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SAN DIEGO — Following a yearlong investigation and three-day enforcement operation, 45 individuals with ties to six San Diego-area criminal street gangs have been charged with gun and methamphetamine-trafficking crimes in indictments unsealed this week.
As of Thursday morning, 40 of the defendants were in custody and 52 weapons had been seized. A coalition of federal, state and local agents also conducted searches at sites in eight San Diego-area neighborhoods – including Linda Vista, Midtown, City Heights, Mid City, Clairemont Mesa and Oak Park.
Many of the search locations were homes where drugs and guns had been stored or sold, including an apartment across the street from Hoover High School. Among the guns recovered during the probe, dubbed Crystal Palace II, were numerous assault rifles; AR-15 semi-automatic rifles; and at least two AK-47s.
The 10 indictments describe five different conspiracies with overlapping players, including individuals with ties to the Oriental Killer Boys, the Oriental Mob Crips, the Viet Boys, the Tiny Oriental Crips, the Logan Heights Calle Treinta and Linda Vista Crips. According to the case indictments and search warrant affidavits, most defendants were drug traffickers selling methamphetamine. Some were felons in possession of firearms.
The indictments are the result of a multiagency probe involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol aided with this week's searches and arrests.
"We are absolutely committed to making our neighborhoods safe from violent gang activity and drug trafficking," said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy. "We will not allow our neighborhoods to become headquarters for drug-pushing, gun-toting gangsters."
"HSI and our law enforcement partners have struck a serious blow to violent gang organizations in San Diego," said Derek Benner, special agent in charge for HSI San Diego. "The investigation focused on disrupting criminal gang activity in Southern California based on previously gathered intelligence. This week's arrests, which included a number of high-level gang members, will immediately improve community safety."
"This is exactly the type of criminal activity that DEA and its law enforcement partners want to ensure is not afflicting the streets of San Diego," said Special Agent in Charge William R. Sherman of the San Diego DEA.
"Combating violent crime to make our communities safer is our first goal," said John D'Angelo, acting special agent in charge of the ATF Los Angeles Field Division. "We best achieve that through effective partnerships and innovative enforcement. In this investigation, our agencies worked together, but uniquely applied our respective resources and enforcement jurisdictions to the overall effort. As a result, we made a far greater impact together than any of us could have alone."
According to court documents, some of the defendants were distributing methamphetamine far beyond the California's borders – from Hawaii to Guam, and from central California to Minnesota.
This case is the latest in a series of large-scale, multiagency crackdowns on street gang activity in San Diego County neighborhoods. Including these latest indictments, almost 300 people have been charged in a number of major federal gang prosecutions since January 2012, with scores of guilty pleas entered. The common denominator in most of the cases is methamphetamine, an increasingly popular commodity among gang members because it is cheap to produce, highly addictive and in great demand.
Federal prosecutions of methamphetamine drug crimes in the Southern District of California, which includes San Diego and Imperial counties, have increased more than 500 percent in the last five years, from 144 cases in fiscal year 2008 to 910 cases in fiscal year 2013.
While San Diego County was once known for its large number of methamphetamine labs, production has shifted to "super labs" operated by drug cartels in Mexico. As a result, methamphetamine seizures at U.S. ports of entry along the California-Mexico border have almost doubled. In fiscal 2013, nearly 12,000 pounds of methamphetamine were seized at the ports, compared to almost 6,700 pounds two years earlier, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics.


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Increasing awareness about breast feeding and the need to supply mother's milk for a period 6 months to 1 year after child birth is a key driver for the market growth. Growing global population and rising birth rates in emerging and underdeveloped economies with large untapped opportunities are clear indicators of a constantly widening consumer base for breast pumps over forecast period.The global Breast Pump Market is expected to reach USD 1.20 billion by 2020, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc.
Working women, who are lactating mothers, are under stress due to the fact that they need to return to work place within weeks after the child's delivery, and at the same time they also need to ensure that the child is breast fed to grow as a healthy child. These breast pumps which enable mother's to retrieve and store the breast milk are an ideal solution, as they can manage their both professional and personal life. Furthermore, these breast pumps also address the needs of lactating women in hospitals, home care and other lactating centers.
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Additionally, various government initiatives to promote breast feeding and improve the healthcare outcomes are expected drive market growth. In the U.S., the Affordable Care Act has certain provisions which provide reimbursement for acquiring a breast pump and also covers the consultation charges.
On the basis of product, the market is segmented as open system and closed system. In 2013 closed breast pump system held the maximum share of nearly 82%. The closed devices are highly utilized as these devices provide better safety to the child, eliminate impurities and prevent the milk contamination.
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In 2013, North America was the largest market with more than 63% share in global Breast Pump Market. Key reasons attributed are high awareness levels, large women working population and strong encouragement from various stake holders to increase the breast feeding coverage and improve the pediatric healthcare.
However, Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing market owing to high economic development, rising disposable incomes and high unmet needs. The developing countries of Asia Pacific region are expected to increase the public and private healthcare expenditure, and also implement various UNICEF and WHO programmes for breast feeding thus boosting market growth.
Key market players include, Buettner-Frank GmbH Ltd., Energizer Holdings Inc., Ameda Breastfeeding Solutions, Whittlestone Inc., Linco Baby Merchandise Work's Co.Ltd, Medela, Inc., Bailey Guangzhou Happy Baby Products Medical Engineering, Philips AVENT, Hygeia Medical Group II, and Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc. Furthermore, entry of new players with technologically advanced products is expected to propel usage rates over the forecast period.
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Philip Morris International's 2018 Resolution Is to Give Up Cigarettes
LONDON — Philip Morris International (PMI) kicked off 2017 by reaffirming its commitment to a smoke-free future. This year PMI is taking that pledge to the next step.
