The total for August 2017 was up 41.7% to 3,749,839. The largest increases were for Depository institutions, up 66.5%, Credit Union balances were up 76% and the Federal Government was up almost eight fold. Two sectors show significantly lower credit outstanding, to include; Nonprofit and educational institutions -57.0% and Pool of securitized assets, down 91.2%
US consumers are willing to borrow as jobs are plentiful, confidence is high. A moderation in income growth has caused consumers to step-up credit buying, previously via auto loans and currently with credit cards. Debt burdens and financial obligations remain near their lowest levels in the 35 years and delinquency and defaults remain low. Saving levels are sufficiently high that consumers could increase their spending and borrowing without undue financial strain.
Risks on the horizon include the uncertainty surrounding healthcare, tax policy and rising geopolitical tensions. These worries may cause business and consumers to restrain or delay large purchases and investments.
At Gerdau, we monitor consumer spending because history has shown that increased consumer spending (approximately 69% of GDP), translates into increased steel consumption (and vice versa).


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In search for new and effective ways for installing pipelines and cables, Gebr. van Leeuwen Boringen B.V. developed a new and innovative technique, called Direct Drill®. The principle of Direct Drilling is based on common known and proven technologies as Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and Microtunneling. However, Direct Drill® combines best of both worlds by providing economical and ecological advantages which Microtunneling and HDD don't provide separately. Direct Drill® is characterized by a continuous drilling process of pipes/sleeve pipe for cables from 6" up to 24". The foreseen pipeline/sleeve pipe will be installed in one single step. From a rig site based onshore.
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Posey County is named for Thomas Posey, who was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and who was a Governor of the Indiana Territory.
Created: September 7, 1814
County Seat:
Blackford 1815 – 1817
Springfield 1817 – 1825
Mount Vernon 1825 – present
County Courthouse – Mount Vernon
Location: 300 Main Street / Walnut Street
Built: 1874 – 1876
Style: County Capitol
Architect: J A Vrydagh and Levi Clark of Evansville and Terre Haute
Contractor: John McMannomy of Covington.
Description: The building faces
Built in 1874, the building is a three story red colored brick style structure. The center section on the west side is recessed with a balcony above the first story entrance. On the north and south, the sections extend from the main building and rise to peaked roofs. On the center of the roof is a square white dome with gold colored roof. The building was renovated in 1961. The architect was Leo V Weiss and the contractor was Marion Maintenance.
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S – Henderson County, Kentucky and Union County, Kentucky
W – Gallatin County, Illinois and White County, Illinois
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It's always exciting when I receive a postcard in the mail. I want to share that joy by sending a postcard every week; sometimes to family and friends, and other times to strangers via Postcrossing.com.
Friday, February 7, 2014
To Russia with Love
this beauty if off to Russia via Postcrossing.com. It is from Canada Post in celebration of the Year of the Rabbit. Design by : Paul Haslip and Lauren Rand (HM & E Design) Illustration by : Tracy Walker (i2i Art) 01 07 2011.
The Best Hearts are Crunchy for her Postcard FriendShip Friday.
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I like this much better than the bland Year of the Horse we have this year.ReplyDelete
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ANAHUAC, Texas — A judge has thrown out a felony record-tampering indictment against the first black woman elected sheriff in Texas.
Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens had been indicted last April on a state jail felony indictment of record tampering, along with two misdemeanour campaign finance violations. However, state District Judge Randy McDonald of neighbouring Chambers County noted Thursday that Stephens' two 2016 campaign opponents were charged only with misdemeanour campaign finance violations.
McDonald wondered aloud "why one is being charged with a felony when the other two aren't." So he granted a defence motion for dismissal of the felony count against Stephens.
All three still face trial on the misdemeanour campaign finance violations.
The Texas Attorney General's Office, which has been prosecuting the case, says it may appeal.
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…Cos on Tuesday 21st Innovaxiom has organised what looks like a really interesting workshop from 9 to 5 on Innovative Mathematics at a leading engineering school called Supmeca. ITMPs students have been to these and liked them lots. It's also a good chance to meet and discuss with people from the following companies: Aldebaran Robotics – Dassault Systèmes Sagem Défense Sécurité – Cnam – CNRS – Institut Henri Poincaré – CEA – EDF – SAFRAN – Dassault Aviation – FIVES – Oracle – Valeo – Ingersoll Rand – Essilor – Bouygues – PSA and CB Conseil.
Wednesday 22nd, 845 to 1045 at the Ecole des Mines near the Luxembourg gardens, l'Ecole de Paris du Management, is bringing in Guy Caverot, the CTO of BA Systems, a highly innovative Breton firm to talk about its innovation strategy. This sounds like the sort of company we have to travel to Finland to see. You can probably still sign up!
Thursday 23rd late afternoon there are two things happening simultaneously!
At 5 pm at the Hotel Barrière d'Enghien les Bains, a classy lakeside venue that doubles as a Casino, just north of Central Paris, a panel of experts and practitioners is talking about Big Data – Mobile, Social Networks and Data Mining. To get more information write to email@example.com
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The sharing economy was expected to be a quick fad that would soon simmer out.
With the likes of Hillary Clinton publicly pointing out the disadvantages of the sharing economy, it wasn't expected to grow quite as quickly as it has.
And yet, millennials are proving to have fallen in love with the concept of sharing and it has shown to have many benefits for business, personal and finance aspects of life. Here's what you can get out of the sharing economy.
Opportunities for new services
As people come to realize that the sharing economy has benefits for everyone, the scope for businesses to offer new services becomes wider and wider. Companies like Uber and Lyft are great examples of how to be successful in a sharing economy.
For the business, the financial implications are far less than they would be if Uber decided to invest in a fleet of cars and hire drivers.
For the riders, being able to call on an Uber or Lyft car whenever they need is highly convenient and often costs less compared to using multiple forms of transport.
Even if there's an issue, contacting Lyft support is really easy. So, this notion of sharing in the economy creates more opportunities for existing businesses or potential business ideas than ever before.
Creates more freelance work
Freelance work is the work of the future. Millennials are more focused than ever on job flexibility. People want to be able to work around other commitments, like family, without feeling constantly stressed because they're always under pressure.
Being a freelancer allows you to decide when and where you take on work without having to worry about other commitments.
Businesses in the sharing economy, like Airbnb, offer the advantage of working as and when you want to. It's also an ideal option for people without many qualifications to their name. From a financial aspect, the sharing economy gives you total freedom. You make the money you're willing to work for.
Great wages
Being a freelancer doesn't always mean you get to set your own rate per hour, especially if you work for companies like Uber or Lyft who have their own rules regarding wages.
But, it certainly doesn't mean you won't get paid as much as a regular full-time job if you choose to work in the sharing economy. In fact, there are many opportunities where you can make more than the average full-time job.
For example, some of the top Uber drivers earn the equivalent of full-time job wages at $15 per hour. Of course, you have to remember that you won't be entitled to employment benefits, like healthcare or dental care, but many time people find themselves paying the majority of the bill because employers only pay a percentage anyway.
Whether you're considering business opportunities, personal freedom or your finances, working in the sharing economy seems to have many advantages. And, with the popularity of sharing economy businesses rising, you'd be a fool not to jump on board.


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