According to Business Insider, the tobacco company took out full-page ads in several newspapers in the United Kingdom stating its "New Year's resolution" for 2018 is to "stop selling cigarettes in the U.K."
"Philip Morris is known for cigarettes. Every year, many smokers give them up. Now it's our turn," PMI stated in the ad. "Our ambition is to stop selling cigarettes in the UK. It won't be easy."
According to PMI, its goal is replace cigarettes with alternatives like electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco products.
It's heat-not-burn iQOS has rolled out in several international markets, notably Japan, and the Food and Drug Administration's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee is slated to discuss PMI's Modified Risk Tobacco Application (MRTP) for iQOS on Jan. 24 and 25.
The MRTP is a pathway to allow iQOS to hit U.S. backbars, as CSNews Online previously reported.
According to the ad, PMI will also:
- Launch a new website, www.smokefreefuture.co.uk, to provide information on quitting and on switching;
- Offer support to local authority cessation services where smoking rates are highest; and
- Seek government approval to insert information on quitting and on switching into its cigarette packs.
"We believe we have an important role to play in helping the U.K. become smoke-free. The commitments announced today are practical steps that could accelerate that goal," said Peter Nixon, managing director of Philip Morris.
"We recognize that never starting to smoke — or quitting altogether — are always the best option. But for those who continue to smoke, there are more alternatives than ever available in the U.K."
PMI's portfolio includes six of the world's top 15 international brands and products sold in more than 180 markets. In addition to the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, including Marlboro, the No. 1 global cigarette brand, and other tobacco products, PMI is engaged in the development and commercialization of reduced-risk products.


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The number 1 cause for hysterectomies (Hyster=uterus. Ectomy=cut out. Hysteria=uterus induced crazy. Hysterectomy=cutting out your crazy) is uterine fibroids. Fibroids are a form of "hyperplasia"-excessive growth of cells with normal DNA. Hyperplasia is a cellular response to an irritant. This is the same process by which pearls are created by oysters. Some foreign irritant enters the oyster and it gets walled off. A callus from working with your hands is another example of hyperplasia. Hyperplasia is seen in a variety of tissue spaces. In breasts,its called fibroadenomas or fibrocysts. In the prostate we see benign prostatic hypertrophy-BPH. Hyperplasia in the colon produces colon polyps.
Uterine cells are highly vascular and estrogen sensitive. For this reason,uterine fibroids can produce excessive menstrual bleeding. This or painful menstrual cycles are the common reasons for hysterectomies. However,fibroids can grow so large as to cause other problems. Fibroids are not a form of cancer and are rarely associated with cancer. There are many ways to deal with fibroids. A hysterectomy should be a last resort.
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How do you address fibroids? This depends on several factors. If fibroids become an issue,get the book "Women's Bodies,Women's Wisdom" by Christianne Northrup MD. Dr Northrup is the obstetrician/gynecologist that first trained me in women's health issues. She devotes an entire chapter to the uterus. Fibroids are a symptom. Simply cutting out the uterus does not change the condition that caused the fibroids to appear.
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H7N9 bird flu may be spread through human faeces, research suggests
Emily Tsang
Thursday, 15 August, 2013, 8:15am
The H7N9 bird flu that emerged on the mainland in March may be spreading through human faeces, as university researchers found the virus in the stools of four out of six people killed by the bug in Zhejiang .
Theoretically, the virus could spread in the same way as severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) did during the 2003 outbreak in Amoy Gardens, Kowloon Bay – through sewage pipes – University of Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung, a top researcher behind the cross-border study, told the South China Morning Post.
"This has important implications on the infection control strategies for H7N9 virus infection, as the influenza virus in stools may contaminate the surrounding environment," Yuen and his team reported.
But the team also suggested that the fact the virus may be transmitted via faeces was the reason why, so far, few cases of human-to-human infection had been recorded, Yuen said.
HKU conducted the joint study with Zhejiang University's First Affiliated Hospital in Hangzhou and published the results in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal on Tuesday. They tested 12 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit between April 10 and 23. Half of them have died.
During post-mortem tests, stool samples collected from four of the six fatalities returned positive results for the H7N9 strain.
The rate – 67 per cent – was much higher compared with those found for human flu or H5N1 bird flu, which ranged from 5 per cent to 33 per cent, the report said.
None of the blood or urine samples from the six dead patients carried H7N9. Other tissue samples, from the lung, heart, liver, kidney and bone marrow, also tested negative.
Earlier this month, Chinese researchers said their findings indicated that the H7N9 bird flu "has not gained the ability for efficient sustained transmission from person to person", although a father infected with the deadly virus was believed to have passed it to his daughter in Wuxi , Jiangsu .
In 2003, Hong Kong dealt with the deadly Sars outbreak, after it had first appeared on the mainland in late 2002.
At the Amoy Gardens housing estate 329 people were infected with Sars, of whom 42 died. The cause was traced to the sewage system which, because of its design, released the virus into the air when toilets were flushed.
It is not known whether H7N9 bird flu can be transmitted in the same way, but Yuen believed it was "theoretically possible".
"The efficiency of human-to-human transmission is very poor up until now," he said.
He stressed that the faeces of sick birds were still suspected to be the most common means by which the bird flu virus spreads.
Human waste should be handled more carefully under infection control measures, Yuen said.
The H7N9 virus was first identified in eastern China, with the first known human case reported in March. Thus far there have been 135 confirmed cases and 45 deaths.


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The global information and communications technology (ICT) system is at risk of splintering into US- and Chinese-led spheres of influence. Currently, the US and China are engaged in negotiations in an effort to avoid a further escalation in the trade war. So far, negotiations have been unsuccessful, and The Economist Intelligence Unit's forecast remains that a deal is unlikely before March 1st, meaning that US tariffs on US$200bn-worth of Chinese imports will increase to 25% from 10%. However, the US president, Donald Trump, has said that he will meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, later this month, raising the possibility of a limited deal between the two parties. In our view, both sides have a strong incentive to resolve the dispute quickly: China's economy is slowing down amid external and internal pressures, and Mr Trump is facing re‑election in 2020 with little to show from his tough approach towards China. Regardless of the outcome of the latest round of negotiations, however, we expect US-China relations to remain tense. The trade war is just one aspect of a much broader strategic rivalry, which is rapidly evolving into an arms race for technological dominance. A recent report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) examining patent filings in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) illustrated this point. The study found that two US technology companies, IBM and Microsoft, had the largest portfolio of AI patents, while China accounted for 17 of the top 20 academic institutions involved in AI patenting. Overall, the report shows that AI patent applications have grown exponentially in recent years as the intensity of this competition has increased.
Political trends in both countries imply that a growing divergence in ICT systems and standards between the economies is likely. In the US, addressing concerns over China's practices related to intellectual property theft and forced technology transfer is a rare case of having strong, bipartisan support. In 2018 the US imposed (and later removed) an export ban on US semiconductors being sold to ZTE, a Chinese telecoms firm. This episode, among others, has incentivised China to reduce its reliance on US technology inputs. In China, growing authoritarianism has coincided with greater state control over data and technological development. Many of China's technological development goals are enshrined in the "Made in China 2025" (MiC2025) initiative, the country's signature economic development framework. Although the US has stated that the initiative has damaged the country's commercial interests, we do not expect China to abandon the direction of MiC2025. Moreover, China's National Intelligence Law, enacted in 2017, obliges organisations, individuals and institutions to assist the country's espionage work. This has heightened concerns in countries other than the US, which fear the security implications of allowing Chinese telecoms firms to supply equipment in critical infrastructure, such as a country's fifth-generation (5G) mobile network.
If the current political trends continue unabated, more and more countries will face a difficult trade-off between their commercial and security interests. Central to this outcome is the growing concern related to Huawei, a major Chinese telecoms company, and its aims to be a supplier of 5G network infrastructure. Australia and New Zealand, for example, have blocked local firms from using Huawei's technology in the development of their country's 5G network, and Canada, Italy and Germany are debating the same course of action. Given Huawei's lead in these technologies, any decision to ban the company from bidding on these projects is likely to incur a financial cost for a government. As more countries make these choices, the splintering of the global ICT system will continue.
Increasingly, the global economy is at risk of a complete bifurcation of global technology supply chains and the separation of the global landscape into two distinct regional systems: one based on US-led norms and rules, the other centred around China. For example, were the current tensions surrounding Huawei to escalate, it is possible that we could see a complete ban on the sale of US semiconductors to Chinese telecoms firms and a ban on US companies using Chinese-made equipment in critical networks. This separation of global ICT supply chains would represent a major deterioration in globalisation. It would also deal a heavy blow to the international trading system, effectively making the concept of an international rules-based order obsolete. The current debate over the reform of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is part of this struggle for technological and strategic dominance. Central to the functioning of the WTO is the ability to resolve disputes via its dispute settlement system. However, regional technology orders based on distinct internet services, data rules and supply chains would make a global dispute mechanism unworkable. Given the technological trends at play here, combined with the broader strategic competition between the US and China, we expect globalisation to be reshaped in the coming years. Although this continues to be our central outlook, if these trends are not altered rather than being reshaped, globalisation would be reversed.
Federal Reserve takes dovish turn, cushioning the slowdown in growth
The US Federal Reserve (Fed, the central bank) shocked global markets in late January with a sudden change in direction. At its meeting on January 30th the Fed kept the target range for the policy rate at 2.25‑2.5%. Although this was in line with our forecasts, the Fed is no longer signalling further rate increases, and the accompanying commentary from Jerome Powell, the Fed chairman, was unexpectedly dovish. Although US macroeconomic conditions remained generally solid, Mr Powell noted that "cross currents" had emerged, including slowing economic momentum in China and Europe, policy uncertainty concerning Brexit and trade, and the US government shutdown. The government shutdown has—at least in the short term—dampened prospects for economic growth in the US. Forgone government and private expenditure during the month-long shutdown will weigh on GDP growth in the first quarter of 2019. Although growth in subsequent quarters will be boosted by pent-up demand, the negative impact on business and investor confidence is likely to linger. As a result, we have revised our monetary policy forecast and now expect no more rate increases in 2019—indeed, we expect the next move in rates to be down as the economy continues to slow in 2020. With the negative effects of the shutdown offsetting any additional boost from fewer rate rises, our forecast for growth in 2019, at 2.3%, remains. However, we have raised our forecast for 2020 GDP growth, to around 1.5% (from 1.3% currently), reflecting the Fed's more cautious stance.
Outside the US, the pause in Fed rate increases will cushion the global economic slowdown that is already under way and help to mitigate further downside risks to growth. We have long been concerned about the risk to emerging markets from further rate rises in the US, which increase the cost of dollar-denominated debt and add to pressure on emerging-market currencies. With further Fed rises unlikely in 2019, the risk of an emerging-market crisis being triggered by US monetary policy has all but vanished (we do, however, continue to rate the likelihood of an emerging-market crisis triggered by domestic factors at moderate, or 21‑30% likelihood, in the next two years).
However, a more benign outlook for US monetary policy will not alter the trajectory of global growth, given the growing strains evident in major European economies. Germany, the EU's economic motor, will slow this year to 1.2% from 1.5% in 2018. A particularly weak performance by Germany's automotive sector in the second half of the year was partly due to a temporary disruption from new emissions regulations, but uncertainty concerning US trade policy and Brexit will continue to weigh on German business confidence. Meanwhile, anxiety persists about the outlook for China's growth, which is set to slow to 6.3% this year. With policy stimulus likely to support growth, we are relatively sanguine about the country's growth prospects in 2019. Growth will come at a cost, however, as the government's fiscal position is set to deteriorate. After steep rises in corporate sector debt (in 2008‑16) and household sector debt (in 2016‑18), this year is set to mark the beginning of a sustained rise in government leverage.


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PDF Package and Web Gallery are now accessed through Bridge. I guess that makes sense, but you have to play detective to find the features. Choose the Output icon at the left end of the Bridge Application bar (the strip just under the menu items), or select the "OUPUT" workspace at the far right end of the Application bar to access the "Output to Web or PDF" function:
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Live in Illinois? Take advantage of energy deregulation
Are you moving to Illinois? Illinois is one of 15 states of which electric and natural gas is deregulated, meaning you'll be able to choose your electric and gas supplier instead of going with the states default utility rates.
According to a recent EnergyChoice.net Google poll, about two-thirds of Illinois residents do not know what energy deregulation is or how it affects each resident individually, and are missing out on the opportunity to make a smart financial choice.
Only 9.5 percent of people surveyed say they exercise energy choices, regardless of the possible savings. That is why we have compiled the following list of questions and answers about deregulation of energy in Illinois.
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What is Illinois energy deregulation and how can it help?
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Cyndi Hutchins director of Gerontology.
A 28-year wealth management and retirement industry veteran, Hutchins has spent the last 15 years with Merrill Lynch – seven as a financial advisor in the greater D.C. / Maryland area, and the last eight as a retirement specialist.
Hutchins graduated from Towson State University with a degree in Business and Finance and recently earned a Masters in Gerontology from the University of Southern California.
Merrill Lynch has teams of retirement, wealth, trust and insurance specialists who work with advisors and clients. Hutchins predicts that in five years the company could have a team of gerontology specialists in place to meet the needs of an aging population.
"This is a mindset change for the industry and for advisors," she says. "Adding value to client relationships today means having meaningful discussions about longevity, how to smoothly transition into retirement, what it means to go from being a son or daughter to being a caregiver, and how to plan for the unexpected."
In other industry news:
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) named Liza Tyler senior vice president, Annuity Distribution, AIG Financial Distributors.
Tyler's responsibilities will include developing and executing annuity sales strategies for both the organization's independent brokerage platforms and AIG Financial Network, the company's recently-launched premier financial services group comprised of experienced advisors as well as newer advisors and agents seeking to grow careers in the retirement and protection space.
Prior to joining AIG, Tyler most recently served as vice president, Relationship Management for New York Life Investments, where she and her team supported the organization's retail partner firms. Before New York Life Investments, Tyler served 14 years with Genworth Financial, where she was responsible for leading operations and internal sales, and previously served as an external wholesaler and Divisional Sales Manager.
Tyler earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota.
Pruco Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU), introduced its newest universal life insurance product PruLife Founders Plus UL.
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AssuredPartners Inc., through its Dawson Companies platform, acquired Leonard Insurance Services. The agency specializes in commercial, personal, life and health insurance, employee benefits, financial planning and surety programs for contractors.
Since its founding in 1904, Leonard Insurance Services reported approximately $10 million in revenue, and is managed by principals Fred Kloots, Richard Martindale and Todd Witham.
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Alliant Insurance Services acquired Pittsburgh-based Sagewell Partners.
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Sagewell's executive team, client services team and business development team will remain in place following the acquisition. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The New York Life Foundation increased its 2014 charitable giving budget to $16 million, a 10 percent increase over last year's budget of $14.5 million.
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Now in its 35th year, the New York Life Foundation has awarded more than $180 million in charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations across the country that are dedicated to improving the lives of others, particularly disadvantaged young people.
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Academic Grammar
Grammar Tense Review
This blog is a lesson on the twelve tenses of English. It includes an easy to understand tense chart of the twelve tenses, their structure and a sample sentence for each tense. The lesson asks students to discuss different structures to explain their use and rule. It then provides a tense review gap fill activity using all the tenses and finally finishes with a speaking. This is an excellent lesson that challenges and provides productive activities.
Did you know?
80% – 85% of academic and technical English is in the present, including passives.
5% – 10% is in the past, including passives.
5% is in every other tense/verb form
15% of verbs are modal / 25% are passive.
60% of all content is nouns (3 – 4 nouns per verb).
Grammar Tense Review
This is a chart that shows all 12 English tenses with structure, rules and sample sentences.
Grammar Tense Review Lesson
A good lesson to explore the basics of the English tense system, the rules and practice.
Tense Review (3 lessons: analysis, gap fill, speaking )
This is a great lesson to introduce / revise English Tenses. Lesson 1: students discuss a number of sentences & identifying the tense & reason for use. Give out Tense handout (here) to consolidate. Lesson 2: tense review gap fill. Lesson 3: speaking exercise with lots of questions using the tenses. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
More Academic Grammar Lessons
Passive practice worksheet
The basics of passive construction, use and rules – full explanation on web page
Passives: The basics
This is a worksheet that provides an overview of the basic passive structures, the rules and tense exercises. It also includes a speaking activity. A nice lesson to revise the basic structures and use of the passive. Level ***** [B1/B2]
Passive practice worksheet
More advanced passive structures – 'impersonal passive' and 'to infinitive passive'. Also nominalisation (verb to noun) structures. Full explanation on web page
Academic Passive Structures / Nominalisation
An introduction to the impersonal passive structure 'it is said that…' and to infinitive passive form ' it is claimed to be…'. Also, how to nominalise verbs to nouns to show formality in writing. This worksheets provides key information and 10 writing questions. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] Example / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP
Nominalisation practice worksheet
How to change verbs to nouns to make academic writing more formal…full explanation on web page
Nominalisation (verbs to nouns)
An introduction to nominalisation. This worksheet shows the basics of nominalising, practices changing verbs to nouns, and includes three exercises from guided through to free practice. Good writing practice activity with a fair amount of challenge for all levels. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] Example / TEACHER MEMBERSHIP


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Sherman Oaks Estate Sale Filled with Art, Contemporary Furniture, and Many Beautiful Items
This is a beautiful estate that is filled with one of a kind items. The collection includes a combination of traditional and contemporary pieces of furniture, artwork, and accessories. The furniture is a beautiful mix of antique, traditional, and contemporary. The collection of furniture includes, but is not limited to, multiple Pottery Barn couch and loveseat sets, a Pottery Barn fold out couch, a reclaimed wood teak dining set from England, side tables, accent chairs, two reclaimed teak bedroom sets, bookshelves, outdoor furniture, chandeliers, a iron wine rack, multiple tribal handmade rugs, multiple hand knotted silk rug, a 19th Century Persian rug, multiple bronzes, a Remington bronze, 2 outdoor chaise loungers, stone/concrete garden statues, Buddah statues, iron sculptures, vases, multiple lamps, fireplace screens and irons, and so much more.
The art collection is a beautiful mix of modern and traditional; originals, lithographs, and serigraphs. The artists include, but are not limited to, Moroccan artist Guillaume Azoulay, Chinese artist Jiang Tse Feng, Melanie Taylor Kent, Jean Pierre Vasarely Yvaral and Sir Sydney Nolan.
The collection also includes movie memorabilia, multiple Disney movie animation serigraphs, 3 Norman Rockwell prints, vintage photographs, silver picture frames, jewelry, porcelain, crystal, pottery, mirrors, books, cook books, CDs, DVDs, tools, a new TOTO sink, kitchen items, household goods, and much much more.
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- Job date: Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:58:58 GMT
- Expected salary: $16 per hour
- Job title: Full-time Nabisco Sales Service Representative/Merchandiser Order Writer
- Company: Mondelēz International
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Mondelz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Our 80,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. Thats who we are. Join us on our mission to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. Its time for you to Make It with Mondelz International. As a part of Sales, youll put our customers at the heart of our business. By building strong relationships with every customer, big or small, youll help Mondelz International become the supplier of choice and ensure we deliver world-class execution of our business plans in every store. Primary Role: The role of the Mondelz International Sales Service Representative Order Writer (SSROW) is to build a world-class Direct Store Delivery (DSD) business at the retail level. Sales Service Representative Order Writers (SSROW) fulfill the merchandising needs of our grocery-related customers through stocking the shelves and building and maintaining displays. We service nationally recognized customers such as Walmart, Kroger and Target, as well as regional customers. As a Sales Service Representative Order Writer (SSROW) for our company, you are primarily, though not exclusively, merchandising Nabisco specific brands. This includes physically moving products from the backrooms of our customer stores and then stocking the product on the shelf. Areas of focus will include stocking to ensure full-shelf conditions, neatly-merchandising displays and shelves, building display point-of-sale in all areas of the store, properly-rotating product on the shelf, and creating and hanging accurate price tags / point-of-sale in all departments. A major objective of this role is to establish and maintain clear and effective communication with key store individuals and fellow Mondelz team members, while providing outstanding customer service. This role will be responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate merchandising service schedule, which includes driving to multiple customer stores throughout the shift. The SSROW will also be responsible for identifying selling opportunities at store level and communicating those opportunities, and individual store problems to the appropriate Mondelz International personnel. Mondelz International is an employer of inclusion who partners with diversity groups that cater to people of all races, colors, religions, national origins, ethnicities, ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. Our company also works with military veterans to help hire our heroes who have served our nation, as well as partnering with disability networks to include people of all abilities to help the company succeed for years to come. Benefits and Compensation: TheFull-Time Sales Service Representative position offers a comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefit package, Employee Assistance Program, paid vacation and holidays. Along with a competitive hourly compensation rate, the role also offers work related mileage reimbursement and eligibility to participate in an incentive program. Hourly compensation fixed rate $16 per hour, subject to relevant experience.


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Ronaldo is who some would argue to be the best football player of all time – don't ask me, I literally couldn't care less about football. But what I am finding more intriguing are the recent allegations of rape made against him by Kathryn Mayorga, and maybe more worryingly, the reactions of the media and the general public towards these. The allegations date from 2009, and a year later in 2010, the star player reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with Mayorga, by paying her $375,000 for her silence. Of course, he is stating that the money 'is by no means an confession of guilt'. I'm sure we all have our own opinions on that one. But it would appear that people are being faced with a choice: sporting icon, or rapist? Of course, he is innocent until proven guilty, of which the courts will decide. But in the meantime, they are somehow struggling to comprehend that just maybe, he could be both.
Trash man of the moment, Donald Trump, was criticised after the infamous "grab 'em by the pussy" recording was released. He later defended this as 'locker room talk' in a reference to a 'lads being lads in a sports changing room' scenario, or a typical 'boys will be boys' episode. Lad culture seems to be especially prevalent within male-dominated sporting circles, when power is equated with dominance and aggression. It is a widespread issue, from the Nottingham uni hockey boys banned for singing a sexually violent song on a bus, to the conviction of Brock Allen Turner, a star athlete at Stanford who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman. This toxic sports culture has historically gone hand-in-hand with allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Innocent until proven otherwise, but I think we forget that sports players can very easily become a product of this toxic masculinity.
No locker room I have ever been has had this sort of chat in it. But what I have been witness to, is perhaps the result of it – men heckling my team both on and off the pitch, countless men calling me a lesbian, or a bitch, after I have confronted them, being shouted and whistled at whilst switching shirts on the sideline. It is tiring to constantly be on guard when all of your concentration should be on the job at hand – winning.
Rape culture is pervasive in society, but is now being called out, and huge movements have started demanding change – none more prominent than the #metoo movement. It was founded in 2006 by Tarana Burke and experienced a viral boom during the Weinstein scandal, with hundreds of thousands of people sharing their stories via social media. But rather than asking probing questions about how and why our society has facilitated this behaviour, we are asking, "What about false accusations?", as with the Ronaldo case. Suggesting that the women making the claims are lying, is hugely damaging, and something we actually know to be very rarely true, as over the last 20 years only 2-10% of rape claims have been proved to be false.
To demonstrate the sheer catastrophe that is the current situation for accusers, I've stuck in this graph from the Enliven Project, which is an easier way to see the scale of the problem. Granted, this came out in 2013, however the numbers are much the same according to the office for national statistics:
Along with many other avid football fans, I will be awaiting the news of the Ronaldo trial in the hope that justice gets served, either way. But I really don't believe that even if someone like Ronaldo is proven to be guilty, there will be any negative impact on his career in the long run. He will continue to be a 'talented player' with a net worth over $400 million. We have seen, time and again, that men who have been accused, convicted and even have admitted to sexually assaulting people, have been able to carry on with their careers as usual – and in one very prominent case, be elected as president of the United States.
In an attempt to end on a nicer note, I would like to highlight the change that is occurring across the globe. With women more likely to come forward about their attackers due to recent social change, we can hope that the number of people who believe they can get away with sexual assault, will decrease. It is, of course, impossible to unpack all the complex issues around #MeToo, and the experience of the accuser and the accused, within a short blog post – I have merely scratched the surface. But I believe things are changing for the better. We just need to support those coming forward with stories – as well as help to build a society where victims feel comfortable sharing these stories – so we can hold everyone accountable for their actions.
Emma Beaney
Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45565684


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Itʹs official. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has started to apply directly in all member states with the aim of safeguarding the processing of personal data of all natural persons within the European Union. The Regulation is seen as the most comprehensive 'upgrade' of data protection rules over the last two decades as it repeals Directive 95/46/EC enacted in the distant 1995. GDPR standardises and strengthens citizensʹ rights when it comes to collecting and processing personal data while also empowering national data protection authorities to supervise this new ambitious framework, by enhancing their responsibilities and ensuring the possibility of heavy fines at their disposal. European and global businesses (big and small) had two years to adapt to the new onerous requirements which demanded administrative, technical and even strategic changes in the way they operate. The following In Brief aims to highlight the essence of the Regulationʹs 99 Articles and analyse the potential impact of GDPR on both users and business.
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Seymour Chwast
Seymour Chwast's adaptation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales was recently released by Bloomsbury USA.
Seymour Chwast is, quite simply, a living legend of art, design, and innovation. He's distinguished himself in a variety of fields and positions, including book cover and poster design, commercial typography, illustration, and packaging. The recipient of numerous awards, Chwast is also a co-founder of Pushpin Studios (which he recently rebranded as Pushpin Group), one of the most influential and important design studios of the past half century or so.
Never one to rest on his past accomplishments, in recent years Chwast began an entirely new era of his career with the release of Dante's Divine Comedy, his first graphic novel. Now he's back with another classic work he's turned into an extended comic: a lively, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud fun adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and he's ready to share the secret origin of these graphic novels, as well as his renewed interest in the comics medium.
Why adapt this particular work? Is there something about it that speaks to today's audience?
For me, it's the incongruity of something that's known as a classic done in a style which is firmly comic style, just because you don't normally think of those two things together.
But also, for me, the Dante [Inferno] and Canterbury Tales—Dante is my first book—and The Odyssey, which is going to be my third adaptation, are just things that I understood from when I was in high school were important to read, but I never read them. So, here's a chance for me to catch up. [Laughter] And I found them fascinating, all three books, getting into it and realizing what great works they are.
Well, that leads into my next question. Realizing how monumental these works are in our culture, but also how rich and full of invention these books really are, I was wondering just how hard it was to edit and cut down these works to fit within the confines of a graphic novel. I mean, just dealing with the language alone is a Herculean task.
Well, as long as I could illustrate the action, it made it easier for me. So I was describing what was going on, trying not to leave out anything important, and trying to give I don't know about the language itself. I don't know exactly what Middle English sounds like. I just did it the best I could. It's consistent with what's going on.
Right. Still, I'm curious, because it retains the flavor, even though you stripped away so much of the verbal ornamentation and such. So, was it a case of where you just sort of knew when you had the lines down right?
Well, Canterbury Tales is mostly just very funny, broad humor, so it gave me some leeway in describing what was going on. But other tales were sort of serious, and one of them was anti-Semitic. A few are really very thoughtful and rich, but most of them are things that all of us now can relate to—you know, relationships, men, women, trying to get ahead, egos and fortunes and all those things. They've been around for a long time.
You know, one other aspect that struck me while reading your version of the work is how much of it really is concerned with a sort of medieval celebrity culture.
Well, yeah, but they were kings and queens. They were that kind of celebrities.
Right, but then, you have all the hangers-on, and all the dignitaries associated with them, as well as the whole church hierarchy. And a number of the tales revolve around members of these various positions abuse the powers granted by their stations—not unlike the political and celebrity scandals we see today. But that gets right to the heart of what this book a truly great work, doesn't it — the fact that these characters are so very recognizable, in whole or part, in the lives of people today?
Yeah, and how relevant they are to today. Some of these tales could be considered modern, and they were somewhat political, as well, although the Dante is very political. I mean, he was really very annoyed at the church, because it was corrupt, and that's true to some extent with Canterbury Tales—especially with some of the characters who are part of the clergy, but are in business for themselves.
Yes, and they made no bones about, either.
No, and everybody understood it! [Laughter]
They might not have had texting and tweeting back then, but they certainly had their own ways of getting the word out, didn't they?
Well, how do you approach doing a project like this? You obviously sit down, as you said, and read the whole book. Do you wait until you've read it through and created a script before you draw anything, or are you sketching scenes during your first reading of the original text, or ?
No, I start with page one and sketch it out. I do it in two page spreads. And I have to keep it a reasonable number of pages, so I try to figure out, from what I'm working with—my reference or the translations—I try to figure out how long it's going to be, and work from there.
So far, I've been pretty lucky. It's worked out okay, sort of doing an outline of the whole thing, and allotting pages.
So, I start right in. Sometimes there is emphasis in part of the stories because they are more visual. I try to take advantage of things that would make a great page or a great spread, even though it may not appear to be too important. But I always consider what's going to look good, and hope that people don't take it too seriously.
How much do you alter your own art when working on these projects? Do you try to adopt some of the era's visual sensibilities into your own, or do just let it all come out naturally?
Well, some of the characters are stereotypic, you know? They're things that I can understand, and they're things we could all understand. The characters, whether they're good or bad, they have appropriate looks to them.
Yeah, and of course there was the class system, almost a caste system in a sense, in operation then. Basically, your appearance, actions, and thoughts were all supposed to be a reflection of your status.
Sure. And then, pompous people usually are [portrayed as] fat, and have silly expressions on their faces.
Exactly, almost too happy. [Laughter]
Now, is this all really a result of you wanting to explore some of those great books you'd heard about since you were a kid? Is that really what prompted these adaptations?
Yeah, pretty much. I can't afford to work with a writer, and I don't write myself. So, these classic novels, by paraphrasing and adapting it, in terms of the words, that's something that I could do.
Right, because it is almost like constructing a Shakespearean play, because you want to build up to those one- and two-page soliloquies, so to speak. And then, there are certain scenes that you have to I mean, you have to have the butt-kissing scene. You just have to. [Laughter] That's a classic, you have to give that it's due.
Oh yeah, sure.
Well, I didn't make it especially big. I made it sort of ordinary, prosaic. "It happens all the time," you know? [Laughter]
Yes, exactly!
NEXT TIME: Seymour Chwast talks about why he decided to do these graphic novels now, and why he continues working, making art long after many others might have decided to lay aside their pens and brushes and call it a day.


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Stir crazy from being in my house or the church building for three straight weeks, I was stir crazy and decided to go looking for picture frames for some of the the pictures I took and bought on my trip. So, I spent all day shopping.
After getting myself going the right way with a frappachino at Starbuck's (basically what happens anytime I drive through Ennis), I debated the three routes I could go. To Waxahachie where I'd hopefully find what I wanted at Target, and then on to Arlington. Or just go to Arlington. Or go to Mesquite and possibly meet up with Rakia. She ended up having something going on, but I was already that direction when I heard back from her.
I started off at Garden Ridge where they have Christmas out before school starts. That's a million shades of wrong, but I found the orange Christmas decorations that I could not find last year. In case you don't remember, Peyton was disgruntled that I had a purple tree (Paige's favorite color), but not orange (her favorite color). I have two small trees, so I told her if I could find orange decorations that I would do an orange tree.
Because I'm good aunt, I guess. It may sound hideous, but with what I found it will actually turn out really nice. At least that hunt is over in advance.
After I left Garden Ridge (with only one of the frames I needed), I went the wrong way to find Hobby Lobby just like I always do. I should know by now.
I went to Mardel's even though I have enough books to get me through 2 or 3 years if I didn't get another one until I finished them all. Job hazard. And free ebook download consequence. I bought no books, but I did get something for the last day I teach my 5th graders before they promote. Because I refuse to give a party even though the boys really think I should have a party.
Speaking of which, my mother decided I needed an iPad instead of a Kindle Fire. She also said I needed it to take pictures with. I promised Rakia I would never do that, but if she wants to get me an iPad instead of a Kindle for Christmas...
Then I spent like forever in Hobby Lobby. Found my other frames (except one that I can put multiple pictures in). Bought yard for projects as if I don't have enough to finish some projects. But it was on sale and they had a bigger selection than Corsicana's Walmart. And for a project someone requested. Bought beads and lights to go on the orange tree. And a birthday present for my mother. And a scrapbook for a project Paige is working on. Because I'm a pushover aunt.
Then I went to Cracker Barrel all by myself because I wanted chicken and dumplins. I think Rakia made up something to do so she didn't have to go to CB. Because she's made the statement that she only goes there with me (and Jenny and Courtney to defend myself).
Then I went to Kirkland's to find the other two things I was looking for. And found part of Paige's Christmas because the child is too easy to buy for. I always see things for her. Sort of like shopping for my mom. I bought Peyton something too.
Finally, I got my multi-picture frame at Target. I was debating, but bought the one that was $20 cheaper because I am running out of wall space.
I need a bigger house with more walls. I'm feeling closed in.
Then, I came home to start on like 4 loads of laundry. And I really need to finish off some work stuff that I didn't get to yesterday.
And I'd love to print out pictures to put in the frames I bought.
And I really need to clean my house.
When is the next holiday? I need an extra day off.
Welcome to the online home of Audra Jennings, a book publicist and crafter. Here I share about both. I hope you'll find books you'll want to read and crafts you will want to order. I live a rather boring, single life. At times I would like to think I am humorous. The kids I teach in Bible class tend to think so. I also blog about current seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. I don't know why, I just do.
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The VET system has thus taken into account the various situations a learner can be in when having to decide upon his or her vocational training. The French State has repeatedly set access to VET as a one of the top factors to attain optimized employment levels. As a result, a transparent "catalogue" of available qualifications has been built and regularly updated. What is common to the vast majority of qualifications one can achieve for vocational purposes is that they are all listed on the National Register of Vocational Certification (RNCP) and referenced to one of the five levels by which this Register is organized.
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Anyone who has played "alley cricket" will know that it has its own rules: e.g. two "chiefs" get to select players in tandem, and (s)he who sends the ball over the wall must fetch it. Another such rule is that the owner of the bat will have an automatic place on the team. This last provision is an everyday example of a "quota system" where able performers are replaced by those wielding power over the selection process.
Quotaism is the organising of society through a quota system, whether by racial, gender, language or other demographic attributes. A "quota system" is a way of artificially regulating sub-group representation. It is as ancient as in-group favouritism, and variously employed by authorities to regulate and manipulate group representation.
Often quotas are used to increase representation, e.g. Union Councils in Bangladesh have three reserved positions for women leaders. Certain missionary-run schools and colleges ensure quotas based on religious affiliations. New Zealand has parliamentary quotas for the indigenous Maori people. In India, acid attack victims have recently become eligible for quota-protected central government jobs. Such enforced quotas can help achieve equitable socio-politico-economic outcomes for societies.
But "increased representation" is not always the best idea. In 1909, the British East India Company enacted separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims, thereby ensuring a healthy quota for Muslim leaders. Good news, right?
As history shows, this sowed the seeds of eternal discord between two communities that had lived side by side for millennia, and arguably expedited the communal and secessionist politics that followed.
Nearly a hundred years later, US-led forces in Iraq were using the same scheme. In the name of "bringing democracy", the invading coalition conjured a "governing council" to fill the void created by regime toppling. They designed the council to be divided into sectarian and ethnic quotas. This move further institutionalised ethno-sectarian divides and contributed to one of the bloodiest episodes of sectarian violence of the century.
Quotas are also used to keep "undesirable" representation at a minimum. For example, in the aftermath of WWI, Yale University's ethnic quota formula was thus: "never admit more than five Jews, take only two Italian Catholics, and take no blacks at all."
Let us take away three key lessons from here: Quota systems often require distinct, identifiable sub-groups whose representation they are to regulate. Secondly, state actors can enact uplifting or oppressive measures against underrepresented sub-groups. In the process, they may also deliver a certain measure of privilege to particular social groups. Lastly, because "quotas" are (seemingly) arbitrary constraints upon an existing system, they are only as beneficial as their underlying motive.
When, in 2013, students gathered to protest Bangladesh's significant government jobs quota reserved for various groups, they faced stiff opposition from law enforcement agencies. The protesters were dispersed and driven away from the very space occupied by the Shahbag Movement the same year.
The fact that the Shahbag Movement enjoyed police protection while the anti-quota protests were tear-gassed seems to suggest that law enforcement agencies had a problem not with the mode of protest, but the issue at the core.
This year, new activists have surfaced. The anti-quota protesters want not to abolish, but to reform the quota system that reserves 56 percent of government jobs through 258 types of quotas. Experts, including former PSC leaders, have argued that decreasing the percentage of quotas will actually help nurture a more meritocratic bureaucracy.
Naturally, this is seen as an affront by the few who enjoy the privileges of such quotas. Of them, Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command (children of freedom fighters, eligible for 30 percent government jobs) has been quite vocal. According to their president, "It's a conspiracy. It's Jamaat-Shibir activists who have been staging demonstration demanding reformation of the quota system under the banner of the general students."
It is important to note that neither camp, in principle, opposes the 1972 Executive Order that promulgated the freedom fighters' quota in the first place. It is the indefinite "continuation" of the system which is being questioned.
Let us first establish that how any nation recruits its public officials is of paramount importance. It has lasting impact on policymaking, civil administration public service delivery, development work and everything else that shapes the future of modern nations. In that sense, it is far from being "a movement against the incumbent government," as quota-beneficiaries were quoted as saying. If anything, it is a movement to complement the current government's modernisation and democratisation efforts.
Let us, therefore, eliminate infantile name-calling and trolling from this all-important debate.
The High Court has ruled that this matter is a "policy decision of the government," i.e. not a sub judice or constitutional matter per se. Therefore, it should be open for discussion. To facilitate reasoned, civil debate around this issue, we may refer back to the framework presented earlier: Who is/are the sub-group? What is their disadvantage? What role do the "quotas" fulfill? What is the macroeconomic cost of foregoing a merit-based system in 2018?
No rational soul can deny Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's magnanimity and keen foresight in instituting a quota system for our freedom fighters. Those involved in the armed struggle were especially disadvantaged—having sacrificed studies, income, jobs, limbs and lives for the motherland.
However, one can question whether—nearly half a century later—the same level of disadvantage still remains. It is, after all, possible and admissible to evaluate "quotas" as a socioeconomic tool or intervention, right? If the level of disadvantage is unchanged (or higher) for beneficiaries, then the quota system hasn't been an effective intervention. And if the level of disadvantage has decreased, then the privileges should be revisited, and if needed, channelled to more deserving quarters.
Former cabinet secretary (head of the civil service) Dr Akbar Ali Khan has reflected: [the quota system intended to] "elevate the poor, not to award anyone." That sure sounds like a vision forged in the flames of a bloodied, war-torn nation. Yet, the quota-reform activists have been labelled "traitors", "subversives", and 800 of them have been sued by law enforcement agencies. If all the quota-reform activists and their supporters are asking is that due consideration be given to this system of privilege that comes at the cost of meritocracy, then there is merit there. And I, for one, would support a quota reserved for such public-policy debates.
Adnan R Amin is a strategy and communications consultant.


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